PHJIrish Posted January 19 Posted January 19 I would also encourage those Notre Dame fans, and non fans, to find Coach Freeman's latest news conference from last week. He fully addresses the wrestling situation at the beginning. Quote
Irishman Posted January 19 Posted January 19 1 hour ago, PHJIrish said: I would also encourage those Notre Dame fans, and non fans, to find Coach Freeman's latest news conference from last week. He fully addresses the wrestling situation at the beginning. Addressed briefly on GameDay lol Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 20 Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Irishman said: Addressed briefly on GameDay lol That's good! I had life issues that prevented me from watching all the Game Day. Anyway, a good segment shows the moment the Irish players found they weren't included in the CFP and the aftermath. Good TV. 1 Quote
Sparty Posted January 20 Posted January 20 13 minutes ago, PHJIrish said: That's good! I had life issues that prevented me from watching all the Game Day. Anyway, a good segment shows the moment the Irish players found they weren't included in the CFP and the aftermath. Good TV. Hope all is ok. Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 20 Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Sparty said: Hope all is ok. All is good now! The state of Indiana has a new National Champion! Real life does suck sometimes at my age though. 2 Quote
Irishman Posted January 24 Posted January 24 33 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: Wow…Irish better run the table….. As Freeman said in the pregame show, the message is leave no doubt. But here is a look at the strength of some other schedules. Quote
23andCounting Posted January 25 Posted January 25 23 hours ago, Bash Riprock said: Wow…Irish better run the table….. Although @Irishman makes a good point when looking at some other program's schedules, Indiana being one of them, Irish fans know that this schedule isn't going to impress anyone. I've been saying all along that Notre Dame can only afford one loss with this schedule. And yes, even if they do lose a game, I don't see how they're not in considering that sad three loss Alabama team got in this past season. The committee learned their lesson this season. I can't imagine they'll put eight B1G & SEC teams in ahead of a one loss Irish team in 2026. That being said, I've got the Irish going 12-0 winning all games by double digits. Unless an SEC or B1G team goes undefeated, the Irish will finish the season ranked #1. Take it to the bank, keep the receipt. 1 Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 With that schedule, the Irish should go undefeated. Most likely, they will slip up once against an inferior opponent. The issue for the Irish is being ready for a real team come the CFP… Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 25 Posted January 25 18 minutes ago, Komets2727 said: With that schedule, the Irish should go undefeated. Most likely, they will slip up once against an inferior opponent. The issue for the Irish is being ready for a real team come the CFP… The Irish were ready this year at playoff time, the CFP committee wasn't. Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 8 hours ago, PHJIrish said: The Irish were ready this year at playoff time, the CFP committee wasn't. Maybe, those 2 losses doomed them though. One slip up next year, can’t afford two Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 25 Posted January 25 3 hours ago, Komets2727 said: Maybe, those 2 losses doomed them though. One slip up next year, can’t afford two Well, at least Notre Dame losses, early season, were to teams in the tope five. Alabama's two losses, before the SEC championship game, was to non rated teams, or low rated teams. I don't mind those who don't like the Irish, but look beyond the number of losses, but look at who they were against and what the margin happened to be. Quote
Bash Riprock Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) 9 minutes ago, PHJIrish said: Well, at least Notre Dame losses, early season, were to teams in the tope five. Alabama's two losses, before the SEC championship game, was to non rated teams, or low rated teams. I don't mind those who don't like the Irish, but look beyond the number of losses, but look at who they were against and what the margin happened to be. I don’t disagree about Bama being deserving, BUT they did have more ranked wins than ND. The Irish were 1-2 playing ranked teams and their SOS was much worse than Bama. Blowing out weaker teams only builds a resume so much. ND has a softer schedule again next season. They have very little margin for error. They have to win the big games, and that will remove all doubt, especially not playing a conference championship game. Edited January 25 by Bash Riprock Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 52 minutes ago, PHJIrish said: Well, at least Notre Dame losses, early season, were to teams in the tope five. Alabama's two losses, before the SEC championship game, was to non rated teams, or low rated teams. I don't mind those who don't like the Irish, but look beyond the number of losses, but look at who they were against and what the margin happened to be. ND should have been in over Alabama in my opinion, but SOS was a big factor. Quote
23andCounting Posted January 25 Posted January 25 13 hours ago, Komets2727 said: With that schedule, the Irish should go undefeated. Most likely, they will slip up once against an inferior opponent. The issue for the Irish is being ready for a real team come the CFP… They'll be playing the entire season with the same chip on their shoulder that IU and Miami had this season. There won't be a slip up.........12-0. 1 Quote
23andCounting Posted January 25 Posted January 25 1 hour ago, PHJIrish said: Alabama's two losses, before the SEC championship game, was to non rated teams, or low rated teams. And it showed when they were humiliated by Indiana. I think the committee was under a lot of pressure to include the Tide this past playoff. Hopefully the 3-loss experiment is over. That should be a rule anyway. I'd rather see a one loss Ball State team vie for a title rather than a three loss B1G or SEC team. I'm sorry, but if you lose three regular season games, you're not winning the championship. Might as well give a mid-major a shot at that point. 1 Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) 2 hours ago, 23andCounting said: And it showed when they were humiliated by Indiana. I think the committee was under a lot of pressure to include the Tide this past playoff. Hopefully the 3-loss experiment is over. That should be a rule anyway. I'd rather see a one loss Ball State team vie for a title rather than a three loss B1G or SEC team. I'm sorry, but if you lose three regular season games, you're not winning the championship. Might as well give a mid-major a shot at that point. I wouldn’t go that far. No mid-major is winning the natty. Look at the group of 5 teams in the CFP for further evidence based on CFP results. Only reason Alabama got in is the ESPN/SEC connection and that ESPN owns the CFP Edited January 25 by Komets2727 Quote
23andCounting Posted January 25 Posted January 25 58 minutes ago, Komets2727 said: I wouldn’t go that far. No mid-major is winning the natty. Look at the group of 5 teams in the CFP for further evidence based on CFP results. Only reason Alabama got in is the ESPN/SEC connection and that ESPN owns the CFP Agree regarding Alabama. What a collasso fail that was. I don't care what conference you're in, if you lose three games, I have no desire to see you lose a fourth amongst the twelve best teams in the country. Might as well give Tulane a shot rather than hear them say "we would have if they let us in." In short, I'm all for a two loss Power 4 over a mid-major. But not three. Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 25 Posted January 25 4 hours ago, Komets2727 said: I wouldn’t go that far. No mid-major is winning the natty. Look at the group of 5 teams in the CFP for further evidence based on CFP results. Only reason Alabama got in is the ESPN/SEC connection and that ESPN owns the CFP I agree that ESPN really has too much say so in this and that's unfortunate! I find myself trying to not watch much Espn since they seem to be accentuating the E. It's not possible to avoid them totally, but a lot of their entertainment shows I do avoid more and more. 1 Quote
Bash Riprock Posted January 26 Posted January 26 9 hours ago, 23andCounting said: They'll be playing the entire season with the same chip on their shoulder that IU and Miami had this season. There won't be a slip up.........12-0. I think that is a very real possibility. The Irish will definitely have a chip on their shoulder. I don’t see Freeman stepping off the gas when they are beating on a team either. 1 Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Playing Miami is no gimmee and at BYU will be no easy task Quote
23andCounting Posted January 26 Posted January 26 11 hours ago, Komets2727 said: Playing Miami is no gimmee and at BYU will be no easy task Miami in South Bend will be double digits. The Irish will play pissed. We'll see how the season goes, but I don't think there's anyone on the regular season schedule stopping this team. Freeman just continues reloading this program.........#2 ranked freshman class coming in. There hasn't been this much talent on Notre Dame's team since the Holtz years. Portal pick-ups were pretty good too. Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 14 hours ago, 23andCounting said: Miami in South Bend will be double digits. The Irish will play pissed. We'll see how the season goes, but I don't think there's anyone on the regular season schedule stopping this team. Freeman just continues reloading this program.........#2 ranked freshman class coming in. There hasn't been this much talent on Notre Dame's team since the Holtz years. Portal pick-ups were pretty good too. I didn’t say Miami would win, but it is no gimmee like about 9-10 other games on the schedule Quote
23andCounting Posted January 27 Posted January 27 14 hours ago, Komets2727 said: I didn’t say Miami would win, but it is no gimmee like about 9-10 other games on the schedule I get it, no such thing as a "gimmie." I just see the writing on the wall. This team is going to play inspired every week. The same inspiration that IU and Miami played with this past season. There were many who thought this past Notre Dame team was better than the one that went to the championship game the season before. Although this next team loses arguably the two best RB's in the country, they might be even better yet. Something to look forward to I guess. The games will be determined on the field. Quote
Bobref Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Have a good thought for former Irish HFC Lou Holtz today. Coach has entered hospice. For me, he’s on our Mt. Rushmore. He coached other places after leaving ND. But after he retired the only place you ever saw him was in connection with Notre Dame. A tremendous friend of the University, and by all accounts, a wonderful person. 1 1 Quote
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