In the championship and 4 team playoff era it would have.
In the old Bowl only era, it would depend on the year. There could have been a chance to recover…or not.
…because of a 12 team playoff.
Replies to: "…because of a 12 team playoff."
- We dropped to #18 after NIU. Winning out would be a major achievement. - Hensou - 3:32pm 11/14/24
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- the NIU loss lit a fire underneath the IRISH. They NEVER want to feel that again! [NT]
- KWIRISH - 10:01pm 11/14/24
- I would have thought Marshall and Stanford losses would have lit that fire. - ELP - 10:40pm 11/14/24
- The NIU coach called Freeman after the game and told him why they were able to win - MarkHarman - 9:12am 11/15/24
- That might have given a shot of humility. But I don’t think we have seen the last of his brain - ndphysics - 9:22am 11/15/24
- Year 1 vs Year 3 [NT] - Chrisb - 7:57am 11/15/24
- Agreed! [NT] - KWIRISH - 10:43pm 11/14/24
- The NIU coach called Freeman after the game and told him why they were able to win - MarkHarman - 9:12am 11/15/24
- I would have thought Marshall and Stanford losses would have lit that fire. - ELP - 10:40pm 11/14/24
- May be a blessing in disguise, let it play out. [NT]
- DonMiller - 6:12pm 11/14/24
- agreed [NT] - KWIRISH - 11:14pm 11/14/24
- Winning out, especially the way they have been doing it, makes the NIU loss that much more painful. - ELP - 6:01pm 11/14/24
- Shit, the 64 loss killed our national championship hope. The NIU loss as bad as it was, has not. - THEISMANCARR - 6:29pm 11/14/24
- …because of a 12 team playoff. - TakethetrainKnute - 6:52am 11/15/24
- Winner THEISMANCARR, that was heartbreak just like 1993 BC loss. [NT] - jamie - 7:25pm 11/14/24
- Shit, the 64 loss killed our national championship hope. The NIU loss as bad as it was, has not. - THEISMANCARR - 6:29pm 11/14/24
- the NIU loss lit a fire underneath the IRISH. They NEVER want to feel that again! [NT]
- KWIRISH - 10:01pm 11/14/24