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kev2225 said:

Would you consider Indiana a well coached team?

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Yes for sure

kev2225 said:

31-3? It's over...LOL

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Perhaps now, but SMU had the ball around the PSU 10 when I typed that. You don’t think a team can erase a 28 point lead with 20 minutes remaining? It’s impossible? The point was don’t assume it’s over. Didn’t you see Indiana almost erase a 24 point lead in 5 minutes just yesterday?

You act like SMU doesn’t deserve to be on the field with PSU but PSU got all of the big plays early in the game. That’s football. It happens. SMU could have easily been in this game.

kev2225 said:

Level of competition matters. C'mon. Look at Army. Not even a top 30 team is we're being honest, but people wanted them in if they only had one loss.

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This isn’t true. Quite possibly zero people thought a one loss Army should be in. I’m pretty sure you were called on this in another thread.

banmate6 said:

I still disagree sleeping on it.



ND played about as good as it could vs a decent but not elite team. Again, scoreline is deceptive. ND can improve the O shortcomings being discussed, but not by much.

Onwards to Georgia.

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Our offense wasn't close to as good as can be

Zorich 88 said:

SC after the QB switch is a different team.

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They barely beat UCLA and were okay against Nebraska

Indiana destroyed Nebraska and whopped up on UCLA

You have nothing just your feelings

kev2225 said:

Level of competition matters. C'mon. Look at Army. Not even a top 30 team is we're being honest, but people wanted them in if they only had one loss.

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Is Army in the playoffs? If those teams had Top10 losses, i might buy the argument. They had ugly losses though. You don’t deserve to even be discussed with 3 losses IMO. I don’t care who you are. You’d basically be turning it into a popularity contest if you did.

Indiana had one loss to a Top10 team and an average margin of victory over their remaining opponents of more than 30 points while playing a P4 schedule. Get real if you don’t think they deserved a chance over 3 loss teams with uglier losses.

sjb75 said:

Agree. Clemson should be in. Same with Arizona St. and Boise St.

However, SMU and Indiana were simply gifted in over South Carolina, Alabama, and even Mississippi.

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Don't lose to 3 unranked teams Ole Miss

Bama, don't get beat down vs a 6 and 6 Oklahoma

Zorich 88 said:

major QB issues for Georgia. Beck will be out and Gunner is not very good.
I like the Georgia run game so I believe they can move the ball.

ND will run for over 200

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Need some friends?🤭

kev2225 said:

Would you consider Indiana a well coached team?

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Yes

buckey said:

Not our a game on o. 3 Hugh missed scoring opportunities that could have pissed the game away if not for our d

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I still disagree sleeping on it.



ND played about as good as it could vs a decent but not elite team. Again, scoreline is deceptive. ND can improve the O shortcomings being discussed, but not by much.

Onwards to Georgia.

sjb75 said:

Well stated.

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IU has better defense than either Bama or ole miss

NotreDomer1 said:

How can you say you’re one of the best if you keep losing? Those teams have only themselves to blame for being at home

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Level of competition matters. C'mon. Look at Army. Not even a top 30 team is we're being honest, but people wanted them in if they only had one loss.

The seeding isnt fair but SEC teams get 2 mulligans.
Ole Miss controled their own destiny after 2 bad losses to LSU and Kentucky. All they had to do was beat .500 Florida team and they were in.
All Bama had to do was beat a .500 Oklahoma team and they lost bad by 21.
S Carolina I feel the worse for because 1 boneheaded play vs LSU and they are in.
The Super Conf format has to be adjusted. You will never have balanced schedules when you dont play half ypur conference.

FightingIrish44 said:

The 2007 Patriots were clearly the better team compared to the NY Giants that year. Do we give the Patriots the Super Bowl trophy?

Doesn’t matter if you’re better. Win the games. Don’t cry because you went 9-3.

By the way, this game isn’t even over.

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31-3? It's over...LOL

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Their QB is the key to winning or losing that is why golden should put eight in the box or blitz on every other down. Knock Gunner around just to see if he gets rattled early on . Our defense will keep ND in the game and might even get a TO. Those little bubble screens are extremely effective some what an Oregon offense, which will wear down their defense. ND has come close to beaten Georgia twice once at their place

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FightingIrish44 said:

How can you say that Freeman baited Cignetti on that play when ND snapped the ball and ran the play?

That was the worst call of the night and Freeman’s biggest weakness. Just take the FG and take the three score lead. It was 4th and 8. I can perhaps understand with shorter down and distance but not with 8 yards to go.

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Thank You.

The 2007 Patriots were clearly the better team compared to the NY Giants that year. Do we give the Patriots the Super Bowl trophy?

Doesn’t matter if you’re better. Win the games. Don’t cry because you went 9-3.

By the way, this game isn’t even over.

How can you say you’re one of the best if you keep losing? Those teams have only themselves to blame for being at home

NDinNJ said:

Talent vs Coaching. You can have all the talent in the world and yet, those teams lose multiple games. Coaching plays a factor into this, and a team that's well coached with inferior talent can beat a team with superior talent that isn't coached well or as well.

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Would you consider Indiana a well coached team?

ftnfan62 said:

Best call of the game was MF baiting Cig into taking a TO on that fake FG. MF learning a bit.

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???????????? Notre Dame snapped the football and ran the play.

Zorich 88 said:

Again, you said IU has a really good defense. I said NO they do not. I said a really good defense does not give up 400 yards. No, ND does not have a really good defense. This is due to injuries and youth.

Again, I said IU does NOT have a "really good defense". A really good defense does not surrender 400 yards.

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As long as you say no team in cfb has a really good defense then I would agree

But if we are judging it against the rest of cfb then yes they do

kev2225 said:

Let's be honest: so far, it's very clear that Indiana, and SMU can't stack up to the better teams in the country. They just can't. And I know so many here still want to build up Indiana as top 12 team, the truth is despite their record, they're probably not even a top 20 team. Same with SMU. So going forward in years ahead with this playoff, do they take a deserving team like Indiana with just one loss, or do they take a better 3 loss team? You have to admit that the talent at Alabama or Ole Miss is far superior than the talent at Indiana where they have so many James Madison transfers.

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Well stated.

FightingIrish44 said:

There was no prevent defense on the first TD drive and minimal to zero prevent defense on the second TD drive.

Just because Indiana moved the ball doesn’t mean that ND was playing prevent.

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We stopped bringing blitzed and human nature is too have a letdown