Agreed. I can't remember the last game we came out on fire. ND under CMR in 2018 always comes to mind. I guess FSU last year too. But it shouldn't take a big rivalry game to come out ready.
Hmm I think you're making a big assumption here with Manny. I will say Manny is the king of identifying our issues and not fixing them. I'm so sick of hearing how good the other football teams are that compete or beat us.