Notre Dames' CFP ranking tonight will depend on many factors. For one how will the CFP look at the NIU game. Will they see an inexperienced O line? A QB transfer who was out all Spring? A WR group that had three new players? A new Australian punter? A new OC? An playing but injured Howard Cross? Playing an NIU team that was older, experienced, who although 4 - 4, has not lost any game by more than one score. Will they see in the NIU game that ND lost the yardage battle by over 100, loss the turnover battle by 2. Loss the special team game with bad punts surrendering field position and blocked field goal attempts. Loss the big play battle where NIU had 3 big plays. And loss the key stops battle where ND could not sustain drives or stop NIU from keeping the ball especially in key moments. These are the stats I monitor. The last game ND had such a bad group of stats was the CFP playoff game against Alabama in 2020/2021. Maybe the CFP committee when looking at this game, and where the team was at the time and how they are playing now, will see NIU as an early season aberration and not count it that much. Tonight we will find out. As for Indiana, the only team that is .500 in a power 4 conference and has an overall winning record that IU has played is Washington. And all three of their non power conference games have a 3 - 6 record. Yes IU has the best point margin in the country., but look at the schedule. It is incredibly weak and much weaker than ND's. That power 4 best win was against Washington, 3 - 3 in the Big conf. and 5 - 4 overall. Who is Penn State's signature win? There isn't one. Only team with a power 4 winning record they have beaten is West Virginia. They have beaten No one in the BIg conf. with a winning conference record. IMO ND should be ahead of both these teams.
The CFP Committee and the NIU Game, Indiana and Penn St
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