John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats enter the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight with a 37-0 record. All season, the head coach heard reasons his team would falter, but so far it hasn’t happened.

"I've heard a thousand ways to beat us," Calipari said on his call-in show earlier this week. "None of them have worked."

At least not yet. The only foe remaining between the Wildcats and a Final Four appearance is sharp-shooting Notre Dame, who they'll face Saturday night in Cleveland.

Former head coaches Fran Fraschilla and Seth Greenberg got together to provide insight into what Mike Brey and the Irish should do to end Kentucky's perfect season and national title hopes.

How Notre Dame defends Kentucky

Fraschilla: The best way for Notre Dame to stop Kentucky’s offense is to head to the Grotto on campus and pray. And that may not even work.

But in all seriousness, the key for the Irish, defensively, is to make Kentucky work for every scoring opportunity and give up nothing easy.

The smaller Irish must pack the lane and dare Kentucky to shoot from the outside. Mike Brey’s team will most likely open in man-to-man defense and stay with it as long as possible. They have only played zone on 16 percent of their possessions this season according to Synergy. When you are at a size deficit versus the Wildcats, you must take calculated risks and dare Kentucky to shoot from the perimeter.

While Kentucky doesn’t feature any of its low-post players the way Duke features Jahlil Okafor, it’s interesting to point out that in three games versus Duke this year, the Irish allowed Okafor to average 23 points a game. They are not a team that usually double-teams in the low-post. Because of the small lineup, they must do everything possible to keep the Wildcats from crashing the glass. And while I like this idea of spreading Kentucky out to drive and shoot 3s, I wouldn’t be surprised if Brey pulls out the “burn offense,” extending his motion offense to the end of many possessions and burn some time off the shot clock.

Another way Notre Dame’s offense can help its defense is by giving up offensive rebounding opportunities to build its half-court defense as early as possible. The Wildcats need to see five Irish jerseys as they come up the floor each time.

How Notre Dame attacks Kentucky

Greenberg: Mike Brey’s team must keep doing what it’s doing. Four-out, spread ball screens, attack as quick as you can. Notre Dame must attack in transition, attack in the open floor, make the open pass and shoot the 3-pointer. Zach Auguste will be used as a hard roller, and see if you can get him in some post-ups on switches.

But the key is going to be spreading them out. As far as you can … drive it, kick it and make the next pass. Jerian Grant is big and strong enough to get to the rim off the ball screen, Pat Connaughton is tough enough to make contested shots and Steve Vasturia's role will be interesting. I think Kentucky would defend Connaughton with the 3, which would put Willie Cauley-Stein or Trey Lyles on the perimeter. In the half court, I think they can do it. What’s hard is Notre Dame runs competitive lanes in transition, creating mismatches for UK on the break. Getting matched up in transition could be a problem for Kentucky because Notre Dame runs wide. They are going to play wide open.