Game thread

[NDIRISH53]

Well, if the committee is looking, they'll see that Clemson just beat NCST by the skin of their teeth, that PSU lost #2 and OSU got blown out.

I would say the inside track belongs to Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame, Wisconsin with Clemson and Oklahoma behind them.

If Oklahoma wins they jump us. They are playing a very good okie state team. Wake forest is not good, let be honest. They are missing their best offensive player and we just let up 37 points. Totally unacceptable

 

[stu4don]

does anybody think our irish get bumped out of our playoff spot because of the poor play by the defense today. Oklahoma is probably going to win but they are playing awful on defense again as usual and so I don't think they could bump us out

Clemson barely beats NCst after we crushed them. Don't see how they jump us. I think we stay where we are. Gotta pull for Miami to beat VT. If so we'll be playing the 7th ranked team. A win could vs. the

 

[IrishFan76]

Just keep winning. If ND keeps winning I think the only thing that might possibly cause an issue is if Georgia slips up before the SEC championship.

 

[impossibilityofreason1]

For the first time I feel the defense isn't playoff caliber

 

[Pennick44]

does anybody think our irish get bumped out of our playoff spot because of the poor play by the defense today. Oklahoma is probably going to win but they are playing awful on defense again as usual and so I don't think they could bump us out

No chance.

 

[coolirish9]

I think our irish stay in the top four after thinking about it because of the buckeyes and nittany lions losing and with Oklahoma having maybe the worst defense of any top ten ranked team and plus Iowa giving the buckeyes a beatdown makes the sooners win in Columbus less impressive now

 

[notredamerises23]

does anybody think our irish get bumped out of our playoff spot because of the poor play by the defense today. Oklahoma is probably going to win but they are playing awful on defense again as usual and so I don't think they could bump us out

No, because as bad as the defense was, the offense was historic against a top 25 defense.

In addition, ND controlled the game and game control plays a meaningful part in the FPI which the committee looks at.

I don’t think ND drops at all and if it does, maybe down to 4.

 

[HDK]

For the first time I feel the defense isn't playoff caliber

I've felt the defense has played above its level all year, so I'm not that surprised.

I think we have a very good team, but we are far from perfect: our passing is not good, our special teams are not good, and today we saw that our defense was human.

But it's been a really fun season, so I really don't care.

 

[1Redrum]

Look....the team let off the gas...that is all it is...the motivation was not there. Wake scored because we had no passion and had already moved on to next week. That is all. If ours tatters on offence were IN and the D needed to do more they could have. Will some stupid Coaches poll voter just look at the score? Maybe. Will a playoff pool voter tale the whole game in? Yes I think they will. I spend more time watching NC State vs Clemson than the ND game in the second half. It was nowhere near as close as the score and I think everyone but a few worry warts here know this.

 

[ftnfan62]

Syracuse lost to FSU. Syracuse beat Clemson. ND dominated NCST. Clemson held on. Clemson beat wake by 14. ND beat wake by 10. 17 with a garbage TD.

Don't see anyway Clemson jumps us