Notre Dame Football Message Board

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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
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On a lighter note…would like to watch the Boise St game but - NDinCbusOSUsucks - 8:32pm 12/5/25 (5) [View All]
- The problem 1st 2 games was the failure to get the QB starter time last year. - DiscoRick - 9:05pm 12/5/25
  - Agree but even without experience they knew how good CJ was and they did not let him perform. - THEISMANCARR - 9:33am 12/6/25
    - Just comes down to you don't start a guy unless you're going to let them play. Especially against a - DiscoRick - 10:58am 12/6/25
  - Re: The problem 1st 2 games was the failure to get the QB starter time last year. - ndinga - 9:07pm 12/5/25
    - ND basically ceded the first half to Miami before taking the handcuffs off. - DiscoRick - 9:11pm 12/5/25
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What if ND 2025 football = ND 2022 lacrosse? - jrdjr84 - 7:17pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- Lacrosse is a very good sport but when it comes to the attention it receives for winning and the - THEISMANCARR - 9:36am 12/6/25
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Draftkimgs said ND is better than all 5 SEC teams for playoff and would be favored [NT] - DonMiller - 5:31pm 12/5/25 (13) [View All]
- Doesn't matter. Draft Kings isn't sitting on the CFP committee. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 11:59pm 12/5/25
- One of Biggest reasons the PTB’s want ND out of CFP. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:55pm 12/5/25
- And yet it’s unlikely ND will be included in this year’s playoffs and you can thank the CFP for - jimbasil - 5:59pm 12/5/25
  - I’m afraid that’s the price to pay to remain Independent [NT] - NEPA Irish - 7:26pm 12/5/25
- Replace the CFP Committee with Draftkings next year? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:46pm 12/5/25
  - Re: Replace the CFP Committee with Draftkings next year? - admiraltact - 6:56pm 12/5/25
    - I'd say the heck with Conf. champions being guaranteed a spot. The game doesn't count for anything - DiscoRick - 8:19pm 12/5/25
      - Re: I'd say the heck with Conf. champions being guaranteed a spot. The game doesn't count for anything - admiraltact - 10:11pm 12/5/25
        Yep. That's the problem. Everybody vying for more power. No consideration - DiscoRick - 8:45am 12/6/25
        Repeating myself…but they’re strangling the golden goose… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:53am 12/6/25
        Exactly. [NT] - DiscoRick - 9:14am 12/6/25
        
        Win 1 of 2 to start the season and we are in. Inexcusable, and now it's a waiting game. [NT] - ELP - 11:04pm 12/5/25
        Exactly, stop with the f’ing excuses…we blew it with the first - WoodstockIrish - 7:27am 12/6/25
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It is a battle of Religious Schools and ethnicism - Girard - 4:59pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- While we're at it, might as well excommunicate Rubio. - DiscoRick - 8:28pm 12/5/25
- “Maimonides South”? Are we Aquinas North? You’re overthinking this. It’s about football. Finis [NT] - murph78 - 5:33pm 12/5/25
- WTF are you talking about? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 5:05pm 12/5/25
  - Was wondering the same thing [NT] - McIrish - 8:03pm 12/5/25
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The stench from West Texas- take BYU with points - Girard - 4:45pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- BYU has zero chance with a loss [NT] - irishboyd - 7:04pm 12/5/25
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Nobody wins the race at the starting line. ND AD Pete Bevacqua [NT] [LINK] - Jerseymick - 4:06pm 12/5/25 (7) [View All]
- Mic drop. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:56am 12/6/25
- Pete should have ended it with, “Can you dig it? Suckah!” [NT] - NDWisconsin - 7:57pm 12/5/25
- ELP says very few win the race at all after a slow start. There's a ton of backlash out there. - ELP - 5:44pm 12/5/25
  - ELP flies in the face of Aesop... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:51pm 12/5/25
  - Like De Gaulle and Caesar, ELP uses the third person for himself. Bold. [NT] - murph78 - 5:48pm 12/5/25
- Pete is correct...but the Alabama move by the Committee telegraphs what their preference is... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:41pm 12/5/25
  - To the point. [NT] - whatsamataU - 5:26pm 12/5/25
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Deleted weird double post [NT] - Jerseymick - 4:06pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- Seems to be some sort of glitch. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:15pm 12/5/25
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Realistic scenarios concerning ND's CFP playoff chances. - NDQuebec - 3:13pm 12/5/25 (1) [View All]
- Well...we're gonna know about BYU right off the bat Saturday...they play in the 9:00am (PT) game. [NT] - SanJoseCAFan - 12:01am 12/6/25
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“Hands down, Notre Dame is better” [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 3:04pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- That;s one quote in the article. Others favor Miami. The whole article is inconclusive, maybe - jrdjr84 - 4:24pm 12/5/25
  - Except that the anonymous head coach who loves Miami is obviously Narduzzi - Chris94 - 5:06pm 12/5/25
  - Except writer Feldman is a Miami grad campaigning against ND & he asked ACC coaches who get $ if Mia - BaronVonZemo - 4:34pm 12/5/25
- Well, the AP and Coaches polls both have ND at 9 and Miami at 12, so there's that as well. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:21pm 12/5/25
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Looks like Penn State is getting a real football coach, Matt Campbell from Iowa State [NT] [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 2:26pm 12/5/25 (9) [View All]
- He does have a history of upset wins against top ten teams [NT] [LINK] - jrdjr84 - 6:58pm 12/5/25
- Franklin lite [NT] - brian irish - 2:54pm 12/5/25
- How is he better than Franklin? - AlbanyIRISH - 2:45pm 12/5/25
  - Because they were desperate - Fisher01 - 10:38pm 12/5/25
  - ‘cause he’s not Franklin. [NT] - hipND - 3:45pm 12/5/25
    - That is a tough one to top! [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:34pm 12/5/25
    - Yep. (He didn't lose AT PSU this year...with all the grand expectations.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:48pm 12/5/25
      - Was Campbell their first choice? Second? Third? Ask PSU fans what they think. [NT] - ELP - 4:26pm 12/5/25
        Jimmy Sexton, the most powerful agent in college football told PSU if they fired - guiness4everyone - 9:32pm 12/5/25
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The Committee should treat Notre Dame's record as 10-1-INC in comparing it with SEC schools. [LINK] - lacan - 2:01pm 12/5/25 (3) [View All]
- I get this sentiment...but one crappy call in the second game of the season isn't going... - SanJoseCAFan - 4:13pm 12/5/25
  - Bullshit. It isn't "one crappy call in the second game of the season". It's the game deciding ... - lacan - 4:21pm 12/5/25
- Love the "SLIGHT hold" commentary each time I see that... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:07pm 12/5/25
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Teddy Gerard trying to reclassify to be part of the 2026 class. [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 1:07pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
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Teddy Gerard trying to reclassify to be part of the 2026 class. [NT] [LINK] - faircatchcorby - 1:07pm 12/5/25 (4) [View All]
- Old news. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:46pm 12/5/25
- Jarrard. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:42pm 12/5/25
  - Thanks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 8:00am 12/6/25
  - Thanks. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:59am 12/6/25
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Maybe Notre Dame needs to make some committee "donations" - OklahomaIrishman - 12:13pm 12/5/25 (0) [View All]
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If ND is kicked off the playoff... - AlbanyIRISH - 7:52am 12/5/25 (13) [View All]
- No ND, No Cali team, No PSU (NE fans) No TV ratings! [NT] - irishslovak - 9:12am 12/5/25
  - The nation is salivating to watch Tulane, North Texas or James Madison be sacrificial lambs. [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:05am 12/5/25
    - Root for Duke. Let’s watch it all burn! [NT] - LanceManion - 10:53am 12/5/25
- Irish fans would certainly be frosted. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:04am 12/5/25
- I love the pop-tarts bowl especially when they murder the pop-tart, BUT - LanceManion - 8:18am 12/5/25
  - What's the difference? We will be missing key players. They will be missing key players. - ELP - 8:41am 12/5/25
    - Well done Emerson. [NT] - hipND - 9:14am 12/5/25
      - Here's hoping we get Welcomed back to The Show... (...and don't have to go jump in a Lake.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:44am 12/5/25
        Leaving the Irish out would be Karn Evil. [NT] - hipND - 10:26am 12/5/25
        Indeed. We should still be...9! [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:37am 12/5/25
    - Have you seen how the ACC shows its "situation room" where replays are reviewed? It's intended to - LanceManion - 9:03am 12/5/25
      - Yes, in the NCAA, that A doesn’t stand for academic - NDWisconsin - 12:00pm 12/5/25
      - Exactly right. The group dynamics in the replay room are really disturbing: - murph78 - 11:17am 12/5/25
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I never imagined I would be watching a Texas Tech vs BYU game in December. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:45am 12/5/25 (13) [View All]
- The issue here is what happens when they play the other top 10 teams. Playing each other means - ndphysics - 6:28am 12/5/25
  - Kind of like us playing Stanford, Syracuse, Boston College, Purdue? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 8:08am 12/5/25
    - Alabama played UL Monroe and E. Illinois - AlbanyIRISH - 2:23pm 12/5/25
    - That's cherry picking - Nigel Tufnel - 8:58am 12/5/25
      - I love the excuse there was no way to know - WoodstockIrish - 5:12pm 12/5/25
        I think our point is we don’t know what teams are going to be like when we schedule - ndphysics - 7:03am 12/6/25
      - Very true [NT] - ndphysics - 10:58am 12/5/25
    - Admittedly our schedule was not very strong this year. But I think it’s not by design. - ndphysics - 8:41am 12/5/25
      - So what? Are you literally asking for special dispensation for that? Seriously? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 5:13pm 12/5/25
      - While the schedule was somewhat weak (and likely worse next year)...the only goal now is PLAYOFFS... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:21am 12/5/25
      - See ya next year…. [NT] - hipND - 9:06am 12/5/25
      - BC was 7-6 in 2024. Cuse was 10-3. PU & Stanford were bad. - ELP - 8:55am 12/5/25
        Especially difficult to predict year to year with NIL. Teams can change quickly depending on the $ [NT] - guiness4everyone - 9:43pm 12/5/25
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Can I ask a question, how bad do your ratings have to suck to allow your tv network to replay a - sweetbobbyg - 12:16am 12/5/25 (5) [View All]
- The ACC is pushing the "Miami should be ahead of ND" narrative. It's what a conference should do - Irish_Demon - 12:54pm 12/5/25
  - Yep. They will lobby for Miami. (Our deal with the ACC doesn't cover this.) [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:11pm 12/5/25
    - Good reason to dump the ACC like the hot garbage it is. [NT] - DiscoRick - 8:36pm 12/5/25
- ACC, SEC and BIG networks are pretty good, but there's not a lot on this week for some reason. - LanceManion - 8:20am 12/5/25
- We live in a society of media propaganda. It's a tool to shape the narrative that you want - oldirish - 7:49am 12/5/25
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Is this what people mean when they say "decide it on the field"? [NT] [LINK] - lacan - 11:56pm 12/4/25 (2) [View All]
- Maybe the ACC Network will replay this play hourly for the next week. [NT] - McIrish - 12:27am 12/5/25
  - They should just play that clip on every TV break each time they replay ND/UM [NT] - Irish_Demon - 12:48pm 12/5/25
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Thought this was kool, kids love MF and ped st at 1 fitty??? [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 9:24pm 12/4/25 (0) [View All]
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Doesn’t matter if BYU loses? [NT] [LINK] - irish93 - 7:01pm 12/4/25 (16) [View All]
- That is the hope. But the committee is already sculpting a result whatever it is. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:17pm 12/4/25
  - I believe they pretty much have the result laid out - OklahomaIrishman - 11:00pm 12/4/25
    - Yep. The committee already knows what happens if BYU wins, loses close, or gets blown out. - SanJoseCAFan - 4:15pm 12/5/25
- This whole "head-to-head doesn't matter as long as there is a buffer" thing is retarded. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:31pm 12/4/25
  - That’s not what the Center for Disease Control says. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:53pm 12/4/25
  - Sorry about that. [NT] - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
    - No worries, always happens when I'm on my phone & a slow connection. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:19pm 12/4/25
  - . [NT] - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
  - . [NT] - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
  - 2 spots between us is fine but right next to us is a problem. Unbelievable - ndphysics - 8:08pm 12/4/25
    - There was also no legitimate reason to move Alabama above ND... - irishboyd - 8:14pm 12/4/25
      - Your could argue between us and Alabama all day. We Couodbhave been ahead or behind the entire - ndphysics - 6:25am 12/5/25
        Yep. The positioning of Alabama (post Auburn) was a clear insight into the motives of the Committee [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:04pm 12/5/25
      - And therein lies the concern. But that's such a load of bullshit and ND draws better than Miami, - LanceManion - 8:18pm 12/4/25
- There's a reason no one is talking about that scenario - McIrish - 7:30pm 12/4/25
  - No, it may not happen, but it is certainly not dumb [NT] - Irish_Demon - 12:25pm 12/5/25
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I don't know how you snowflakes make it through the day !! - murph92675 - 7:00pm 12/4/25 (2) [View All]
- Airplane glue. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 8:38pm 12/4/25
  - “Guess I picked a bad day to stop . . . - murph78 - 10:20pm 12/4/25
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It looks like Teddy Jarrard will reclassify to 2026 from 2027. - AlbanyIRISH - 4:38pm 12/4/25 (10) [View All]
- Would make sense if they already know Minchey is leaving. - Clem - 7:30am 12/5/25
  - Minchey is long gone. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:47pm 12/5/25
    - For sure. The point was, has he articulated that to the staff? - Clem - 6:44am 12/6/25
- Re: It looks like Teddy Jarrard will reclassify to 2026 from 2027. - IrishChristopher - 11:50pm 12/4/25
  - Not really. ND was on him early, but he never progressed past 3* - Irish_Demon - 12:21pm 12/5/25
- That is being considered by the family, not yet confirmed to - BaronVonZemo - 8:22pm 12/4/25
- It sounds like Grubb is a 50/50 play. If he fixes some things, he could be awesome. As it is, - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:05pm 12/4/25
  - If he fixes some things...he had all year to fix them and didn't. - NDQuebec - 6:35pm 12/4/25
    - You need to fix not being a _______ [NT] - Frankx - 8:31pm 12/4/25
      - He's not wrong. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 6:09am 12/5/25
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Could both Miami and ND get in if the rednecks and Morman’s both lose? [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 3:16pm 12/4/25 (4) [View All]
- You need to back off the caffeine - D2 - 4:12pm 12/4/25
  - He just hasn’t been the same since BK ran out of town w/o saying goodbye. [NT] - whatsamataU - 8:36pm 12/4/25
    - BK didn't even have the decency to leave a few bucks on the nightstand... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:25pm 12/5/25
  - Your response to Don... - irishboyd - 4:23pm 12/4/25
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Secretary of State Rubio suggests Trump take over the CFP if Miami gets left out [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 2:53pm 12/4/25 (11) [View All]
- Proof that Miami has a weak SoS [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:35pm 12/4/25
- And Sark is threatening to drop all future non-conference hard games going forward (except UM) [NT] - LanceManion - 8:22pm 12/4/25
  - “Except”? UM does not look like a hard game these days, [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:29pm 12/4/25
- Trump made casinos fail [NT] - IowaIrishFan - 7:05pm 12/4/25
- the finals should be moved to a Trump property [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:16pm 12/4/25
- Go Vance. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 6:10pm 12/4/25
- I guess if we want to match dumb ideas…. - NDWisconsin - 4:44pm 12/4/25
- What...ask Trump to reverse their two losses? So weird how this is just ignored. [NT] - Karamello - 3:53pm 12/4/25
  - They do realize they lost twice, right? And to worse teams than we did. [NT] - ndphysics - 4:14pm 12/4/25
- I suggest that Amy Coney Barrett takes over the CFP if Notre Dame gets left out... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:56pm 12/4/25
  - I second that. [NT] - murph78 - 5:12pm 12/4/25
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Sad part of this incredible 3 month run is it’s been so dominant yet everyone simply tears apart ND [NT] - DonMiller - 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
- 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
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I 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
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Wouldn’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
  - Sometimes I question our own AD making the schedule. [NT] - ELP - 1:30pm 12/4/25
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Texas 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
- 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
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If 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
    - the scheduling will be the challenge. Until the conferences get all the automatic qualifiers they - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:16pm 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
      - Those teams play us now. We made it last year and would have this year if we win at least 1 of 2. - ELP - 1:13pm 12/4/25
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Vandy 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
    - Really? His job is to lobby for his team now. The playoffs are THE only goal... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:06pm 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
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Gruden 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] [LINK] - 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
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Damn 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
  - 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
- fans are waiting on the CFC [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:46pm 12/3/25
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Vote 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]
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Vote 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]