sjb75 said:

If Notre Dame loses at 5 loss USC……coupled with losing at home to crappy Northern Illinois, it’s difficult to imagine Notre Dame making the playoff:

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buckey said:

You’re just envious because they are sooooo much better than usc

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sjb75 said:

If Notre Dame loses at 5 loss USC, coupled with the loss to crappy Northern Illinois in South Bend, IMO a playoff berth is hard to imagine.

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ftnfan62 said:

The only things the teams we have left on our schedule can do is hurt ND, if you don't hand them a 20+ point loss. There is no way a 10-2 ND team is getting in......They would put 4 SEC teams in at 10-2 before they put ND.


I am, our remaining opponents outside of Army are all ranked outside of the top 50. Vandy, Ole Mis, Bama, LSU even with 3 losses would have better Resume's. ND is in the playoffs now, and has been since the loss to NIU. How I see it.

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Chitown11 said:

Exactly, sjb75 not too smart. I have watched numerous IU games and they look pretty damn good to me regardless of their mediocre schedule so far.

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sjb75 said:

Of course a loss would.

A win at home over Michigan will not say anything about Indiana. Michigan is yesterday’s news. They are average in 2024. Average at best.

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echowaker said:

Nah, bubble for sure though. Depends what others do.

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FightingIrish44 said:

I think it’s ill advised to speak in absolutes. It’s definitely possible. PSU might lose twice more and that would help. Just look at the top 25 and see who plays who.

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FightingIrish44 said:

4 SEC teams
4 Big 10
1 Big 12
1 ACC
1 G 5
Notre Dame

That reasonably could happen if ND is 10-2.

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sjb75 said:

Of course a loss would.

A win at home over Michigan will not say anything about Indiana. Michigan is yesterday’s news. They are average in 2024. Average at best.

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Harpo Marxist said:

I think IU wins out in the regular season and loses to Oregon in the conference title game. I base that on match ups. That sets up a conundrum for the selection committee...meaning 4 BIG teams will be in the conversation: OSU, Oregon, PSU and IU. There are going to be several 2 loss teams ranked in the top 12 by this selection committee, imo. That is going to create more controversy than ever...and will force some changes after this season in selection criteria. Would an IU losing in the title game trump a 1 loss PSU? a 2 loss OSU (or a 2 loss GA or LSU) for example? Not that simple to answer.

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Telx1 said:

A loss to Michigan would tell us a great deal. I haven’t seen Indiana play yet, and looking forward to the Michigan game. Michigan is clearly not a top 25 team, but they have some talent and they play hard. An Indiana victory would validate them as a legitimate contender. A loss will validate their exceptionally soft schedule thus far.

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Telx1 said:

A loss to Michigan would tell us a great deal. I haven’t seen Indiana play yet, and looking forward to the Michigan game. Michigan is clearly not a top 25 team, but they have some talent and they play hard. An Indiana victory would validate them as a legitimate contender. A loss will validate their exceptionally soft schedule thus far.

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sjb75 said:

You clearly stated “…their next two games will tell us how good they are…”

Michigan at Indiana won’t tell us anything. Nothing. Michigan is a four loss average football team.

Indiana at Ohio St. will.

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Chitown11 said:

There is no comparison between N.ILL and SC. N.IL is a below average football team

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sjb75 said:

My hometown team LA Dodgers just won the World Series. I did not miss one pitch in the playoffs, and tuned into every regular season game.

Azul.

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FightingIrish44 said:

I think it’s ill advised to speak in absolutes. It’s definitely possible. PSU might lose twice more and that would help. Just look at the top 25 and see who plays who.

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HDK said:

Texas A&M's loss to South Carolina is a bit like ours to Northern Illinois because occurred to teams coming off big wins. Totally different types of losses, of course, with ND stumbling around at home with a chance to win it late, whereas, A&M got ambushed in a big road game at night where all the stops were pulled out. And South Carolina looked a lot better than a barely .500 team to me. Their QB was bouncing off tacklers like a pinball.

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FightingIrish44 said:

I think it’s ill advised to speak in absolutes. It’s definitely possible. PSU might lose twice more and that would help. Just look at the top 25 and see who plays who.

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echowaker said:

Too premature to say not. Too much football to be played. 10-2 puts them on the bubble for sure. That said not sure who beats them down the stretch. The matchups are very favorable for ND.

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NDinNJ said:

The no defense league has been boring and people have been steadily tuning out. No inside game, everyone shooting 3's, and ref's calling the slightest of contact a foul. The NBA has become a yawnfest.

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hvillebill said:

I haven't watched a game in over 15 years. As I say "There's no "D" in "NBA".

It's all about guys that are dunking (even though they're 6-5 or better, like that's something amazing) and staring the other guy down. It's playground basketball at it's best.

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