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Buy Notre Dame Orange Bowl Champions and National Title Game Gear Now! [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 11:34pm 1/9/25 (0) [View All]
Get Notre Dame Sugar Bowl Champions and Orange Bowl Gear Today! [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 9:51pm 1/2/25 (0) [View All]
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Irish face Penn State in the Orange Bowl [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 1:51pm 1/5/25 (0) [View All]
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Hate it when ND forces fumbles, and they say they were given the ball. - Hibakusha - 1:48pm 1/5/25 (6) [View All]
- A common explanation for fumbles, but to say ND "didn't do anything to like stop us" is flat wrong - Turkish - 12:42pm 1/6/25
- They forget the 1981 Sugar Bowl... - eddie82 - 9:07pm 1/5/25
  - that game still sticks in my craw, I think ND .. - cubsfanin16 - 7:59pm 1/6/25
- Everybody hates us…refs, announcers, internet… [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 3:58pm 1/5/25
  - McDonough loves us and McElroy is very fair to us. I know you are being sarcastic but no one - THEISMANCARR - 6:00pm 1/5/25
- I see how u can feel like u gave it away. They were trying to get us to fumble and we didn’t. So . - ndphysics - 2:08pm 1/5/25
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Marcus Freeman says Notre Dame to expedite CFP prep [LINK] - bobdrake - 1:39pm 1/5/25 (0) [View All]
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Cleveland Browns fire OC and OL coaches [LINK] - ndunabomber - 1:27pm 1/5/25 (6) [View All]
- if I were the browns, i’d offer Saban full control of all football operations to include HC and GM. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:52pm 1/5/25
  - There's not a soul on this board that doubts that you'd do exactly that. [NT] - Clem - 2:14pm 1/5/25
    - whatever they’ve been doing for the last 35 years certainly isn’t working [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:23pm 1/5/25
  - Didn't work so well with the Dolphins. [NT] - Hibakusha - 2:01pm 1/5/25
    - The Dolphins didn't have a bag man or "grayshirts", and Pro's don't need extra money under the table [NT] - oldirish - 11:23pm 1/5/25
    - they didn’t give him full control. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:22pm 1/5/25
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Power Ranking the four teams in the College Football Playoff semifinals, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 1:14pm 1/5/25 (0) [View All]
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Anyone packing for Miami? Pack green stuff right, so the blue doesn’t blend with the opponent? [NT] - sweetbobbyg - 11:40am 1/5/25 (7) [View All]
- Too expensive for me this game, but the Sugar Bowl is a lifetime memory [NT] - MarkHarman - 10:51pm 1/5/25
- Franklin wants the Penn St fans to do a "white out" so it really wouldn't matter [NT] - McIrish - 11:50am 1/5/25
  - Franklin = Squirrel-Looking Jackoff [NT] - NEPA Irish - 12:44pm 1/5/25
    - You are more obsessed than Don Miller - WoodstockIrish - 4:01pm 1/5/25
      - Don Miller’s posts and their reactions are one of the best things here [NT] - Turkish - 8:54pm 1/5/25
    - Always been a douche. [NT] - Frank L - 1:39pm 1/5/25
    - You're too kind! [NT] - nd-usmc - 12:58pm 1/5/25
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Old Independent Rivals: The Notre Dame - Penn State Football Rivalry [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:10am 1/5/25 (13) [View All]
- I was at the '81 thru '87 contest, the 89 game, the 91 and92 - cubsfanin16 - 2:46pm 1/5/25
- PA is 26% ethnic Catholic. Scranton-WilkesBarre is 48% Catholic. PSU feared losing a big percent of - irishslovak - 10:54am 1/5/25
  - JOPA visited Ned Bolcar's home in P-burg NJ hoping to close the deal for PSU. He noticed a statue - irishslovak - 6:17pm 1/5/25
    - So glad he picked ND! [NT] - jray - 7:04pm 1/5/25
  - NEPA gave ND Joe Perkowski, Ed Rutkowski, Ron Dushney, 🚀 Ishmail,. - NEPA Irish - 12:48pm 1/5/25
    - Timmy was 1 smart dude. [NT] - ndphysics - 2:56pm 1/5/25
      - He was. He was taking insane tough classes while playing football. [NT] - jray - 4:41pm 1/5/25
        Mechanical engineering - ndunabomber - 7:58pm 1/5/25
        
        Yep, Ruddy was a unicorn; benched pressed 540 lbs, 1500 SATs and a beast on the field! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 6:12pm 1/5/25
        Those unicorns are more common than you think - WoodstockIrish - 7:58pm 1/5/25
    - And stupid me, forgot to include 4-Horseman Jim Crowley from Scranton [NT] - NEPA Irish - 1:36pm 1/5/25
      - Interestingly “Sleepy Jim” wasn’t originally a Scranton native. He did settle there and lived a long - Frank L - 1:44pm 1/5/25
        He was originally from my little town of Chicago. I did know that w/o looking it up, btw - Irish_Demon - 2:05pm 1/5/25
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Any news on potential DL transfers? I'm sure ND would like to have them on campus for the new - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:04am 1/5/25 (0) [View All]
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Anthony Treash [LINK] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:11am 1/5/25 (5) [View All]
- Interesting credentials—not exactly what I would have expected before I looked them up, but Freeman [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:08am 1/5/25
  - I'll eat my Whole bowl full of Crow on this one.. - Chrisb - 9:15am 1/5/25
    - Accountability looks good on you, sir. Personal opinion. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 9:59am 1/5/25
      - Thank you Sir..but did you get that package yet? - Chrisb - 10:15am 1/5/25
- The new Peter Brand? - jimbasil - 8:02am 1/5/25
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Overlooked - Deferring to the second half after winning the coin toss - MarkHarman - 11:16pm 1/4/25 (10) [View All]
- when n.d. won the toss and deferred, i told my wife, "we're going to win this game.... - und67 - 8:04am 1/5/25
  - Same, just like IU [NT] - Quest4twelve - 12:28pm 1/5/25
- The value of this strategy cannot be understated. If anything it keeps your opponent from - ndphysics - 6:38am 1/5/25
  - Me personally, no matter how good the offense is, I always want to defer unless.. - Chrisb - 7:52am 1/5/25
- Wasn't it Kelly who always took the ball and never deferred? [NT] - jimbasil - 3:38am 1/5/25
  - Would love to know how many times we scored on first drive. I recall a lot of 3 and out [NT] - ndphysics - 4:28pm 1/5/25
  - Correct. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:07am 1/5/25
  - I believe you're right...pile of crap, Weis always took the ball too. [NT] - NEPA Irish - 3:48am 1/5/25
    - Yep, I recall Weis taking the ball on the road at UM with Clausen and no O line [NT] - Hibakusha - 9:31am 1/5/25
      - I don't recall him being as fixated with taking the ball as BK was, but I could be off on that. [NT] - Chrisb - 9:34am 1/5/25
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I'm fucking pumped for this game! - AlbanyIRISH - 9:34pm 1/4/25 (19) [View All]
- Joe knew [NT] - bobdrake - 10:58am 1/5/25
- Keep preaching….im 41 and have never truly felt this good a team. [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 10:15pm 1/4/25
  - You young pups don't know this feeling. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:36am 1/5/25
    - Mid 60’s and 70’s as well. Won 4 natties in my lifetime. - Frank L - 10:31am 1/5/25
    - You can go back before the 80's and 90's. [NT] - jonpaultoo - 9:50am 1/5/25
    - you young pups don't know this feeling. - und67 - 8:23am 1/5/25
      - 1964 USC game was my first experience listening to radio after my sister's wedding. Most - THEISMANCARR - 11:05am 1/5/25
      - Delete. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 11:02am 1/5/25
      - Remember how good a linebacker Bob Olson was? The first time we played Texas in Cotton - THEISMANCARR - 10:37am 1/5/25
      - Delete. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:37am 1/5/25
      - LOVE this thread so much.. - Chrisb - 9:03am 1/5/25
        The magic started in 1842. [NT] - jonpaultoo - 9:52am 1/5/25
        
        My absolute first memory, Clement’s to Weber to seal the deal. [NT] - Frankx - 9:13am 1/5/25
        Me too. I was 10 years old. I remember banging pots out front with my brother for NYE after the win! - murph92675 - 1:17pm 1/5/25
        
        I saw, what I believe to be the first televised ND game: ND vs. Oklahoma with - ColeyO - 10:32am 1/5/25
        
        Al Hunter KO return [NT] - ColeyO - 10:23am 1/5/25
        
        ....and Bear never beat Notre Dame. [NT] - Hibakusha - 9:34am 1/5/25
        ..but Bama still 'claims' the '73 NC. lololololololol [NT] - Chrisb - 9:44am 1/5/25
        of course they do... - hipND - 10:42am 1/5/25
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Georgia s team was special this year, just their 3rd SEC champion the last 20 years [NT] - DonMiller - 7:38pm 1/4/25 (4) [View All]
- No great RB’s helped. [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:45am 1/5/25
- It is a very good team, but not as strong as their 21-23 teams. [NT] - Frank L - 8:00pm 1/4/25
  - Physical ND team had a lot to say about that [NT] - KWIRISH - 8:12pm 1/4/25
    - True. [NT] - Frank L - 9:06pm 1/4/25
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This is an interesting stat that I didn’t know before today. - Frank L - 7:01pm 1/4/25 (4) [View All]
- Great info. [NT] - bobdrake - 10:59am 1/5/25
- Shhhh.... [NT] - Hibakusha - 9:35am 1/5/25
- Wow, thanks [NT] - Frankx - 8:11pm 1/4/25
- I have not heard that either. That’s a strong commitment to the program [NT] - ndphysics - 7:14pm 1/4/25
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"College Football Addiction" Kudos to Notre Dame...and not just for winning vs. Georgia... - TyroneIrish - 6:41pm 1/4/25 (0) [View All]
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I'm going to watch this all week. [LINK] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:15pm 1/4/25 (2) [View All]
- Re: I'm going to watch this all week. - jonpaultoo - 10:02am 1/5/25
- That is an all time fav. Joe did know. [NT] - Frank L - 7:34pm 1/4/25
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Nice to see the Men's BB team still plays in Brey-esque fashion losing by 1 to NC. - NEPA Irish - 5:58pm 1/4/25 (1) [View All]
- Wrong board. [NT] - Hensou - 7:00pm 1/4/25
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Anthony Weaver has emerged as a candidate for Bears HC position [LINK] - Irish_Demon - 4:44pm 1/4/25 (8) [View All]
- This is correct. I've been saying for years now that the McCaskeys will never produce another - guiness4everyone - 9:27pm 1/4/25
- I don't want him to kill a promising career by making the wrong choice - ndunabomber - 8:27pm 1/4/25
- Why are they pretending that anyone other than Ben Johnson will be offered first? - BaronVonZemo - 7:03pm 1/4/25
- Not knocking weaver but they shop from a cheaper isle than most - ndphysics - 6:38pm 1/4/25
  - They don’t want to spend a nickle to make a buck [NT] - LanceManion - 6:53pm 1/4/25
- What happened to Mike Vrabel? I'm thinking the high end candidates are staying clear of Da Bears. [NT] - ELP - 5:42pm 1/4/25
  - Bears don't want to spend big $$$$ plus hire a headstrong coach who may challenge the higher-ups - ghostwriter - 5:57pm 1/4/25
    - Bingo. They could have had Harbaugh. And here we are. [NT] - ELP - 5:59pm 1/4/25
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Irish now 3 Playoff Games in a Row as the favored team - I'd like my McDonald's coffee - Turkish - 4:00pm 1/4/25 (7) [View All]
- The Wet Blanket Brigade has been temporarily silenced - Nigel Tufnel - 7:55pm 1/4/25
- Gee I wonder who that was? [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:30pm 1/4/25
- Would this person please raise his hand? I have a pretty good idea [NT] - ColeyO - 5:00pm 1/4/25
  - Never happen, because it's one of the same people that was calling for MF's head - Clem - 5:48pm 1/4/25
    - Well it wasn't me, but I did and still do say, as a rule, we shouldn't hire HCs.. - Chrisb - 9:41am 1/5/25
      - I knew it wasn't you also, it is a far more cynical one who calls himself a realist. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:04pm 1/5/25
      - You're definitely not one of the posters I was referring to. - Clem - 2:34pm 1/5/25
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Notre Dame star Charles Du breaks his silence after being subjected to vile racial slur by Antonio [LINK] - whatsamataU - 3:54pm 1/4/25 (2) [View All]
- It would just be “The University of Notre Dame — Lac”…without him. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:18pm 1/4/25
- He’s just looking for attention [NT] - holybull101 - 5:43pm 1/4/25
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Cooper Flanagan out for the Orange Bowl [LINK] - ndunabomber - 3:40pm 1/4/25 (0) [View All]
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Portal Perfection? Transfers Powered Notre Dame Past Georiga and Int Semifinals [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 2:27pm 1/4/25 (0) [View All]
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Ryan Harris on ESPN radio Game Day was awesome but filled up the PSU bulletin board - jrdjr84 - 2:16pm 1/4/25 (4) [View All]
- That is Ryan's style. He talks like that during the radio broadcast. - ELP - 5:40pm 1/4/25
- "Bulletin Board" material - nd-usmc - 3:09pm 1/4/25
  - Did you see Franklin today? - AlbanyIRISH - 5:29pm 1/4/25
  - Everybody is fired up now, the object is to utilize this emotion properly. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:19pm 1/4/25
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Notre Dame Football's Orange Bowl History: A Lock Back at Some Thrillers [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 1:53pm 1/4/25 (1) [View All]
- I hope the 1-1-73 game isn't on there. [NT] - jonpaultoo - 10:10am 1/5/25
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ND bests PSU in OT in the frozen confines. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 12:25pm 1/4/25 (3) [View All]
- ambient temperature was 20 with a ten mph wind = 7 degree chill. brutal. - und67 - 12:36pm 1/4/25
  - Explains why the stands looked fairly empty [NT] - LanceManion - 4:03pm 1/4/25
- Let's hope it's the forunner of things to come [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 12:32pm 1/4/25
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is jeremiah ok? he was gimpy at the end of the sugar and didn't reappear. worrisome.... [NT] - und67 - 12:22pm 1/4/25 (13) [View All]
- He was dancing his ass off in the locker room celebration, so he better be! lol! [NT] - Chrisb - 12:25pm 1/4/25
  - If you can dance, you can ball. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:09pm 1/4/25
    - Heck yeah..how long you gonna be in Miami for? [NT] - Chrisb - 4:09pm 1/4/25
      - I decided to try for Atlanta. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:53pm 1/4/25
        Oh, I thought you were talking about doing Miami and ATL..no? [NT] - Chrisb - 7:52pm 1/4/25
        That's a wee too much out of the entertainment budget. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:20pm 1/4/25
        Yikes..I get it! Did you see my breakdown of the wife bullying me into Orange Bowl? [NT] - Chrisb - 8:58pm 1/4/25
        Can't say I did. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:20pm 1/4/25
        Re: Can't say I did. - Chrisb - 11:29pm 1/4/25
        My wife is a great fan, talks about it all the time. Dislikes the off season. Has belief equal to - THEISMANCARR - 6:07pm 1/5/25
        
        Man, my wife has never been to a game. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:40am 1/5/25
        Mine has been to a number of games, but none like that IU game environment..she's full on hooked now - Chrisb - 8:31am 1/5/25
        Love this! What a great lady you have, brother! [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:47pm 1/5/25
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I think we can all have some class and remember Kirby Smarts father passing [LINK] - ndphysics - 12:17pm 1/4/25 (17) [View All]
- That's terrible. How sad [NT] - MarkHarman - 6:33pm 1/4/25
- 100% God Bless Kirby’s father + family [NT] - KWIRISH - 6:23pm 1/4/25
- Very sad. God Bless both of them and their families. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:41pm 1/4/25
- Lost my mom close to the beginning of football season. - koreasam - 2:35pm 1/4/25
  - So sorry for your loss. God Bless. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:44pm 1/4/25
- Very sad [NT] - McIrish - 1:44pm 1/4/25
- Just saw that...the seriousness of the fall prior to the game had to affect Kirby's ability to focus - TyroneIrish - 1:13pm 1/4/25
- I lost my father not too long ago - AlbanyIRISH - 12:48pm 1/4/25
  - Sorry again, God Bless you. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:46pm 1/4/25
  - My condolences. It will be 3 years this month since my dad passed. And the game Thursday - ndphysics - 1:15pm 1/4/25
- Well that sucks. Condolences to the Smart family. [NT] - Frank L - 12:30pm 1/4/25
- Has this been confirmed as real? [NT] - Chrisb - 12:25pm 1/4/25
  - I saw it in 2 sites. One that quoted UGA admin. I never considered it as fake. - ndphysics - 12:30pm 1/4/25
    - No apologies needed, wouldn't be your fault.. - Chrisb - 12:58pm 1/4/25
      - Perhaps in my mid 50s I am to incline to believe news reports. That’s sad one has to think about it [NT] - ndphysics - 1:09pm 1/4/25
        Even worse one has to question it. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:12pm 1/4/25
        Agreed [NT] - ndphysics - 1:21pm 1/4/25
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RIP Stephen Biagi. ND ‘73 - Hensou - 11:31am 1/4/25 (2) [View All]
- Peace and Grace to his family. 1 is taken 2 are given! [NT] - faircatchcorby - 11:40am 1/4/25
  - Nice to see ND get a ST TD against GA. [NT] - Hensou - 11:42am 1/4/25
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Not saying anything that y’all don’t know but watching this MF interview on Sportscenter - ShowMeIrish - 10:26am 1/4/25 (1) [View All]
- We went from having the most disliked coach to the most liked and respected coach. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:51pm 1/4/25
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ND is making some nice money with this run. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:44am 1/4/25 (9) [View All]
- I hope the players on the actual roster are getting a piece of the pie... [NT] - NDQuebec - 2:53pm 1/4/25
- I'm in the minority, but I think College Football goes back to the '80's with 30 independents. [NT] - murph92675 - 2:19pm 1/4/25
- 4+3 for beating GA [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 11:38am 1/4/25
- Plus $3 mill per game for expenses [NT] - McIrish - 10:34am 1/4/25
- $14 million for orange bowl I saw. My wife asked if there are any restrictions - ndphysics - 9:22am 1/4/25
- So, unless you are the Cleveland Browns of the Big/SEC, why be in a conference? - LanceManion - 8:37am 1/4/25
  - Because it's not easy to go it alone..in a conference you still get fed and electric bill paid even - Chrisb - 11:24am 1/4/25
    - That’s the point - some schools will accept being a stooge to get paid. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:22pm 1/4/25
      - Yep. Choose Hard! [NT] - Chrisb - 12:24pm 1/4/25
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Drew Allar is a whiny little bitch. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:22am 1/4/25 (6) [View All]
- He is a little "C U Next Tuesday" [NT] - NEPA Irish - 5:26pm 1/4/25
  - Your vulgarity is trivial as well. [NT] - Hensou - 7:02pm 1/4/25
- The kid can be a bother when he’s hot. [NT] - Hensou - 11:41am 1/4/25
  - He makes a lot of good plays but usually screws up sometime. I hope our heat gets to him. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:10pm 1/5/25
  - I prefict he'll have zero clean pockets. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 12:10pm 1/4/25
    - Damn you! - Chrisb - 12:27pm 1/4/25
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Jaylen sneed played a really good game. Seemed under control but still aggressive. - ndphysics - 6:58am 1/4/25 (8) [View All]
- Absolutely he did. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:53pm 1/4/25
- Oben, although not quite that level, also showed up. We’ve all picked on him a bit. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:39am 1/4/25
  - Well, he did produce nothing all season. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:12pm 1/4/25
  - 100%. Will need it moving forward. What a deep team in defense full of speed - ndphysics - 9:26am 1/4/25
- His speed will be very important on Thursday. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:24am 1/4/25
  - Perhaps the key to the game. I Trust golden will have a plan. - ndphysics - 7:29am 1/4/25
    - Don't remind me. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:36am 1/4/25
      - I like him on our side now. I was in the stands for that game - ndphysics - 9:21am 1/4/25
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Is KVA back and fully healthy? He was in the game near the end. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:16am 1/4/25 (0) [View All]
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And now I'm hearing ESPN pundits talking about PSU's best defensive player might be out. - ELP - 12:03am 1/4/25 (4) [View All]
- PSU #11 = stud. ND Ben Morrison 1st team AA NFL 1st rounder [NT] - KWIRISH - 6:25pm 1/4/25
- ESPN is not our friend. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:26am 1/4/25
- He missed most of last game too. Went out early. [NT] - ndphysics - 6:43am 1/4/25
- It's like a who's who of All-Americans and Key players banged up for us... - Rocketman84 - 5:16am 1/4/25
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Going deep into the playoffs shows that MF staff is coaching talent up. Something not seen in a long - oldirish - 9:51pm 1/3/25 (4) [View All]
- Agree with everything you said here, but would add "Talent Evaluation".. - Chrisb - 4:48pm 1/4/25
  - I think you are right there. Definitely superior in their HS recruiting evaluations [NT] - oldirish - 11:25pm 1/5/25
- Valid point. Agreed. [NT] - KWIRISH - 11:21pm 1/3/25
- delete [NT] - oldirish - 9:53pm 1/3/25
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Tired of hearing this isn't the same Georgia program as they have had in recent years. - koreasam - 9:10pm 1/3/25 (33) [View All]
- Read today’s AJC on line. Overall very complimentary but did mention ND leaning on - whatsamataU - 10:39am 1/4/25
- They’re not the same, this georiga team won the SEC [NT] - DonMiller - 9:20am 1/4/25
  - No great RB’s this year.m [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:15pm 1/4/25
- This is an excellent point. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:44am 1/4/25
- You are making the fundamental mistake of taking sports media seriously [NT] - humbaba - 11:48pm 1/3/25
  - Great point! [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:40am 1/4/25
- Enjoy the victory [NT] - KWIRISH - 11:23pm 1/3/25
- Re: Tired of hearing this isn't the same Georgia program as they have had in recent years. - primo - 11:13pm 1/3/25
- Beat who is lined up across from you. You don't have to justify winning to anyone [NT] - NDNEIL - 11:04pm 1/3/25
  - Exactly. [NT] - Frank L - 11:26pm 1/3/25
- PS, their QB isn't that good (Beck) and they have underwhelmingly run the ball this year. Their D - oldirish - 9:40pm 1/3/25
- WoodstockIrish is correct, that this is a down year for "the big boys" - ndunabomber - 9:26pm 1/3/25
  - Yes, but they are still pretty darn loaded. Number 2 seed. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:43am 1/4/25
  - The "parity" is the fact that most schools have a bag man similar to the one historically used by - oldirish - 9:33pm 1/3/25
    - Correct. Everyone now can buy players in the open and not worry about hiding it. - guiness4everyone - 10:17pm 1/3/25
      - agreed. [NT] - oldirish - 10:51pm 1/3/25
- It’s not. It’s a simple fact. [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 9:14pm 1/3/25
  - Maybe, but just a few things to consider.. - Chrisb - 4:55am 1/4/25
    - You absolutely nailed it [NT] - McIrish - 10:41am 1/4/25
    - We live in the heart of UGA territory - WoodstockIrish - 8:50am 1/4/25
      - I never badmouth the SEC, I think it is the toughest conference by far, but this year ND beat a very - THEISMANCARR - 3:04pm 1/4/25
      - Isn’t that Athens? [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:19pm 1/4/25
      - Brother, we are talking about a team that won back2back NCs with a 29-1 record those 2 years, and.. - Chrisb - 12:09pm 1/4/25
        Oddly I don’t see where we disagree. You just basically stated they aren’t as good this year as - WoodstockIrish - 1:43pm 1/4/25
        Bottom line is ND's victory should not be diminished over the number 2 seed with more talent than ND - THEISMANCARR - 3:14pm 1/4/25
        I’m not diminishing it…he’s all over the news here complaining how difficult his schedule was - WoodstockIrish - 3:27pm 1/4/25
        
        Wait, what!?! - Chrisb - 2:49pm 1/4/25
        We are fairly aligned and I respect you…I’m not the only one who has pointed out how you have to be - WoodstockIrish - 3:34pm 1/4/25
  - I thought they, Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama were still getting the top recruits. Is that wrong? - THEISMANCARR - 9:26pm 1/3/25
    - Getting them is one thing. Retaining them is another beast on its own. [NT] - ndunabomber - 10:53pm 1/3/25
    - Clearly the top echelons of players are more distributed than in the past - WoodstockIrish - 9:34pm 1/3/25
      - Agreed. NIL and portal now makes it difficult for teams to stock pile talent. [NT] - jray - 10:38pm 1/3/25
      - Well that makes sense, but the academic requirements being mentioned by you before is not so obvious [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 9:39pm 1/3/25
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ACC to officiate Orange Bowl. SIAP [NT] [LINK] - murph78 - 8:50pm 1/3/25 (7) [View All]
- No, same B12 crew from the Sugar. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:27am 1/4/25
- Your link says Big 12 officials. ACC for Texas v. tOSU. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:16pm 1/3/25
  - “The semi-final games have been assigned to crews out of the ACC for the Orange Bowl.” - murph78 - 9:21pm 1/3/25
    - The linked article is messed up - McIrish - 9:42pm 1/3/25
      - I see that now. My bad. [NT] - murph78 - 9:11am 1/4/25
        Not your fault. The article had it effed up. [NT] - McIrish - 10:45am 1/4/25
- I do not see this as a good thing whatsoever. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:01pm 1/3/25
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It has been a comfort and privilege to watch Marcus Freeman's growth along with - nddad98 - 8:21pm 1/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Riley Leonard's Post game hat - Girard - 7:30pm 1/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Lucky charms? - AlbanyIRISH - 7:25pm 1/3/25 (9) [View All]
- they're all worthless. i always watch with the sound off. - und67 - 9:04pm 1/3/25
  - McDonough is the best play by play man around. [LINK] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:33am 1/4/25
- No, but good announcers. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:02pm 1/3/25
- Worst Booth Nightmare: Danielson and Lundquist! Pure diarrhea! [NT] - Corbulo - 8:10pm 1/3/25
  - Why? [NT] - ELP - 12:03am 1/4/25
- Re: Lucky Charms, OK, but also a really good announcing team. [NT] - Corbulo - 8:06pm 1/3/25
- Yes! [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:27pm 1/3/25
  - Re: Yes! - Girard - 7:32pm 1/3/25
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.692% => .769% => .929% (and counting) - Chrisb - 6:44pm 1/3/25 (17) [View All]
- for clarity: ≥ and ≤ are the math symbols. => is arrow pointing right. - und67 - 9:09pm 1/3/25
  - What he said ^^^ - Chrisb - 5:18am 1/4/25
- Aren’t those symbols backwards? Just checking. [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 6:58pm 1/3/25
  - Nope. Arrows pointing from first season to second season, and second season to third. [NT] - Chrisb - 7:04pm 1/3/25
  - I don't think those are "equal or greater than". I think those are arrows [NT] - McIrish - 7:04pm 1/3/25
    - Equal or greater requires just one dash with the greater than symbol below. From a former math and - THEISMANCARR - 7:18pm 1/3/25
      - Please go ahead and show me how you would type that on your computer or phone - WoodstockIrish - 9:10pm 1/3/25
        Three easy steps. - Chrisb - 5:28am 1/4/25
        
        I acknowledged that below. Sorry. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:20am 1/4/25
      - In math lingo => means implies, e.g. SEC => contempt (I studied applied math in grad school) [NT] - SteveM - 7:54pm 1/3/25
        They're just message board arrows guys..you're focusing on the wrong info [NT] - Chrisb - 8:59pm 1/3/25
        Wait over there ---> You're ruining our fun! [NT] - McIrish - 11:44pm 1/3/25
        
        Glad you stepped in here. Whew. We do have a plethora of math majors though. Thought I was on X for - oldirish - 9:47pm 1/3/25
      - Yeah but you can't type that on a message board [NT] - McIrish - 7:25pm 1/3/25
        You can't? → I didn't realize that [NT] - MarkHarman - 11:30pm 1/3/25
        
        Yes that is true. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:27pm 1/3/25
    - Got it [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:05pm 1/3/25
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Thoughts from the Superdome - MarkHarman - 4:14pm 1/3/25 (17) [View All]
- Great summary, Mark. Glad you went. Our success despite limited O production is impressive. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:43am 1/4/25
- One player who makes a ton of plays and is underappreciated is Adon Shuler. Thank you for superb - THEISMANCARR - 7:25pm 1/3/25
  - Gets a little overshadowed by Watts but he’s a gamer. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:44am 1/4/25
  - Not by me, he is a beast [NT] - ColeyO - 8:19pm 1/3/25
  - The man has been money for us - ndunabomber - 7:57pm 1/3/25
- Great report, Mark! Thanks. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:24pm 1/3/25
- My Sugar Bowl History - D2 - 6:51pm 1/3/25
  - Not there, but I saw it on TV. Went fn nuts!! [NT] - ColeyO - 8:22pm 1/3/25
- The game renided me of many wins from the Holtz era - jrdjr84 - 6:48pm 1/3/25
  - The TD pass right after the fumble was a Holtzism too. - Hibakusha - 9:19pm 1/3/25
- That feeling you had when Harrison blazed by you will last forever. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:41pm 1/3/25
  - Especially in such a significant game! [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 7:29pm 1/3/25
- GA fans should be optimistic about Stockton, that kid can play. - iairishcheeks - 5:06pm 1/3/25
  - Apparently they have a five star recruit waiting in the wings too [NT] - Hibakusha - 9:06pm 1/3/25
- Thanks man, glad you had the opportunity to experience that win for ND [NT] - guiness4everyone - 4:54pm 1/3/25
- Thanks also Mark. We in the chatroom especially appreciated it. [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:48pm 1/3/25
- Thanks Mark. Appreciated your commentary from the game [NT] - McIrish - 4:45pm 1/3/25
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True words. - Frank L - 3:20pm 1/3/25 (14) [View All]
- The Portal, NIL and the new playoff format have leveled the playing field - WoodstockIrish - 4:56pm 1/3/25
  - Don't continue this one - it'a a bad look. [NT] - murph92675 - 8:47pm 1/3/25
  - Actually the APR (Academic Progress Rate) for ND football has gone up [LINK] - murph92675 - 8:39pm 1/3/25
  - It’s obvious because you said so? Forgive me, but that was one of the more asinine things… - Domer From Hell - 7:42pm 1/3/25
    - A back hand slap. They must be lowering the - bill rekles - 8:01pm 1/3/25
      - Woodstock is having a hard time accepting that the Irish caught up to the SEC [NT] - Domer From Hell - 8:44pm 1/3/25
        Especially his beloved Georgia. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:39am 1/4/25
  - Some studs also excel in the classroom. Kyngston is - KWIRISH - 6:01pm 1/3/25
  - Nov. 20th 2024 ND had a 99% graduation rate, highest in college football. That's what's obvious [NT] - bill rekles - 5:35pm 1/3/25
    - Do you have actual proof of that? - WoodstockIrish - 5:49pm 1/3/25
      - Let’s see if this works [NT] [LINK] - WoodstockIrish - 5:51pm 1/3/25
        Georgia 41%. Well done Kirby! [NT] - McIrish - 6:10pm 1/3/25
        They're too busy drag racing. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 8:46pm 1/3/25
        
        Pull up ND football graduation rate [NT] - bill rekles - 5:57pm 1/3/25
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In the last 3 games we have scored 4 TDs from at least 98 yards. - ndphysics - 2:44pm 1/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Getting his just Du. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 2:36pm 1/3/25 (3) [View All]
- Good for him - ndunabomber - 8:22pm 1/3/25
- Why are people downvoting this? [NT] - StayGolden - 5:53pm 1/3/25
  - I thought it was great and unique. SIAP. [NT] - Hensou - 6:56pm 1/3/25
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I saw this interesting post about the field goal just before halftime in the ASU-Texas game. [LINK] - Protagonist - 1:48pm 1/3/25 (21) [View All]
- I ve seen a drop kick field goal but that behind the line of scrimmage [NT] - DonMiller - 5:32pm 1/3/25
- It never went through the uprights. Why should it have counted? [NT] - McIrish - 3:49pm 1/3/25
  - Watch the bounce. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:55pm 1/3/25
    - Yeah? It can't bounce over. Once it hits the ground it is dead [NT] - McIrish - 4:03pm 1/3/25
      - But it did go through the uprights... Not arguing it should count. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:09pm 1/3/25
        Not in the air - McIrish - 5:24pm 1/3/25
      - that's what i thought - holybull101 - 4:19pm 1/3/25
        It can't touch a member of the kicking team OR THE GROUND - McIrish - 4:25pm 1/3/25
        Where’s the fun in that? [NT] - ndphysics - 4:49pm 1/3/25
        So then should receivers be allowed to catch passes off the bounce? - McIrish - 4:53pm 1/3/25
        There was a bunch of sarcasm in my post [NT] - ndphysics - 5:14pm 1/3/25
        I figured. I was just busting your balls. [NT] - McIrish - 5:19pm 1/3/25
        Noted [NT] - ndphysics - 6:57am 1/4/25
- Re: I saw this interesting post about the field goal just before halftime in the ASU-Texas game. [LINK] - Bnieves - 3:21pm 1/3/25
- ChatGpt said "No good" [NT] - murph92675 - 2:44pm 1/3/25
  - ChatGPT lies when it doesn’t know the answer… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:51pm 1/3/25
- College officials don't know the rule book, just a part time gig [NT] - holybull101 - 2:10pm 1/3/25
  - If you can make it to a college level official, you know the rules - McIrish - 7:22pm 1/3/25
  - All Refs including NFL have regular jobs. Moreover it does not require 365 days to know the rulebook [NT] - SteveM - 2:21pm 1/3/25
    - ^^^THIS^^^ [NT] - McIrish - 4:39pm 1/3/25
  - I personally knew a Bg 10 ref about 30 yrs ago. He was a HS Principal during the week. [NT] - ELP - 2:20pm 1/3/25
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Lancaster PA TV Poll. ND-PSU fans. Who is more annoying? Both annoying 51%, ND 28%, PSU 22% :-D [NT] - irishslovak - 1:26pm 1/3/25 (3) [View All]
- That is a decent result since it was in Pa. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:07pm 1/3/25
- I hope ND fans are annoying to the hillbilly, marry your cousin PSU ball boy fans in Central PA. [NT] - Frank L - 1:32pm 1/3/25
  - Hey! - ND1966 - 4:37pm 1/3/25
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ESPN 30 for 30 in about 15 years... - Iggle - 1:04pm 1/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Did anyone else notice cross on the field for the 2nd to last play? - ndphysics - 1:03pm 1/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Suck on that Scam Newton. [NT] - hipND - 1:02pm 1/3/25 (2) [View All]
- He looks and acts like a pimp.. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:09pm 1/3/25
- He’s a washed up narcissist who really thinks his opinion counts [NT] - Frankx - 1:28pm 1/3/25