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- 0Sad 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
- I thought it was Ash but MF will accept blame [NT]
- whatsamataU - 8:32pm 12/4/25
- I put the first two losses directly on Freeman. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 3:26pm 12/4/25
- 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
- It’s been a great run but if it started week 1 it would have been spectacular - ndphysics - 3:01pm 12/4/25
- 0I 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
- 0Wouldn’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
- 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
- Sometimes I question our own AD making the schedule. [NT] - ELP - 1:30pm 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
- Sure. Schedules set by the league office. Salaries. Collective Bargaining. Union. Salary Caps. - TakethetrainKnute - 1:24pm 12/4/25
- 0Texas 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
- Define "punish." If Alabama gets rolled by Georgia they should at least slip. [NT]
- Curly1918 - 1:32pm 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
- Especially when you have teams playing lower tier FBS or FCS teams - NDWisconsin - 1:03pm 12/4/25
- -1If 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
- Read the new Leahy book. - AlbanyIRISH - 4:33pm 12/4/25
- the scheduling will be the challenge. Until the conferences get all the automatic qualifiers they - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:16pm 12/4/25
- True - Chicago Pre-Flight was a tough out [NT]
- Nigel Tufnel - 12:44pm 12/4/25
- Our 130+ year "tradition" did not involve a full schedule of patsies. - Curly1918 - 11:43am 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
- 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
- 0Vandy 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
- 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
- Really? His job is to lobby for his team now. The playoffs are THE only goal... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:06pm 12/4/25
- He's trying to set up a game on Saturday. [LINK]
- AlbanyIRISH - 4:42pm 12/4/25
- Clark Lea's comments were a disappointment... - irishboyd - 2:08pm 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
- 0Gruden 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]
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- 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
- 0Damn 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
- I wish Dunham and Premer were coming now - AlbanyIRISH - 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
- It would be shocking if there were. [NT]
- Curly1918 - 7:38am 12/4/25
- fans are waiting on the CFC [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:46pm 12/3/25
- 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
- 0Vote 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]
- 0Vote 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]
- 0Was 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
- they don't... - admiraltact - 10:40pm 12/3/25
- 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
- How does Miami get in at 11? [NT]
- irishboyd - 8:53pm 12/3/25
- 0Reality 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
- If it comes down to head to head why wasn't it applied for the first ranking? [NT]
- ELP - 10:03pm 12/3/25
- 1FWIW - 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
- 1three 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
- Yeah, add CB Khary Adams. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 4:20pm 12/3/25
- Rivals has 4, 5 Stars. Just saying is all [NT]
- Frankx - 4:16pm 12/3/25
- 1on 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]
- 0If 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
- 0Damn.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
- I hope they rot. [NT]
- AlbanyIRISH - 4:22pm 12/3/25
- 1If 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
- 0If 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
- Would you at least agree that the change last night was suspect.. - irishboyd - 4:57pm 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
- Based on prior years, does bama get in regardless of what happens Saturday? - ndphysics - 2:52pm 12/3/25
- Independent and two losses not a good combo [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 3:24pm 12/3/25
- 0Someone 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
- I don't disagree. I just don't see them doing it. [NT]
- jakers - 1:35pm 12/3/25
- and ND's best win is over USC, which is ranked behind Utah. [NT] - irish93 - 12:53pm 12/3/25
- I know. But TT should be out with a loss. They played nobody. [NT]
- Chris94 - 1:07pm 12/3/25
- Agreed. But they will get an auto-bid if they win. - jakers - 12:50pm 12/3/25
- Can you explain how Duke beating Virginia helps ND? - NDQuebec - 12:34pm 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
- Bama could be blown out and they'd still be in - MarkHarman - 12:37pm 12/3/25
- 1# 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
- None. All 27 commits signed [NT]
- humbaba - 12:58pm 12/3/25
- +5,000,000 a month from NBC [NT] - KWIRISH - 12:00pm 12/3/25
- -1I 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
- 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
- 1Jeremiyah 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
- 0For 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
- Another example: 2003 KSU beats Oklahoma in Big12 Championship. Oklahoma still goes to BCS a major - oldirish - 10:18am 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
- 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
- It was doubled up again in 2000. - jakers - 10:52am 12/3/25
- 0* [NT] - oldirish - 9:48am 12/3/25 (0) [View All]
- 0Irish 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
- 0I 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
- 1Auburn 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
- 0Well, 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
- 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
- Never know which players will want to play...in the "NIL Era"... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 9:13am 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
- 1Dowd 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
- Yeah, that's true. The Big 10 anymore would accomplish the goal too. - DiscoRick - 8:01am 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
- 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
- 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
- Second choice to an objective standard, but still better than what we have now. - LanceManion - 7:46am 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
- 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
- Of course that's what they did. But the story needs to hold up. [NT]
- LanceManion - 7:42am 12/3/25
- You fix this just like government, make the deliberations public. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 7:36am 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
- 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
- 01 CFP Spot for either ND or BYU (Win & IN) Miami can kick rocks - Jerseymick - 5:52am 12/3/25 (0) [View All]
- -2Cognitive dissonance - Curly1918 - 5:21am 12/3/25 (1) [View All]
- Best evidence is the odds. Vegas has us tied with Georgia and Miami doesn't make the list. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 8:48am 12/3/25
- 0Random….but shows ESPN’s SEC love - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 1:33am 12/3/25 (2) [View All]
- That’s been the case for years dating well back into when CBS had the SEC. - LanceHarbor - 7:01am 12/3/25
- When Desantis and Rubio are involving themselves in this, it's a farce. What other sport has this? - LanceManion - 5:55am 12/3/25
- 0Notre Dame plays Miami in South Bend next year on Nov 7th [NT] - McIrish - 12:15am 12/3/25 (2) [View All]
- Hope it's freezing that day, maybe an inch of snow [NT] - Tongal - 8:55am 12/3/25
- Good [NT] - DonMiller - 5:12am 12/3/25
- 2Impressive! When was last time ND had #1 Class?? 91? [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 12:10am 12/3/25 (2) [View All]
- Holtz had 2-3 after that [NT]
- Rocketman84 - 12:02pm 12/3/25
- Uhm, no. Only 1995 was no 1, and that was before the decommittments of Randy Moss and James Jackson - Irish_Demon - 5:12pm 12/3/25
- Holtz had 2-3 after that [NT]
- Rocketman84 - 12:02pm 12/3/25
- 1Which part of this is compelling? - McIrish - 11:48pm 12/2/25 (9) [View All]
- SEC AD as Committee Chair... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:37am 12/3/25
- Interpreted as what B.S. can we come up with to justify guaranteeing Bama a spot. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:41am 12/3/25
- That rationalization makes zero sense - MarkHarman - 7:28am 12/3/25
- It's neither compelling nor persuasive. The Committee makes FIFA look competent and ethical. - LanceManion - 5:49am 12/3/25
- None of it... - irishboyd - 12:19am 12/3/25
- Indeed. They are now clearly sculpting a desired result rather than using metrics. Let’s hope that - BaronVonZemo - 12:11am 12/3/25
- This is an actual quote? [NT]
- lacan - 11:55pm 12/2/25
- Yes - McIrish - 12:04am 12/3/25
- The previous chair talked about breaking down film, data and statistics. This is a joke. [NT] - lacan - 12:46am 12/3/25
- Yes - McIrish - 12:04am 12/3/25
- 0Texas Tech/BYU is the whole ballgame - MarkHarman - 11:39pm 12/2/25 (2) [View All]
- It helps that Tech is pushing its star LB Rodriguez for the Heisman [NT] - jrdjr84 - 10:25am 12/3/25
- Tech will not want to lose the bye and is much better than BYU and is healthy. [NT] - Curly1918 - 5:06am 12/3/25
- 0With the way the ACC has treated ND, maybe Pete should have talks about leaving the ACC. - ELP - 11:05pm 12/2/25 (5) [View All]
- Or become a full member and be playing in the ACC Championship game this weekend. [NT]
- Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:17pm 12/2/25
- The Big 12 is better. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 7:43am 12/3/25
- The Big12 is not even close to being better for ND [NT] - Irish_Demon - 12:16pm 12/5/25
- Fuck that. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:59am 12/3/25
- Would solve a lot of this bullshit [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 11:29pm 12/2/25
- The Big 12 is better. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 7:43am 12/3/25
- Or become a full member and be playing in the ACC Championship game this weekend. [NT]
- Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:17pm 12/2/25
- 0I am concerned about a big 12 conspiracy that screws ND - jamie - 10:01pm 12/2/25 (5) [View All]
- Let your imagination run wild - McIrish - 10:36pm 12/2/25
- a bye won’t be a home game. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:16pm 12/2/25
- Read the post - McIrish - 11:19pm 12/2/25
- a bye won’t be a home game. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:16pm 12/2/25
- TT can and will get a bye if UGA loses - NDNEIL - 10:14pm 12/2/25
- I thought I saw TT at 4 currently which gives them a 1st round bye now. Incentive to win [NT] - jamie - 10:23pm 12/2/25
- Let your imagination run wild - McIrish - 10:36pm 12/2/25
- 0Solve the Miami ND deal for the country. They meet in South Bend for Round 1 [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:26pm 12/2/25 (1) [View All]
- I think we get eliminated unless Georgia wins big . Here is why. - OklahomaIrishman - 9:41pm 12/2/25
- -7Well, maybe next year. [NT] - jimbasil - 8:35pm 12/2/25 (1) [View All]
- thank you, Eyore [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:18pm 12/2/25
- -9This is what happens when you start 0-2. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:32pm 12/2/25 (2) [View All]
- BS, Ole Miss best wins? Oklahoma and Tulane...LMFAO [NT]
- KWIRISH - 9:20pm 12/2/25
- Great list of schools, all with one big advantage “conference affiliation “. [NT] - whatsamataU - 9:27am 12/3/25
- BS, Ole Miss best wins? Oklahoma and Tulane...LMFAO [NT]
- KWIRISH - 9:20pm 12/2/25
- 0At last, Miami puts the blame where it belongs [NT] [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 8:18pm 12/2/25 (0) [View All]
- 0If Texas tech wins were in, if they were gonna move Miami ahead of us it would of been done tonight [NT] - DonMiller - 7:56pm 12/2/25 (8) [View All]
- When BYU loses , then they drop. Then Miami is right behind ND. So you think we don't get jumped ? [NT]
- OklahomaIrishman - 9:27pm 12/2/25
- I think ND is out. Miami will get in if ND & Miami are side by side - billybaroo - 10:43pm 12/2/25
- If the game was played at ND, I think Miami would be ahead of ND - MarkHarman - 11:35pm 12/2/25
- I don't understand this logic - McIrish - 11:01pm 12/2/25
- I think ND is out. Miami will get in if ND & Miami are side by side - billybaroo - 10:43pm 12/2/25
- That would mean ND is just in and Miami just out. That would really not sit well in the eyes of many [NT] - NDQuebec - 9:06pm 12/2/25
- I think we need Georgia to win the SEC championship also - NDWisconsin - 8:16pm 12/2/25
- I think Bama is in ahead of us regardless unless Bama completely implodes [NT] - LanceManion - 8:21pm 12/2/25
- Correct. That’s the only game that matters. - LanceManion - 8:12pm 12/2/25
- When BYU loses , then they drop. Then Miami is right behind ND. So you think we don't get jumped ? [NT]
- OklahomaIrishman - 9:27pm 12/2/25
- 1Bama over us this week makes zero sense: they barely beat a 5-7, we smashed a 4-8, both on the road - Chrisb - 7:30pm 12/2/25 (15) [View All]
- My read is they are jockeying 1) to cover for the MIA fiasco but more importantly 2) For the road to - oldirish - 10:13am 12/3/25
- A bigger issue for me is Oklahoma. What is it doing at #8. It has no offense. It's 2012 ND - lacan - 9:23pm 12/2/25
- the WHOLE thing is about TV ratings...ND will be in...Hopefully, we get to SMASH A&M or Miami week#1 [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:18pm 12/2/25
- I think they are saying Bama is in and we’re on the bubble. - LanceManion - 8:15pm 12/2/25
- Which is BS...if Bama loses they're no more worthy than last year - Chrisb - 8:21pm 12/2/25
- Yeah, this is a screw job no doubt, BUT I’d rather have the 10 seeding than the 9. - LanceManion - 8:23pm 12/2/25
- I'd rather be 9 with a chance at 8 and a home game, than 10 with chance of getting bumped out - Chrisb - 9:13pm 12/2/25
- Yeah, this is a screw job no doubt, BUT I’d rather have the 10 seeding than the 9. - LanceManion - 8:23pm 12/2/25
- Which is BS...if Bama loses they're no more worthy than last year - Chrisb - 8:21pm 12/2/25
- Because the SEC is awesome!!! - AlbanyIRISH - 8:06pm 12/2/25
- The lower end of the bracket seems much tougher than the upper bracket as it currently stands. If it - jray - 7:46pm 12/2/25
- I'd rather be anywhere rather than 8 or 9 - D2 - 7:43pm 12/2/25
- My theory: CFP is shifting from week-by-week results to a "whole season" view, which favors Bama and - jrdjr84 - 7:36pm 12/2/25
- How would "whole season" view change from last week when the only think that changed was last game? [NT]
- Chrisb - 7:40pm 12/2/25
- It's the difference between adjusting teams up or down based on last appearance, which is what - jrdjr84 - 8:00pm 12/2/25
- How would "whole season" view change from last week when the only think that changed was last game? [NT]
- Chrisb - 7:40pm 12/2/25
- And the FSU loss looks even worse. [NT]
- irishboyd - 7:36pm 12/2/25
- It should, but apparently that didn't happen [NT] - Chrisb - 7:41pm 12/2/25
- 0Are they setting ND up to be on the outside looking in dropping them to 10? [NT] - notredame678 - 7:11pm 12/2/25 (37) [View All]
- Makes me wonder if this isn’t being done to piss off the conferences so they want expansion - LanceManion - 8:33pm 12/2/25
- We need BYU to lose (preferably close) and AL to lose by double digits. [NT]
- mtthawk1 - 7:45pm 12/2/25
- Why do we care what Alabama does? [NT]
- Nigel Tufnel - 7:49pm 12/2/25
- Because if AL gets their asses kicked, it's harder to justify a 3 loss Bama in the playoffs. [NT]
- mtthawk1 - 7:50pm 12/2/25
- I don’t mind being #10. We just need TT to take care of business. - Nigel Tufnel - 8:03pm 12/2/25
- Me too. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:09pm 12/2/25
- More importantly, you can’t drop BYU if you don’t drop Bama. - NDNEIL - 7:54pm 12/2/25
- I don’t mind being #10. We just need TT to take care of business. - Nigel Tufnel - 8:03pm 12/2/25
- Because if AL gets their asses kicked, it's harder to justify a 3 loss Bama in the playoffs. [NT]
- mtthawk1 - 7:50pm 12/2/25
- Why do we care what Alabama does? [NT]
- Nigel Tufnel - 7:49pm 12/2/25
- It sure looks like it. If BYU wins, they will jump ND. - NDQuebec - 7:30pm 12/2/25
- If that is the case - McIrish - 7:35pm 12/2/25
- No clue, but if you go by that line of reasoning, why did Bama just jump us? - NDQuebec - 7:50pm 12/2/25
- Apparently, based on their impressive win in a rivalry game - McIrish - 7:58pm 12/2/25
- Ok, but the committee did say tonight that two idle teams can move, did it not? I didn't listen yet. [NT] - NDQuebec - 8:23pm 12/2/25
- Apparently, based on their impressive win in a rivalry game - McIrish - 7:58pm 12/2/25
- No clue, but if you go by that line of reasoning, why did Bama just jump us? - NDQuebec - 7:50pm 12/2/25
- If that is the case - McIrish - 7:35pm 12/2/25
- Setting us up at least for a rematch with A&M in College Station [NT] - jrdjr84 - 7:21pm 12/2/25
- Re: Are they setting ND up to be on the outside looking in dropping them to 10? - TNT - 7:20pm 12/2/25
- Why wouldn't TxT be out? They've literally beat no one outside the Big 12 [NT]
- Chrisb - 7:46pm 12/2/25
- ^^^Teams they've beaten with winning records: BYU, Utah, Houston__________^^^ [NT] - Chrisb - 7:52pm 12/2/25
- ^^^This^^^ [NT] - McIrish - 7:27pm 12/2/25
- Why wouldn't TxT be out? They've literally beat no one outside the Big 12 [NT]
- Chrisb - 7:46pm 12/2/25
- Doesn't really matter - McIrish - 7:18pm 12/2/25
- I don't agree...I think they gamed it intentionally... - Chrisb - 7:38pm 12/2/25
- I guess we will see - McIrish - 7:44pm 12/2/25
- I disagree... - irishboyd - 7:23pm 12/2/25
- This is my line of thinking as well [NT] - NDQuebec - 8:25pm 12/2/25
- If Miami was ever going to pass ND, it would have had to happen this week [NT]
- McIrish - 7:26pm 12/2/25
- Re: If Miami was ever going to pass ND, it would have had to happen this week - irishboyd - 7:31pm 12/2/25
- Do you mean that a Virginia win could push the committe to keep ND above Miami? [NT]
- NDQuebec - 8:27pm 12/2/25
- Yes.. - irishboyd - 8:54pm 12/2/25
- Great point about UVA. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 7:46pm 12/2/25
- The explanation was horseshit - McIrish - 7:40pm 12/2/25
- I didn't listen to the explanation... - irishboyd - 7:46pm 12/2/25
- Do you mean that a Virginia win could push the committe to keep ND above Miami? [NT]
- NDQuebec - 8:27pm 12/2/25
- Re: If Miami was ever going to pass ND, it would have had to happen this week - irishboyd - 7:31pm 12/2/25
- If Alabama loses close to Georgia...then I don't think they drop below ND. - SanJoseCAFan - 7:21pm 12/2/25
- If they are as close at they purport it to be, then ND will jump them with a loss [NT] - McIrish - 7:24pm 12/2/25
- I don't agree...I think they gamed it intentionally... - Chrisb - 7:38pm 12/2/25
- Well...at #10 in the CFP rankings and BYU winning...that would seem to push ND out. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 7:15pm 12/2/25
- Major surprise. now ND is banking solely on TTU to win. [NT] - NDQuebec - 7:14pm 12/2/25
- Possibly. Honestly, I don't understand why Miami is not ahead of ND. [NT]
- irish93 - 7:13pm 12/2/25
- Because Miami has shitty losses [NT] - McIrish - 7:20pm 12/2/25
- I think it was first game of season loss...and Miami went on to lose to 2 unranked teams since. [NT]
- SanJoseCAFan - 7:18pm 12/2/25
- Based on various metrics ND and Miami are very close. Head to head has to matter [NT] - irish93 - 7:26pm 12/2/25
- 0Charlie Weis Jr headed to lsu with kiffin. [NT] - Hensou - 6:59pm 12/2/25 (0) [View All]
- 0ACC network trying to help Miami by repeatedly replay victory before they lost to 2 in ranked teams [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 6:52pm 12/2/25 (5) [View All]
- Nobody watches that channel. - AlbanyIRISH - 8:11pm 12/2/25
- ACC overall weakness is a drag on our record [NT]
- jrdjr84 - 7:23pm 12/2/25
- Another reason to dump Navy. Also bad luck Boise St. & Ark had bad years and USC is only sorta good. [NT]
- SteveM - 7:52pm 12/2/25
- Navy was 9-2. They did not cause any downfall in our ranking. [NT] - Hensou - 9:20pm 12/2/25
- No question. [NT] - DiscoRick - 7:43pm 12/2/25
- Another reason to dump Navy. Also bad luck Boise St. & Ark had bad years and USC is only sorta good. [NT]
- SteveM - 7:52pm 12/2/25
- -4Interesting take on ND’s odds of making the playoffs. [NT] [LINK] - jimbasil - 1:00pm 12/2/25 (2) [View All]
- in summary, Vegas thinks Bama has a massive inside track over us - admiraltact - 2:20pm 12/2/25
- Be of good cheer: Always-overrated BYU will not win. So, no worries. [NT] - murph78 - 4:14pm 12/2/25
- in summary, Vegas thinks Bama has a massive inside track over us - admiraltact - 2:20pm 12/2/25
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