Notre Dame Football Message Board

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You can't win off the bye.. impossible [NT] - beefy78 - 7:01pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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I can now see why the CFP Committee picked Alabama over Notre Dame! I call selection fraud. [NT] - HoustonIrishman - 6:57pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Tide Rolled [NT] - primo - 6:56pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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ESPN - b2runn - 6:50pm 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- The hoops committee takes into account who's hot at the end of the season, Pay attention, CFP [NT] - jrdjr84 - 7:20pm 1/1/26
- Always put in a team whose lost big to a 7 loss team over the one who lost to two top 10's. Always. [NT] - DiscoRick - 6:54pm 1/1/26
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So Herbie, did the committee get it right? Haven't heard him say that yet. [NT] - DiscoRick - 6:49pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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The announcers are referring to Indiana as an underdog or overachiever. Not any more. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 6:49pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Disband the committee [NT] - beefy78 - 6:47pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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now that everyone is allowed to pay players, the SEC no longer dominant? [NT] - KWIRISH - 6:45pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Go Hoosiers..... - Robert Jay - 6:41pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- Cignetti is the real deal. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:54pm 1/1/26
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Desmond Howard said,Bama over IU [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:39pm 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- Inarticulate and innaccurate ... born to be an ESPN commentator. [NT] - lacan - 6:56pm 1/1/26
- He's a dummy, [NT] - ColeyO - 6:52pm 1/1/26
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Pour it on cig.. [NT] - beefy78 - 6:38pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- Hell yea. Screw the SEC. IU looks really good. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 6:39pm 1/1/26
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Pat Coogan getting his name mentioned a lot. [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:34pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Anyone who said Alabama should have been in the playoffs over the Irish… - Domer From Hell - 6:34pm 1/1/26 (6) [View All]
- The sad part is the committee was never even considering that, even McIlroy was toeing the company - THEISMANCARR - 9:58pm 1/1/26
- Same for Oklahoma. Didn't belong. Unfortunately...I'll have to give Miami credit so far. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 6:44pm 1/1/26
  - Agree regarding Miami. What I didn’t like is how the CFP committee [NT] - Domer From Hell - 7:10pm 1/1/26
    - Re: Agree regarding Miami. What I didn’t like is how the CFP committee… - Domer From Hell - 7:11pm 1/1/26
      - No doubt I said the same thing when Alabama popped in at number9 in the final caommittee ranking. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:00pm 1/1/26
- Is an IV using alcoholic... [NT] - KWIRISH - 6:40pm 1/1/26
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Committee impressed by Alabama's loss to IU, replaces Oregon with Crimson Tide - MarkHarman - 6:28pm 1/1/26 (4) [View All]
- It's "Mighty" Alabama, sir. [NT] - lacan - 6:35pm 1/1/26
- Ignorant committee realizes IU center is ND transfer. Forces IU to forfeit midway thru 4th quarter [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 6:35pm 1/1/26
- I bet Finebaum is hammered drunk [NT] - Frankx - 6:34pm 1/1/26
- That Mack kid has some sizzle. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:31pm 1/1/26
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I hope Indian pitches a shutout - irishelder - 6:19pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- Re: I hope Indiana pitches a shutout [NT] - irishelder - 6:20pm 1/1/26
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Herbstreit: "Alabama is just standing around, existing" - MarkHarman - 6:14pm 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- Keep debore there...he has destroyed what Saban had built in 2 seasons [NT] - beefy78 - 6:16pm 1/1/26
  - He'll get one more year max if there's no deep playoff run next year [NT] - MarkHarman - 6:17pm 1/1/26
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"You can't run the ball in the SEC." - K. Herbstreit [NT] - jrdjr84 - 6:11pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- But trying to is gutsy! [NT] - lacan - 6:14pm 1/1/26
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So the real bama showed up today. No effort [NT] - ndphysics - 6:10pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Curt Cignetti has the same facial expressions as Nick Saban [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:38pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- Cignetti is awesome, may be best coach in college football - MarkHarman - 6:16pm 1/1/26
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How the f@ck is Alabama in these playoffs? [NT] - Jerseymick - 5:35pm 1/1/26 (7) [View All]
- What a joke! Bama is just not very good… [NT] - Sjnd5359 - 6:11pm 1/1/26
- It’s the SEC. Just means more ($$$)! [NT] - hipND - 6:11pm 1/1/26
  - Bingo! [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:27pm 1/1/26
- Cut em some slack, they stayed within 2 TD's of unranked 7 loss Florida State. [NT] - DiscoRick - 5:52pm 1/1/26
- They had an awesome 1st half against Auburn. [NT] - Clem - 5:40pm 1/1/26
  - In a Big Time Rivalry game. [NT] - Frankx - 6:03pm 1/1/26
- Conference grind..gutsy 4th down calls .big wins over Mizzou vandy tenn [NT] - beefy78 - 5:36pm 1/1/26
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Game over. - AlbanyIRISH - 5:34pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Watching all this makes me more bummed Notre Dame was screwed - MarkHarman - 5:00pm 1/1/26 (8) [View All]
- I have not watched one snap - Chris94 - 5:33pm 1/1/26
  - My boss went to IU for undergrad, so this is the first one I’m watching. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:47pm 1/1/26
  - I gotta root for IU now ... my late dad's alma mater [NT] - MarkHarman - 5:43pm 1/1/26
  - That will show them. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:38pm 1/1/26
    - Doing it for me - watching makes me infuriated - Chris94 - 5:40pm 1/1/26
      - Hey, my undergrad. [NT] - whatsamataU - 6:10pm 1/1/26
- Was. Losing those two games by 4 points with a D coordinator in training sunk the boat [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:12pm 1/1/26
- Yeah, a bunch of these “top” teams are significantly incomplete. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:01pm 1/1/26
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Debore thinks he's playing madden [NT] - beefy78 - 4:59pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- Dude, better get his résumé together. They can’t run the ball. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:18pm 1/1/26
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Texas Tech was profoundly overrated. - Chris94 - 3:43pm 1/1/26 (3) [View All]
- Isn't T Tech's coach the one who said ND should join a conference if they want in the playoffs? - DiscoRick - 4:24pm 1/1/26
  - And Oregon is not that good though Dante Moore is. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:03pm 1/1/26
  - Yep. Turns out TT should join a conference. [NT] - Chris94 - 5:34pm 1/1/26
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Not a single team of the 8 teams rated in the top 4 in the nation has won a playoff game so far.... - nddad98 - 3:32pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- The evidence is that the committee overvalued the "competition" the teams played. As.. - DiscoRick - 4:27pm 1/1/26
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Can the number 4 team in the nation avoid the disgrace of being shut out? [NT] - humbaba - 3:17pm 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- No, and you make an excellent point. Their offense wasn’t ready for prime time. - sweetbobbyg - 3:27pm 1/1/26
  - You can pretty much pencil in a 16 team playoff in 2026. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:32pm 1/1/26
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Texas Tech’s 2026 Schedule is a complete joke. Open at home against Abilene Christian [NT] - notredame678 - 3:09pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- They should get that W - hipND - 3:10pm 1/1/26
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Texas tech and their head coach suck [NT] - DonMiller - 3:02pm 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- Coach McGuire, Texas Tech needs to get out of its shitty conference so that you and everyone ... - lacan - 3:13pm 1/1/26
  - Bingo. Join a real conference or go independent and play somebody who doesn't suck. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:33pm 1/1/26
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Texas tech is terrible [NT] - DonMiller - 3:02pm 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- You’re not too sharp huh? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 3:04pm 1/1/26
  - He's smart! Not like everybody says! Not dumb, he's smart, and he wants respect!” [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 4:44pm 1/1/26
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How can the B12 be defended in this mess..bye week? Bad day at the office? - beefy78 - 2:59pm 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- They can't it's a shit conference. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:34pm 1/1/26
- Oregon’s D just played so well. [NT] - notredame678 - 3:04pm 1/1/26
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Maybe the time the Texas Tech HC spent.. - Oops Louis - 2:58pm 1/1/26 (4) [View All]
- What's that saying about remaining silent so people don't know how ignorant you are? - DiscoRick - 4:35pm 1/1/26
- They need to raise and spend more money [NT] - beefy78 - 3:03pm 1/1/26
  - The Permian Basin guy needs $50m not $25 next [NT] - hipND - 3:13pm 1/1/26
- Tru dat. [NT] - jimbasil - 3:00pm 1/1/26
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Palmer just said tech still has a shot..how do these guys get paychecks [NT] - beefy78 - 2:56pm 1/1/26 (1) [View All]
- He's a hack. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:36pm 1/1/26
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TT was not prepared and their in game coaching is awful. It’s difficult to tell if OU is any good - jimbasil - 2:52pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Did Phil Knight pay for JMU. And TTech? What a bracket joke - KWIRISH - 2:41pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Ashamed to say I’m watching this ESPN bullshit but Texas Tech is a joke - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 2:17pm 1/1/26 (7) [View All]
- I don't think ND would have a problem with any of the teams I've seen so far. - SanJoseCAFan - 2:51pm 1/1/26
  - ND with a developed QB and settled D would smash the convicts. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:38pm 1/1/26
  - I guess you didn’t watch the Miami game. [NT] - whatsamataU - 4:13pm 1/1/26
  - The Cabal knows that. [NT] - hipND - 3:03pm 1/1/26
- TT QB is horrible. A number of these CFP teams are really over hyped. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:42pm 1/1/26
- They beat BYU twice. Complete bullshit. [NT] - notredame678 - 2:24pm 1/1/26
- RB’s are slow [NT] - Frankx - 2:24pm 1/1/26
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Top 4 seed about to take another lackluster L. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:10pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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Assessing Notre Dame's 2026 Offensive Line Amid NFL Departures [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 2:03pm 1/1/26 (0) [View All]
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J Love would have scored more points than the ducks + little red engine combined. Serious. Is this a - KWIRISH - 1:17pm 1/1/26 (9) [View All]
- Funny how when Tex Tech finally plays a 1/2 decent team their scoring drops 24 points from average [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:31pm 1/1/26
  - It’s amazing what happens when they play skillled teams. [NT] - ndphysics - 1:49pm 1/1/26
  - Funny as hell, Joey Mc G was just stopped by reporter at the break… he is raddled [NT] - Frankx - 1:45pm 1/1/26
    - I have a lot of respect for TTech entering a conference and not playing an independent schedule - humbaba - 2:05pm 1/1/26
      - Their fans are hillbilly’s. $50,000,000 for ND $0 for TTech [NT] - KWIRISH - 2:33pm 1/1/26
    - He us a vagina [NT] - KWIRISH - 1:50pm 1/1/26
      - He is a vagina [NT] - KWIRISH - 1:50pm 1/1/26
        Crudity is essentially a sign of inarticulation. [NT] - Hensou - 2:59pm 1/1/26
        
        Jay Jay [NT] - Frankx - 1:57pm 1/1/26
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Oregon, Indiana, Ole Miss - AlbanyIRISH - 12:22pm 1/1/26 (7) [View All]
- OR, Bama, GA my guess. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:09pm 1/1/26
  - See SEC “over rated” post below. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 1:10pm 1/1/26
- Im hoping Oregon, Indiana, Georgia. But I dont think Indiana can beat Bama. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:56pm 1/1/26
  - Now that we know tOSU is a pretender, IUs schedule looks even weaker. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 1:14pm 1/1/26
    - Good point. [NT] - hipND - 1:50pm 1/1/26
    - Sure does. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:28pm 1/1/26
- Best of luck. I have no clue. [NT] - hipND - 12:39pm 1/1/26
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Penn States' New Club seats. $4,500 season ticket & $10,000 donation Nittany Lion Club. My daughter - irishslovak - 12:13pm 1/1/26 (7) [View All]
- No worries, these Yonko’s that live near me in NEPA will mortgage their trailers to get those seats [NT] - NEPA Irish - 3:57pm 1/1/26
  - One of the "Yonkos" is the CEO of Goldman Sachs. Tail gate trailers are worth over 300G.... [NT] - irishslovak - 5:15pm 1/1/26
- Lower than ND. My dad told me when we moved to South Bend late 50’ early 60’s if they bought - whatsamataU - 1:09pm 1/1/26
  - Love that memory [NT] - hipND - 1:53pm 1/1/26
  - Times change! LOL [NT] - irishslovak - 1:21pm 1/1/26
    - That A&P was located on Notre Dame Ave near Eddy street. Approximately Two blocks from entrance to - whatsamataU - 4:28pm 1/1/26
- Smart. They’ll fill them or enough to make a difference [NT] - NDNEIL - 12:23pm 1/1/26
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Any thoughts/ideas on why Josh Burnham would enter the portal?? Much surprised [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:09am 1/1/26 (8) [View All]
- More NIL elsewhere? [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 1:12pm 1/1/26
- Play more, make more. [NT] - NDNEIL - 11:17am 1/1/26
- Probably the log jam of talent at DE. Playing time was going to be tough to get. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:16am 1/1/26
  - He's top 2 at DE. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:31am 1/1/26
    - That’s what I’m thinking….need to “re-recruit” him NOW [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:39am 1/1/26
    - I don't disagree, but apparently he doesn't feel up to the competition. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:32am 1/1/26
      - Or something he was told we have no idea about. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:54pm 1/1/26
        Who knows, maybe Mr. Green didnt show up. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:56pm 1/1/26
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Riley misquote - Jburkley - 11:04am 1/1/26 (3) [View All]
- Nobody cares what Riley says, he's been terrible. Clearly trying to stack the USC deck so they play - DiscoRick - 11:18am 1/1/26
  - Re: Nobody cares what Riley says, he's been terrible. Clearly trying to stack the USC deck so they play - Jburkley - 11:42am 1/1/26
    - Tell him he can talk when OSU stops playing FCS teams like Grambling. - DiscoRick - 11:47am 1/1/26
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Dear God let the Hurricanes be unbeaten when they arrive in SB in November 2026. [NT] - Curly1918 - 9:57am 1/1/26 (2) [View All]
- I don't know if I can take Michael Irvin for that long. Last night was more than enough. [NT] - ELP - 12:20pm 1/1/26
  - He is unbearable. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:58pm 1/1/26
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Strong line play wins big games. Who would have thought [NT] - ndphysics - 9:23am 1/1/26 (3) [View All]
- It's what Marcus preaches. - AlbanyIRISH - 11:33am 1/1/26
  - Next years line could have been dominant if 2 guys stayed. Now we will see - ndphysics - 1:30pm 1/1/26
  - Exactly, especially the interior DLine. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:39am 1/1/26
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OSU played an easy schedule and lost to the only decent teams they played - holybull101 - 9:20am 1/1/26 (12) [View All]
- Sounds like Notre Dame [NT] - humbaba - 1:08pm 1/1/26
  - Excepting that ND didnt lose to them when their QB was seasoned. And when their D had gelled. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:57pm 1/1/26
- I'm really starting to wonder about these 1st round bye teams and the long layoffs. [NT] - ELP - 12:56pm 1/1/26
  - OSU was just extremely overrated and played a weak schedule. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:59pm 1/1/26
- OSU had major issues at OL and QB - NDNEIL - 11:16am 1/1/26
  - ND really needs to upgrade size and talent at DT next year. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:19am 1/1/26
- They played 4 ranked teams this year and average 16 pts in those games - Nigel Tufnel - 11:04am 1/1/26
  - I only count 3 regular season. Texas who sucked first half of the year, UM and Illinois - DiscoRick - 11:12am 1/1/26
    - Conf. Championship games don't count. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:22am 1/1/26
      - You just make shit up as you go along don’t you? - WoodstockIrish - 3:41pm 1/1/26
      - Did they play the game or not? - Nigel Tufnel - 2:00pm 1/1/26
        Not when it counted for anything [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:40pm 1/1/26
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I hate Miami.. But Bain is one bad man! Even OSU chop blocks could not stop him! [NT] - irishslovak - 9:15am 1/1/26 (8) [View All]
- Will he be back next year? [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:15am 1/1/26
  - Probably not. Current JR [NT] - irishslovak - 11:26am 1/1/26
    - That'll help. ND really needs more talented big men on D like that. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:33am 1/1/26
      - That and a snowstorm. [NT] - whatsamataU - 12:57pm 1/1/26
        I dunno Nov.7? Seems early. [NT] - DiscoRick - 1:00pm 1/1/26
- They had three guys that caused havoc. Bain was one - NDWisconsin - 10:57am 1/1/26
  - Bain drew doubles every down... [NT] - irishslovak - 11:29am 1/1/26
- Yep, he was the difference last night. - NDNEIL - 9:21am 1/1/26
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Another top 4 seed falls after a long wait. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:42am 1/1/26 (3) [View All]
- Playoffs need to start a week after the season ends - NDWisconsin - 10:40am 1/1/26
- I have to agree and it seems like after long layoffs players are susceptible to injuries too. The - THEISMANCARR - 9:00am 1/1/26
- I read somewhere IU’s coach also said that. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:49am 1/1/26
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2026 RUN IT BACK, LEAVE NO DOUBT, EVERY WEEK MATTERS [NT] - KWIRISH - 8:21am 1/1/26 (0) [View All]