Bash Riprock

Oregon was #2 at the time IU beat them in Eugene, ending the longest home winning streak in the country.

Just read same. Link to entire article. Click on it below. 👇

Funny how the CFP had no problem having ND bust the "Cinderella bubble" in the CFP last year with Indiana on the road to play the Irish in South Bend..... Googled the CFP committee membership...did not see a single connection to Indiana. Just silly....

Amazing how much knowledge the committee would have possessed had they selected ND over Miami….😆

Sorry Irish, but kind of funny….

Absolutely you will...its the narrative you desire. Had Vegas painted a different picture, you wouldn't be mentioning them.

Shame will never know.....purely hypothetical....until the 2026 regular season I guess. ESPN clearly had a significant gap in their SOS. They did have ND with a higher FPI.

Vegas doesn't count...if they had been on the cusp of the top 3, they would have been in safely in as a higher seed instead of a bubble team. Bottom line, BYU had 2 losses just like ND, both of their losses to a team truly with a top 4 seed in the playoffs. BYU had a much better SOS than ND....so yea, they absolutely can be in the discussion for comparison.

Guess the BYU coaching staff and administation could sure learn a thing or two from the ND administation.......😑 I enjoyed watching the Cougars compete.

You and I see the world differently. Never been a guy that takes my ball and run home when it doesn’t go my way. I’d rather compete and stick it to someone and show them greatness rather than flap my lips with hypotheticals telling others about greatness. Actions to me are much louder than words.

“Beneath them” - Arrogance and delusion wont play BYU in a bowl game but happy to schedule them in the regular season. 🤦‍♂️ Would have sure preferred ND showing they would put a beat down on BYU in a bowl and the committee definitely screwed up vs your hypothetical’s.

Great pic of Coach his family has shared after he went to bed last night….

Tell that to Terry Smith at Penn State, Army Black Knights, BYU and GT, etc. As a a guy quite fond of ND, pissed didn’t get to watch them vs BYU yesterday. You should be too!

Post season playoffs and bowls to date….Big 10 5-0, SEC 2-3, Independents 0-0

Cubs giving Da Bears love….

Hey Irish...looks like you had to respond to a post that had nothing to do with this thread topic...did that come from the resident GID thread policeman?? If so, seems a little like "do as I say, not as I do".......😉

Yea….SEC plays FCS and other gimme games against mid majors late in the season. SEC teams do not schedule games against top tier opponents late in the season. Regardless, SC is now in the Big 10 and no BIG teams schedule nonconference games late in the season. Tell me, why would ND care if the game against SC is the opener?? Why would they decline? Lots of teams open up with big games, as it’s a great way to kickoff the new season with excitement. I like ND…my basement decor would confirm and I’ve been blessed over the years to watch ND play at home and on the road. But they want their cake and to eat it as well. They want to be the only power to stay independent but set their terms for scheduling. Along the way, ND has dropped other rivalries such as Michigan, Michigan State, etc. settings terms as to when they play on a periodic basis. I’m just saying it’s not going to be as easy in the future to set terms scheduling P4s and they absolutely share in the blame with SC in this series ending. Those that wish to point the finger at one side or another are just simply biased fans. Why would ND not agree to an opening game against SC?

Back out? No one backed out. Both teams couldn’t come to alignment on a new agreement. SC would have continued playing ND had ND agreed on the opening week. Just like OSU and Texas. They were not going to continue playing them during the conference schedule. Can’t blame them one bit. The CBS sports link I provided above explains the issue well for both sides.

Thanks for making my point….the list beyond ESPN/ABC grows…. Bottom line, both schools rejected proposals to extend. Both schools share fault. Add CBS to the sources to discredit? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/notre-dame-usc-breakup-college-football-playoff/#