Notre Lame too good for a bowl

[denver]

Absent coaching malpractice (of which there's no evidence to suggest Marcus Freeman is capable), that's 10-2 and a #12 final CFP ranking at worst...

If the AP ranks them high in the beginning...which they will because we know the AP is just a bunch of journalists who don't really follow CFB...then they wont drop below 12 in any week potentially. The AP rankings absolutely do affect where the committee ranks teams despite saying they dont

 

[jashleyren2]

I think the decline by Auburn and Florida State is a result of the endless turmoil both programs have been in. For years now. Auburn is trying to re-start life as a football program, again, for the 3rd time in 6 years. Florida State is telling the world the cost of going to a crap-tier bowl would cost money they ain't got to lose. And FSU doesn't have a "poor" booster club. They just don't have Bobby Bowden anymore. That program is sliding into obscurity faster than Auburn has or is.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

How Notre Dame eats cereal

 

[TideEngineer08]

Notre Dame's 2026 schedule.

• vs. Wisconsin
• vs. Rice
• vs. Michigan State
• at Purdue
• at UNC
• vs. Navy
• vs. Miami
• vs. Boston College
• vs. SMU
• at Syracuse
• vs. Stanford
• vs. USC

I'll jusrt leave this here without comment.

3 true road games, against perennial powers Purdue, UNC, and Syracuse. Wisconsin, Michigan State, Miami, and USC look like tough names on paper. In reality, only USC and Miami would present a challenge.

Truly pathetic.

 

[Tidewater]

3 true road games, against perennial powers Purdue, UNC, and Syracuse. Wisconsin, Michigan State, Miami, and USC look like tough names on paper. In reality, only USC and Miami would present a challenge.

Truly pathetic.

Well, if they do not like being left out of the playoff this year, they have not secured a schedule next year that would allow them to prove their worthiness.

 

[editder]

The Fighting Irish's complete 2026 schedule:
They don't want any part of the SEC.

• vs. Wisconsin
• vs. Rice
• vs. Michigan State
• at Purdue
• at UNC
• vs. Navy
• vs. Miami
• vs. Boston College
• vs. SMU
• at Syracuse
• vs. Stanford
• vs. USC

No wonder they don’t care about losing the extra practice time.

 

[editder]

Notre Dame's 2026 schedule.

• vs. Wisconsin
• vs. Rice
• vs. Michigan State
• at Purdue
• at UNC
• vs. Navy
• vs. Miami
• vs. Boston College
• vs. SMU
• at Syracuse
• vs. Stanford
• vs. USC

I'll jusrt leave this here without comment.

Nine home games and three road games? And the only two teams with a pulse are home games.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999108497321902330

 

[Krymsonman]

Notre Dame's 2026 schedule.

• vs. Wisconsin
• vs. Rice
• vs. Michigan State
• at Purdue
• at UNC
• vs. Navy
• vs. Miami
• vs. Boston College
• vs. SMU
• at Syracuse
• vs. Stanford
• vs. USC

I'll jusrt leave this here without comment.

Ooh, that's a tough one. I also really like how the games that might actually be a little hard are spread way apart.

 

[Krymsonman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999108497321902330

Don't threaten it. Do it!!

 

[russtang]

Notre Dame's 2026 schedule.

• vs. Wisconsin
• vs. Rice
• vs. Michigan State
• at Purdue
• at UNC
• vs. Navy
• vs. Miami
• vs. Boston College
• vs. SMU
• at Syracuse
• vs. Stanford
• vs. USC

I'll jusrt leave this here without comment.

Wow what a joke. Their opponents will be lucky to have a .500 combined record

 

[TDBama78]

Notree dumb had rather stay at home and complain than go to a bowl and possibly lose the game and prove the committee was right.

 

[dtgreg]

The Irish have decided to turn down a bowl after missing the playoffs. They join Iowa State and Kansas State in sitting out the bowl season.

So now we will have three 5-7 teams make a bowl. I wouldn’t be surprised if we have more.

Bowl games now only exist to give ESPN something to air in the second half of December. Just put them out of their misery.

And gambling. Don't forget gambling.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

And gambling. Don't forget gambling.

If you bet on the Taco Bell Walmart Sherwin Williams Home Depot H&R Block Bowl, you have a serious gambling problem.

 

[BamaInCummingGA]

Hilarious

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999108497321902330

and about time

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Notre Dame is opting out of the Heisman ceremony next year after Fernando Mendoza’s win over Jeremiayah Was A Bullfrog Love.

Notre Dame is also working on a clause that will guarantee if an Irish player is on the ballot, they must win

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Notre Dame Twitter:
Love had the best year, he should have won it.

Me:
Maybe, but you can't seriously argue that Tim Brown was the best player in America in 1987, either.
It evens out over time.

You're welcome.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Reminder: NBC went with the narrative and...got egg on their faces.....

 

[colbysullivan]

They do this every year.

They pretty much always make a nonsense move right at the end that contradicts previous stances.

I feel almost certain if Virginia had won the ACC CG that Virginia and ND would be in and Miami would still be out along with whatever G5 team got tossed out for Virginia.

They just flat make up stuff on selection Sunday.

It’s why I trust them so little.

This is why we don't need weekly playoff rankings. In fact, there shouldn't even BE a playoff ranking until the very end, just like how college basketball does it. Based on play, we already suspect/know which teams are on the bubble. They should just wait until all the conference championships are done, and then reveal the bracket...just like how college basketball does it. There's simply no need for this nonsense.

 

[CB4]

Reminder: NBC went with the narrative and...got egg on their faces.....

“Well Bob…what is left out of those statistics is our multi million dollar exclusive TV rights to Notre Dame football. I mean, if we can’t carry Rocket’s water for him, then who’s gonna? By the way Bob, did you get the memo about denying Lou Holtz has a lisp? How are we suppose to spin that? Oh, well….back to the game…”