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I think the real debate here is what qualifies a team as a Tier 1 program. I always go back 5 years, which puts Notre Dame and Michigan in the same boat. If we're going by present year only, then Michigan gets Tier 1 status. It would have been interesting to see how Michigan would have matched up against Georgia. Sports can be cruel.

If Michigan and Notre Dame are playing their absolute best on a neutral field............well, I'd probably take Michigan by 7. I wouldn't personally spend too much time debating you on the 14. I could see it happening. No one ever said ND is better than Michigan this year. We're just stating that the body of work by both programs over the last five years put them both in the same Tier 2. Michigan "dog walked" Ohio State? Wasn't that game close for three quarters? Again, Michigan earned their ranking this year and should have been playing the Buckeyes in a rematch. The best teams don't always play in the championship. It happens at the high school level too.

Just stop? Why? It's my opinion. I wouldn't exactly say I'm off base or anything. And again, I said it depends on which ND team shows up. The team that lost to Stanford and Marshal would lose to Michigan by 28. The other team will give the Wolverines a run for their money. Michigan earned their ranking this year, no doubt. They also should have been playing Ohio State for the national championship. Georgia never should have never had the opportunity to beat TCU by 58. But they did, and that is what will be remembered. Notre Dames chances of going undefeated next year are better than them losing three games. Take it to the bank. Copy and paste this please. The QB transfer is the difference between going to the playoffs and losing the three games you speak of. And stating that ND made it's own bed by playing the schedule they did when they went to the playoffs is unfair. They were the most deserving team each of those years to take the 3 or 4 spot. Again, over the past decade, the difference between the top two teams and the rest of the field has been pretty large. ND doesn't schedule a weak schedule on purpose. It's not their fault USC and Stanford fell apart. Adding Ohio State, Texas A&M, Florida State (they'll be back), Wisconsin, Alabama, and Michigan to the already scheduled Clemson and USC tells me that the Irish have a "come one, come all" approach.

Michigan got waxed by Georgia last year. This year Georgia beat the team that beat Michigan 65-7. Claims that Michigan is a Tier 1 program and Notre Dame is not just doesn't add up. I like Michigan, but their performance in the playoffs is no better than than Notre Dame. The Irish played the likes of Alabama and Clemson while Michigan played TCU. Huge difference. Michigan beat Ohio State two years in a row. I get that. It's a rivalry game, all bets are off. LSU beat Alabama, but that doesn't make them a Tier 1 program. Hell, I wouldn't even have put Ohio State in Tier 1 (never have actually), until they lost to Georgia in a game they should have won. Couple that with a semi-recent national championship and I'll finally give the Buckeyes the benefit of the doubt. Here's a question. Is there any guarantee that Michigan would have beaten Notre Dame, LSU, or Alabama this year? It really depends on which Irish team showed up. The team that wasted South Carolina, North Carolina, and Clemson would be a handful for the Wolverines. I've got Michigan slightly over LSU and slightly under Alabama. Again, I like our neighbors up north. I like all Big Ten teams. This is an unbiased opinion.

Probably? Meaning you don't know for sure? What is the correlation between a person's IQ and their opinion of the vaccines?

I imagine if you're a sports fan from LA with no ties to either school, you tend to root for both.

Took a 5-6 Central Missouri team to 10-2 in five years. Took a 4-6 Sam Houston State team to 14-1 in just two years. Tulane was 3-9 in 2015. Now sitting at 12-2. How come it's always the football coaches with the best players in the country who get dubbed as the best coach in the country (Nick Saben)?

IU basketball, Notre Dame football is to UCLA basketball, USC football.

Notre Dame is just different. If they offer a scholarship to just anyone, then they're no longer unique. I love how they recruit smart kids who find their way into the playoffs. It's also refreshing listening to their post game interviews. Well rounded young men.

Correct and correct. It wasn't within the last four years and the current St. Francis football team wouldn't beat them by 5 touchdowns. But they did win 42-10 back in 2005.

If Saint Francis can beat ISU by 5 touchdowns, I'd hope that IU could too.

Care to elaborate?

Sam Hartman isn't leaving Wake Forest to sit on the bench at Notre Dame. The Irish coaching staff knows this. The chance of Buchner starting is about 1%. About all you can hope for at this point is for Buchner to stick around knowing that his coaches are bringing in a guy to take his position. Then in 2024 he'll be competing with Angeli, Minchey, and Carr. I hate to say it, but the transfer portal might be in Buchner's best interest at this point. He could start for 90% of the Power Five programs.

I didn't realize the backup QB was in. I just turned it on briefly and saw them airing it out. If you're going to bring in your back up QB, then you might as well give him some pass attempts. Building for the future apparently.

Why does LSU continue to throw the ball up 42-0 in the 3rd quarter against a team that is decimated with key players sitting out? I'm not sure winning 63-0 vs 42-0 will earn him any more good graces by the LSU fan base. Can someone make sense out of this for me? Maybe a coach or former coach?

I don't think you want to overwhelm your locker room with TOO much love, that could backfire. "Love your teammates" has become cliche'. You better come up with something different if you want to win football games. Football players are suppose to have a killer instinct. How bout this...........respect your teammates, kick ass, and have fun while doing it. In a sportsmanship kind of way of course. And throw out the "all business" approach. Let your kids have swagger. They'll play loose, they'll play better.

I've got ND going, at minimum, 2-1 in those games. They'll be jacked up at home against both Ohio State and USC. An undefeated regular season isn't off the cards for this team. Notre Dame has and always will be an academic school with a high standard for their student athletes. In my opinion, they shouldn't sell out.

Still not sure how Allen became a multi-million dollar coach. If he can do it, then there's 30-40 high school coaches from the state of Indiana who could do it also.

Those games are the worst. Nothing worse than losing to an inferior opponent. TCU proved to a formidable opponent, but the better team will be sitting at home on January 9th. It happens at all levels.............and it's hard to move on and forget.

Michigan was screwed out of 7 points, plain and simple.

Well said.

Agree, a Michigan vs Ohio State championship would be epic. A huge boost for the Big Ten. If I'm a Michigan fan, on one hand I'm not wanting to play Ohio State again. Been there done that. Why have to prove that they are better a second time around? I think I'd rather get another crack at Georgia after what happened last year. On the other hand, if Ohio State somehow upsets Georgia, then Michigan's path to national champions just got easier. I'd be curious to see a poll as to who Michigan fans would rather play. I'm just rooting for an all Big Ten title. Even though we all know Notre Dame would have beaten both teams the way they manhandled South Carolina.

Total second half domination. Minus two pick sixes, this game was a blowout.

It's an absolute circus. Players are no longer committed to their program and programs are no longer committed to their players. "Thank you for your time and investment here, but we're bringing in a player from another school to take over your position."