Notre Dame Football Message Board

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Nd was 9.Bama10. Last 2 Bama games barely beat Auburn with a UGA loss how do they stay 9?? [NT] - salbam - 3:34pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- They won’t, debate will be 10~3 Bama, 9-3 Texas and 10-2 Miami for one spot [NT] - DonMiller - 3:47pm 12/6/25
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Can ABC suck hurricane dick any harder? - KWIRISH - 3:31pm 12/6/25 (8) [View All]
- Probably not wise to challenge them… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:02pm 12/6/25
- But we lost. - WoodstockIrish - 3:36pm 12/6/25
  - Shoe has been on other foot multiple times...they never care about H2H when it favors ND... - Chrisb - 4:08pm 12/6/25
  - shoe was on the other foot in 1993. never forget. [NT] - und67 - 3:49pm 12/6/25
  - But, you aren't penalizing Miami for two bad losses. You can't ignore it [NT] - michiganirish - 3:48pm 12/6/25
    - How can anyone ignore the fact they lost 2 bad games. It has to matter [NT] - ndphysics - 3:57pm 12/6/25
- They are getting nervous. They think the fix is in, but they are not completely sure. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:34pm 12/6/25
  - Vegas knows……. [NT] - hipND - 4:06pm 12/6/25
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Again, ESPN says it should be Miami [NT] - HoustonIrishman - 3:31pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- You don’t sell the steak, you sell the sizzle [NT] - NDNEIL - 3:39pm 12/6/25
- Re: Again, ESPN says it should be Miami [NT] - HoustonIrishman - 3:31pm 12/6/25
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So, we could have 5/12 CFP teams that did not even make their own conference championship game? - cpirish - 3:25pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- Yes. The regular season doesn’t mean as much as it used to. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 5:08pm 12/6/25
- Bingo [NT] - irishone - 3:26pm 12/6/25
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Watch Maguire - Oops Louis - 3:23pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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If the committee moves Miami over Notre Dame... - MarkHarman - 3:21pm 12/6/25 (5) [View All]
- Moving Bama over ND because of a "gutsy call" was a farce. Nothing these guys do would surprise me [NT] - ELP - 3:27pm 12/6/25
- We need a Bama loss to be safe. Hopefully by a large margin [NT] - DakIrish - 3:27pm 12/6/25
- neither ND or Miami played today... - SanJoseCAFan - 3:26pm 12/6/25
  - My thinking exactly. Hopefully they're honorable [NT] - MarkHarman - 3:44pm 12/6/25
- Miami is out, Although with 3 loss Alabama it could get interesting with those two [NT] - DonMiller - 3:23pm 12/6/25
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Never more obvious that espn hates ND. [NT] - Hensou - 3:18pm 12/6/25 (6) [View All]
- Perhaps it's less to do with hate & more to do with an agenda of getting ND under the ESPN umbrella. - lacan - 3:39pm 12/6/25
- No shit. What on earth did they do when they didn’t have ND to badmouth? [NT] - murph78 - 3:30pm 12/6/25
- I don’t think espn pushing Miami is helping Miami. It’s too much and too forced. - ndphysics - 3:22pm 12/6/25
- Beat to ignore them. The comparison is us and Alabama [NT] - DonMiller - 3:21pm 12/6/25
- Re: Never more obvious that espn hates ND. - clew84 - 3:20pm 12/6/25
  - Also that Miami padded TD's in garbage time knowing their target score while ND did not. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:24pm 12/6/25
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Testitore and Palmer are Idiots - OCIrish - 3:17pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- Just toeing the company line. [NT] - ELP - 3:20pm 12/6/25
- They agree with Narduzzi. ‘Nuf said. [NT] - Hensou - 3:20pm 12/6/25
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Funny I remember years earlier - Oops Louis - 3:16pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- Exactly! That's why I'm not nailing us to the cross on it, even though I'm a believer in H2H... - Chrisb - 3:25pm 12/6/25
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Let's see if Tech D gives up an easy garbage time TD or two. [NT] - ELP - 3:15pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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ESPN: Miami over Notre Dame; give me a break! [NT] - HoustonIrishman - 3:15pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Que The Mental Gymnastics By ESPN On How ND Doesn't Get In - BornIrish - 3:14pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- Wait, the same Saban who's been calling Notre Dame a Top 5 team all season??? [NT] - Chrisb - 3:29pm 12/6/25
- There is a reason Joe Tessitore was fired from MNF. [NT] - crowlaw - 3:18pm 12/6/25
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One down. One to go? [NT] - ndphysics - 3:07pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Look for Irish to be 9th if the rednecks lose [NT] - DonMiller - 3:07pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- Isn't OU being buoyed by their win over Alabama? - BornIrish - 3:10pm 12/6/25
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Tech keeping hope alive - Girard - 3:04pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Ok. One hurdle cleared. Thank you TT [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 3:02pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- I agree, to end all doubt Alabama has to lose [NT] - billybaroo - 3:14pm 12/6/25
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Texas Tech - IRISH523 - 2:52pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- Game, set, match….Go Dogs. [NT] - hipND - 3:08pm 12/6/25
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BYU’s QB is terrible. [NT] - notredame678 - 2:52pm 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- He is having a disastrous game....but those that have seen him play know that... - nddad98 - 2:58pm 12/6/25
  - Re: He is having a disastrous game....but those that have seen him play know that... - Oops Louis - 3:22pm 12/6/25
- To be fair he is injured. [NT] - billybaroo - 2:53pm 12/6/25
  - Did the injury cause him to throw it to Texas Tech there? And if injured, play their backup. [NT] - notredame678 - 2:54pm 12/6/25
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BYU playing hard but loses - Oops Louis - 2:51pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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I hope Texas Tech finally wakes up - IRISH523 - 2:33pm 12/6/25 (8) [View All]
- BYU looks pretty bad [NT] - jrdjr84 - 2:51pm 12/6/25
  - And TT is calling plays on offense like they don't want to move the ball [NT] - jrdjr84 - 2:54pm 12/6/25
- BYU is done. So much for keeping it close. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:44pm 12/6/25
  - How about a 24-14 final ? [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 2:45pm 12/6/25
    - 10 pts or less could work. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:47pm 12/6/25
- B12 Refs need to wake up. - Hensou - 2:42pm 12/6/25
- . [NT] - Hensou - 2:41pm 12/6/25
- Good to see them slip ‘em the Dickey after the interception. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:39pm 12/6/25
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Tech got hosed on the 4th down play. Clearly PI. [NT] - Hensou - 2:25pm 12/6/25 (3) [View All]
- Refs and bad play calling keeping BYU in this. We’d kill both. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:28pm 12/6/25
  - Mormons getting away with murder on PI. - Hensou - 2:39pm 12/6/25
    - Not the first time Mormon's have gotten away with murder. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:45pm 12/6/25
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Guess the Texas Tech coach doesn’t want a first round bye or he is an idiot. Maybe both. - notredame678 - 2:23pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Who would be watching the B12 championship if ND wasn’t part of the drama? [NT] - Hensou - 2:21pm 12/6/25 (3) [View All]
- I think both teams are having an "off" day [NT] - humbaba - 2:23pm 12/6/25
  - I think the Big 12 sucks. [NT] - notredame678 - 2:24pm 12/6/25
    - This isn’t Baker Mayfield’s Big 12. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:32pm 12/6/25
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Good Lord these Big 12 teams are awful [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 2:10pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- They both suck [NT] - DonMiller - 2:24pm 12/6/25
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Saban says Miami "kicked our ass" - jrdjr84 - 2:04pm 12/6/25 (5) [View All]
- Did he say footlocker kicked Alabama’s ass? [NT] - DonMiller - 3:04pm 12/6/25
- Saban also said ND isn't just one of the best 12 teams, but one of the top 5. [NT] - guiness4everyone - 2:16pm 12/6/25
- Numbers don't show that they kicked our ass. For as bad as we were and still kept the game close. - ELP - 2:13pm 12/6/25
  - That is what I was thinking of. Building the Saban Center isn’t cheap - NDWisconsin - 2:18pm 12/6/25
- When has 27-24 been defined as an ass kicking? - NDWisconsin - 2:11pm 12/6/25
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Booger McFarland - Oops Louis - 1:53pm 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- LSU. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:57pm 12/6/25
  - Hey Booger. ND & Miami both belong. James Madison & Tulane do not. 12 best in the country. - ELP - 2:04pm 12/6/25
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Anyone think if BYU loses a close game, the committee will still include them? - NDWisconsin - 1:31pm 12/6/25 (12) [View All]
- If the committee is watching a bunch of small/slow guys run around on both teams - NDNEIL - 1:54pm 12/6/25
  - Facts [NT] - Chrisb - 2:01pm 12/6/25
    - This will be their 4th win against a ranked team - WoodstockIrish - 3:05pm 12/6/25
      - No, this is their 3rd ranked win and 2 are over the same team... - Chrisb - 3:57pm 12/6/25
        BYU being ranked is generous - NDNEIL - 4:04pm 12/6/25
        I'm aware, but I'm just sticking with the black n white facts. [NT] - Chrisb - 4:12pm 12/6/25
    - You don’t think TT has an excellent defense? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 2:56pm 12/6/25
- No but a close loss might keep them before Miami which is what we need [NT] - NDQuebec - 1:52pm 12/6/25
- Nope. Lose and they’re out. Win and we’re out. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 1:43pm 12/6/25
- How? They didn't think a 1-loss BYU was better than ND, they're going to jump us with another loss?? [NT] - Chrisb - 1:42pm 12/6/25
- Definitely can’t discount that. W/b more compelling if this was 1st time they played TT. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:38pm 12/6/25
- yep. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 1:34pm 12/6/25
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That BYU QB doesn’t miss too many meals. Looks like Buchner’s chubby cousin. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:12pm 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- Texas Tech better not lose to a #47 QB that is essentially a LB [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 2:03pm 12/6/25
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Let me get this straight...Bama barely beats a team it should have destroyed and the committee - MarkHarman - 1:10pm 12/6/25 (6) [View All]
- As is often the case in business and politics, what they say is a red herring - humbaba - 1:47pm 12/6/25
- They were VERY impressed with their 17 point first half lead. - AlbanyIRISH - 1:19pm 12/6/25
  - Guess our game was too late to notice our 35-3 halftime lead. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:44pm 12/6/25
  - Must have changed the channel at half . [NT] - ndphysics - 1:33pm 12/6/25
- Elephants lose tonight they are gonna limp into the playoffs 2-2 last four games [NT] - DonMiller - 1:13pm 12/6/25
- That’s their story and they are sticking too it [NT] - LanceManion - 1:13pm 12/6/25
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Miami has no one playing today that can improve their SOS or SOR - McIrish - 1:03pm 12/6/25 (3) [View All]
- Miami is Miami, have never won the ACC in 25 years since joining [NT] - DonMiller - 2:21pm 12/6/25
- Convicts are out, losing to two unranked teams just to much to overcome [NT] - DonMiller - 1:15pm 12/6/25
  - If BYU loses and Bama gets obliterated, ND and Mia could both get in. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:51pm 12/6/25
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If we get in or not the CFP is a sham. Conference championship games - irishscooter - 12:51pm 12/6/25 (6) [View All]
- I think we ll get in, both these big 12 teams would get dogwalked by the Irish [NT] - DonMiller - 12:58pm 12/6/25
  - ND doesn't get in if byu keeps this game close. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 1:37pm 12/6/25
    - What?!? If BYU loses, they're gone. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:49pm 12/6/25
- 16 with 5AQ & 11AL is as close to perfection as we'll ever get. [NT] - Chrisb - 12:56pm 12/6/25
  - Translation please? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 1:34pm 12/6/25
    - 16 teams 5 Conf Champ Auto Quals 11 At Large [NT] - Chrisb - 1:46pm 12/6/25
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Uh Oh - Oops Louis - 12:39pm 12/6/25 (5) [View All]
- I thought they were supposed to have a great D. Not so much so far. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:48pm 12/6/25
- BYU has more to play for. [NT] - billybaroo - 12:47pm 12/6/25
- BYU will win. Notre Dame is cursed this year [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:47pm 12/6/25
  - The committee is praying BYU wins. That said will be most unwatched first round ever. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:51pm 12/6/25
    - The committee (espn) wants nothing to do with BYU winning - NDNEIL - 1:57pm 12/6/25
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The Big XII is trash. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:15pm 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- 100% [NT] - Chris94 - 1:33pm 12/6/25
- Yet if BYU wins they’re in and we’re out - WoodstockIrish - 12:45pm 12/6/25
  - Versus what we did? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 2:59pm 12/6/25
- Mid team x mid team somehow proves one team is playoff caliber. Got it. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:19pm 12/6/25
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Anybody check to see who Rudy is rooting for in this game? [NT] - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 12:13pm 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Chairman of selection committee heavily implied Notre Dame will be ranked ahead of Miami tomorrow. - MahopacND - 11:58am 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- I agree, other than Boise st winning the big west no other data points to see from Tuesday [NT] - DonMiller - 12:59pm 12/6/25
- Re: Chairman of selection committee heavily implied Notre Dame will be ranked ahead of Miami tomorrow. - primo - 12:43pm 12/6/25
- Mahopac is a beautiful hamlet. [NT] - Hensou - 12:36pm 12/6/25
- Stay away fro social media today,.. we are getting killed from all sides . - Curly1918 - 12:14pm 12/6/25
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Some please give a swift kick to Narduzzi in his Nuts sack [NT] [LINK] - jimbasil - 11:52am 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- Yes, Miami made it through the grind of losing two ACC games [NT] - McIrish - 12:35pm 12/6/25
- Should be a video/arcade game. Top seller. "Punt the Nard". [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:55am 12/6/25
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What happens today if 1 of the top 10 gets BOAT RACED???? 🏈 [NT] - KWIRISH - 11:26am 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- If it’s a BIG or SEC team, nothing. Anyone else? Dealer’s choice. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:03pm 12/6/25
- We all pretend the game never happened. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:56am 12/6/25
- Re: What happens today if 1 of the top 10 gets BOAT RACED???? 🏈 [NT] - KWIRISH - 11:26am 12/6/25
  - They get to post here in threes instead of twos !!! [NT] - jimbasil - 11:49am 12/6/25
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Remember to vote. Price is up to 2nd. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 11:17am 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Arkansas is like VA was last year - best 2-10 team in the land. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 10:47am 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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Best scenario for Notre Dame Today - irishnocal - 10:05am 12/6/25 (12) [View All]
- I Want Mismi - OCIrish - 11:33am 12/6/25
  - Agreed. [NT] - DiscoRick - 11:47am 12/6/25
- What is crazy is nobody cares that Miami lost to two crappy unranked teams. What about those head to - DiscoRick - 11:05am 12/6/25
  - Why does it matter how many passes Carr had thrown? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:00pm 12/6/25
    - Are you being serious right now? - wrdomerson - 12:11pm 12/6/25
      - Dead serious. Are you implying the committee should grant us slack because we had a second year QB - WoodstockIrish - 12:47pm 12/6/25
        Slack no, taken into consideration, yes - wrdomerson - 1:07pm 12/6/25
        Perhaps. We lost. Very poor coaching on our part. - WoodstockIrish - 1:39pm 12/6/25
        We have played 7 of 12 teams with winning records, TxT has played 4 teams with winning records - Chrisb - 8:51pm 12/6/25
  - I also think the FCS game is a fair point. That is bush league BS when you are in the ACC. - LanceManion - 11:15am 12/6/25
    - I think the men’s basketball committee left a team or two out for a weak non conference schedule - NDWisconsin - 12:13pm 12/6/25
    - Seriously, Bethune-Cookman? They didn't even play a full college schedule. - DiscoRick - 11:53am 12/6/25
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Matt Campbell Ped State deal is ridiculous [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 10:02am 12/6/25 (1) [View All]
- That seems like crazy money for an OK coach, but PSU was desperate bigly. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:32am 12/6/25
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Matt Campbell Ped State deal is ridiculous [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 10:02am 12/6/25 (0) [View All]
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the ACC should replay the Ville and SMU wins over the HurriDucks EVERY day until bowl selection... [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:08am 12/6/25 (10) [View All]
- I just laughed when I saw ND vs Miami on the ACC network all day on repeat [NT] - crowlaw - 12:11pm 12/6/25
- I like it. Unfortunately, not happening. [NT] - ELP - 10:37am 12/6/25
- Their behavior firmly establishes ND needs to dump the affiliation with that dumpster fire. - DiscoRick - 9:18am 12/6/25
  - 100%. Their malice and envy are damaging us, and the connection for non-football sports is not worth - murph78 - 11:11am 12/6/25
    - How do we replace those 5 games? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 12:02pm 12/6/25
      - You don’t think there is any way to fill our schedule if we transition out of the ACC? [NT] - murph78 - 2:04pm 12/6/25
      - Join the B10! Play our real rivals! Fuck the Goober & Gomer games & the cons! [NT] - irishslovak - 1:32pm 12/6/25
  - And Pete won't push back. [NT] - ELP - 10:08am 12/6/25
  - Get out of the trailer park! [NT] - irishslovak - 9:22am 12/6/25
    - Or embrace it fully and affiliate with the SEC. And build in contractual protections against - DiscoRick - 9:29am 12/6/25
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Cam Williams - IdahoIrish - 8:10am 12/6/25 (2) [View All]
- Fields and Faison are really good - NDNEIL - 9:00am 12/6/25
- CW woulda had to have taken a huge step to take reps from Malachi Fields, who came in as a finished - Clem - 8:35am 12/6/25
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I keep having this bad feeling BYU will come out & play like a team possessed this afternoon. - IrishChristopher - 12:54am 12/6/25 (4) [View All]
- Re: I keep having this bad feeling BYU will come out & play like a team possessed this afternoon. [NT] [LINK] - NDNEIL - 9:01am 12/6/25
- TT is clearly the better team, but.... - billybaroo - 7:32am 12/6/25
  - If the goal is winning a Natty, having one less game to win is huge. Avoiding injury as well. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:16am 12/6/25
  - GTFO TTU knows they won't win it all but... - Quest4twelve - 9:01am 12/6/25
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ND beat the Mountain West Champs. That's something Miami didn't do. - ELP - 12:26am 12/6/25 (8) [View All]
- Gentlemen, I was taking a dig at the committee & Miami. - ELP - 10:05am 12/6/25
  - Computers do remove the inherent bias. The other thing that would help is televise the committee - DiscoRick - 11:10am 12/6/25
- And head to head isn't the end all be all. Part of the equation is who is the best team now. - DiscoRick - 9:03am 12/6/25
- Miami won the Notre Dame-Miami game…which is something Notre Dame didn’t do. Was just mansplaining - TakethetrainKnute - 8:50am 12/6/25
  - If Miami did not LOSE to 2 unranked, they would be ranked higher than the IRISH [NT] - KWIRISH - 9:09am 12/6/25
    - If ND didn't blow game against Texas A & M, ND would be in Top 4. Is it odd that in the betting - THEISMANCARR - 9:26am 12/6/25
      - And the replays would be forever buried. Game what game? [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:30am 12/6/25
        Re: And the replays would be forever buried, if we beat A&M or Miami. Game what game? - DiscoRick - 9:31am 12/6/25
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Just going to drop this here. [NT] [LINK] - Tenacious_P - 9:48pm 12/5/25 (6) [View All]
- Beautiful [NT] - jrdjr84 - 2:07pm 12/6/25
- Thanks for posting. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:33am 12/6/25
- That's awesome [NT] - MarkHarman - 8:22am 12/6/25
- Just wow. And people ask, how is Notre Dame different? Do the math. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:50am 12/6/25
  - Morality is both ND's strength and weakness. - DiscoRick - 8:53am 12/6/25
  - "Those who know Notre Dame, no explanation is necessary. - Clem - 8:42am 12/6/25
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I just tried to explain to my wife that Tulane, if they win, will be in the playoff and ND might not - notredame678 - 9:46pm 12/5/25 (0) [View All]
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Ped State AD is a jackass. - Hensou - 8:58pm 12/5/25 (11) [View All]
- They should have given Terry Smith a shot. - conorlarkin - 9:46am 12/6/25
- 8 Years.. holy sheep dip [NT] - Frankx - 11:21pm 12/5/25
- This will go down much like Shawn Eichorst firing Bo Pelini [NT] - Fisher01 - 10:31pm 12/5/25
- Thanks Goat or is this Natasha? [NT] - notredame678 - 9:31pm 12/5/25
- You don't call UM cheaters? Well, it may not be nice but... if the shoe fits. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:05pm 12/5/25
  - .........or if the foo shits. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:52am 12/6/25
  - On the other hand he'll need 8 years to build a team there. - DiscoRick - 9:08pm 12/5/25
    - Penn State is like Count Dracula! They'll be back! [NT] - irishslovak - 11:06pm 12/5/25
      - Thought you were gonna say: “They suck.” [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:02am 12/6/25
        Mazel [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 5:46am 12/6/25
        LOL [NT] - irishslovak - 9:26am 12/6/25