Notre Dame Football Message Board

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Bracket is fluid but the 10 slot may be better than the 9 - DonMiller - 9:03am 11/16/25 (0) [View All]
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A&M QB and Bama QB should be dropped from the Heisman Board after yesterday? JL move up to top 6? - KWIRISH - 7:53am 11/16/25 (4) [View All]
- He's the best college football player, period. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:20am 11/16/25
  - He's going to make some NFL team very happy - ndunabomber - 8:13pm 11/16/25
  - He’s awesome. It’s nice to see ND getting game changer recruits like this. Kudos to MF and staff. [NT] - jray - 9:07am 11/16/25
    - And developing them, too. - ndunabomber - 8:15pm 11/16/25
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If SC beats Oregon next week, does that guarantee us a bid? - ndphysics - 6:47am 11/16/25 (12) [View All]
- Can see Oklahoma dropping one of their final 2. Not because of who they play - Clem - 1:44pm 11/16/25
- Based on what I can tell. If one of these two things happen we are in - NDNEIL - 10:15am 11/16/25
  - Not sure but I think you are right. It's complicated. - NDQuebec - 12:20pm 11/16/25
- Won’t happen but I think Michigan is still in the mix. Win out and take the big ten guaranteed [NT] - DonMiller - 8:49am 11/16/25
  - They're not beating OSU this time. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 9:29am 11/16/25
- that SHOULD move us up MORE. No doubt. ND needs to leave NO DOUBT on the field.... [NT] - KWIRISH - 7:54am 11/16/25
- If ND is ranked 12 or better, they get an automatic bid [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:16am 11/16/25
  - 10 or better - IrishNC - 7:23am 11/16/25
    - OK, they'll be 10 at worst. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:38am 11/16/25
      - Re: OK, they'll be 10 at worst. - IrishNC - 8:34am 11/16/25
        Beating a Top 24 team is suddenly a big deal? - WoodstockIrish - 10:56am 11/16/25
        It is a crap shoot in ratings from 13 and on and maybe from 11 and on. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 12:35pm 11/16/25
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Red Zone Still Danger Zone: Notre Dame Struggles Continue Despite Big Win [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 6:43am 11/16/25 (7) [View All]
- Easy solution: Use Lou's wishbone formation - MarkHarman - 10:45am 11/16/25
  - i believe holtz ran the T in short yardages. and, yes, ND should run that. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:54am 11/16/25
    - Yep and used defense back Jeff Burris in the formation. Scored a few TD’s. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 11:45am 11/16/25
- Updated. RZ offense #120. This is not nitpicking but an actual big picture issue. - ELP - 8:56am 11/16/25
  - Denbrock needs to move on,. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:37am 11/16/25
    - i don’t like his scheme, play calling or prep. I wouldn’t mind seeing Rudolph and him move - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:58am 11/16/25
  - delete [NT] - ELP - 8:58am 11/16/25
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ND at 10 is fine. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:29am 11/16/25 (1) [View All]
- I tend to agree - Nigel Tufnel - 9:30am 11/16/25
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So...ND falls to #10 and Oklahoma moves ahead of them...or ND stays at #9? [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 11:10pm 11/15/25 (12) [View All]
- Oklahoma’s offense is not good - NDWisconsin - 9:58am 11/16/25
- If CFP looks to eye test/complete team we rank above OU. - jrdjr84 - 9:19am 11/16/25
- Alabama should be lower than us and Oklahoma [NT] - ndphysics - 6:46am 11/16/25
  - They won’t be…they play a FAR tougher schedule - WoodstockIrish - 8:06am 11/16/25
- ESPN has Oklahoma ahead of ND [NT] - NDQuebec - 6:17am 11/16/25
- ND should be ahead of both. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:09am 11/16/25
- As of 11.12 the Allstate CFP predictor gave us an 80% chance of getting in if we win out. - LanceManion - 5:25am 11/16/25
- ND won't fall this week - McIrish - 11:22pm 11/15/25
  - They wont be ranked anymore and now play two more ranked teams - WoodstockIrish - 8:08am 11/16/25
- Bleacher Report has ND 8 OU 9 ALA 10 [NT] - murph92675 - 11:12pm 11/15/25
  - that makes sense. n.d. beat a ranked opponent, too. [NT] - und67 - 11:17pm 11/15/25
    - Ranked 32nd [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 2:39pm 11/16/25
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Manning really is unimpressive [NT] - LanceManion - 10:38pm 11/15/25 (14) [View All]
- The masses were sold another bill of goods by the ESPN led sports media - Clem - 7:32am 11/16/25
- He needs better glasses. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:30am 11/16/25
- He has not performed as well as advertised but I think the whole Texas team is more overrated and - THEISMANCARR - 2:22am 11/16/25
  - Sark has never impressed me as a head coach. He's technically competent, BUT seems to lack killer - LanceManion - 5:53am 11/16/25
- He does not read the field. He throws into double coverage - KWIRISH - 11:34pm 11/15/25
  - And his receivers know that. Just watch their body language in the huddle and on the sidelines - LanceManion - 5:50am 11/16/25
    - it seems about 20% of his passes have zero chance of success, like he is throwing darts at aCarnival - KWIRISH - 7:44am 11/16/25
- I was thinking the same thing watching - McIrish - 10:44pm 11/15/25
  - His mechanics have gotten sloppy - ndunabomber - 11:37pm 11/15/25
- He puts Sark in a rough spot [NT] - murph92675 - 10:44pm 11/15/25
  - Sark is a Brian Kelly - keep it close and try to win tough games at the end with improbable heroics. - LanceManion - 5:46am 11/16/25
- Absolutely agree. If his name isn’t Manning, not sure he is a Division 1 QB. [NT] - notredame678 - 10:41pm 11/15/25
  - He is a FBS QB, but top tier? - ndunabomber - 11:06pm 11/15/25
    - By QBR, he's the 57th ranked QB (Carr 10). He would do well in a JJ McCarthy scenario [LINK] - LanceManion - 5:45am 11/16/25
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Gunner Stockton a good college QB .no wonder they let beck walk [NT] - beefy78 - 10:35pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- When Beck is good, he is great. When he is bad, he is freaking awful. [NT] - notredame678 - 10:39pm 11/15/25
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Gutsy call by Smart (Georgia) to onside kick after just scoring a touchdown. - SanJoseCAFan - 10:22pm 11/15/25 (3) [View All]
- There is a rule against advancing an onside kick. The announcer blew it too. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:23am 11/16/25
- You can't advance a recovered onside kick [NT] - McIrish - 10:26pm 11/15/25
  - Oh...I didn't know that. Thanks for the information. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 10:36pm 11/15/25
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Florida just got screwed by a pass interference call that got picked up [NT] - McIrish - 10:19pm 11/15/25 (8) [View All]
- Thought they brought in ACC refs to make that call [NT] - Tongal - 10:34pm 11/15/25
- College football is fixed. [NT] - notredame678 - 10:22pm 11/15/25
  - It does make wonder. My wife asked me the same thing last night after that call [NT] - ndphysics - 6:58am 11/16/25
- Sec trying to get as many teams in as possible. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:21pm 11/15/25
  - Well...at least one of them won't be TX after tonight. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 10:37pm 11/15/25
    - Thank goodness.,I would not want Sark as our coach. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:39pm 11/15/25
      - Will never happen - ndunabomber - 11:12pm 11/15/25
    - Re: Well...at least one of them won't be TX after tonight. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 10:37pm 11/15/25
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Go gators ! [NT] - ndphysics - 9:30pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Manning sucks. Bring in the backup + run the wildcat. - KWIRISH - 9:24pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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By the Numbers: Irish Overpower No. 23 Pitt in Statement Road Win [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 9:21pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Keep chomping Gators! [NT] - NDNEIL - 9:20pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Could certainly use the Gator aid… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:46pm 11/15/25
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Texas should go back to the Big 12 [NT] - murph92675 - 9:05pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- or the MAC [NT] - KWIRISH - 7:48am 11/16/25
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Highlights: Notre Dame Defense Suffocates Pitt in Ranked Showdown [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 8:56pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Holtz 100–30-2 (. 765). Freeman 41-12 (.773) [NT] - DonMiller - 8:26pm 11/15/25 (4) [View All]
- Ugh. Please stop. I like Freeman…but way too early for this… - TakethetrainKnute - 9:34pm 11/15/25
  - Slurping up to Kelly LOL. I guess that makes him a Purple People Eater Ha! [NT] - Jerseymick - 11:10pm 11/15/25
- Holtz 1-0 in NC games. Freeman 0-1. [NT] - Hensou - 8:49pm 11/15/25
  - let's be grateful for both. Right NOW MF is THE hottest Coach in the land [NT] - KWIRISH - 7:47am 11/16/25
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It befuddles me that MF & Denbrock can't solve this Red Zone problem. - ELP - 7:40pm 11/15/25 (5) [View All]
- Reese had the Red Zone problem solved w Kyren Williams. I suggest using Aneyas Williams! - Jerseymick - 11:22pm 11/15/25
- Freeman was ticked we didn't run that based on his reaction. Overall, the converted much better... - BaronVonZemo - 9:28pm 11/15/25
- First of all, when on 6 inches line, get under center and QB sneak or quick handoff to RB, maybe - jray - 9:22pm 11/15/25
  - Same with me get under center and run QB sneak on one foot or less. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:28am 11/16/25
- You just Dan Campbell it and go every fourth down. Redzone is poor play calling. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:46pm 11/15/25
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The Texas game tonight is huge. The more 2 loss teams the worse our situation [NT] - ndphysics - 7:29pm 11/15/25 (2) [View All]
- Need a Georgia win. 0u can lose one of their last 2 also [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 7:52pm 11/15/25
- I think Georgia will beat them handily. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:45pm 11/15/25
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Bama s loss to footlocker looks big now, then a loss at home in November [NT] - DonMiller - 7:05pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Bama QB flight to NY revoked. 17 pts off 3 TO’s [NT] - KWIRISH - 7:01pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Unfortunately the IU QB probably has it although Love is clearly the best player. And the IU QB is - THEISMANCARR - 2:30am 11/16/25
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Well...looks like Oklahoma is about to beat Alabama. Not good for ND. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 6:55pm 11/15/25 (24) [View All]
- ND will move down a spot, maybe another if Texas wins. - NDQuebec - 7:06pm 11/15/25
  - If Texas wins ND may be left out [NT] - IrishNC - 7:18pm 11/15/25
    - I'm thinking the same thing. If TX wins they jump ND. - SanJoseCAFan - 7:52pm 11/15/25
    - Yep. Texas needs to lose 1 more time. Tonight or a&m. - ndphysics - 7:19pm 11/15/25
      - Looks like Texas is in trouble against Georgia...down 21-10 start of the 4th. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 10:20pm 11/15/25
  - Didn't Bama lose to a 4 loss FSU? That's a bad loss. Should be behind ND. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:17pm 11/15/25
    - Maybe but bama still has a chance of sec title. They don’t deserve their Ranking right now [NT] - ndphysics - 7:27pm 11/15/25
      - FSU lost to Stanford and Clemson. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:31pm 11/15/25
        Do u think we get in over Alabama? The sec bias is real [NT] - ndphysics - 7:36pm 11/15/25
        Yes. Bad loss to FSU, and Oklahoma was behind ND for a reason. - DiscoRick - 7:40pm 11/15/25
        Count on Oklahoma jumping ND; Texas will as well if they beat Georgia - WoodstockIrish - 8:03pm 11/15/25
        
        will see. We are done with impressing people with 2 crap games left. We need USC to beat Oregon next - ndphysics - 7:49pm 11/15/25
- Bama really has no run game. Holes open but no one can run very far.... - nddad98 - 7:02pm 11/15/25
  - Justice haynes is at mich [NT] - beefy78 - 7:04pm 11/15/25
- OU had just over 200 total yards, but Alabama can't run and had 3 turnovers to OU's none. - lacan - 7:00pm 11/15/25
  - 3 turnovers for 17 OU points [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:27pm 11/15/25
- Disagree. ND goes to 8. OU. 9. ALA 10 - murph92675 - 6:59pm 11/15/25
  - Wishful thinking - WoodstockIrish - 8:05pm 11/15/25
  - Sounds right. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:19pm 11/15/25
  - Alabama doesn't drop below ND...and OK jumps ND. - SanJoseCAFan - 7:06pm 11/15/25
    - FSU lost to a crappy Clemson team, Pitt, and Stanford and beat Bama. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:22pm 11/15/25
    - I think so too. And it might not be bad. 10th isnt in same bracket as OSU [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:07pm 11/15/25
      - Id put Miami ahead of Bama. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:25pm 11/15/25
        Alabama will be ahead of us - WoodstockIrish - 8:05pm 11/15/25
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Watched my tape again of Pitt and - Girard - 6:55pm 11/15/25 (3) [View All]
- Do you think you look smart because you take the NDN negative view of even great performances? - BaronVonZemo - 1:14am 11/16/25
- Re: Watched my tape again of Pitt and - nd-usmc - 7:06pm 11/15/25
- That's what you took away? - JohnnyIrish - 7:03pm 11/15/25
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Narduzzi is a strange cat, must have a notre dame complex [NT] - DonMiller - 6:30pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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This B.C. situation is getting interesting. [NT] - jakers - 6:04pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Not sure the ACC deserves a single spot. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:23pm 11/15/25
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Pitt was 0-13 on 3rd down. great job by Ash and the D [NT] - Tongal - 5:49pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Excellent, top notch, championship caliber. [NT] - NDQuebec - 6:15pm 11/15/25
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Great win, but still with glaring holes in kicking game and 4th down offense. [NT] - DadUdaMan4 - 5:10pm 11/15/25 (4) [View All]
- Those have been problems for weeks now. Do they plan on fixing it sometime? [NT] - humbaba - 7:09pm 11/15/25
- Lots of great things, lot to clean up, but that’s every football team right now [NT] - NDNEIL - 5:39pm 11/15/25
- We played a good game. Will have to play better in CFP competition. - Hensou - 5:16pm 11/15/25
  - Nice win but there is work to do. Staff and players know this. [NT] - ELP - 6:02pm 11/15/25
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Police officer shoves South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor in Gamecocks loss to A&M, drawing LeBron James' [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 5:10pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Bad move by officer. Don't care what James says about anything. [NT] - ELP - 6:00pm 11/15/25
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Notre Dame was more penalized today, 8 penalties for 81 yards vs. 5 for 41 yards for Pitt. [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:54pm 11/15/25 (9) [View All]
- And your surprised….I hate those f$&kin’ Ku Kluxer ACC pricks [NT] - NEPA Irish - 5:17pm 11/15/25
  - You are an odd duck [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 8:08pm 11/15/25
  - Not at all . Take out the last two give me’s at it close. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:29pm 11/15/25
- A BIG shout out the the ACC for the anti ND twitter post - it forced them to be clean. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:03pm 11/15/25
- They did not have any critical bad calls against them other than the facemask&pass roughing at end. - BaronVonZemo - 5:02pm 11/15/25
  - I was at the game. They missed a few on ND that could have been called. - Hensou - 5:09pm 11/15/25
    - Tell that to jim B.. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:12pm 11/15/25
      - I’m pretty sure he has me on Ignore. - Hensou - 5:57pm 11/15/25
        What an Imbecile. Understand [NT] - whatsamataU - 7:40pm 11/15/25
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Bama QB sucking like no other. Bailed out by PI on that last pick [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:31pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Do we have a top 5 roster talent? I say yes. [NT] - ndphysics - 4:26pm 11/15/25 (2) [View All]
- Easily. When healthy, we have the 2nd best roster talent (if you count kicker, maybe 3rd). [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:03pm 11/15/25
  - Totally [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:14pm 11/15/25
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USC not helping us much at the moment [NT] - McIrish - 4:23pm 11/15/25 (3) [View All]
- USC is Riley tough. [NT] - lacan - 5:12pm 11/15/25
- Just win baby [NT] - NDNEIL - 4:31pm 11/15/25
- GO HAWKEYES! - Nigel Tufnel - 4:28pm 11/15/25
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Skycast is the way to go! [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:21pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- It's the way to go w/o Tess, Jesse, & sideline reporter. Usually there are no announcers on skycast. [NT] - ELP - 5:55pm 11/15/25
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Go Alabama, Go Georgia! [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:19pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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From an ND playoff perspective...who does ND want to win today...Oklahoma or Alabama? [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 4:18pm 11/15/25 (4) [View All]
- Alabama, no doubt [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:20pm 11/15/25
  - I agree. If OK wins...they probably jump ND in the standings. - SanJoseCAFan - 4:28pm 11/15/25
    - Definitely.. - WoodstockIrish - 5:00pm 11/15/25
    - Doubtful but if Texas and Oklahoma win out, ND could go as low as 11th. [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:38pm 11/15/25
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Class win for team and classic demonstration of ACC officiating [NT] - JarHead4ND - 3:51pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Tru dat. [NT] - Clem - 3:56pm 11/15/25
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FIRE CHRIS ASH! [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 3:47pm 11/15/25 (5) [View All]
- GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE [NT] - Turkish - 6:26pm 11/15/25
  - Apologies - Nigel Tufnel - 9:27am 11/17/25
- D line played great. [NT] - McIrish - 3:53pm 11/15/25
- ❤️ for ash. no ❤️ for Denbrock or Rudolph. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:51pm 11/15/25
- I was waiting for someone to say that! - bluegold - 3:50pm 11/15/25
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Kudos to the ND Defense. That Pitt offense had been very productive over the last few weeks. [NT] - jray - 3:45pm 11/15/25 (6) [View All]
- There are levels to this game. ND just had more dudes - NDNEIL - 3:53pm 11/15/25
  - Little like navy last year. Pitt could not play at that pace and physicality. - ndphysics - 4:24pm 11/15/25
- Kudos to Ash! [NT] - NDQuebec - 3:49pm 11/15/25
  - Yep, everyone get on board, he turned it around. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:34pm 11/15/25
- D played lights out [NT] - McIrish - 3:48pm 11/15/25
- Truly impressive. Substantially improved over the past month. [NT] - conorlarkin - 3:47pm 11/15/25
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Great freaking win. [NT] - notredame678 - 3:43pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- 100% [NT] - jamie - 3:57pm 11/15/25
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Party in Southbend at my place! Go ND! [NT] - Irishman22 - 3:43pm 11/15/25 (2) [View All]
- Need the address [NT] - Tongal - 4:35pm 11/15/25
- Well - bluegold - 4:25pm 11/15/25
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Took care of business. On to the next contender. [NT] - volgairish - 3:41pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- EXACTLY, check them off and move on! [NT] - jamie - 3:58pm 11/15/25
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Navy beat a ranked S Florida. [NT] - jray - 3:40pm 11/15/25 (3) [View All]
- Having QB back made all the difference [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:27pm 11/15/25
- Extra Playoff points for ND! [NT] - Irishman22 - 3:44pm 11/15/25
  - We’re in now, we should be playing for a home playoff game in first round. Run up the scores [NT] - jamie - 4:00pm 11/15/25
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Narduzzi, total lack of class. [NT] - garryowen - 3:39pm 11/15/25 (9) [View All]
- I turned the game off at the 2 minute time out - Mark - 5:17pm 11/15/25
  - I think a few things. - jakers - 5:26pm 11/15/25
- Re: Narduzzi, total lack of class. - gipper233 - 4:32pm 11/15/25
  - Because Pitt kept blitzing. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:06pm 11/15/25
  - Those are good points, but because margin of victory optics clearly matter, - murph78 - 4:45pm 11/15/25
- A complete douchebag. Now 0-5 against his masters, the Fighting Irish. [NT] - murph78 - 4:25pm 11/15/25
- Her was just trying to find a way for ND to get to 109. [NT] - Clem - 3:46pm 11/15/25
- Somehow I believe it's our Ds responsibility to stop that play. [NT] - ELP - 3:40pm 11/15/25
  - with backs. No, the TO was classic Narduzzi trash (just like Cignetti last yr in playoffs). [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:05pm 11/15/25
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Freeman, a very quick hand shake then turns his back on Narduzzi, walks away. [NT] - jimbasil - 3:39pm 11/15/25 (4) [View All]
- Point [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:39pm 11/15/25
  - Set. [NT] - Clem - 3:48pm 11/15/25
    - Match. [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:07pm 11/15/25
      - No more love. [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:41pm 11/15/25
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That's a Bad Beat SVP [NT] - Tongal - 3:38pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Sellers needs to be investigated [NT] - beefy78 - 3:38pm 11/15/25 (1) [View All]
- Totally, so good to questionable [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:19pm 11/15/25
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FUCK PITT FOREVER [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 3:38pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Irish drinks on the house tonight!!!! [NT] - Irishman22 - 3:38pm 11/15/25 (0) [View All]
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Freeman with the cold shoulder. Love it [NT] - NDNEIL - 3:38pm 11/15/25 (4) [View All]
- Regardless, that was a weak attempt to stop that play, even by Back Up standards. [NT] - ELP - 3:39pm 11/15/25
  - Doubt that’s what he mad about. Shitting on the program any chance he gets prob why [NT] - NDNEIL - 3:49pm 11/15/25
    - I realize that but the way to shove it back in Nard's kisser is to stop that play. - ELP - 3:55pm 11/15/25
      - It means nothing. Who cares. [NT] - NDNEIL - 4:04pm 11/15/25