Notre Dame 2025

[Irishman]

WTF is up with this start time? 

[PHJIrish]

2 hours ago, Irishman said:

WTF is up with this start time? 

I'm not sure the reason, but I'll be sleeping in late in the morning.  Thank goodness my parish has an early afternoon Mass!

[Irishman]

36 minutes ago, PHJIrish said:

I'm not sure the reason, but I'll be sleeping in late in the morning.  Thank goodness my parish has an early afternoon Mass!

I was going to do that as well but the snow got here a couple hours ahead of what we were told it would. Seeing reports the roads are bad all over, so I am not chancing it. 

[23andCounting]

Miami played with a chip on their shoulder today, desperately trying to keep up with Notre Dame. Can't they play this good every week? Not sure I trust this team. Losses to Louisville and SMU are telling.

[PHJIrish]

24 minutes ago, Irishman said:

I was going to do that as well but the snow got here a couple hours ahead of what we were told it would. Seeing reports the roads are bad all over, so I am not chancing it. 

I should have said our parish has a Sunday 12:30pm Mass.  I'm not going anywhere tonight!

tOSU 27, UM 9, final

[PHJIrish]

I'm still hanging in there.  These two day games are tiring for a man of my age!  

[PHJIrish]

I made it to the end.  Irish win 49-20.

[23andCounting]

For what it's worth, betting odds and Sagarin have the Top 11 in almost the exact same order with ND coming in at #2 in Sagarin and #4 betting odds. Sagarin likes Utah at 12, betting odds prefer BYU. Hard to ignore those metrics for the Irish if you're the committee. 

Betting odds: 

1. Ohio State, 2. Indiana, 3. Georgia, 4. Notre Dame, 4. Oregon, 6. Texas Tech, 7. Alabama, 7. Texas A&M, 9. Ole Miss, 10. Oklahoma, 11. Miami. After this the odds go way down for all teams. 12. BYU

[gonzoron]

I was asleep before it even came on.

[Bobref]

[temptation]

3 hours ago, Bobref said:

Which one is the chosen one this time around?

[Bobref]

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

Which one is the chosen one this time around?

TBD

[temptation]

3 minutes ago, Bobref said:

TBD

Gotcha.  Just let us know if it’s football or lacrosse this time.

[Bobref]

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

Gotcha.  Just let us know if it’s football or lacrosse this time.

Could be both. One of the signees is Faison’s little brother. 😝

[PHJIrish]

I guess I won't be watchin' the Irish in a Bowl Game:

Notre Dame joins Iowa State and Kansas State in declining bowl bids

No further comment from me on this.  The system that allows JMU and Tulane to play for a chance at the national championship is flawed, unmercifully!  That's all, folks!

[temptation]

8 minutes ago, PHJIrish said:

I guess I won't be watchin' the Irish in a Bowl Game:

Notre Dame joins Iowa State and Kansas State in declining bowl bids

No further comment from me on this.  The system that allows JMU and Tulane to play for a chance at the national championship is flawed, unmercifully!  That's all, folks!

You made the playoff last year after losing to at home to a mid major.

Save the crocodile tears.

[GOLDRUSH1985]

12 hours ago, temptation said:

You made the playoff last year after losing to at home to a mid major.

Save the crocodile tears.

And Bama gets blown out by a 5-7 Florida State team and then Boat raced by Georgia in the SEC championship . They don't even drop a spot. Every other team that lost it's conference championship dropped besides Bama . SEC bias is real . 

[temptation]

5 minutes ago, GOLDRUSH1985 said:

And Bama gets blown out by a 5-7 Florida State team and then Boat raced by Georgia in the SEC championship . They don't even drop a spot. Every other team that lost it's conference championship dropped besides Bama . SEC bias is real . 

No disagreement but Bama’s resume was still superior to ND’s…by a wide margin.

[GOLDRUSH1985]

1 hour ago, temptation said:

No disagreement but Bama’s resume was still superior to ND’s…by a wide margin.

Notre Dame did not lose to an unranked team . Bama did and so did Miami twice . I guess Bama playing LA Monroe and Eastern , IL helped them. Look what ND did to Arkansas , no other SEC did that to Razorbacks . ND lost to 2 highly ranked teams by a combined 4 points , while playing with a Freshman QB making his first college starts . And no 3 loss team should ever be in the playoff period . 

[temptation]

50 minutes ago, GOLDRUSH1985 said:

Notre Dame did not lose to an unranked team . Bama did and so did Miami twice . I guess Bama playing LA Monroe and Eastern , IL helped them. Look what ND did to Arkansas , no other SEC did that to Razorbacks . ND lost to 2 highly ranked teams by a combined 4 points , while playing with a Freshman QB making his first college starts . And no 3 loss team should ever be in the playoff period . 

The committee sent a clear message that quality wins are weighted heavier than bad losses.

Now, we can have that debate if you wish.

Anybody else remember 2023 when #1 Georgia lost by 3 in the SEC title game and fell to 6th?

Did they whine and complain?

Did they opt out?

Nope.

They went to the Orange Bowl and won by 60.

[GOLDRUSH1985]

11 minutes ago, temptation said:

The committee sent a clear message that quality wins are weighted heavier than bad losses.

Now, we can have that debate if you wish.

Anybody else remember 2023 when #1 Georgia lost by 3 in the SEC title game and fell to 6th?

Did they whine and complain?

Did they opt out?

Nope.

They went to the Orange Bowl and won by 60.

That would be fine because they still went to a major bowl . Only bowl offered outside the CFP now is the Pop Tart bowl or Music City bowl , No thank You. Not worth the risk of injuries . 

[Bash Riprock]

37 minutes ago, GOLDRUSH1985 said:

That would be fine because they still went to a major bowl . Only bowl offered outside the CFP now is the Pop Tart bowl or Music City bowl , No thank You. Not worth the risk of injuries . 

If the handful of players that truly have NFL potential in the upcoming draft wish to sit out, so be it.  But a reminder that the vast majority of the roster is not seniors and/or seniors that most likely are not moving on to the NFL.  Let them have their last moment in a bowl game and use the practice time to develop key people for next year's team.  Glad to see many other bowls filling up with teams and good matchups.  Just saw the Big 10 bowls and I am eager to see some of these games, especially against other SEC teams.

[Bash Riprock]

1 hour ago, GOLDRUSH1985 said:

Notre Dame did not lose to an unranked team . Bama did and so did Miami twice . I guess Bama playing LA Monroe and Eastern , IL helped them. Look what ND did to Arkansas , no other SEC did that to Razorbacks . ND lost to 2 highly ranked teams by a combined 4 points , while playing with a Freshman QB making his first college starts . And no 3 loss team should ever be in the playoff period . 

If the committee didn't take head to head matchup into consideration, perhaps as a key tiebreaker, what is the point of playing each other?  Bottom line, had ND pretty much not trailed the entire game against Miami and lost at the end, they would be in.  

I really like ND and wish they were in the playoffs...but with the way the schedule worked out this year with SOS, they had little margin for error.  And they lost the matchup against the team they were in contention with for the playoffs.  They did control their destiny.

Moving to a conference (and I strong one) will help them for the future.  

[temptation]

1 hour ago, GOLDRUSH1985 said:

That would be fine because they still went to a major bowl . Only bowl offered outside the CFP now is the Pop Tart bowl or Music City bowl , No thank You. Not worth the risk of injuries . 

This is so misguided and soft.  Allow whomever wants to sit out to do so, collect your check and play the young guys while gearing up for 2026.

Loser's mentality.

[GOLDRUSH1985]

32 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said:

If the committee didn't take head to head matchup into consideration, perhaps as a key tiebreaker, what is the point of playing each other?  Bottom line, had ND pretty much not trailed the entire game against Miami and lost at the end, they would be in.  

I really like ND and wish they were in the playoffs...but with the way the schedule worked out this year with SOS, they had little margin for error.  And they lost the matchup against the team they were in contention with for the playoffs.  They did control their destiny.

Moving to a conference (and I strong one) will help them for the future.  

Has nothing to do with Miami . It has everything to do with Alabama getting blown out by 5-7 Florida State and then Blown out again in the SEC championship game  . Both ND and Miami should be in .