Why are you even on this forum? You have such disdain for the school, the administration, the program. Why are you even here posting your nonsense? Go follow one of those other 9 teams that supposedly have a better roster.
Just so it's crystal clear: the reason we're big dogs vs OSU is because of their talent advantage
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After this year's 12th ranked recruiting class (and the 7th ranked recruiting class from 4-5 years ago dropping off) NDs talent rank will slip even further down.
And its NDs lack of higher upside players that are keeping them ranked ~10th in the talent rankings. Theyre being penalized by the formula for their lack of elite talent at the high end of their 85 man roster in relation to other teams.
Most places have internet so he might already be.
It is hard to be a Purdue fan these days, huh Chase?
I remember watching Muhammed Ali fight George Foreman. The question before the fight was...how in the world could Ali keep this monster off of him and avoid getting knocked out? Foreman was simply superhuman at that point in his career. And the world was introduced to "Rope-a-Dope" for the first time. Ali used Foreman's strengths against him....leveraging that power...until Foreman punched himself out in confusion and frustration. Now...I'm not suggesting that Notre Dame can wear OSU out in frustration.. But, they can leverage that power in front of them by keeping OSU's receivers in front of them...and mixing up the blitzes and support against the run to stifle their rhythm..in order to create opportunities and force some punts. Some form of "Rope-a-Dope" will need to be used....Notre Dame can't just trade blows....we don't have the horses to match them. Finesse on offense mixed with power running....changing up the tempo, misdirecting the flow.....and avoiding turnovers and penalties is necessary. The window of opportunity for a Notre Dame win is small, imo.....but its there.
the lineis what it is because Notre dame is running out of bodies on both lines of scrimmage. Otherwise its likely within 7 points
9th in the rankings and 5th in per player avg this year (higher upsides) and will continue to go up because we retain our players more than others.
We have a top 5 roster in the country and will for a long time
That's great! I don't believe any of the nonsense chase spews.
With Freeman as head coach, the future of the football team could not be any brighter.
Another bonus, the off-season has been shortened by a month with games into the latter part of January.
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No, it was the BCS Championship game. It's not a playoff if it's one game
Well yea it's forced revenue sharing, and ND got its $20 million from this playoff run, so it's a net zero for them this year.
First off no such thing as a 2 team playoff and under the previous criteria I believe they would have made a 4 team this year.
You just don't understand how it works. Just admit it.
My point was he was suggesting that ND was not spending ND money and it's just not true.
You're acting like a 6 year old child. Understand NIL, revenue sharing etc. before you post constant drivel and nonsense. You are completely clueless and you look more foolish with each post.
Agree....but they handled GA, and were clearly the better team.
Says the guy that posted 100x about the NIU loss and 75x about the SEC being the best conference
We manhandled them Sparky. Their lineman even said so
I'm wondering where your POCKET PRESENCE IS.
Do you not see that in making such an EXTREME ARGUMENT, you're leaving yourself and your WOULD-BE LOGIC wide open to being SACKED?
Hasn't ND already proven that it can not only HANG WITH but also BEAT teams with MORE 5 STARS? Freeman's teams have demonstrated it TIME AND AGAIN. A number of Kelly's teams did it as well. And if a monopoly of 5-STARS is the sole criterion for making the playoffs and winning an NC, how come all of those teams that have more 5 STARS than ND either washed out of the playoffs or DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE CUT?
Where's ALABAMA? Where's A&M? Where's LSU? Where's OU?
And how is it that it's ND THAT HAS MADE IT TO THE NC GAME?!?!
Finally, what will your argument be if ND BEATS OSU? It's possible. Or even if it's a REAL CLOSE GAME?
Frankly, I don't see the light-years separation between these 5 STAR ELITE TEAMS you describe and ND.
As for recruiting, if you don't realize BY NOW that ND works off a NARROWER POOL either because SOME PLAYERS SIMPLY DON'T QUALIFY or others SIMPLY DON'T WISH TO COME, then you're not paying attention to the way ND has operated since around 1952.
Fact is, you're making demands on an institution that DOESN'T SHARE YOUR PRIORITIES. And with all due respect, it's not CHANGING DIRECTION for YOUR benefit.
And in that sense you're being EXTREMELY UNREALISTIC. How is it that you simply can't SEE THIS? It's not ROCKET SCIENCE.
The only answer I can offer is that yours is not just a VIEWPOINT but a FIXATION. And fixations aren't based on LOGIC and REASON, but on EMOTION. Which then begs the question as to why are you so EMOTIONALLY FIXATED on trying to get ND to do something that is NOT IN ITS DNA?
What's your payoff in such a QUIXOTIC PURSUIT?
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This right here shows your ignorance. Notre Dame has the 5th best roster in terms of average player rating. If you haven’t seen the talent and depth during this run, there is no point in you continuing to post here.
What good is a five star if your backup is garbage? We are on third stringers at some positions and have been for a while and we’re still beating all these so called “superior rosters.”
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One thing Pat Coogan said in an interview after the Orange Bowl....."We've been in the playoffs since week 3". This team fully understands their situation...and has on a week to week basis. I'm not worried about their mental preparation against OSU. They have stayed the course week after week through the season and the playoffs. It comes down to whether or not they have enough in the tank to hang around until late in the 4th quarter. If they can......I think that mental conditioning will pay off.
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