Bama and Clemson are on a completely different level.....

[Duo]

Best talent

Best facilities

Best coaches with best compensation

(And FWIW, Clemson has enrolled the assistance of churches. Interesting factoid.)

 

[KJ23]

Yes. This is not so much ND. We had a solid squad. Clemson and Bama are a step above everyone. Talent level was not the same tonight. If a Julian Love goes out ND needs another on the side line. Bama and Clemson have that. Great season but our expectations need to come down when we play these 2 teams. Reality guys.

 

[McCallen ND NYC]

Best talent

Best facilities

Best coaches with best compensation

(And FWIW, Clemson has enrolled the assistance of churches. Interesting factoid.)

Yes, Alabama and Clemson definitely have the best teams and coaches but ND should have made the game competitive. The coaches and players embarrassed themselves.

 

[cybertyger]

GA is as good.

 

[Toby Smart]

Best talent

Best facilities

Best coaches with best compensation

(And FWIW, Clemson has enrolled the assistance of churches. Interesting factoid.)

I knew it wouldn't be long after the game ended before you showed up.

 

[cybertyger]

Happiest guy was Saban with committee when they left out GA.

 

[irishalice]

Best talent

Best facilities

Best coaches with best compensation

(And FWIW, Clemson has enrolled the assistance of churches. Interesting factoid.)

Rather take a beating in the playoffs with an undefeated season than living through a 5-7 season. Funny as the Irish won during the fall and FSU faltered you were nowhere to be found, but the Irish lose big in the playoffs and here you are. How trollish of you, Duo the Nole.

 

[notredamerises23]

They and Georgia are. EVERY statistical measure told us this: FPI, FEI, offensive and defensive efficiencies, SRS, etc. People don’t understsnd that when statistical models look at LITERALLY EVERY DOWN played against every team in every situation, they mean something. “Who did they beat?” is a question that could be asked in 1994, not now.

Vegas gave both Oklahoma and us both winning today a 3% chance of happening. People refused to listen and kept on talking about Clemson being overrated and “who did they beat” and “statistics are for losers” @Leahylads and the “SEC is overrated, who did Alabama beat @88ND

Well, we all saw today.

 

[DieHard_Irish]

GA is as good.

No they are not. They lost there 2 toughest games this year. Lost by 20 to LSU

 

[cybertyger]

Think Al wants them in playoff or ND?

 

[SiberianKnightmare]

Why does everyone think Bama would be afraid to play Georgia? They have literally beaten them twice in a row because Georgia chokes. They are chokers. If they played Bama tonight, they’d choke again.

 

[Leahylads]

Clem hired a former Bama ast coach and Bama has the Godfather. If ND wants a NC they should learn from Clem and hire their DC.

 

[NDIRISH53]

Bama doesn’t look too shabby right now

 

[ftnfan62]

OK put up some points on them.

Too bad they don’t do the same format on the 7th. Where losers play at 4 and winners play at 8.