Notre Dame Football Message Board

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Booger McFarland - Oops Louis - 6:53pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- LSU. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:57pm 12/6/25
  - Hey Booger. ND & Miami both belong. James Madison & Tulane do not. 12 best in the country. - ELP - 7:04pm 12/6/25
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Anyone think if BYU loses a close game, the committee will still include them? - NDWisconsin - 6:31pm 12/6/25 (12) [View All]
- If the committee is watching a bunch of small/slow guys run around on both teams - NDNEIL - 6:54pm 12/6/25
  - Facts [NT] - Chrisb - 7:01pm 12/6/25
    - This will be their 4th win against a ranked team - WoodstockIrish - 8:05pm 12/6/25
      - No, this is their 3rd ranked win and 2 are over the same team... - Chrisb - 8:57pm 12/6/25
        BYU being ranked is generous - NDNEIL - 9:04pm 12/6/25
        I'm aware, but I'm just sticking with the black n white facts. [NT] - Chrisb - 9:12pm 12/6/25
    - You don’t think TT has an excellent defense? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:56pm 12/6/25
- No but a close loss might keep them before Miami which is what we need [NT] - NDQuebec - 6:52pm 12/6/25
- Nope. Lose and they’re out. Win and we’re out. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 6:43pm 12/6/25
- How? They didn't think a 1-loss BYU was better than ND, they're going to jump us with another loss?? [NT] - Chrisb - 6:42pm 12/6/25
- Definitely can’t discount that. W/b more compelling if this was 1st time they played TT. [NT] - LanceManion - 6:38pm 12/6/25
- yep. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 6:34pm 12/6/25
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That BYU QB doesn’t miss too many meals. Looks like Buchner’s chubby cousin. [NT] - LanceManion - 6:12pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- Texas Tech better not lose to a #47 QB that is essentially a LB [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 7:03pm 12/6/25
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Let me get this straight...Bama barely beats a team it should have destroyed and the committee - MarkHarman - 6:10pm 12/6/25 (6) [View All]
- As is often the case in business and politics, what they say is a red herring - humbaba - 6:47pm 12/6/25
- They were VERY impressed with their 17 point first half lead. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:19pm 12/6/25
  - Guess our game was too late to notice our 35-3 halftime lead. [NT] - Chrisb - 6:44pm 12/6/25
  - Must have changed the channel at half . [NT] - ndphysics - 6:33pm 12/6/25
- Elephants lose tonight they are gonna limp into the playoffs 2-2 last four games [NT] - DonMiller - 6:13pm 12/6/25
- That’s their story and they are sticking too it [NT] - LanceManion - 6:13pm 12/6/25
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Miami has no one playing today that can improve their SOS or SOR - McIrish - 6:03pm 12/6/25 (3) [View All]
- Miami is Miami, have never won the ACC in 25 years since joining [NT] - DonMiller - 7:21pm 12/6/25
- Convicts are out, losing to two unranked teams just to much to overcome [NT] - DonMiller - 6:15pm 12/6/25
  - If BYU loses and Bama gets obliterated, ND and Mia could both get in. [NT] - Chrisb - 6:51pm 12/6/25
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If we get in or not the CFP is a sham. Conference championship games - irishscooter - 5:51pm 12/6/25 (6) [View All]
- I think we ll get in, both these big 12 teams would get dogwalked by the Irish [NT] - DonMiller - 5:58pm 12/6/25
  - ND doesn't get in if byu keeps this game close. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 6:37pm 12/6/25
    - What?!? If BYU loses, they're gone. [NT] - Chrisb - 6:49pm 12/6/25
- 16 with 5AQ & 11AL is as close to perfection as we'll ever get. [NT] - Chrisb - 5:56pm 12/6/25
  - Translation please? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 6:34pm 12/6/25
    - 16 teams 5 Conf Champ Auto Quals 11 At Large [NT] - Chrisb - 6:46pm 12/6/25
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Uh Oh - Oops Louis - 5:39pm 12/6/25 (5) [View All]
- I thought they were supposed to have a great D. Not so much so far. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:48pm 12/6/25
- BYU has more to play for. [NT] - billybaroo - 5:47pm 12/6/25
- BYU will win. Notre Dame is cursed this year [NT] - MarkHarman - 5:47pm 12/6/25
  - The committee is praying BYU wins. That said will be most unwatched first round ever. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:51pm 12/6/25
    - The committee (espn) wants nothing to do with BYU winning - NDNEIL - 6:57pm 12/6/25
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The Big XII is trash. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:15pm 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- 100% [NT] - Chris94 - 6:33pm 12/6/25
- Yet if BYU wins they’re in and we’re out - WoodstockIrish - 5:45pm 12/6/25
  - Versus what we did? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:59pm 12/6/25
- Mid team x mid team somehow proves one team is playoff caliber. Got it. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:19pm 12/6/25
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Anybody check to see who Rudy is rooting for in this game? [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 5:13pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Chairman of selection committee heavily implied Notre Dame will be ranked ahead of Miami tomorrow. - MahopacND - 4:58pm 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- I agree, other than Boise st winning the big west no other data points to see from Tuesday [NT] - DonMiller - 5:59pm 12/6/25
- Re: Chairman of selection committee heavily implied Notre Dame will be ranked ahead of Miami tomorrow. - primo - 5:43pm 12/6/25
- Mahopac is a beautiful hamlet. [NT] - Hensou - 5:36pm 12/6/25
- Stay away fro social media today,.. we are getting killed from all sides . - Curly1918 - 5:14pm 12/6/25
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Some please give a swift kick to Narduzzi in his Nuts sack [NT] [LINK] - jimbasil - 4:52pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- Yes, Miami made it through the grind of losing two ACC games [NT] - McIrish - 5:35pm 12/6/25
- Should be a video/arcade game. Top seller. "Punt the Nard". [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:55pm 12/6/25
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What happens today if 1 of the top 10 gets BOAT RACED???? 🏈 [NT] - KWIRISH - 4:26pm 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- If it’s a BIG or SEC team, nothing. Anyone else? Dealer’s choice. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:03pm 12/6/25
- We all pretend the game never happened. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:56pm 12/6/25
- Re: What happens today if 1 of the top 10 gets BOAT RACED???? 🏈 [NT] - KWIRISH - 4:26pm 12/6/25
  - They get to post here in threes instead of twos !!! [NT] - jimbasil - 4:49pm 12/6/25
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Remember to vote. Price is up to 2nd. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 4:17pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Arkansas is like VA was last year - best 2-10 team in the land. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 3:47pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Best scenario for Notre Dame Today - irishnocal - 3:05pm 12/6/25 (12) [View All]
- I Want Mismi - OCIrish - 4:33pm 12/6/25
  - Agreed. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:47pm 12/6/25
- What is crazy is nobody cares that Miami lost to two crappy unranked teams. What about those head to - DiscoRick - 4:05pm 12/6/25
  - Why does it matter how many passes Carr had thrown? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 5:00pm 12/6/25
    - Are you being serious right now? - wrdomerson - 5:11pm 12/6/25
      - Dead serious. Are you implying the committee should grant us slack because we had a second year QB - WoodstockIrish - 5:47pm 12/6/25
        Slack no, taken into consideration, yes - wrdomerson - 6:07pm 12/6/25
        Perhaps. We lost. Very poor coaching on our part. - WoodstockIrish - 6:39pm 12/6/25
        We have played 7 of 12 teams with winning records, TxT has played 4 teams with winning records - Chrisb - 1:51am 12/7/25
  - I also think the FCS game is a fair point. That is bush league BS when you are in the ACC. - LanceManion - 4:15pm 12/6/25
    - I think the men’s basketball committee left a team or two out for a weak non conference schedule - NDWisconsin - 5:13pm 12/6/25
    - Seriously, Bethune-Cookman? They didn't even play a full college schedule. - DiscoRick - 4:53pm 12/6/25
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Matt Campbell Ped State deal is ridiculous [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 3:02pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- That seems like crazy money for an OK coach, but PSU was desperate bigly. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:32pm 12/6/25
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Matt Campbell Ped State deal is ridiculous [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 3:02pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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the ACC should replay the Ville and SMU wins over the HurriDucks EVERY day until bowl selection... [NT] - KWIRISH - 2:08pm 12/6/25 (10) [View All]
- I just laughed when I saw ND vs Miami on the ACC network all day on repeat [NT] - crowlaw - 5:11pm 12/6/25
- I like it. Unfortunately, not happening. [NT] - ELP - 3:37pm 12/6/25
- Their behavior firmly establishes ND needs to dump the affiliation with that dumpster fire. - DiscoRick - 2:18pm 12/6/25
  - 100%. Their malice and envy are damaging us, and the connection for non-football sports is not worth - murph78 - 4:11pm 12/6/25
    - How do we replace those 5 games? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 5:02pm 12/6/25
      - You don’t think there is any way to fill our schedule if we transition out of the ACC? [NT] - murph78 - 7:04pm 12/6/25
      - Join the B10! Play our real rivals! Fuck the Goober & Gomer games & the cons! [NT] - irishslovak - 6:32pm 12/6/25
  - And Pete won't push back. [NT] - ELP - 3:08pm 12/6/25
  - Get out of the trailer park! [NT] - irishslovak - 2:22pm 12/6/25
    - Or embrace it fully and affiliate with the SEC. And build in contractual protections against - DiscoRick - 2:29pm 12/6/25
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Cam Williams - IdahoIrish - 1:10pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- Fields and Faison are really good - NDNEIL - 2:00pm 12/6/25
- CW woulda had to have taken a huge step to take reps from Malachi Fields, who came in as a finished - Clem - 1:35pm 12/6/25
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I keep having this bad feeling BYU will come out & play like a team possessed this afternoon. - IrishChristopher - 5:54am 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- Re: I keep having this bad feeling BYU will come out & play like a team possessed this afternoon. [NT] [LINK] - NDNEIL - 2:01pm 12/6/25
- TT is clearly the better team, but.... - billybaroo - 12:32pm 12/6/25
  - If the goal is winning a Natty, having one less game to win is huge. Avoiding injury as well. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:16pm 12/6/25
  - GTFO TTU knows they won't win it all but... - Quest4twelve - 2:01pm 12/6/25
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ND beat the Mountain West Champs. That's something Miami didn't do. - ELP - 5:26am 12/6/25 (8) [View All]
- Gentlemen, I was taking a dig at the committee & Miami. - ELP - 3:05pm 12/6/25
  - Computers do remove the inherent bias. The other thing that would help is televise the committee - DiscoRick - 4:10pm 12/6/25
- And head to head isn't the end all be all. Part of the equation is who is the best team now. - DiscoRick - 2:03pm 12/6/25
- Miami won the Notre Dame-Miami game…which is something Notre Dame didn’t do. Was just mansplaining - TakethetrainKnute - 1:50pm 12/6/25
  - If Miami did not LOSE to 2 unranked, they would be ranked higher than the IRISH [NT] - KWIRISH - 2:09pm 12/6/25
    - If ND didn't blow game against Texas A & M, ND would be in Top 4. Is it odd that in the betting - THEISMANCARR - 2:26pm 12/6/25
      - And the replays would be forever buried. Game what game? [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:30pm 12/6/25
        Re: And the replays would be forever buried, if we beat A&M or Miami. Game what game? - DiscoRick - 2:31pm 12/6/25
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Just going to drop this here. [NT] [LINK] - Tenacious_P - 2:48am 12/6/25 (6) [View All]
- Beautiful [NT] - jrdjr84 - 7:07pm 12/6/25
- Thanks for posting. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 4:33pm 12/6/25
- That's awesome [NT] - MarkHarman - 1:22pm 12/6/25
- Just wow. And people ask, how is Notre Dame different? Do the math. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:50pm 12/6/25
  - Morality is both ND's strength and weakness. - DiscoRick - 1:53pm 12/6/25
  - "Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation is necessary. - Clem - 1:42pm 12/6/25
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I just tried to explain to my wife that Tulane, if they win, will be in the playoff and ND might not - notredame678 - 2:46am 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Ped State AD is a jackass. - Hensou - 1:58am 12/6/25 (11) [View All]
- They should have given Terry Smith a shot. - conorlarkin - 2:46pm 12/6/25
- 8 Years.. holy sheep dip [NT] - Frankx - 4:21am 12/6/25
- This will go down much like Shawn Eichorst firing Bo Pelini [NT] - Fisher01 - 3:31am 12/6/25
- Thanks Goat or is this Natasha? [NT] - notredame678 - 2:31am 12/6/25
- You don't call UM cheaters? Well, it may not be nice but... if the shoe fits. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:05am 12/6/25
  - .........or if the foo shits. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:52pm 12/6/25
  - On the other hand he'll need 8 years to build a team there. - DiscoRick - 2:08am 12/6/25
    - Penn State is like Count Dracula! They'll be back! [NT] - irishslovak - 4:06am 12/6/25
      - Thought you were gonna say: “They suck.” [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:02am 12/6/25
        Mazel [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 10:46am 12/6/25
        LOL [NT] - irishslovak - 2:26pm 12/6/25
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On a lighter note…would like to watch the Boise St game but - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 1:32am 12/6/25 (5) [View All]
- The problem 1st 2 games was the failure to get the QB starter time last year. - DiscoRick - 2:05am 12/6/25
  - Agree but even without experience they knew how good CJ was and they did not let him perform. - THEISMANCARR - 2:33pm 12/6/25
    - Just comes down to you don't start a guy unless you're going to let them play. Especially against a - DiscoRick - 3:58pm 12/6/25
  - Re: The problem 1st 2 games was the failure to get the QB starter time last year. - ndinga - 2:07am 12/6/25
    - ND basically ceded the first half to Miami before taking the handcuffs off. - DiscoRick - 2:11am 12/6/25
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What if ND 2025 football = ND 2022 lacrosse? - jrdjr84 - 12:17am 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- Lacrosse is a very good sport but when it comes to the attention it receives for winning and the - THEISMANCARR - 2:36pm 12/6/25
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Draftkimgs said ND is better than all 5 SEC teams for playoff and would be favored [NT] - DonMiller - 10:31pm 12/5/25 (13) [View All]
- Doesn't matter. Draft Kings isn't sitting on the CFP committee. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 4:59am 12/6/25
- One of Biggest reasons the PTB’s want ND out of CFP. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 4:55am 12/6/25
- And yet it’s unlikely ND will be included in this year’s playoffs and you can thank the CFP for - jimbasil - 10:59pm 12/5/25
  - I’m afraid that’s the price to pay to remain Independent [NT] - NEPA Irish - 12:26am 12/6/25
- Replace the CFP Committee with Draftkings next year? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:46pm 12/5/25
  - Re: Replace the CFP Committee with Draftkings next year? - admiraltact - 11:56pm 12/5/25
    - I'd say the heck with Conf. champions being guaranteed a spot. The game doesn't count for anything - DiscoRick - 1:19am 12/6/25
      - Re: I'd say the heck with Conf. champions being guaranteed a spot. The game doesn't count for anything - admiraltact - 3:11am 12/6/25
        Yep. That's the problem. Everybody vying for more power. No consideration - DiscoRick - 1:45pm 12/6/25
        Repeating myself…but they’re strangling the golden goose… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:53pm 12/6/25
        Exactly. [NT] - DiscoRick - 2:14pm 12/6/25
        
        Win 1 of 2 to start the season and we are in. Inexcusable, and now it's a waiting game. [NT] - ELP - 4:04am 12/6/25
        Exactly, stop with the f’ing excuses…we blew it with the first - WoodstockIrish - 12:27pm 12/6/25
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It is a battle of Religious Schools and ethnicism - Girard - 9:59pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- While we're at it, might as well excommunicate Rubio. - DiscoRick - 1:28am 12/6/25
- “Maimonides South”? Are we Aquinas North? You’re overthinking this. It’s about football. Finis [NT] - murph78 - 10:33pm 12/5/25
- WTF are you talking about? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:05pm 12/5/25
  - Was wondering the same thing [NT] - McIrish - 1:03am 12/6/25
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The stench from West Texas- take BYU with points - Girard - 9:45pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- BYU has zero chance with a loss [NT] - irishboyd - 12:04am 12/6/25
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Nobody wins the race at the starting line. ND AD Pete Bevacqua [NT] [LINK] - Jerseymick - 9:06pm 12/5/25 (7) [View All]
- Mic drop. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:56pm 12/6/25
- Pete should have ended it with, “Can you dig it? Suckah!” [NT] - NDWisconsin - 12:57am 12/6/25
- ELP says very few win the race at all after a slow start. There's a ton of backlash out there. - ELP - 10:44pm 12/5/25
  - ELP flies in the face of Aesop... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:51pm 12/5/25
  - Like De Gaulle and Caesar, ELP uses the third person for himself. Bold. [NT] - murph78 - 10:48pm 12/5/25
- Pete is correct...but the Alabama move by the Committee telegraphs what their preference is... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:41pm 12/5/25
  - To the point. [NT] - whatsamataU - 10:26pm 12/5/25
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Deleted weird double post [NT] - Jerseymick - 9:06pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- Seems to be some sort of glitch. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:15pm 12/5/25
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Realistic scenarios concerning ND's CFP playoff chances. - NDQuebec - 8:13pm 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 - 5:01am 12/6/25
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“Hands down, Notre Dame is better” [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 8:04pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- That;s one quote in the article. Others favor Miami. The whole article is inconclusive, maybe - jrdjr84 - 9:24pm 12/5/25
  - Except that the anonymous head coach who loves Miami is obviously Narduzzi - Chris94 - 10:06pm 12/5/25
  - Except writer Feldman is a Miami grad campaigning against ND & he asked ACC coaches who get $ if Mia - BaronVonZemo - 9:34pm 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 - 9:21pm 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 - 7:26pm 12/5/25 (9) [View All]
- He does have a history of upset wins against top ten teams [NT] [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 11:58pm 12/5/25
- Franklin lite [NT] - brian irish - 7:54pm 12/5/25
- How is he better than Franklin? - AlbanyIRISH - 7:45pm 12/5/25
  - Because they were desperate - Fisher01 - 3:38am 12/6/25
  - ‘cause he’s not Franklin. [NT] - hipND - 8:45pm 12/5/25
    - That is a tough one to top! [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:34am 12/6/25
    - Yep. (He didn't lose AT PSU this year...with all the grand expectations.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:48pm 12/5/25
      - Was Campbell their first choice? Second? Third? Ask PSU fans what they think. [NT] - ELP - 9:26pm 12/5/25
        Jimmy Sexton, the most powerful agent in college football told PSU if they fired - guiness4everyone - 2:32am 12/6/25
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The Committee should treat Notre Dame's record as 10-1-INC in comparing it with SEC schools. [LINK] - lacan - 7:01pm 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 - 9:13pm 12/5/25
  - Bullshit. It isn't "one crappy call in the second game of the season". It's the game deciding ... - lacan - 9:21pm 12/5/25
- Love the "SLIGHT hold" commentary each time I see that... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:07pm 12/5/25
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Teddy Gerard trying to reclassify to be part of the 2026 class. [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 6:07pm 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 - 6:07pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- Old news. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:46pm 12/5/25
- Jarrard. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:42pm 12/5/25
  - Thanks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 1:00pm 12/6/25
  - Thanks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:59pm 12/6/25
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Maybe Notre Dame needs to make some committee "donations" - OklahomaIrishman - 5:13pm 12/5/25 (0) [View All]
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If ND is kicked off the playoff... - AlbanyIRISH - 12:52pm 12/5/25 (13) [View All]
- No ND, No Cali team, No PSU (NE fans) No TV ratings! [NT] - irishslovak - 2:12pm 12/5/25
  - The nation is salivating to watch Tulane, North Texas or James Madison be sacrificial lambs. [NT] - Curly1918 - 3:05pm 12/5/25
    - Root for Duke. Let’s watch it all burn! [NT] - LanceManion - 3:53pm 12/5/25
- Irish fans would certainly be frosted. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:04pm 12/5/25
- I love the pop-tarts bowl especially when they murder the pop-tart, BUT - LanceManion - 1:18pm 12/5/25
  - What's the difference? We will be missing key players. They will be missing key players. - ELP - 1:41pm 12/5/25
    - Well done Emerson. [NT] - hipND - 2:14pm 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 - 2:44pm 12/5/25
        Leaving the Irish out would be Karn Evil. [NT] - hipND - 3:26pm 12/5/25
        Indeed. We should still be...9! [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:37pm 12/5/25
    - Have you seen how the ACC shows its "situation room" where replays are reviewed? It's intended to - LanceManion - 2:03pm 12/5/25
      - Yes, in the NCAA, that A doesn’t stand for academic - NDWisconsin - 5:00pm 12/5/25
      - Exactly right. The group dynamics in the replay room are really disturbing: - murph78 - 4:17pm 12/5/25
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I never imagined I would be watching a Texas Tech vs BYU game in December. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:45am 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 - 11:28am 12/5/25
  - Kind of like us playing Stanford, Syracuse, Boston College, Purdue? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 1:08pm 12/5/25
    - Alabama played UL Monroe and E. Illinois - AlbanyIRISH - 7:23pm 12/5/25
    - That's cherry picking - Nigel Tufnel - 1:58pm 12/5/25
      - I love the excuse there was no way to know - WoodstockIrish - 10:12pm 12/5/25
        I think our point is we don’t know what teams are going to be like when we schedule - ndphysics - 12:03pm 12/6/25
      - Very true [NT] - ndphysics - 3:58pm 12/5/25
    - Admittedly our schedule was not very strong this year. But I think it’s not by design. - ndphysics - 1:41pm 12/5/25
      - So what? Are you literally asking for special dispensation for that? Seriously? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:13pm 12/5/25
      - While the schedule was somewhat weak (and likely worse next year)...the only goal now is PLAYOFFS... - TakethetrainKnute - 2:21pm 12/5/25
      - See ya next year…. [NT] - hipND - 2:06pm 12/5/25
      - BC was 7-6 in 2024. Cuse was 10-3. PU & Stanford were bad. - ELP - 1:55pm 12/5/25
        Especially difficult to predict year to year with NIL. Teams can change quickly depending on the $ [NT] - guiness4everyone - 2:43am 12/6/25
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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 - 5:16am 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 - 5:54pm 12/5/25
  - Yep. They will lobby for Miami. (Our deal with the ACC doesn't cover this.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:11pm 12/5/25
    - Good reason to dump the ACC like the hot garbage it is. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:36am 12/6/25
- ACC, SEC and BIG networks are pretty good, but there's not a lot on this week for some reason. - LanceManion - 1:20pm 12/5/25
- We live in a society of media propaganda. It's a tool to shape the narrative that you want - oldirish - 12:49pm 12/5/25
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Is this what people mean when they say "decide it on the field"? [NT] [LINK] - lacan - 4:56am 12/5/25 (2) [View All]
- Maybe the ACC Network will replay this play hourly for the next week. [NT] - McIrish - 5:27am 12/5/25
  - They should just play that clip on every TV break each time they replay ND/UM [NT] - Irish_Demon - 5:48pm 12/5/25
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Thought this was kool, kids love MF and ped st at 1 fitty??? [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 2:24am 12/5/25 (0) [View All]
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Doesn’t matter if BYU loses? [NT] [LINK] - irish93 - 12:01am 12/5/25 (16) [View All]
- That is the hope. But the committee is already sculpting a result whatever it is. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:17am 12/5/25
  - I believe they pretty much have the result laid out - OklahomaIrishman - 4:00am 12/5/25
    - Yep. The committee already knows what happens if BYU wins, loses close, or gets blown out. - SanJoseCAFan - 9:15pm 12/5/25
- This whole "head-to-head doesn't matter as long as there is a buffer" thing is retarded. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:31am 12/5/25
  - That’s not what the Center for Disease Control says. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:53am 12/5/25
  - Sorry about that. [NT] - ndphysics - 1:08am 12/5/25
    - No worries, always happens when I'm on my phone & a slow connection. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:19am 12/5/25
  - . [NT] - ndphysics - 1:08am 12/5/25
  - . [NT] - ndphysics - 1:08am 12/5/25
  - 2 spots between us is fine but right next to us is a problem. Unbelievable - ndphysics - 1:08am 12/5/25
    - There was also no legitimate reason to move Alabama above ND... - irishboyd - 1:14am 12/5/25
      - Your could argue between us and Alabama all day. We Couodbhave been ahead or behind the entire - ndphysics - 11:25am 12/5/25
        Yep. The positioning of Alabama (post Auburn) was a clear insight into the motives of the Committee [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:04pm 12/5/25
      - And therein lies the concern. But that's such a load of bullshit and ND draws better than Miami, - LanceManion - 1:18am 12/5/25
- There's a reason no one is talking about that scenario - McIrish - 12:30am 12/5/25
  - No, it may not happen, but it is certainly not dumb [NT] - Irish_Demon - 5:25pm 12/5/25
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I don't know how you snowflakes make it through the day !! - murph92675 - 12:00am 12/5/25 (2) [View All]
- Airplane glue. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 1:38am 12/5/25
  - “Guess I picked a bad day to stop . . . - murph78 - 3:20am 12/5/25
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It looks like Teddy Jarrard will reclassify to 2026 from 2027. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:38pm 12/4/25 (10) [View All]
- Would make sense if they already know Minchey is leaving. - Clem - 12:30pm 12/5/25
  - Minchey is long gone. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:47pm 12/5/25
    - For sure. The point was, has he articulated that to the staff? - Clem - 11:44am 12/6/25
- Re: It looks like Teddy Jarrard will reclassify to 2026 from 2027. - IrishChristopher - 4:50am 12/5/25
  - Not really. ND was on him early, but he never progressed past 3* - Irish_Demon - 5:21pm 12/5/25
- That is being considered by the family, not yet confirmed to - BaronVonZemo - 1:22am 12/5/25
- It sounds like Grubb is a 50/50 play. If he fixes some things, he could be awesome. As it is, - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:05pm 12/4/25
  - If he fixes some things...he had all year to fix them and didn't. - NDQuebec - 11:35pm 12/4/25
    - You need to fix not being a _______ [NT] - Frankx - 1:31am 12/5/25
      - He's not wrong. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 11:09am 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 - 8:16pm 12/4/25 (4) [View All]
- You need to back off the caffeine - D2 - 9:12pm 12/4/25
  - He just hasn’t been the same since BK ran out of town w/o saying goodbye. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:36am 12/5/25
    - BK didn't even have the decency to leave a few bucks on the nightstand... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:25pm 12/5/25
  - Your response to Don... - irishboyd - 9:23pm 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 - 7:53pm 12/4/25 (11) [View All]
- Proof that Miami has a weak SoS [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:35am 12/5/25
- And Sark is threatening to drop all future non-conference hard games going forward (except UM) [NT] - LanceManion - 1:22am 12/5/25
  - “Except”? UM does not look like a hard game these days, [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:29am 12/5/25
- Trump made casinos fail [NT] - IowaIrishFan - 12:05am 12/5/25
- the finals should be moved to a Trump property [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:16pm 12/4/25
- Go Vance. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 11:10pm 12/4/25
- I guess if we want to match dumb ideas…. - NDWisconsin - 9:44pm 12/4/25
- What...ask Trump to reverse their two losses? So weird how this is just ignored. [NT] - Karamello - 8:53pm 12/4/25
  - They do realize they lost twice, right? And to worse teams than we did. [NT] - ndphysics - 9:14pm 12/4/25
- I suggest that Amy Coney Barrett takes over the CFP if Notre Dame gets left out... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:56pm 12/4/25
  - I second that. [NT] - murph78 - 10:12pm 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 - 6:31pm 12/4/25 (6) [View All]
- It’s been a great run but if it started week 1 it would have been spectacular - ndphysics - 8:01pm 12/4/25
  - I put the first two losses directly on Freeman. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:26pm 12/4/25
    - I thought it was Ash but MF will accept blame [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:32am 12/5/25
      - "Buck stops"...and all... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:07pm 12/5/25
- This is where having a network in your corner and a loudmouth like Portnoy as your mouthpiece help. - LanceManion - 7:27pm 12/4/25
- They just grab highlights & aren't invested in every play like we are. - ELP - 6:53pm 12/4/25
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I think if the defense hadn’t been corrected, we would be out of the playoffs - NDWisconsin - 6:20pm 12/4/25 (3) [View All]
- We are literally on the bubble…it could go either way and I think most know rhat - WoodstockIrish - 10:42pm 12/4/25
- If our D hadn't been corrected, Cuse would have beaten us 71-70. [NT] - ELP - 6:55pm 12/4/25
  - MF or Devine intervention. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:38am 12/5/25