My goodness i hope so.

Does ND make it as 3 or 4 seed? Played 11 games and held steady in top 4 for 6 weeks! No argument needed for entry... Any other year and ND is in automatically.

Thread for Andrew, Mike and my thoughts.

Defensively. This is reverse psychology BtW.

Not looking good now on his comments.

It’s sad really...

Offensive line is clueless, can’t run the ball, quarterback is what he thought he was.. we are mediocre

Defense is atrocious.

Just when I thought we actually had turned the corner and could play with anyone, we get slapped in the face again. I know it is JUST one game but it is a reoccurring game like this that we deserve to be questioned. We have had a great season but it would have been great to finally play as though we do belong with the cream of the crop.

When I watch his videos, I see similarities to Julius Jones, large, physical back with good speed. His skill set could be very beneficial on 3rd & short for time to come. I hope he materializes to what Julius career did.

Everyone chill.

Straight up with Clemson we’re on par with them in terms of coaching, player growth, strength and conditioning, and program development. We showed that back in November. What separates us is the difference Makers - the way Lawrence and skalsi elevated the tigers was phenomenal.

Until we figure out how to win the recruiting battles for these kind of guys the best we can hope for is solid but not exceptional seasons. If we’re ok with that then so be it, but if you ask me, it’s time to take a hard look at leveling the playing field for getting the right student athletes in.

Second, don’t stand there and tell me Clark lea’s timing wasn’t a distraction -it was. It’s clear.

Thanks and hang in there.

Maybe the MAC.

Is that he gives us hope.

That can get this team over the hump. Urban Meyer.

Never had to worry about his teams showing up in a big game.

Will feel good to have a major bowl win and be back again

next time BK is in a playoff game at +7ish we can all make some good $$$

42-14, 30-3, 31-3...seeing a trend here

That train is never late. Second-tier coaching staff and talent at too many key positions. Another embarrassing beatdown in a big game. Completely unprepared and will cost them a playoff spot.

And has barely thrown the ball. They’re going to win this game, but it was close enough against a mediocre NWU that other playoff teams are gunna smell blood in the water. We need to beat Clemson today and face them next week!!

This is what seperates bama and Clemson from everyone else.

Come on!!!

Story from Burlage

Missed the early chances

Will we play Florida or Georgia? I want NO part of Alabama in the playoffs

There are many things that favor Clemson today, especially the fact that Lawrence and the three defensive starters who missed game one will be back in the lineup today.

But the thing that concerns me the most was touched on today in these Lou Somogyi's Countdown 10-1 column tidbits:

3 Times, per ESPN research, since the advent of the Associated Press poll in 1936 that two teams ranked in the top 4 met during the regular season — and then again in a postseason contest while still ranked in the top 4. This Notre Dame-Clemson matchup will make it the fourth. In each of the first three, the losing team won the rematch by at least 21 points:

• In 1959, No. 1 LSU defeated No. 3 Ole Miss at home, 7-3. Then in the Sugar Bowl, No. 2 Ole Miss defeated No. 3 LSU, 21-0.

• In 1996, No. 1 Florida lost to No. 2 Florida State, 24-21. In the Sugar Bowl, the No. 3-ranked Gators then captured their first national title with a 52-20 demolition of the No. 1-ranked Seminoles.

• In 2011, No. 1 LSU won at No. 2 Alabama, 9-6 in overtime. Then in the BCS Championship in New Orleans (and eerily similar to 1959), the top-ranked Tigers this time lost to the No. 2 Crimson Tide, 21-0.

2 This will be the second time since 1902 that Notre Dame will have played the same school twice in football during the same season. In 1997, the Fighting upset No. 11 LSU in Baton Rouge 24-6 (the lone game ever where Notre Dame committed neither a turnover nor a penalty), but lost 27-9 in the rematch a month later at the Independence Bowl.

It just confirms an old but very true adage - it is next to impossible to beat a good team twice in the same season. A great team would likely beat an average or even good team 5 times in a row if they played. However it is simply hard to beat an equally matched team twice in the same season.

I hope that ND bucks this trend today.

Awful