Notre Dame Football Message Board

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I wonder which team is getting the coveted Chick Filet patch [NT] [LINK] - holybull101 - 11:30pm 1/23/26 (5) [View All]

As Knute says, we’re getting closer to the point where it’s time to walk away. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:41am 1/24/26
I'm hoping we get a Pop Tarts patch [NT] - McIrish - 11:46pm 1/23/26
- Iri$h advertising, Guinness, Jameson, Redbreast, Kerrygold butter, Flahavan’s Porridge, [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:08pm 1/24/26
- So the Kitty Katt Gentlemen's Club can now realize their full potential with a patch. - ELP - 1:00am 1/24/26
  - “THE BAND OF THE FIGHTING IRISH!…brought to you by Four Winds Casino…” [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:04pm 1/24/26

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Knowing Pete Beathard for decades, his USC lineage - Girard - 8:28pm 1/23/26 (2) [View All]

What do we pay our players with Chick-Fil-A sandwiches? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:50am 1/24/26
Craig Fertig too oft came to smokers [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 8:43pm 1/23/26

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I was close: final 2026 schedule is out. [LINK] - AlbanyIRISH - 7:06pm 1/23/26 (24) [View All]

Imagine the tv ratings for the Stanford game on Peacock. [NT] - NDblues - 9:02pm 1/23/26
- That game deserves that. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:58am 1/24/26
Pure crap. Dropping any early games here is cause for immediate dismissal [NT] - humbaba - 7:44pm 1/23/26
- Better go 12-0, we didn’t learn our lesson [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:52am 1/24/26
  - First of all do you kinow how hard it is to go 12-0? ND will get in at 11-1 easily because other - THEISMANCARR - 5:20pm 1/24/26
    - I have this vision of this 75 year old guy with his face all red getting all worked up because - WoodstockIrish - 5:53pm 1/24/26
      - I have this vision of a cynical human being who doesn't read what people say, he just puts out the - THEISMANCARR - 1:16am 1/25/26
        
        Coincidentally you pretty much just proved my point - WoodstockIrish - 12:51pm 1/25/26
        
        OK man, peace and let's just continue to root hard for the Irish. I do not want to make enemies of - THEISMANCARR - 7:06pm 1/25/26
        
        Yeah, we are at tail end of the ice storm, lost power for - WoodstockIrish - 10:37pm 1/25/26
Not seeing USC after a century long rivalry… - ripperduck - 7:21pm 1/23/26
- Syracuse to close out over thanksgiving. That sucks [NT] - ndphysics - 8:28pm 1/23/26
  - Not for me. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:04pm 1/23/26
    - Hope Angeli wins the job. [NT] - hipND - 9:59pm 1/23/26
      - That's a tough injury to recover from. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:57am 1/24/26
- Aint it the truth. [NT] - hipND - 8:05pm 1/23/26
  - In '88, Lou played 6 opponents that finished w/ losing records, including 0-11 Rice. - ELP - 12:53am 1/24/26
    - They beat the season ending #2, #4, #5, and #7 teams... - NedoftheHill - 7:29am 1/24/26
    - We have some difficult schedules in the next several years (after '27). [LINK] - hipND - 1:34am 1/24/26
      - What's so scary about those schedules? - AlbanyIRISH - 12:04pm 1/24/26
        
        Shit changes fast in this new world of college football. [NT] - hipND - 4:06pm 1/24/26
      - Our best chances are next two years. [NT] - hipND - 1:36am 1/24/26
        
        You never know what teams will flip from mediocre to VG in just a year or 2 using the IU Cig method. [NT] - ELP - 2:30pm 1/24/26
        
        Absolutely assuming that will be the case. Teams see ND scheduled and miracles happen. [NT] - hipND - 4:04pm 1/24/26

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Wonderful news! Notre Dame eyes new quarterback direction after Teddy Jarrard reclassification [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 4:01pm 1/23/26 (5) [View All]

Cool name, but there's bigger fish in the sea at QB in 27. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 12:12pm 1/24/26
His name is what I call my wife. [NT] - NDQuebec - 4:58pm 1/23/26
- Does he have a sister named Venus Monds? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:44pm 1/23/26
  - Almond Monds? [NT] - Girard - 8:31pm 1/23/26
    - Almond Joy’s got nuts…Monds don’t! [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:59am 1/24/26

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IU-Miami averaged 30.1 million viewers - AlbanyIRISH - 12:24am 1/23/26 (19) [View All]

Re: IU-Miami averaged 30.1 million viewers - IrishChristopher - 4:09am 1/24/26
It was a close and exciting game the whole way. Duh. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:54am 1/24/26
Second highest ever, OSU vs Oregon was the highest. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:17pm 1/23/26
Fernando's Aunt helped boost ratings! She offset Cignetti's ugly ness! [NT] - irishslovak - 2:05pm 1/23/26
- Turns out, she is a realtor … [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 10:56pm 1/23/26
- More data needed. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:16pm 1/23/26
  - When ND plays, "elite" sponsors want in. That is a major key not basic stats. * [NT] - Girard - 8:34pm 1/23/26
    - Cause after all only ND grads are wealthy…oh wait 2/3 - WoodstockIrish - 12:10pm 1/27/26
    - I meant how about a picture of Fernando’s Aunt. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:53pm 1/23/26
    - Demographics of the viewing audience do certainly play a role... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:52pm 1/23/26
  - Hoping to arrange an IU-Miami grudge re-match. To be settled by Fernando's Aunt and Abella Danger... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:58pm 1/23/26
    - Now that would be cinema [NT] - LanceManion - 4:13pm 1/23/26
It's all about the eyeballs and story, which factor into the CFP selection, no doubt. - LanceManion - 12:51pm 1/23/26
- True. Not a fair playoff...but true. Unfortunately, ND is no longer the ratings goliath it was... - TakethetrainKnute - 2:21pm 1/23/26
  - And scheduling the sisters of the poor. Big games carry big results but trying to schedule - whatsamataU - 4:46pm 1/23/26
  - Absurd brainiacs ruing everything! Nerds! [NT] - LanceManion - 3:03pm 1/23/26
Can someone explain tv ratings. Do they take a snap shot each quarter - beefy78 - 1:38am 1/23/26
- It’s an overall average. It peaked at 33.2 M [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 2:15pm 1/23/26
Of which 29.6 million were watching/routing for IU… [NT] - Irishman22 - 1:22am 1/23/26

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Malachi Toney into the portal - Chris94 - 7:52pm 1/22/26 (11) [View All]

EDIT: Might be a fake report - Chris94 - 7:59pm 1/22/26
- Debunked, but between draft and portal, they've been hit pretty hard. Getting some good replacements [NT] - LanceManion - 12:54pm 1/23/26
- It was, his mother stated "he's already home" to rumors about USF, O$U [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:41am 1/23/26
  - Good, he's on my hit list for November 7th [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 11:13am 1/23/26
- Isn’t the portal closed? [NT] - ndphysics - 11:30pm 1/22/26
  - Closed...except for IU and Miami players...who have until 24th I believe... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:38pm 1/22/26
    - That makes sense [NT] - ndphysics - 11:46pm 1/22/26
- Note that the story originated from "NO-3" rather than "ON-3" [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:16pm 1/22/26
  - In 94s defense, other news sources bit including YahooSports, who took the story down. Damn AI. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:55pm 1/23/26

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Way-too-early Top 100 college football players for the 2026 season, with top 2 ND. Players at 18&19 [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 5:17pm 1/22/26 (3) [View All]

As I think about the 2027 NFL draft, I could see ND with multiple first round draft picks and as - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:54pm 1/22/26
- Re: As I think about the 2027 NFL draft, I could see ND with multiple first round draft picks and as - admiraltact - 8:27pm 1/22/26
- They all have POTENTIAL to go in the top 64, as well as McKinney who they were high on last year. - Rocketman84 - 7:47pm 1/22/26

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Final coaches poll Cignetti had us 7th, UCONN’s Jim mora ranked us 25th [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 5:12am 1/22/26 (18) [View All]

Perhaps I have been wrong about Cignetti. Loves beer, too - hard to dislike that. - murph78 - 4:47pm 1/22/26
- "I've never seen 'Rudy' and I never will. I hate Notre Dame." F that cranky POS. [NT] - Chris94 - 9:37pm 1/22/26
  - That's a silly lie. Even haters have seen Rudy. [NT] - hipND - 9:57pm 1/23/26
- Last team he lost a game to... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:26pm 1/22/26
  - 17 games ago? [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:19pm 1/22/26
Pettiness was apparent. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 1:47pm 1/22/26
- No doubt, Alabama had four losses and some ranked them in the top ten. - PaND - 2:55pm 1/22/26
I would tape this on the door next year and hang 70 on every coach we face who ranked us lower thn 9 [NT] - LanceManion - 12:48pm 1/22/26
Scotty Walden didn't even rank us - McIrish - 6:26am 1/22/26
- Yep [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:27pm 1/22/26
- If it's any consolation, me & the guys at Hank & Casey's Tap ranked the Irish at #2. [NT] - ELP - 12:34pm 1/22/26
  - Where is Hank & Casey's Tap located? [NT] - Hensou - 9:04pm 1/22/26
    - Gary, Indiana [NT] - ELP - 10:12pm 1/22/26
      - I’ve read some stories about that area finally starting to be cleaned up. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:21pm 1/23/26
        
        It depends on what one considers cleaned up. - ELP - 3:01pm 1/23/26
        
        Where are these homes exactly? Even with a “Gary” address people are attracted? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 7:13pm 1/26/26
    - South of Cheers...and north of The Double Deuce... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:22pm 1/22/26
  - I want to party with them. [NT] - PaND - 3:26pm 1/22/26

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Schedule is almost set. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:04am 1/22/26 (5) [View All]

no bye week? not gonna work. [NT] - und67 - 2:49pm 1/22/26
- It's in there. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 12:21am 1/23/26
- In 1975 ND had no open dates - 11 games in 11 weeks. - Baytowner - 11:25pm 1/22/26
Stanford is the other game [NT] - DonMiller - 4:15am 1/22/26
- It better not be. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 12:21am 1/23/26

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Notre Dame football sets date for 2026 trip to Provo, Utah, to face BYU [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 1:56am 1/22/26 (0) [View All]

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Rees follows Stefanski to Atlanta. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:08am 1/22/26 (8) [View All]

amazing how nfl coaches just get recirculated. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:32am 1/22/26
- Right? This year it seems particularly ridiculous. And the basis for some of the firings was weak. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:40pm 1/22/26
- Once you’re in the club, they take care of you. - murph78 - 11:44am 1/22/26
  - The Nepo Football League? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:13pm 1/22/26
Better opportunity for Rees. Good for him. [NT] - Hensou - 12:53am 1/22/26
- Escapes the QB shiite storm in Cleveland. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:35pm 1/22/26
  - IMHO he has a lot to prove. This opportunity provides him with another chance to excel. - Hensou - 5:12pm 1/22/26
    - ! [NT] - Hensou - 7:46pm 1/22/26

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So the ACC will just sit by if and when - Girard - 9:57pm 1/21/26 (2) [View All]

Have not seen pleadings, but my initial reaction is to side with Duke. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 1:56am 1/22/26
much better now, the U's used to control these kids. Capitalism at it's finest. PARITY...LFG [NT] - KWIRISH - 10:27pm 1/21/26

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Once a Notre Dame favorite, Blue Chip RB now poised for Penn State flip, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 9:28pm 1/21/26 (7) [View All]

The academic rigor of a place like ND is tough, especially when you can get paid to not go to class. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:41pm 1/22/26
Maybe he likes casinos? - AlbanyIRISH - 2:22am 1/22/26
- They already put one in South Bend… [NT] [LINK] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:46am 1/22/26
I would be surprised if if he finishes where he starts. [NT] - Hensou - 12:59am 1/22/26
sounds like he wants to stay close to home... [NT] - KWIRISH - 10:23pm 1/21/26
It is not a flip if he goes because he never committed. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:16pm 1/21/26
- Agreed [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:49am 1/22/26

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I love the story that Miami declined Mendoza's desire to walk-on. - iairishcheeks - 7:30pm 1/21/26 (0) [View All]

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Two QBs vs Miami - Nigel Tufnel - 4:42pm 1/21/26 (9) [View All]

You do realize, I hope, that Miami improved tremendously over the year - WoodstockIrish - 7:59pm 1/21/26
- Did they finish with a 10 game winning streak beating teams by an average of 28 or more points? - THEISMANCARR - 6:35pm 1/22/26
- And the QB making his first career start did not improve during the season. Got it. [NT] - kgirish - 12:48am 1/22/26
  - Did you miss part where I said ND improved as well? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:30pm 1/22/26
    - So you weren’t trying to make any point at all with your post? - kgirish - 1:53am 1/23/26
      - Woodstock just enjoys being negative re Notre Dame. Thats his crotchety schtick. [NT] - salbam - 11:03pm 1/23/26
- They improved so much that they lost to Louisville & SMU in 2nd half of season - BaronVonZemo - 12:30am 1/22/26
  - Who are unranked. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:10am 1/22/26
- It is raw data. Make of it what you wish. [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:28pm 1/21/26

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Mendosa's Aunt is a hottie! Loved it when the cameras turned to her! [NT] - irishslovak - 2:19pm 1/21/26 (25) [View All]

Board violation - Nigel Tufnel - 4:24pm 1/21/26
- Will try to help out a bit here... [NT] [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:15pm 1/21/26
  - Thanks for the help and Nigel is right on. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:37pm 1/22/26
  - Wow! She's actually blurry in the picture from sudden movement breast vibration! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:15pm 1/21/26
    - Is that a medical term? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:31pm 1/21/26
      - SMBV - it’s real, and it’s spectacular! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:32am 1/22/26
        
        That's too funny. Seinfeld humor the best. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:38pm 1/22/26
        
        SMH BVZ [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:34pm 1/22/26
  - Dad Mendoza is tapping that. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:16pm 1/21/26
- Thank you. You are a man of integrity. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:47pm 1/21/26
"MAILF"? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:39pm 1/21/26
- A male milf ? [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:10pm 1/21/26
  - Mendoza's Aunt Irishslovak'd Love to F(riend). [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:45pm 1/21/26
- A trans milf ? [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:10pm 1/21/26
Keep it in your pants Holmes. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:33pm 1/21/26
- As I'm on record really really disliking the sideline sorority gals, I really dislike - ELP - 3:01pm 1/21/26
  - It really started with Marilyn Monroe at Yankee games and the paparazzi as far as I can tell. [NT] - ELP - 3:17pm 1/21/26
    - Been exacerbated by "Olympics-style" coverage...where they want to create a rooting interest by... - TakethetrainKnute - 4:24pm 1/21/26
      - Last season, watching a game w/ sideline gal talking over game action about QB getting married. - ELP - 8:28pm 1/21/26
  - You mean Abella Danger? [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 3:09pm 1/21/26
    - Highway to the Danger zone...? [NT] [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:37pm 1/21/26
    - How many husbands or boyfriends got caught smirking when the camera man focused on her. - Curly1918 - 8:03pm 1/21/26
      - A friend of mine instantly texted our group chat. I know who she is but wouldn't have recognized her - LanceManion - 8:15pm 1/21/26
    - I watched the game on skycam so I didn't have to see any family or celebs. [NT] - ELP - 3:18pm 1/21/26
      - A purist. I appreciate that. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:03pm 1/21/26

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Carson Beck pulls an unsportsmanlike move after Miami’s loss in CFP final. If he had gone to [LINK] - whatsamataU - 1:30pm 1/21/26 (6) [View All]

IMHO, not the crime of the century. He threw a game losing pick just seconds before. - ELP - 3:05pm 1/21/26
- Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:58pm 1/21/26
  - Ooooh! Nice! I've got another one: "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana". [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:59pm 1/21/26
    - Better stop before we get into Yogi Berra and Mark Twain quotes. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:01pm 1/21/26
      - "When reaching a fork in the road, take it".........Yogi Berra [NT] - ELP - 7:17pm 1/21/26
        
        Interesting backstory on that one... - iairishcheeks - 7:53pm 1/21/26

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Notre Dame Hit With Final Disrespect in Closing Moments of 2025 Season, [NT] [LINK] - whatsamataU - 1:18pm 1/21/26 (8) [View All]

Blowout losses in Conf Champ Games and the CFP do not count against a team - McIrish - 5:42pm 1/21/26
- They don't count against Bama, they do count against everyone else. [NT] - Clem - 10:32pm 1/21/26
- Apparently it does because they have Ole Miss ahead of Oregon who lost only IU all season [NT] - Rocketman84 - 5:57pm 1/21/26
They have to legitimize the charade by aligning the CFP with the AP. 11 in coaches poll behind OK - LanceManion - 2:28pm 1/21/26
Expected. Last futile attempt to try and cover for the Alabama sham. - TakethetrainKnute - 2:19pm 1/21/26
No metrics, no data, no rational argument for putting 4-loss Bama ahead of ND - only anti-ND animus - murph78 - 1:35pm 1/21/26
- Our likability WRT Marcus lasted about 15 minutes. - hipND - 2:30pm 1/21/26
  - I would love someone to confront an AP voter and have him explain this Top 10. - ELP - 7:24pm 1/21/26

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IF no significant injuries and IF good team chemistry ... - MarkHarman - 11:45am 1/21/26 (0) [View All]

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We've just got another commit, Micah Drescher #1 K according to Chris Sailer [NT] [LINK] - Rocketman84 - 3:55am 1/21/26 (5) [View All]

Good choice, Micah. Now practice your 60 yarders! [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:45pm 1/21/26
- 50 and under should be automatic [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 1:50am 1/22/26
Welcome Micah! Go Irish! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:56pm 1/21/26
The best part......"Former Michigan commit"..... - Clem - 10:21am 1/21/26
Looks like our kicking game has gone from a weakness to a potential strength [NT] - McIrish - 4:02am 1/21/26

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Projected DL Depth Chart...The "D" gave up 98.8ypg vs run last season, this DL will be much better! - Rocketman84 - 3:48am 1/21/26 (2) [View All]

Coaches dream - fargoz1 - 2:10pm 1/21/26
Loaded. [NT] - Clem - 10:19am 1/21/26

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Jason Onye’s Return Adds Needed Stability to Notre Dame’s Interior Defensive Line [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 3:27am 1/21/26 (0) [View All]

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Oddsmakers like CJ [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 2:52am 1/21/26 (0) [View All]

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Sounds like Onye got his 6th year, that's huge for ND. [NT] - Clem - 1:21am 1/21/26 (0) [View All]

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Jason Onye is coming back! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:07am 1/21/26 (1) [View All]

Great news!!! Thanks for the update BVZ! [NT] - jray - 1:26am 1/21/26

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Power 5 Conferences better hope Stanford does not decide it wants to be like Indiana and win a CFP - Baytowner - 11:47pm 1/20/26 (1) [View All]

. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:25am 1/21/26

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I'd imagine teams studying Indiana game film.. - hipND - 10:49pm 1/20/26 (0) [View All]

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Alberto Mendoza does a ring and run as he enters the portal after IU NC. - Hensou - 8:07pm 1/20/26 (9) [View All]

To Georgia Tech. [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:01am 1/21/26
He was going to ride the bench behind Hoover [NT] - Rocketman84 - 11:24pm 1/20/26
See you couldn’t resist that Mendoza line… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:04pm 1/20/26
- No one wants to ride the pine anymore. The writing was on the wall. [NT] - ELP - 9:36pm 1/20/26
  - Players only love you when there playing. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:43pm 1/21/26
    - Mendoza just following his...Dreams. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:48pm 1/21/26
His decision but they picked up a QB out of Texas Christian? [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:34pm 1/20/26
- The TCU qb is good. Started there and performed well for two years. - murph78 - 11:20pm 1/20/26
- Yes. If IU wanted the Mendoza brother they would have paid him. - ELP - 11:14pm 1/20/26

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Pre-House vs NCAA SEC Booster Payrolls...vs BIG10 Collectives, how big is the gap? - holybull101 - 7:16pm 1/20/26 (2) [View All]

It’s less about the SEC keeping up - NDNEIL - 10:31pm 1/20/26
I asked Perplexity.... - Nigel Tufnel - 8:26pm 1/20/26

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Classless postgame behavior by Miami's Fletcher and Beck. Moronic postgame vulgarity by Mendoza. [NT] - Hensou - 4:01pm 1/20/26 (12) [View All]

Miami invented NO CLASS in football - RocketRay - 2:28am 1/21/26
I read something that said the IU player made a comment about Fletcher's Dad who passed away. [NT] - ELP - 9:38pm 1/20/26
Fletcher was actually very classy seeking out & congratulating Mendoza - humbaba - 5:56pm 1/20/26
- Yeah something sparked that and then made a bad choice. He’s a good kid that f up [NT] - Frankx - 6:01pm 1/20/26
agree with fletcher and beck; mendoza just slipped. [NT] - brian irish - 5:32pm 1/20/26
- Attack anything non ND. [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:14pm 1/20/26
- Hensou is the board's school marm [NT] - Chris94 - 5:36pm 1/20/26
  - Do you care to factually dispute my statements? Or are you just snarking for attention.? [NT] - Hensou - 6:08pm 1/20/26
    - . [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:06am 1/21/26
I think the convicts were classy / better than prior years [NT] - DonMiller - 4:16pm 1/20/26
- Is the ACC Network going to run that punch on a loop for 24 hours? [NT] - ELP - 6:16pm 1/20/26
  - They sure would if it was us doing the punching. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:50pm 1/21/26

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ESPN Facing Backlash for Marcus Freeman Decision, [LINK] - whatsamataU - 3:37pm 1/20/26 (13) [View All]

"Backlash." It's Athlon Sports - made-up clickbait. They scraped up some random tweets. - jakers - 9:34pm 1/20/26
'Backlash' - a few negative, anonymous online posts - Nigel Tufnel - 9:21pm 1/20/26
Exactly how many have created backlash? Two? 100? A kabillion zillion? - ELP - 4:53pm 1/20/26
- I’m going to plagiarize Kabillion. I like Brazillion too [NT] - Frankx - 5:22pm 1/20/26
  - Not the place to discuss your grooming habits [NT] - McIrish - 9:02pm 1/20/26
    - Brazillions...can be rough on the Balzac... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:27pm 1/21/26
Pretty simple. Many always hate ND and voice that. - hipND - 4:45pm 1/20/26
The rationale that ND rejected a bowl bid so should be persona non grata is both absurd & funny. - LanceManion - 4:43pm 1/20/26
The Stupidity of the Average College football fan is boundless [NT] - nd-usmc - 4:21pm 1/20/26
- SEC! SEC! SEC! - Hensou - 4:30pm 1/20/26
  - cannot understand why they waste money on helmets. [NT] - und67 - 6:26pm 1/20/26
Do you think ESPN made a mistake? [NT] - irish93 - 4:05pm 1/20/26
Sure...having the last coach to defeat Indiana on makes no sense. Bunch of biased dimwits... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:58pm 1/20/26

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Did anybody notice on the blocked punt … - HoustonIrishman - 2:00pm 1/20/26 (7) [View All]

Just watched the clip and that is f'n hilarious!!! Quality, to-notch execution at it's finest. [NT] - Clem - 3:16pm 1/20/26
I did. It was so egregious that one can’t help at least wondering about gambling. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:42pm 1/20/26
- Having gambling in everyone's hand 24/7 is another genius idea... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:23pm 1/20/26
  - In particular, Miami players who are known for their sound judgment. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 3:27pm 1/20/26
    - Helmet on...going after a guy with his helmet off. Quite the courageous character there... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:25pm 1/20/26
      - And a partner with him to stack the odds further. Typical. I expect trouble from them next Nov. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:42pm 1/20/26
Every IU fan did and at least half of the U had to be using profanity. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:02pm 1/20/26

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The era of SEC dominance is officially over - Nigel Tufnel - 1:59pm 1/20/26 (7) [View All]

Michigan. Ohio State. Indiana. Let's be next!!! [NT] - jrdjr84 - 8:00pm 1/20/26
They'll continue to get 5-6 teams a year into the CFP based off propaganda and corruption alone. [NT] - Clem - 3:05pm 1/20/26
We can thank the Transfer Portal & NIL for that [NT] - NEPA Irish - 2:11pm 1/20/26
- Shane Gillis said it to Alabama Jones’ face.. - hipND - 3:35pm 1/20/26
On the field perhaps. However, there’s still ESPN and the Alabama fraud [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:02pm 1/20/26
- The 2026 SEC/ESPN push for Texas and their QB Arch is alive and well. [NT] - ELP - 3:00pm 1/20/26
  - Yep...gotta get more money for the Mannings... Coals to Newcastle... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:18pm 1/20/26

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Just heard a good one…words that will never be spoken again in college football…the players has been - WoodstockIrish - 1:20pm 1/20/26 (32) [View All]

There were simple and fair solutions that the N.C.A.A. stuck their fingers in their ears over. - jakers - 10:18pm 1/20/26
- Yep. Have been saying essentially the same thing. - TakethetrainKnute - 3:27pm 1/21/26
do you have any understanding the level of tOSU academically? [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 6:38pm 1/20/26
In one of his pressers, Marcus alluded to the administration softening their standards. - LanceManion - 1:26pm 1/20/26
- Pro football boring compared to college. Stay here Marcus for 10 years at least. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:18am 1/21/26
- If you want to win, you'll be swimming in the same cesspool as everyone else - humbaba - 5:58pm 1/20/26
- Not exactly - Nigel Tufnel - 2:55pm 1/20/26
  - ND was restricting credit transfers for actual students - NedoftheHill - 5:11pm 1/20/26
  - That sounds like a distinction without a difference, but whatever. He's getting what he feels he - LanceManion - 3:55pm 1/20/26
  - And suddenly the funnel gets wider? Not clear what you’re trying to say? - WoodstockIrish - 3:31pm 1/20/26
    - In relation to everyone else I don't think it has changed in relation to the past I think it has - THEISMANCARR - 6:21am 1/21/26
      - The recruiting has clearly changed as well - WoodstockIrish - 1:21pm 1/21/26
- I’d be very surprised if the Admin. went back to the Hesburgh/Malloy model…. - NEPA Irish - 2:18pm 1/20/26
  - The Malloy Model was an ego-driven knee-jerk reaction to the Kim Dunbar mess. - jakers - 10:38pm 1/20/26
    - Yep. ND should have fought the NCAA there. Qualified as a "booster" because she went to QC lunches - TakethetrainKnute - 2:25pm 1/21/26
  - I don't know. If CFB stays on its current trajectory, it's hard to justify. - LanceManion - 3:57pm 1/20/26
    - You'll get players that want a penthouse apartment in Chicago...and to helicopter out for practice.. - TakethetrainKnute - 4:54pm 1/20/26
  - Do you understand how large the endowment is regardless of the W-L record of the football team? - WoodstockIrish - 3:32pm 1/20/26
  - At what price one's soul? We will certainly see... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:32pm 1/20/26
- Yep. It’s a burning dumpster fire and sad…. - TakethetrainKnute - 1:48pm 1/20/26
  - The minor league would put more wear and tear on the body, college football now is a minor league - THEISMANCARR - 6:25am 1/21/26
  - Thanks TTTk. Glad to see you get it and not surprised. - WoodstockIrish - 3:34pm 1/20/26
    - Those who just adopted ND as a sports team I understand. Those with an actual connection to the... - TakethetrainKnute - 4:13pm 1/20/26
      - For me who was lucky to get in the ND after being on waiting list, I really think the football - THEISMANCARR - 6:29am 1/21/26
        
        I agree that it did once upon a time. That is being laid to waste along with everything else... - TakethetrainKnute - 2:53pm 1/21/26
  - Hard time thinking that the Admin will swallow this pill indefinitely. But maybe I am wrong. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:39pm 1/20/26
    - I think it has to get too unseemly, coupled with the abandonment of tradition to make it unpalatable - TakethetrainKnute - 3:27pm 1/20/26
      - Tend to agree, but I also wonder where that line is, exactly. After the charade that was the CFP - LanceManion - 4:00pm 1/20/26
        
        The involvement is troublesome. My only view of that would be a "keep your enemies close" mindset... - TakethetrainKnute - 4:33pm 1/20/26
        
        That would be awesome. Imagine the ESPN meltdown. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:45pm 1/20/26
      - I’m surprised it’s gotten this far, I’m sure it has something to do with the coach. [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 3:35pm 1/20/26
        
        That I agree. People want to see him succeed for the first time in ND history. He appears perfect - THEISMANCARR - 6:32am 1/21/26

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Indiana Defense - FENWAY - 1:04pm 1/20/26 (3) [View All]

Ie Better Coaching? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 1:21pm 1/20/26
- Ie, no question mark needed. [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:54pm 1/20/26
As I watched Indiana, I thought multiple times that they were a well coached team [NT] - LanceManion - 1:19pm 1/20/26

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Anyone see or hear about Miami's Fletcher taking a swing at an IU player after the game? - ELP - 12:43pm 1/20/26 (5) [View All]

Here it is! [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 2:51pm 1/20/26
Here it is! [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 2:51pm 1/20/26
Market the completion of the scuffle to MMA. $$$ to be made. Get on it ESPN… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:55pm 1/20/26
typical cane behavior. [NT] [LINK] - und67 - 1:23pm 1/20/26
Didn't watch the game but saw the clip, just a kid trying to show that the Miami culture is alive - Clem - 1:02pm 1/20/26

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Miami's playoff success proved a very important point - MarkHarman - 11:42am 1/20/26 (6) [View All]

I would add that whatever the logic is, it also needs to be applied consistently. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:18pm 1/20/26
Miami finished w/ 3 losses & didn't play in their conference championship. - ELP - 12:53pm 1/20/26
- They're definitely back. And they did finish the season strong [NT] - MarkHarman - 1:07pm 1/20/26
  - Miami had a great offense last year, but an abysmal defense. They hired Univ Minnesota's 1st ... - lacan - 7:21pm 1/20/26
  - They are as "back" as ND is. Beat us and got to Natty... - hipND - 2:26pm 1/20/26
    - I'm not so convinced. Next couple of years will tell. At least play in conference title game. - ELP - 2:58pm 1/20/26

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Carson Beck can go home now since he is not taking classes at Miami, not a student athlete. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 8:02am 1/20/26 (2) [View All]

yoo think all those transfers at Indiana attend class [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 7:28pm 1/20/26
Turns out the Cavinder girl made the right decision after all. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:21pm 1/20/26

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Why haven’t they interviewed the owner of the team? - kgirish - 4:58am 1/20/26 (7) [View All]

Indiana does not operate with the largest budget in the sport. While the Hoosiers - whatsamataU - 9:12pm 1/21/26
jealous? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:06am 1/20/26
- He is right - Baytowner - 5:58am 1/20/26
- I guess I am jealous. I am also disgusted that Indiana won the championship more recently than ND. [NT] - notredame678 - 5:07am 1/20/26
  - it was bought in [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 7:34pm 1/20/26
  - When you hire coaches by throwing darts, you will have many down years [NT] - humbaba - 5:12am 1/20/26
    - Ouch! [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:57pm 1/20/26

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Coogan will get his National Championship ring. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 4:37am 1/20/26 (3) [View All]

Holden Staes too [NT] - 81Brown - 5:06pm 1/20/26
Happy for him. [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:56am 1/20/26
Punk post. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 4:56am 1/20/26

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Glory to god . [NT] - beefy78 - 4:32am 1/20/26 (0) [View All]

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Before last drive I told my wife this game ends in a beck interception [NT] - ndphysics - 4:22am 1/20/26 (5) [View All]

Funny I told my wife the QB draw was coming on the 4th and 5 play. I give Miami and I dislike them a - THEISMANCARR - 4:33am 1/20/26
- We better game plan hard for him next year [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:45am 1/20/26
  - You're not kidding, dare I say he reminds me a bit of the Rocket. Rocket had more game though. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 4:54am 1/20/26
    - Not close, alot closer to Rondale Moore as a FR. - Rocketman84 - 8:07am 1/20/26
      - Agree. No one and I mean no one was as explosive a college player as Rocket. The defenses game - THEISMANCARR - 6:39am 1/21/26

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Can't lie. I got emotional after the final gun. My dad was an IU grad and devoted fan [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:20am 1/20/26 (18) [View All]

Guess it’s ok to be a fan of a Big Ten Team now - WoodstockIrish - 12:21pm 1/20/26
- I have been a loyal fan of Notre Dame since 1969 - MarkHarman - 11:06pm 1/20/26
  - You either missed the sarcasm and/or haven’t been around this board long enough - WoodstockIrish - 1:08am 1/21/26
    - I doubt it was sarcasm, I think it was your usual cynicism, especially when you say interesting. You - THEISMANCARR - 6:44am 1/21/26
      - Now I think you have early signs of dementia? Please show me - WoodstockIrish - 12:26pm 1/22/26
My son is a junior at IU. Can’t believe how that program turned around. Incredible!! [NT] - jray - 4:52am 1/20/26
Good for your dad, but I cannot stomach Mark Cuban. At least Michael Irvin has an excuse because - THEISMANCARR - 4:48am 1/20/26
I got emotional that no meteorite hit the Hard Rock [NT] - Domer From Hell - 4:44am 1/20/26
The IU alumni club will have billboards up in SB all year long. What they do. [NT] - murph78 - 4:28am 1/20/26
- ND will take it It’s what they do [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:44am 1/20/26
2 * QB who was turned down as a walk on at Miami [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:22am 1/20/26
🖕 [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:21am 1/20/26
- Not cool. Not cool at all. What's wrong with you? [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:28am 1/20/26
  - emotional? wtf [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:36am 1/20/26
    - Delete subject. Show some class, Mark. [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:39am 1/20/26
      - my dad went to ohio state. i wasn’t emotional last year [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:43am 1/20/26
        
        You just don't get it, do you? - MarkHarman - 4:47am 1/20/26
        
        Who cares? Go Irish. - WoodstockIrish - 12:23pm 1/20/26

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Greatest coaching job ever across all sports..cig real deal [NT] - beefy78 - 4:19am 1/20/26 (10) [View All]

Herb Brooks USA Olympic Hockey 1980. The GOAT. [NT] - salbam - 10:28pm 1/20/26
YES, In NCAA CFB. [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:42pm 1/20/26
Ever? A bit over the top. Was certainly great coaching… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:06pm 1/20/26
Not really. Miracle on Ice comes to mind for one. [NT] - Hensou - 8:58am 1/20/26
- Several NHL soon to be players on that team, not 2 stars. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:09pm 1/20/26
More of a heist than anything else but it’s still pretty impressive. [NT] - kgirish - 5:03am 1/20/26
Agree!! [NT] - jray - 4:53am 1/20/26
Great play calling running for several first downs on 3rd and long but not showing run. Average age - THEISMANCARR - 4:36am 1/20/26
- it was bought [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 7:33pm 1/20/26
- Great D. [NT] - whatsamataU - 2:01pm 1/20/26

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ND needs to be embarrassed. those who ran out Holtz, Hired - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:18am 1/20/26 (6) [View All]

Pretty sure Miami, or anyone else, did not let the Hoosiers win. [NT] - nddad98 - 4:26am 1/20/26
- listen to yourself. the hoosiers in 2 years have done more than ND in 37. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:33am 1/20/26
40 year drought or that Indiana has won a more recent title? [NT] - beefy78 - 4:21am 1/20/26
- both [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:22am 1/20/26
  - IU has won titles now in football and basketball. [NT] - ELP - 4:37am 1/20/26
    - outside of UM, best sports program in the midwest [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:46am 1/20/26

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Nice finish by Indiana. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:18am 1/20/26 (3) [View All]

Could be another Hoosiers movie someday [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:21am 1/20/26
- Easily one of the best sports stories in my lifetime, if not the best [NT] - MarkHarman - 4:27am 1/20/26
  - The story of a coach filling a team with 50-60% portal players - WoodstockIrish - 12:27pm 1/20/26

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Go Hoosiers! This is who Carson Beck is, and it’s not good. [NT] - DixieDomer - 4:16am 1/20/26 (4) [View All]

He's not bad and it's easy to underthrow a long pass. He made some good plays too but - THEISMANCARR - 4:50am 1/20/26
- Not sure why he got greedy...they were moving it .. [NT] - beefy78 - 4:56am 1/20/26
Google him….he delivered [NT] - DakIrish - 4:18am 1/20/26
That was the most Carson Beck throw ever [NT] - ShowMeIrish - 4:18am 1/20/26

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IU lineman jumping was ridiculous from a veteran. [NT] - ELP - 4:11am 1/20/26 (2) [View All]

Agree. That and the roughing the passer penalty could easily have turned the game [NT] - humbaba - 5:18am 1/20/26
Yep a well disciplined, penalty free team and a veteran jumps. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 4:37am 1/20/26

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Great looking TE. [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:59am 1/20/26 (0) [View All]