Sure it is possible but the cookies would have to crumble in just the right way for that to happen. ND's loss to NIU not only virtually killed ND's playoff chances but did major damage to A&M and Louisville's chances since neither are likely to win their respective conferences and another loss coming to an unimpressive ND team.
ND's chances are on fumes already and another loss would completely sniff those out. The harsh reality is that from the beginning this year, given the schedule's overall weakness, ND could only afford one loss to get in and it would have had to be against one of the "better" teams on the schedule. i.e., Texas A&M, USC or FSU. FSU bleak season to date pretty much eliminates one of the impressive wins we needed to get in with one loss.
A&M is wishing on a star to get in since, given the SEC, beating a good ND team was their ticket in assuming they are likely, at best, to be the 4th SEC (any realistic guessing at this point would point to Georgia, Alabama and Texas as almost givens) team in and that assumes they would only absorb one loss the rest of the season which is a flight of fancy.
Louisville's loss to ND as well almost kills their chances unless they can win the ACC and it is a dream to think that they can beat Clemson and Miami.
ND's way in is to go undefeated ( a major leap of faith) and hope that both Louisville and A&M are "in the conversation." Absent that, it is most probable that lal 3 teams are out and it would be NIU that killed all three teams' chances.
Replies to: "Unlikely"
- Texas AM, Louisville combined 8-0 outside of ND, will all three of us get in playoff? [NT]
- DonMiller - 1:56pm 10/2/24
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- USC has to show up vs Penn State and not fall to Wash/Neb and they should be top 8 - BTAYLOR21 - 5:43am 10/3/24
- USC showing up to beat a good Penn State team is not going to be easy. They tend to choke, get - THEISMANCARR - 4:59pm 10/3/24
- Average schedule strength? - WoodstockIrish - 7:07am 10/3/24
- The PSU game next week is huge. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:49am 10/3/24
- Lotta game(s) left to be talking playoffs....hope I'm wrong, but - NEPA Irish - 4:14am 10/3/24
- ND lost to Northern Illinois...at home. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:56pm 10/2/24
- Minor detail. We also played the suckiest schedule possible as well. [NT] - Frank L - 10:13pm 10/2/24
- Re: Texas AM, Louisville combined 8-0 outside of ND, will all three of us get in playoff? - IrishChristopher - 8:49pm 10/2/24
- See I think Texas A & M and Louisville are both pretty good. Can they lose yes, but if they play - THEISMANCARR - 5:05pm 10/3/24
- If ND wins out, IMO, they are in. 1 game at a time [NT] - KWIRISH - 4:22pm 10/2/24
- Unlikely - D2 - 3:03pm 10/2/24
- No - Nigel Tufnel - 10:39pm 10/2/24
- This is correct.. - Chrisb - 12:17am 10/3/24
- Well said, agree 100% - WoodstockIrish - 4:25pm 10/2/24
- ND will have it's hands full with too many remaining teams. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:58pm 10/2/24
- We win out and we are in I believe. That win over Louisville supposedly boosted us up over 49% to - THEISMANCARR - 3:57pm 10/2/24
- Re: We win out and we are in I believe. That win over Louisville supposedly boosted us up over 49% to - ndinga - 7:01pm 10/2/24
- No - Nigel Tufnel - 10:39pm 10/2/24
- TAMU is a long-shot, but Louisville could very well win the ACC and USC could still win the BIG 18 [NT] - Turkish - 2:26pm 10/2/24
- Yes, but we will play as one team. [NT]
- whatsamataU - 2:24pm 10/2/24
- The Fighting Aginals. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:38pm 10/2/24
- USC has to show up vs Penn State and not fall to Wash/Neb and they should be top 8 - BTAYLOR21 - 5:43am 10/3/24