Individual teams may pass ND with strong wins, but they would be at the expense of teams already ahead of ND. The NIU loss was really bad, but happened at the best time of the year to lose - early.
I cannot imagine a season where an 11-1 ND team doesn't finish Top 10. They could even host a game.
Replies to: "Simple attrition for the teams ranked around ND will lift the Irish if they keep winning"
- The loss to NIU has become less and less relevant. As expected. [NT]
- skiptomylou - 2:32pm 10/6/24
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- That loss will be relevant until the end of time. ND fans will discuss it at least until then. [NT] - ELP - 8:37pm 10/6/24
- It was a horrible, depressing loss. If we win the rest of our games it will be irrelevant. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:02pm 10/6/24
- Too soon to draw that conclusion. Already talk about quality of wins AND losses. - LanceManion - 6:11pm 10/6/24
- Always best to lose early in the season... [NT] - Jerseymick - 5:02pm 10/6/24
- I think just the opposite. If we win that game we are top 5 & hosting a playoff game. - sweetbobbyg - 4:07pm 10/6/24
- They still need to go 11-1 which requires a 10 game winning streak - WoodstockIrish - 3:45pm 10/6/24
- Freeman hasn't come close to that kind of win streak. [NT]
- AlbanyIRISH - 4:02pm 10/6/24
- Won 4 straight after beating bye this week. - ndphysics - 4:24pm 10/6/24
- Freeman hasn't come close to that kind of win streak. [NT]
- AlbanyIRISH - 4:02pm 10/6/24
- At present, ND has both the best win and the worst loss..... - BaronVonZemo - 3:09pm 10/6/24
- Doesn’t Bama currently hold that title? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 7:44pm 10/6/24
- Said Georgia by mistake…ya, Alabama could argue definitely, - BaronVonZemo - 8:08pm 10/6/24
- Worst loss...sure, but about 7 teams could easily argue they have a better win. [NT] - Chrisb - 6:05pm 10/6/24
- The problem that I see is that ND has little chance to move up much given its remaining schedule. - SanJoseCAFan - 3:17pm 10/6/24
- Several teams ahead of us have to play each other - ndunabomber - 3:43pm 10/6/24
- Teams don’t have to drop much if the lose to teams ranked at or higher than them. We won’t have - ndphysics - 3:48pm 10/6/24
- Teams that lose will not pass us if we keep winning. [NT]
- THEISMANCARR - 7:05pm 10/6/24
- Gee ya think? What does that even mean? - WoodstockIrish - 6:28am 10/7/24
- Too early to tell. I was just saying that teams ranked ahead of us will mostly fall behind us. Not - THEISMANCARR - 3:08pm 10/7/24
- Simple attrition for the teams ranked around ND will lift the Irish if they keep winning - Turkish - 9:22am 10/7/24
- Gee ya think? What does that even mean? - WoodstockIrish - 6:28am 10/7/24
- Teams that lose will not pass us if we keep winning. [NT]
- THEISMANCARR - 7:05pm 10/6/24
- Teams don’t have to drop much if the lose to teams ranked at or higher than them. We won’t have - ndphysics - 3:48pm 10/6/24
- They will as long as they keep winning. Look how they moved up on a bye week. Lots of chaos yet to - MuskyTommy - 3:21pm 10/6/24
- Several teams ahead of us have to play each other - ndunabomber - 3:43pm 10/6/24
- Doesn’t Bama currently hold that title? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 7:44pm 10/6/24
- The NIU loss will hang over Freeman forever, unless he wins a Natty at ND. [NT]
- Chrisb - 3:07pm 10/6/24
- Marshall was a worse loss. NIU played quite well anyways. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 8:09pm 10/6/24
- Could not disagree more. Marshall was a better team and Freeman was in first year as first time HC.. - Chrisb - 8:32am 10/7/24
- That loss is his crown of thorns. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 3:28pm 10/6/24
- Marshall was a worse loss. NIU played quite well anyways. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 8:09pm 10/6/24
- We went from Top 5 to currently outside the Top 10. The voters haven’t forgotten. [NT]
- Hensou - 2:38pm 10/6/24
- That’s a big concern. [NT] - whatsamataU - 7:43pm 10/6/24
- Agree. ND is probably right on the edge regarding making the playoff at this point. - SanJoseCAFan - 3:19pm 10/6/24