Notre Dame Football Message Board

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The stench from West Texas- take BYU with points - Girard - 4:45pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- BYU has zero chance with a loss [NT] - irishboyd - 7:04pm 12/5/25
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Nobody wins the race at the starting line. ND AD Pete Bevacqua [NT] [LINK] - Jerseymick - 4:06pm 12/5/25 (7) [View All]
- Mic drop. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:56am 12/6/25
- Pete should have ended it with, “Can you dig it? Suckah!” [NT] - NDWisconsin - 7:57pm 12/5/25
- ELP says very few win the race at all after a slow start. There's a ton of backlash out there. - ELP - 5:44pm 12/5/25
  - ELP flies in the face of Aesop... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:51pm 12/5/25
  - Like De Gaulle and Caesar, ELP uses the third person for himself. Bold. [NT] - murph78 - 5:48pm 12/5/25
- Pete is correct...but the Alabama move by the Committee telegraphs what their preference is... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:41pm 12/5/25
  - To the point. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:26pm 12/5/25
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Deleted weird double post [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:06pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- Seems to be some sort of glitch. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:15pm 12/5/25
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Realistic scenarios concerning ND's CFP playoff chances. - NDQuebec - 3:13pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- Well...we're gonna know about BYU right off the bat Saturday...they play in the 9:00am (PT) game. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 12:01am 12/6/25
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“Hands down, Notre Dame is better” [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 3:04pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- That;s one quote in the article. Others favor Miami. The whole article is inconclusive, maybe - jrdjr84 - 4:24pm 12/5/25
  - Except that the anonymous head coach who loves Miami is obviously Narduzzi - Chris94 - 5:06pm 12/5/25
  - Except writer Feldman is a Miami grad campaigning against ND & he asked ACC coaches who get $ if Mia - BaronVonZemo - 4:34pm 12/5/25
- Well, the AP and Coaches polls both have ND at 9 and Miami at 12, so there's that as well. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:21pm 12/5/25
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Looks like Penn State is getting a real football coach, Matt Campbell from Iowa State [NT] [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 2:26pm 12/5/25 (9) [View All]
- He does have a history of upset wins against top ten teams [NT] [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 6:58pm 12/5/25
- Franklin lite [NT] - brian irish - 2:54pm 12/5/25
- How is he better than Franklin? - AlbanyIRISH - 2:45pm 12/5/25
  - Because they were desperate - Fisher01 - 10:38pm 12/5/25
  - ‘cause he’s not Franklin. [NT] - hipND - 3:45pm 12/5/25
    - That is a tough one to top! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:34pm 12/5/25
    - Yep. (He didn't lose AT PSU this year...with all the grand expectations.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:48pm 12/5/25
      - Was Campbell their first choice? Second? Third? Ask PSU fans what they think. [NT] - ELP - 4:26pm 12/5/25
        Jimmy Sexton, the most powerful agent in college football told PSU if they fired - guiness4everyone - 9:32pm 12/5/25
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The Committee should treat Notre Dame's record as 10-1-INC in comparing it with SEC schools. [LINK] - lacan - 2:01pm 12/5/25 (3) [View All]
- I get this sentiment...but one crappy call in the second game of the season isn't going... - SanJoseCAFan - 4:13pm 12/5/25
  - Bullshit. It isn't "one crappy call in the second game of the season". It's the game deciding ... - lacan - 4:21pm 12/5/25
- Love the "SLIGHT hold" commentary each time I see that... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:07pm 12/5/25
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Teddy Gerard trying to reclassify to be part of the 2026 class. [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 1:07pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
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Teddy Gerard trying to reclassify to be part of the 2026 class. [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 1:07pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- Old news. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:46pm 12/5/25
- Jarrard. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:42pm 12/5/25
  - Thanks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:00am 12/6/25
  - Thanks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:59am 12/6/25
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Maybe Notre Dame needs to make some committee "donations" - OklahomaIrishman - 12:13pm 12/5/25 (0) [View All]
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If ND is kicked off the playoff... - AlbanyIRISH - 7:52am 12/5/25 (13) [View All]
- No ND, No Cali team, No PSU (NE fans) No TV ratings! [NT] - irishslovak - 9:12am 12/5/25
  - The nation is salivating to watch Tulane, North Texas or James Madison be sacrificial lambs. [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:05am 12/5/25
    - Root for Duke. Let’s watch it all burn! [NT] - LanceManion - 10:53am 12/5/25
- Irish fans would certainly be frosted. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:04am 12/5/25
- I love the pop-tarts bowl especially when they murder the pop-tart, BUT - LanceManion - 8:18am 12/5/25
  - What's the difference? We will be missing key players. They will be missing key players. - ELP - 8:41am 12/5/25
    - Well done Emerson. [NT] - hipND - 9:14am 12/5/25
      - Here's hoping we get Welcomed back to The Show... (...and don't have to go jump in a Lake.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:44am 12/5/25
        Leaving the Irish out would be Karn Evil. [NT] - hipND - 10:26am 12/5/25
        Indeed. We should still be...9! [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:37am 12/5/25
    - Have you seen how the ACC shows its "situation room" where replays are reviewed? It's intended to - LanceManion - 9:03am 12/5/25
      - Yes, in the NCAA, that A doesn’t stand for academic - NDWisconsin - 12:00pm 12/5/25
      - Exactly right. The group dynamics in the replay room are really disturbing: - murph78 - 11:17am 12/5/25
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I never imagined I would be watching a Texas Tech vs BYU game in December. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:45am 12/5/25 (13) [View All]
- The issue here is what happens when they play the other top 10 teams. Playing each other means - ndphysics - 6:28am 12/5/25
  - Kind of like us playing Stanford, Syracuse, Boston College, Purdue? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 8:08am 12/5/25
    - Alabama played UL Monroe and E. Illinois - AlbanyIRISH - 2:23pm 12/5/25
    - That's cherry picking - Nigel Tufnel - 8:58am 12/5/25
      - I love the excuse there was no way to know - WoodstockIrish - 5:12pm 12/5/25
        I think our point is we don’t know what teams are going to be like when we schedule - ndphysics - 7:03am 12/6/25
      - Very true [NT] - ndphysics - 10:58am 12/5/25
    - Admittedly our schedule was not very strong this year. But I think it’s not by design. - ndphysics - 8:41am 12/5/25
      - So what? Are you literally asking for special dispensation for that? Seriously? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 5:13pm 12/5/25
      - While the schedule was somewhat weak (and likely worse next year)...the only goal now is PLAYOFFS... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:21am 12/5/25
      - See ya next year…. [NT] - hipND - 9:06am 12/5/25
      - BC was 7-6 in 2024. Cuse was 10-3. PU & Stanford were bad. - ELP - 8:55am 12/5/25
        Especially difficult to predict year to year with NIL. Teams can change quickly depending on the $ [NT] - guiness4everyone - 9:43pm 12/5/25
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Can I ask a question, how bad do your ratings have to suck to allow your tv network to replay a - sweetbobbyg - 12:16am 12/5/25 (5) [View All]
- The ACC is pushing the "Miami should be ahead of ND" narrative. It's what a conference should do - Irish_Demon - 12:54pm 12/5/25
  - Yep. They will lobby for Miami. (Our deal with the ACC doesn't cover this.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:11pm 12/5/25
    - Good reason to dump the ACC like the hot garbage it is. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:36pm 12/5/25
- ACC, SEC and BIG networks are pretty good, but there's not a lot on this week for some reason. - LanceManion - 8:20am 12/5/25
- We live in a society of media propaganda. It's a tool to shape the narrative that you want - oldirish - 7:49am 12/5/25
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Is this what people mean when they say "decide it on the field"? [NT] [LINK] - lacan - 11:56pm 12/4/25 (2) [View All]
- Maybe the ACC Network will replay this play hourly for the next week. [NT] - McIrish - 12:27am 12/5/25
  - They should just play that clip on every TV break each time they replay ND/UM [NT] - Irish_Demon - 12:48pm 12/5/25
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Thought this was kool, kids love MF and ped st at 1 fitty??? [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 9:24pm 12/4/25 (0) [View All]
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Doesn’t matter if BYU loses? [NT] [LINK] - irish93 - 7:01pm 12/4/25 (16) [View All]
- That is the hope. But the committee is already sculpting a result whatever it is. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:17pm 12/4/25
  - I believe they pretty much have the result laid out - OklahomaIrishman - 11:00pm 12/4/25
    - Yep. The committee already knows what happens if BYU wins, loses close, or gets blown out. - SanJoseCAFan - 4:15pm 12/5/25
- This whole "head-to-head doesn't matter as long as there is a buffer" thing is retarded. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:31pm 12/4/25
  - That’s not what the Center for Disease Control says. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:53pm 12/4/25
  - Sorry about that. [NT] - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
    - No worries, always happens when I'm on my phone & a slow connection. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:19pm 12/4/25
  - . [NT] - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
  - . [NT] - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
  - 2 spots between us is fine but right next to us is a problem. Unbelievable - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
    - There was also no legitimate reason to move Alabama above ND... - irishboyd - 8:14pm 12/4/25
      - Your could argue between us and Alabama all day. We Couodbhave been ahead or behind the entire - ndphysics - 6:25am 12/5/25
        Yep. The positioning of Alabama (post Auburn) was a clear insight into the motives of the Committee [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:04pm 12/5/25
      - And therein lies the concern. But that's such a load of bullshit and ND draws better than Miami, - LanceManion - 8:18pm 12/4/25
- There's a reason no one is talking about that scenario - McIrish - 7:30pm 12/4/25
  - No, it may not happen, but it is certainly not dumb [NT] - Irish_Demon - 12:25pm 12/5/25
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I don't know how you snowflakes make it through the day !! - murph92675 - 7:00pm 12/4/25 (2) [View All]
- Airplane glue. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 8:38pm 12/4/25
  - “Guess I picked a bad day to stop . . . - murph78 - 10:20pm 12/4/25
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It looks like Teddy Jarrard will reclassify to 2026 from 2027. - AlbanyIRISH - 4:38pm 12/4/25 (10) [View All]
- Would make sense if they already know Minchey is leaving. - Clem - 7:30am 12/5/25
  - Minchey is long gone. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:47pm 12/5/25
    - For sure. The point was, has he articulated that to the staff? - Clem - 6:44am 12/6/25
- Re: It looks like Teddy Jarrard will reclassify to 2026 from 2027. - IrishChristopher - 11:50pm 12/4/25
  - Not really. ND was on him early, but he never progressed past 3* - Irish_Demon - 12:21pm 12/5/25
- That is being considered by the family, not yet confirmed to - BaronVonZemo - 8:22pm 12/4/25
- It sounds like Grubb is a 50/50 play. If he fixes some things, he could be awesome. As it is, - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:05pm 12/4/25
  - If he fixes some things...he had all year to fix them and didn't. - NDQuebec - 6:35pm 12/4/25
    - You need to fix not being a _______ [NT] - Frankx - 8:31pm 12/4/25
      - He's not wrong. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:09am 12/5/25
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Could both Miami and ND get in if the rednecks and Morman’s both lose? [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 3:16pm 12/4/25 (4) [View All]
- You need to back off the caffeine - D2 - 4:12pm 12/4/25
  - He just hasn’t been the same since BK ran out of town w/o saying goodbye. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:36pm 12/4/25
    - BK didn't even have the decency to leave a few bucks on the nightstand... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:25pm 12/5/25
  - Your response to Don... - irishboyd - 4:23pm 12/4/25
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Secretary of State Rubio suggests Trump take over the CFP if Miami gets left out [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 2:53pm 12/4/25 (11) [View All]
- Proof that Miami has a weak SoS [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:35pm 12/4/25
- And Sark is threatening to drop all future non-conference hard games going forward (except UM) [NT] - LanceManion - 8:22pm 12/4/25
  - “Except”? UM does not look like a hard game these days, [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:29pm 12/4/25
- Trump made casinos fail [NT] - IowaIrishFan - 7:05pm 12/4/25
- the finals should be moved to a Trump property [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:16pm 12/4/25
- Go Vance. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:10pm 12/4/25
- I guess if we want to match dumb ideas…. - NDWisconsin - 4:44pm 12/4/25
- What...ask Trump to reverse their two losses? So weird how this is just ignored. [NT] - Karamello - 3:53pm 12/4/25
  - They do realize they lost twice, right? And to worse teams than we did. [NT] - ndphysics - 4:14pm 12/4/25
- I suggest that Amy Coney Barrett takes over the CFP if Notre Dame gets left out... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:56pm 12/4/25
  - I second that. [NT] - murph78 - 5:12pm 12/4/25
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Sad part of this incredible 3 month run is it’s been so dominant yet everyone simply tears apart ND [NT] - DonMiller - 1:31pm 12/4/25 (6) [View All]
- It’s been a great run but if it started week 1 it would have been spectacular - ndphysics - 3:01pm 12/4/25
  - I put the first two losses directly on Freeman. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:26pm 12/4/25
    - I thought it was Ash but MF will accept blame [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:32pm 12/4/25
      - "Buck stops"...and all... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:07pm 12/5/25
- This is where having a network in your corner and a loudmouth like Portnoy as your mouthpiece help. - LanceManion - 2:27pm 12/4/25
- They just grab highlights & aren't invested in every play like we are. - ELP - 1:53pm 12/4/25
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I think if the defense hadn’t been corrected, we would be out of the playoffs - NDWisconsin - 1:20pm 12/4/25 (3) [View All]
- We are literally on the bubble…it could go either way and I think most know rhat - WoodstockIrish - 5:42pm 12/4/25
- If our D hadn't been corrected, Cuse would have beaten us 71-70. [NT] - ELP - 1:55pm 12/4/25
  - MF or Devine intervention. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:38pm 12/4/25
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Wouldn’t this entire process be much better if each team didn’t make their own schedules? - ndphysics - 12:47pm 12/4/25 (5) [View All]
- Sure. Schedules set by the league office. Salaries. Collective Bargaining. Union. Salary Caps. - TakethetrainKnute - 1:24pm 12/4/25
  - They are killing it but it’s not going back. So your scenario is very likely [NT] - ndphysics - 3:00pm 12/4/25
    - Nope, agree it can't go back...but feel it is living as a vestige of what once was... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:12pm 12/4/25
      - 100%. And it’s all greed [NT] - ndphysics - 3:26pm 12/4/25
  - Sometimes I question our own AD making the schedule. [NT] - ELP - 1:30pm 12/4/25
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Texas Tech should be out with a loss - Chris94 - 11:31am 12/4/25 (12) [View All]
- If Texas Tech had eeked by BYU in the regular season... - irishboyd - 12:56pm 12/4/25
- Tend to agree. And why is Oklahoma a lock? ND and Miami should be in over OK [NT] - irish93 - 12:39pm 12/4/25
  - Look how easy Oregon's schedule was [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 3:05pm 12/4/25
  - S E C [NT] - irishboyd - 12:59pm 12/4/25
  - ND would be a double-digit favorite over Oklahoma [NT] - Chris94 - 12:51pm 12/4/25
- The committee has said they will not overly punish a team for a loss in a CCG - McIrish - 12:12pm 12/4/25
  - Define "punish." If Alabama gets rolled by Georgia they should at least slip. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:32pm 12/4/25
    - They will slip. Probably to 10 [NT] - McIrish - 2:38pm 12/4/25
    - Slip...yes... - irishboyd - 2:11pm 12/4/25
- Looking at the whole thing objectively, it is a goat rodeo. But ND is the lightening rod. - LanceManion - 12:07pm 12/4/25
  - Especially when you have teams playing lower tier FBS or FCS teams - NDWisconsin - 1:03pm 12/4/25
    - This is the part I love... - irishboyd - 1:16pm 12/4/25
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If we are frozen out of the playoffs should we join a conference? - Curly1918 - 8:28am 12/4/25 (22) [View All]
- We could have lost the first two games in a conference! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:39pm 12/4/25
- Only the new Super Conference. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:30pm 12/4/25
- No! ND will not be excluded. Networks love ND, Yankees & Cowboys! Great TV ratings! Love or hate - irishslovak - 11:50am 12/4/25
  - Re: No! ND will not be excluded. - irishelder - 12:23pm 12/4/25
- Yes, let’s dump 130+ years of tradition because we lost our first two games - Nigel Tufnel - 10:08am 12/4/25
  - Our 130+ year "tradition" did not involve a full schedule of patsies. - Curly1918 - 11:43am 12/4/25
    - True - Chicago Pre-Flight was a tough out [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 12:44pm 12/4/25
      - Read the new Leahy book. - AlbanyIRISH - 4:33pm 12/4/25
        Thanks - I plan to - Nigel Tufnel - 9:26am 12/5/25
      - Lost to Physicians & Surgeons a couple times...along with Indianapolis Light Artillery... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:17pm 12/4/25
    - the scheduling will be the challenge. Until the conferences get all the automatic qualifiers they - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:16pm 12/4/25
- No. The traditional conferences will go away at some point. Plus, I think we'd get screwed. - LanceManion - 10:02am 12/4/25
  - The dissolution of conferences will be a litigation apocalypse involving many parties. - Curly1918 - 11:46am 12/4/25
  - . [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:46am 12/4/25
- If u want to be independent, it comes with strings attached. - ndphysics - 9:59am 12/4/25
- ND stakeholders will prevent a true conference affiliation. This is fine as long as the same people - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:37am 12/4/25
- No. The CFP will go to 16 and we'll be able to get in any year we're good. [NT] - Chrisb - 8:49am 12/4/25
  - Are you content playing a full schedule of patsies? There's no reason for an elite team to play ND. - Curly1918 - 9:25am 12/4/25
    - Elite teams have played us and will play us. - Hensou - 10:01am 12/4/25
  - No. So we can play a 7-5 opponent in the title game? Just win 1 of two to start the season. [NT] - ELP - 8:50am 12/4/25
    - Clemson, Florida State, Miami and Virgina Tech are traditional powers who will recover... - Curly1918 - 9:22am 12/4/25
      - Those teams play us now. We made it last year and would have this year if we win at least 1 of 2. - ELP - 1:13pm 12/4/25
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Vandy QB wants Prez in charge of CFP [LINK] - Hensou - 8:19am 12/4/25 (8) [View All]
- Yes, the government should totally get involved in college football 🙄 [NT] - humbaba - 1:14pm 12/4/25
- Vandy has one good win. - Chris94 - 11:35am 12/4/25
  - Clark Lea's comments were a disappointment... - irishboyd - 2:08pm 12/4/25
    - He's trying to set up a game on Saturday. [LINK] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:42pm 12/4/25
      - Forgetting that it's not allowed by NCAA, have him contact Bevacqua. ND would love to play them and - Irish_Demon - 5:30pm 12/4/25
        "The 13th Data Point Bowl"! Shame that couldn't happen... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:52pm 12/5/25
    - Really? His job is to lobby for his team now. The playoffs are THE only goal... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:06pm 12/4/25
- We might be playing Vandy in a NY6 bowl but doubt he & his family will be there. [NT] - ELP - 8:54am 12/4/25
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Gruden fixes the playoffs... [LINK] - IrishTiger - 11:12pm 12/3/25 (11) [View All]
- 👍 [NT] - TyroneIrish - 3:41pm 12/4/25
- What a great Frank Caliendo impersonation. Spot on! [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:57am 12/4/25
- This is batshit crazy - McIrish - 2:43am 12/4/25
  - What we have now is batshit crazier [NT] - hipND - 9:14am 12/4/25
  - Add additional games to match the unnecessary games being forced by the conferences? - TakethetrainKnute - 3:34am 12/4/25
- I like it too. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:16am 12/4/25
- I like it, but why not just cut to the chase. End conference championship money grabs, excuse me, - sweetbobbyg - 12:07am 12/4/25
  - I agree, but there's a lot of blood left to be sucked out of the turnip. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:09am 12/4/25
  - Indeed, the conferences have made a total mess of the sport. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 12:14am 12/4/25
    - They’re not near done… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:35am 12/4/25
- I like it. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:58pm 12/3/25
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Damn little chatter about an outstanding recruiting class - Nigel Tufnel - 9:26pm 12/3/25 (13) [View All]
- There was a time when National Signing Day was the biggest thing with all the tv/radio shows talking - jray - 9:07am 12/4/25
  - Portal mostly. You have no idea who will be sticking around. That most don't actually care about - TakethetrainKnute - 6:13pm 12/5/25
- It certainly beats SC's bullshit #1 class. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:06am 12/4/25
- I'm wondering are there EEs in this class. Haven't heard. [NT] - ELP - 9:57pm 12/3/25
  - Not to go all curmudgeon here, but I hate this trend - Nigel Tufnel - 10:03am 12/4/25
  - Electrical Engineers? Bright class. [NT] - hipND - 9:33am 12/4/25
  - All but 3 are EE. Dunham, Premer & Patrick are not. [NT] - Clem - 6:36am 12/4/25
    - I wish Dunham and Premer were coming now - AlbanyIRISH - 6:42am 12/4/25
      - For sure. [NT] - Clem - 6:42am 12/4/25
  - Not sure if there are electrical engineering majors or not. U think these guys are tim ruddy? [NT] - ndphysics - 11:08pm 12/3/25
    - It would be shocking if there were. [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:38am 12/4/25
      - Tim was aerospace engineer I think. [NT] - ndphysics - 8:40pm 12/4/25
- fans are waiting on the CFC [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:46pm 12/3/25
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Vote for JD Price for Hornung Award (Frank need to pin this to the top of the board) [LINK] - McIrish - 7:54pm 12/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Vote for JD Price for Hornung Award (Frank need to pin this to the top of the board) [LINK] - McIrish - 7:54pm 12/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Was told by an "expert".....ACC - Girard - 7:09pm 12/3/25 (5) [View All]
- How does Miami get in at 11? [NT] - irishboyd - 8:53pm 12/3/25
  - they don't... - admiraltact - 10:40pm 12/3/25
    - If Duke wins, maybe people will come to their senses? ... Nah. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:09am 12/4/25
- That would make way more sense than Bama jumping us for almost losing to a shitty team. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:23pm 12/3/25
  - Committee setting Bama up to be a 3 time loser in the playoffs. [NT] - ELP - 10:00pm 12/3/25
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Reality is we made our bed - Girard - 7:07pm 12/3/25 (6) [View All]
- If it comes down to head to head why wasn't it applied for the first ranking? [NT] - ELP - 10:03pm 12/3/25
  - If for some reason in the final ranking the committee is going to attach great importance ... - lacan - 12:44am 12/4/25
- We didn't "give up" 4th and 13 on A&M's last TD - MarkHarman - 9:53pm 12/3/25
  - Agree with this brutal call. I know people who don’t care for ND they - sweetbobbyg - 10:56pm 12/3/25
  - And, I believe, it was 4th and 11. Should have ended up being 4th and 21 [NT] - McIrish - 10:34pm 12/3/25
    - Huge No Call by SEC refs, we might have a bye if that call got made [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 8:41am 12/4/25
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FWIW - the case that Irish fans are overreacting [LINK] - murph78 - 5:20pm 12/3/25 (1) [View All]
- Thanks for the link. I hope he's right. [NT] - NDQuebec - 6:39pm 12/3/25
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three 5 STAR players at DE, TE and Safety... [NT] - KWIRISH - 3:47pm 12/3/25 (3) [View All]
- Rivals has 4, 5 Stars. Just saying is all [NT] - Frankx - 4:16pm 12/3/25
  - Yeah, add CB Khary Adams. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:20pm 12/3/25
    - Towson boy [NT] - Frankx - 5:09pm 12/3/25
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on paper, looks to be 1 of ND's all time best classes...way to GO MF ! + staff [NT] - KWIRISH - 3:43pm 12/3/25 (0) [View All]
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If Alabama and BYU lose they stay at 9 and 11? [NT] - DonMiller - 3:26pm 12/3/25 (4) [View All]
- No, but they don't drop precipitously. - McIrish - 6:39pm 12/3/25
- Perfect scenario is they both lose by 13 - NDNEIL - 4:11pm 12/3/25
- I think it depends on how the games are played... - irishboyd - 3:50pm 12/3/25
- if BOTH lose, IMO, ND gets in. Bama goes below us. If Georgia wins a very tight 1 over Bama, then, - KWIRISH - 3:42pm 12/3/25
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Damn.I didn't realize that Penn State only had two commits this class and so far only one has signed - humbaba - 1:19pm 12/3/25 (5) [View All]
- I hope they rot. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:22pm 12/3/25
  - Agreed….hope they rot forever and their scumbag hillbilly fans! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 8:32pm 12/3/25
  - Yep, and it’s not about football… for me anyway [NT] - Frankx - 5:22pm 12/3/25
- Correction: Several former PSU commits have signed... with Virginia Tech! - Curly1918 - 4:02pm 12/3/25
- they have no coach + are a dumpster fire...ENJOY THE ND MOMENT [NT] - KWIRISH - 3:10pm 12/3/25
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If Texas Tech falls to BYU, could they fall out of the top ten? - IrishTiger - 1:15pm 12/3/25 (6) [View All]
- They absolutely should. Their schedule is a complete joke: B12+ APB, Oregon St, Kent St [NT] - Chris94 - 3:01pm 12/3/25
- I feel like the committee already has a script written out for every scenario this weekend. It’s all - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 1:59pm 12/3/25
  - Bama is protected. If BYU loses then suddenly head to head matters & Miami is in. - ELP - 2:51pm 12/3/25
- That would be great. It’s crap they count a win in those games but don’t count a loss. [NT] - ndinga - 1:31pm 12/3/25
  - Re: That would be great. It’s crap they count a win in those games but don’t count a loss. - admiraltact - 9:24am 12/4/25
  - Games should never be played. But if they do they should count. Does Alabama - ndphysics - 2:28pm 12/3/25
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If BYU wins, the "everything that could go wrong went wrong" mantra kicks in - MarkHarman - 12:43pm 12/3/25 (6) [View All]
- Independent and two losses not a good combo [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 3:24pm 12/3/25
  - Would you at least agree that the change last night was suspect.. - irishboyd - 4:57pm 12/3/25
    - Agree with all you say - WoodstockIrish - 7:45pm 12/3/25
- The committee's reasoning for Bama jumping ND is ridiculous. - ELP - 1:21pm 12/3/25
  - Based on prior years, does bama get in regardless of what happens Saturday? - ndphysics - 2:52pm 12/3/25
    - Bama made a gutsy call on 4th down vs a 5-7 rival after all. Yes, Bama is in. - ELP - 3:35pm 12/3/25
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Someone explain the scenario for ND to get in [NT] - primo - 12:07pm 12/3/25 (20) [View All]
- We’re in, unless both Alabama and BYU win [NT] - DonMiller - 2:14pm 12/3/25
- Texas Tech + Georgia win [NT] - KWIRISH - 1:20pm 12/3/25
  - Re: Texas Tech + Georgia win [NT] - KWIRISH - 1:20pm 12/3/25
- BYU loses to Texas Tech. - Curly1918 - 12:18pm 12/3/25
- We need Texas Tech to win to feel reasonably comfortable. - jakers - 12:16pm 12/3/25
  - Can you explain how Duke beating Virginia helps ND? - NDQuebec - 12:34pm 12/3/25
    - Re: Can you explain how Duke beating Virginia helps ND? - admiraltact - 1:38pm 12/3/25
    - Never mind. - jakers - 12:49pm 12/3/25
      - ok thanks. [NT] - NDQuebec - 2:07pm 12/3/25
  - BYU's best win is over Utah. By 3. - Chris94 - 12:26pm 12/3/25
    - Agreed. But they will get an auto-bid if they win. - jakers - 12:50pm 12/3/25
      - I know. But TT should be out with a loss. They played nobody. [NT] - Chris94 - 1:07pm 12/3/25
        I don't disagree. I just don't see them doing it. [NT] - jakers - 1:35pm 12/3/25
        They should...but they won't. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:46pm 12/3/25
      - and ND's best win is over USC, which is ranked behind Utah. [NT] - irish93 - 12:53pm 12/3/25
- BYU to lose and Bama to get killed by Georgia. If BYU wins I think we’re probably out. Not to sure - MuskyTommy - 12:15pm 12/3/25
  - Bama could be blown out and they'd still be in - MarkHarman - 12:37pm 12/3/25
    - it's not fair because a big loss indicates they are not one of the best ten teams. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:41pm 12/3/25
    - Perhaps, perhaps not - shep - 1:16pm 12/3/25
    - What is fair about a 3-loss Bama team going to the playoffs? - murph78 - 12:49pm 12/3/25
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# 1 class. 25 kids signed.0 from Indiana. ND is a National school and shouldn’t be in a conference. [NT] - salbam - 11:52am 12/3/25 (7) [View All]
- Even with our average NIL second lowest of top 11 by a lot [NT] - salbam - 8:39pm 12/3/25
- Which two are missing? [NT] - jimbasil - 12:35pm 12/3/25
  - None. All 27 commits signed [NT] - humbaba - 12:58pm 12/3/25
    - 👍 [NT] - jimbasil - 1:38pm 12/3/25
    - Kelly left ND because elite talent would not go here? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:24pm 12/3/25
      - and MF says, "if the cold scares you, you are NOT the competitor we are looking for" - KWIRISH - 3:27pm 12/3/25
- +5,000,000 a month from NBC [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:00pm 12/3/25
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I think this outcome is likely. And it would be hard to argue it is wrong. [NT] [LINK] - irish93 - 11:37am 12/3/25 (8) [View All]
- Except in 26 ND beats Miami on Nov then loses to 2 unranked and is below them. [NT] - salbam - 12:20pm 12/3/25
- Agree [NT] - NDQuebec - 12:15pm 12/3/25
- If GT beat UGA Friday both 10-2. Would Tech be in and UGA out? Please. [NT] - salbam - 12:12pm 12/3/25
- It actually wouldn't be hard to argue. BYU played a Big 12 schedule. - Chris94 - 11:52am 12/3/25
  - The committe has set up the final week to be between ND and Miami for the last spot. That is why it - irish93 - 12:31pm 12/3/25
    - They are not ignoring head to head. It is one data point of many [NT] - McIrish - 6:27pm 12/3/25
    - You don't know what they are thinking. [NT] - Chris94 - 12:42pm 12/3/25
      - True. And I hope I'm wrong. But if the roles were reversed, I would not be happy if Miami got in - irish93 - 12:55pm 12/3/25
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Jeremiyah Love Belongs in New York for the Heisman Ceremony [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 10:27am 12/3/25 (6) [View All]
- Rib injury at Stanford was absolutely a dirty play [NT] - Jerseymick - 7:39am 12/4/25
- Love actually deserves the Heisman... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:34am 12/3/25
  - He does. Best player in the country. Hope he proves it's not just a QB award now. [NT] - oldirish - 12:20pm 12/3/25
  - Along with his recent injury against Stan. He needed a big game. No doubt he'll get something. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:41am 12/3/25
    - First Team All American would be nice and deserving [NT] - MuskyTommy - 12:12pm 12/3/25
    - The media has made their proclamation. The winner of IU vs OSU gets the Heisman. [NT] - ELP - 11:24am 12/3/25
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For the head-to-head argument. It did not matter in 1993 when FSU was given the crown over ND, both - oldirish - 10:01am 12/3/25 (10) [View All]
- It was doubled up again in 2000. - jakers - 10:52am 12/3/25
  - Good add. [NT] - oldirish - 12:19pm 12/3/25
- You lost me at 1993. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 10:42am 12/3/25
  - Modern times have taught us a lot about having short attention spans :) [NT] - oldirish - 12:18pm 12/3/25
- That was over 30 years ago. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 10:10am 12/3/25
  - Correct: "college football which has a history of siding with opinion". Read don't scan. [NT] - oldirish - 10:14am 12/3/25
    - Another example: 2003 KSU beats Oklahoma in Big12 Championship. Oklahoma still goes to BCS a major - oldirish - 10:18am 12/3/25
      - Alabama twice, similar controversies in 2011 and 2017. Not head to head but being included when not - oldirish - 10:21am 12/3/25
- True, except no one... outside of us...cares about 1993 and the underlying story... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:07am 12/3/25
  - No one ever cares about a past national champion or number 2. [NT] - oldirish - 10:14am 12/3/25
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* [NT] - oldirish - 9:48am 12/3/25 (0) [View All]
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Irish could be the first team ever to be ranked in the playoffs each week, not lose and be cut out - DonMiller - 9:34am 12/3/25 (1) [View All]
- Unfortunately we went 0-2 in the two games that mattered most. So we did lose. [NT] - oldirish - 9:48am 12/3/25
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I think the Georgia players are looking to…. - Oops Louis - 9:29am 12/3/25 (2) [View All]
- Hoping for that scenario also. Neither Oklahoma or Alabama deserve to be rated above us. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 12:14pm 12/3/25
- Strong potential [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:37am 12/3/25
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Auburn eviscerated by SI in critique of Alabama's CFP ranking over Notre Dame, Miami, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 9:18am 12/3/25 (1) [View All]
- No way this game should have impressed anyone to make a move over any team in the polls - ndphysics - 9:55am 12/3/25
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Well, if we don't make the playoff I say we play Miami in a bowl game. Or BYU if they don't make it. - DiscoRick - 8:06am 12/3/25 (15) [View All]
- Obviously I want to win any game we play in, but not making the playoffs would really hurt, sort of - THEISMANCARR - 12:20pm 12/3/25
- Do you understand ND's bowl options? - AlbanyIRISH - 10:13am 12/3/25
  - Speaking hypothetically and ideally. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:21pm 12/3/25
- If we don't get in, I say we turn down any other bowl game. Beating inferior competition won't help - michiganirish - 8:34am 12/3/25
  - FSU 2 years back [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:39am 12/3/25
  - No fucking way. Play the highest ranked team available and BEAT - KWIRISH - 9:38am 12/3/25
  - Brilliant! Lose the NBC revenue and look like spoiled little girls [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:20am 12/3/25
    - Agreed. I feel like and am acting like a spoiled little girl this morning. Alabama being moved - michiganirish - 12:10pm 12/3/25
  - Do u really think the players would want that? [NT] - ndphysics - 8:48am 12/3/25
    - Never know which players will want to play...in the "NIL Era"... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:13am 12/3/25
      - Ok, I admit some might sit out. But come on. This would look terrible and entitled as a program. [NT] - ndphysics - 9:34am 12/3/25
        Play it with the backups. - AlbanyIRISH - 10:14am 12/3/25
        
        At this point in time I wouldn't expect ND to refuse a bowl game if it comes to that... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:54am 12/3/25
- Highest ranked opponent in a NY6 bowl game. I'm prepared for anything right about now. - ELP - 8:16am 12/3/25
  - No question they guarantee 4 spots for the SEC. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:20pm 12/3/25
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Dowd and Bevaqua are both on the CFP oversight committees - let's see what influence they have. [LINK] - LanceManion - 6:06am 12/3/25 (16) [View All]
- The solution is join the Big 12, beat everyone by 70 every game. Basically play an Ohio St. schedule - DiscoRick - 7:29am 12/3/25
  - The ACC is a far better fit demographically and we're already there in most sports. - Curly1918 - 8:57am 12/3/25
  - Don't necessarily disagree with this, BUT look at Big 12 academic schools rank - dreadful. - LanceManion - 7:50am 12/3/25
    - I say it more to prove the point that they shouldn't even be a consideration in the process. - DiscoRick - 7:53am 12/3/25
      - Agree. If the schools weren't populated by morons, I actually think the Big 12 is a better fit - LanceManion - 7:58am 12/3/25
        Yeah, that's true. The Big 10 anymore would accomplish the goal too. - DiscoRick - 8:01am 12/3/25
        ... - DiscoRick - 8:04am 12/3/25
- as long as it’s subjective and there is weight given to human evaluation in any form, there are - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:01am 12/3/25
  - Of course, but that's where the guys in charge of governance need to hit on "integrity" - - LanceManion - 7:06am 12/3/25
    - You fix this just like government, make the deliberations public. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:36am 12/3/25
      - Second choice to an objective standard, but still better than what we have now. - LanceManion - 7:46am 12/3/25
        Sure smells like Tammany Hall. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:52am 12/3/25
    - Do you really think that's what they did? Or did they produce the result they want and justify it? [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:32am 12/3/25
      - Of course that's what they did. But the story needs to hold up. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:42am 12/3/25
        Yep, it's like saying Ohio St. Is #1 because they beat good Texas, UM, and Illinois teams. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:49am 12/3/25
        Yep. Which is the argument for joining a shit conference until this all gets consolidated in 10 yrs. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:53am 12/3/25