The O will help, but I think an improved D does the trick for the committee. If ND looks like

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The O will help, but I think an improved D does the trick for the committee. If ND looks like

Author: DiscoRick (2208 Posts - Joined: Sep 15, 2021)

Posted at 10:53 am on Sep 30, 2025

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They can win it with a now experienced QB, I think they are lenient on the early losses. The problem is quality wins, so they are going to have to look very impressive the rest of the way, including an at least solid defense.

And hope for carnage in the Big 10 and SEC. And that teams like Texas Tech & Iowa St. pick up a loss.

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Replies to: "The O will help, but I think an improved D does the trick for the committee. If ND looks like"

Looks like if Miami beats Fla.St. they should cruise rest of the year. But A&M has a tough schedule. - DiscoRick - 9:12am 9/30/25 (18) [View All]
- If being honest, ND should not be in top 25 right now. Being ranked at 0-2 was unreasonable. [NT] - NDblues - 12:20pm 9/30/25
  - Disagree. Rankings should be based on how good a team is. - NDNEIL - 10:02pm 9/30/25
  - If anyone is honest they will admit that college football benefits when ND is rated high. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:23pm 9/30/25
    - We should be ranked high because people like to watch our games? - WoodstockIrish - 7:16am 10/1/25
  - I disagree, if a holding call is called at the end of the A&M game - sweetbobbyg - 2:30pm 9/30/25
  - Please list the 25 teams you feel are better than ND [NT] - irishone - 2:06pm 9/30/25
    - I certainly cannot do that. But being ranked 22 with zero wins was not reasonable. - NDblues - 3:23pm 9/30/25
      - Which is why a 43 point victory over an SEC team did very little for us. - WoodstockIrish - 7:17am 10/1/25
      - False. [NT] - Chrisb - 10:11pm 9/30/25
  - On the other hand, do they want to encourage playing weak schedules? - DiscoRick - 12:55pm 9/30/25
  - False [NT] - Chrisb - 12:22pm 9/30/25
- still amazing they have never won the ACC, after winning 5 national titles from 1984-2001 [NT] - DonMiller - 11:16am 9/30/25
- If ND misses out because of a putrid defense, MF will need to really assess how Fall camp was manage - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:48am 9/30/25
  - I think the 3 headed monster of MF, Ash & Mickens can get us through 2025. - ELP - 11:05am 9/30/25
    - Agreed. And if they took the handcuffs off CJ earlier, they probably win those games despite the D. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:58pm 9/30/25
    - I agree they are on MF. Perhaps he's still learning, but he either wasn't paying attention or every - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:09am 9/30/25
- I think we can spin a story to get into the top 12 if we win out w/explosive O. But, we'll see. - LanceManion - 10:46am 9/30/25
  - The O will help, but I think an improved D does the trick for the committee. If ND looks like - DiscoRick - 10:53am 9/30/25