Notre Dame 2026

[gonzoron]

5 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said:

He wasn't hating on ND...he was responding to comments made by others about a different team being in the post season.  Even if he was hating on ND, its his perogative.  Block him if you don't like it...but telling everyone to get off your lawn all the time gets old.  People divert all the time on threads....perhaps take the same energy of attempting to be the GID sheriff and get people back on topic with something positive...it might work better.  Regardless, people are going to do what they wish regardless of how much you may not like it.  

I really don't need any lectures from you. Go away and troll someone else. No Michigan ridicule for today making you bored?

[temptation]

5 minutes ago, gonzoron said:

I really don't need any lectures from you. Go away and troll someone else. No Michigan ridicule for today making you bored?

Grandpa obviously ran out of hemorrhoid cream huh?

[Sparty]

Notre Dame fan here.  Hope Freeman doesn’t leave, but his choice.  

[temptation]

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

[Bobref]

4 minutes ago, temptation said:

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

They are playing them instead of USC, as that great series is suspended until at least 2030.

[Bash Riprock]

1 hour ago, gonzoron said:

I really don't need any lectures from you. Go away and troll someone else. No Michigan ridicule for today making you bored?

Fair enough. No more lectures. The troll comment is rich coming from the self proclaimed GID thread monitor and contribution shamer. Just hope it penetrates that the end of the day you can attempt to officiate all you want…no one cares. 

[gonzoron]

1 minute ago, Bash Riprock said:

you can attempt to officiate all you want…no one cares. 

Look in the mirror Trojan Dad.

43 minutes ago, Sparty said:

Notre Dame fan here.  Hope Freeman doesn’t leave, but his choice.  

I don't think he'll leave, but the institution lives on either way. Go Irish!

[Bash Riprock]

8 minutes ago, gonzoron said:

Look in the mirror Trojan Dad.

I don’t tell people what they should post in threads nor have I ever tried to shame people into contributing. Just tired of people that aren’t moderators trying be one. Big difference. 

[Sparty]

42 minutes ago, Bobref said:

They are playing them instead of USC, as that great series is suspended until at least 2030.

Why is the ND/SC game suspended until at least 2030?

[Komets2727]

2 hours ago, Bash Riprock said:

He wasn't hating on ND...he was responding to comments made by others about a different team being in the post season.  Even if he was hating on ND, its his perogative.  Block him if you don't like it...but telling everyone to get off your lawn all the time gets old.  People divert all the time on threads....perhaps take the same energy of attempting to be the GID sheriff and get people back on topic with something positive...it might work better.  Regardless, people are going to do what they wish regardless of how much you may not like it.  

I forgot that Gonzo was a member of the Muppets… I will address as such in the future…

[gonzoron]

30 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said:

I don’t tell people what they should post in threads nor have I ever tried to shame people into contributing. Just tired of people that aren’t moderators trying be one. Big difference. 

LOL, a blind hypocrite is the worst kind. You've done 2 out of 3 of those today.

[gonzoron]

18 minutes ago, Sparty said:

Why is the ND/SC game suspended until at least 2030?

USC didn't like the date for next year and the 2 couldn't come to an agreement on a 'new' date.

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/sources-notre-dame-usc-rivalry-series-ending-next-year-as-irish-finalize-2-year-deal-with-byu-165245493.html

Edited December 22, 2025 by gonzoron

[temptation]

31 minutes ago, Sparty said:

Why is the ND/SC game suspended until at least 2030?

“Because the ND/Navy rivalry is the most sacred in all of sports.”

- @Bobref

[23andCounting]

1 hour ago, temptation said:

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

LOL…not 2025…but we will play em in 2026/2027.

Anyone home McFly? Scheduling them in 2026/2027 is self serving. Not playing them in a bowl game is telling everyone wanting to make money off the Notre Dame brand to go screw yourselves. 

[23andCounting]

40 minutes ago, temptation said:

“Because the ND/Navy rivalry is the most sacred in all of sports.”

- @Bobref

At least someone still supports the armed services. A simple thank you will do. 

[Bash Riprock]

2 hours ago, Sparty said:

Why is the ND/SC game suspended until at least 2030?

All I’ve seen so far….

 

[Bash Riprock]

2 hours ago, Komets2727 said:

I forgot that Gonzo was a member of the Muppets… I will address as such in the future…

Took a page out of his book. Won’t be seeing his “get off my lawn” posts in the future. Figured best way to avoid frustration. We already have great moderators. 
 

Getting back to the topic…read that the series with USC over until 2030. Wonder if this series is done? With SC having plenty of tough conference games, is there really an incentive to continuing the series long term? 

[temptation]

1 hour ago, 23andCounting said:

At least someone still supports the armed services. A simple thank you will do. 

Armed forces games are the worst..ask any offensive lineman.

The Little Brown Jug is the second oldest trophy in the sport…but (like Notre Dame/Navy), the Wolverines play two more important rivalry games thus the Minnesota game isn’t protected.

If Notre Dame doesn’t understand that playing Navy has no benefit after what happened on Selection Sunday, they are too far gone for help.

2 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said:

Took a page out of his book. Won’t be seeing his “get off my lawn” posts in the future. Figured best way to avoid frustration. We already have great moderators. 
 

Getting back to the topic…read that the series with USC over until 2030. Wonder if this series is done? With SC having plenty of tough conference games, is there really an incentive to continuing the series long term? 

What sucks is that the moderators coddle him.

[gonzoron]

3 hours ago, Bobref said:

They are playing them instead of USC, as that great series is suspended until at least 2030.

Instead of Catholics vs Methodists, it will be Catholics vs. Mormons

[23andCounting]

32 minutes ago, temptation said:

If Notre Dame doesn’t understand that playing Navy has no benefit after what happened on Selection Sunday, they are too far gone for help.

If you don't understand by now why ND plays the Navy and why they always will, then you are too far gone for help.

[GOLDRUSH1985]

18 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

If you don't understand by now why ND plays the Navy and why they always will, then you are too far gone for help.

Thank You , you beat me to it . 

[Irishman]

1 hour ago, temptation said:

What sucks is that the moderators coddle him.

He is not treated any different than what anyone else is on here. I know you won't agree with that, but I really do not care. There is plenty that goes on that you don't see as far as posts being deleted. Plenty of things have been let go as well from a number of posters here. No one owes you or anyone else an explanation any further than this. The only suggestion I will make, is be careful with lame and false accusations. 

[temptation]

1 hour ago, 23andCounting said:

If you don't understand by now why ND plays the Navy and why they always will, then you are too far gone for help.

For an extra check in the win column?

42 minutes ago, Irishman said:

He is not treated any different than what anyone else is on here. I know you won't agree with that, but I really do not care. There is plenty that goes on that you don't see as far as posts being deleted. Plenty of things have been let go as well from a number of posters here. No one owes you or anyone else an explanation any further than this. The only suggestion I will make, is be careful with lame and false accusations. 

I secretly think he has some sort of dirt on the mods here.

His pan handling is pathetic.

Edited December 22, 2025 by temptation

[Irishman]

24 minutes ago, temptation said:

 

I secretly think he has some sort of dirt on the mods here.

His pan handling is pathetic.

Your accusations are pathetic.....move on. Not a suggestion this time

[GOLDRUSH1985]

33 minutes ago, temptation said:

For an extra check in the win column?

I secretly think he has some sort of dirt on the mods here.

His pan handling is pathetic.

Notre Dame plays Navy every year as a tradition and a thank you for the U.S. Navy's crucial support during World War II, when the Navy used Notre Dame's campus as a training facility, providing vital income that kept the university financially afloat during a period of low enrollment. This established a debt of honor, creating a unique rivalry built on mutual respect, with Notre Dame committing to keep Navy on its football schedule indefinitely as repayment, making it the longest-played intersectional rivalry in college football.