Notre Dame won't play at Syracuse tomorrow due to "positive tests in a recent Syracuse opponent, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing required for the Syracuse men's basketball team."

Four games off the schedule due to opponent issues for ND this year. Won't be the last...

Any inside info regarding ticket opportunities for Season Ticket holders ?

According to "rumors" around the web. Navy Coach Ken Niumatalolo is a primary target to replace Kevin Sumlin at Arizona. He dismissed the rumor in an interview earlier today. Saying "there is nothing to it". Arizona offered him the job 3 years ago. Not sure what to make of this rumor. The "triple option" offense in the pass happy PAC 12? Odd fit for sure. Then again stranger things have happened.

Call me crazy, deranged and/ or whatever. Would love the opportunity to play Alabama. There are some glaring weaknesses on defense. Lots of missed tackles in open space tonight. Najee Harris is the real deal. Although he is not as explosive as Ettiene. Am so fed up with Alabama fans constantly harping on the 2012 NC game. Their defense is not anywhere what it was in 2012. Let’s play them.

He has to figure out a way to run the ball. Hoping he instructs Book to take chances and not play to lose.

I just listened the Mike and Lou podcast and I'm sure this has been mentioned in other posts, but why are people calling this a drop? Book made a bad throw behind him he should not have caught that. That was on Book.

Kelly knew were in the playoff win or lose. He knew Clemson was in a must win situation and would put all of their cards on the table. Expect Clark and Tommy to put together an entirely different strategy in the playoff fellas......

With the postponement of Tuesday's slated game at Syracuse, the Irish have scheduled Bellarmine (1-2) on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 12 p.m. ET. The Irish were originally scheduled to play at Syracuse on December 22, but that game was postponed due to COVID-19 contact tracing issues within the Orange basketball program.

The game will not be broadcast on television or any streaming service due to the late addition and holiday staffing protocols. It will be broadcast live via the Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network, which is available locally on WSBT-AM 960/FM 96.1 and worldwide on und.com. There will be no public ticket sale for the game.

The Irish and Knights are meeting for the second consecutive season. Bellarmine visited Purcell Pavilion for an exhibition game last season, a 61-51 Notre Dame victory on November 1, 2019. Bellarmine made the move up to Division I this season and have faced Duke (76-54 loss), Howard (84-63 win) and Chattanooga (77-68 loss). The Knights have not played since December 9, however, as scheduled contests with Middle Tennessee and Miami (Ohio) were canceled due to COVID-19 issues.

Just watched Brian Kelly’s interview on the Playoff Selection show.

HE WAS MAGNIFICENT.......

On a day where so many “fans” on this site are bad-mouthing the ND team, a positive comment is warranted.

Sure we are all disappointed, upset, shocked ... about the team’s performance last night. But this has been a GREAT season.

Kelly’s description of how hard it was dealing with COVID this year and coaching and playing through it makes a 10-1 season, a win over the #1 team, a 2Nd playoff in 3 seasons even more satisfying.

let’s let the coaches and players come to grips with what happened last night and let’s let them put themselves back together for the Bama game.

I think we will put the wheels back on the wagon and play well against Alabama.

Story: https://notredame.rivals.com/news/snap-counts-clemson-vs-notre-dame-in-acc-championship

Notre, Dame, Alabama and Texas A&M are up for the award that goes to the "toughest, most physical offensive line in the country."

Notre Dame last won it in 2017.

As always, well done by these guys.

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Make no mistake, Notre Dame is where it should be and wants the challenge given to it, even if you're not feeling too good about it.

I’ve been pretty negative about the prospect of matching up with Bama but there are a few positives;

1). We are playing with house money, absolutely no one expects Notre Dame to even compete in this game. This is a very rare situation for a program like Notre Dame that is not only favored but expected to win every game outside of a select few matchups.

2). Notre Dame is going to spend weeks hearing from the talking heads that they don’t have a prayer, and Bama is going to be hearing that they have it in the bag.

3). The Clemson debacle will wake this team up at the very least and should leave a bad taste in their mouth heading into practice this week.

4). It sounds like Bama’s center is going to be out for the playoffs which as we’ve seen first hand is a big deal.

5). Bama’s secondary looked really vulnerable last night and TE Kyle Pitts made them pay. Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer is Notre Dame’s most comparable player so there should be plenty of opportunities for him to make an impact in the passing game.


Yeah it’s not much but It’s at least a few reasons to feel like Notre Dame can be competitive, what say you?

I really think many ACC (not SEC or Ohio State) football players could be admitted to Notre Dame as football players.

QB. I love IB and his win’s and stats at ND prove he’s a top 25 signal caller. Future- ND brings in Buchner and looking at his tape he more times than not anticipates the receiver breaking and the ball is there when they exit. He’s got the goods to throw receivers open at his age and will get better. IB doesn’t have that capability and therefore our WR’s don’t appear to ever get open. Book’s unwillingness to even try the tough throws let alone be able to deliver on them severely limits the potential for much of an explosive passing game. I thank IB for setting the table with some great recruits and a bright future of a potentially top 10 qb in Buchner.

It looked like we might not have a football season back in August. Conferences backed out. Teams backed out.
Notre Dame stayed the course. I recall much of the media and many football fans saying, “thank God for ND because we have college football!”
So while we are disappointed in yesterday’s game, we should tip our hats to the team and staff that played almost an entire season under horrible conditions. It’s easy for us to sit back and pontificate about how they didn’t really sacrifice all that much or how they get scholarships, but the grind is real, mentally and physically.
Thanks to the Notre Dame football program in 2020. Now go get ready to slay the beast.

Find myself in the “unique” position of defending Brian Kelly. Please note that I have been very critical of him in past years. Now is not the time. I believe in this team. That being said this game against Alabama maybe his last chance for the ultimate “statement win. One that will earn him a bronze statue outside of ND Stadium. Matchups and adjustments are what makes the game of football. Watched the SEC game last night and noticed some things about Alabama. Yes they have NFL talent up and down the roster. However their D is venerable in certain areas. They had issues with creating pressure on Kyle Trask and WR matchups. They have become more a offensive team as compared to earlier in Saban’s regime. Envision ND’s vertical passing game being an essential ingredient for this game.

the 2 kids from Cali. and possibly some recruit off the radar ?

Thank God Jack and the ACC worked out an agreement for ND this year as it allowed for ND to play and it has been one hell of a fun ride. That said, if a normal year ND cruises in as a 2 seed as an independent instead of having to play Clemson a second time and now a 4 seed and have to play Bama. I’m assuming ND would of beaten it’s normal schedule which this year I believe they would have.

In my opinion until ND gets left out as an independent it’s still the best route.

Couldn’t think of one.

Not a good weekend at all. Football gets rolled by Clemson, men's and women's basketball lose by double digits, and hockey at home gets a tie and loss against unranked Michigan State.

Two late Spartan goals propelled RV Michigan State (3-3-2, 2-3-1-2-0-0 B1G) to a 4-3 overtime victory over No. 16 Notre Dame (4-5-1, 3-4-1-0-1-1 B1G) on Sunday night inside Compton Family Ice Arena.

Graham Slaggert, Grant Silianoff, and Michael Graham all tallied goals for the Irish while Ryan Bischel made 24 saves. Michigan State’s netminder, Drew DeRidder stopped 42 shots to earn the victory for the Spartans.

The Irish went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play.

With time winding down in regulation and ND leading 3-2, Michigan State pulled DeRidder for an extra attacker and tied the game with just 22 seconds remaining. Just 1:26 into the overtime period, State’s Tommy Miller found the back of the net to clinch the win for the Spartans.

The No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff on Friday, January 1 at 5 p.m. ET in Arlington, Texas.

BlueandGold.com's Mike Singer and Lou Somogyi discuss the news, give their thoughts on the matchup and the CFP rankings.


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