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Don’t think Clemson has a choice here. This would be a ncaa suspension.

Leaving ND in will be the choice that creates the least amount of chaos. It’s VERY easy to explain why an undefeated ND would get in over a 12-1 Michigan when ND beat them. You would have zero credibility if you put in Michigan. They had their chance against our back up QB and lost.

I totally agree with you here. I might be wrong, but I feel like Polian’s first tenure with the team was some of our worst special teams play. I think it’s obvious that the only reason he’s here is to recruit.

Agreed. The committee isn’t trying to keep ND out. If you look at every other teams message board they would tell you the opposite is true. Our schedule may not look great at the end of the year, but that Michigan win will. I also think part of the decision is did you TRY to test yourself and we clearly did. Other teams have just had disappointing seasons.

BK really seems to have the program in a good position. You can call it luck if you want, but he did take us to the title game in ‘12 and has had us at least in the conversation in ‘15, ‘17, and again this year. This season will define him though. We’ll be favored in every game the rest of the way. Can he keep the team focused enough to not have any slip ups? I think he can and I don’t see a fall off coming any time soon with how we’ve recruited.

Not sure where the rumor started, but all the barstool guy said was that he’s hearing terrible news out of ND. So Ian Book’s name and the rumor of cheating was put out somewhere else. Not that it matters much, but it is interesting that someone else posted the rumor and he was hearing terrible news at the same time. He was the first to report Book starting against Wake.

This backfield reminds me of three guys. Cierre Wood (Dex), Theo Riddick (Jafar), and Robert Hughes (Jones). I love the versatility. At different points of the game each backs strengths can be utilized to our advantage.

I think this is going to be a close one, but with Stanford coming off an emotional OT win and playing back-to-back tough road games I think we get the win. ND 27 Trees 23

I’m not claiming to have inside sources. Like I said I heard it on a podcast (Behind the Bets) where one of the hosts who has claimed to know some people inside the football program before said he’s hearing whispers about it. Then I searched on twitter and another guy was claiming it as well. Could be BS, but I’m just relaying what I heard.

Saw on Twitter (from a guy who has about 400 followers) and heard on an ESPN podcast that there are whispers that Book will start or at least have a much bigger role in the game Saturday.

Has ND ever lost a game without calling for a coaching change? Lol. We’ve seen flashes of what this offense can be and I’m hesitant to give up on Wimbush, but if he can’t consistently move us down the field against this defense then we need to make a change. Having the constant threat of him running is great, but I think this offense would run much smoother with a QB who can make the correct reads quickly, getting the ball out quickly to our TEs and big WRs.

Very nervous for this game. Wake has an extra two days to rest and prepare for us at home with a noon kickoff. Going to be a lot of plays run this game with their up tempo offense. Will we be exhausted by the 4th quarter? I do expect our offense to look much better looking at how easy BC moved the ball against them. We need to keep our foot on the gas and keep scoring while we’re ahead which we haven’t been able to do.

OL has looked much better so far opening up holes for our RBs.

I can’t see us coming out flat again. I do think Vandy has a decent team this year and had we won easily against Ball St this game would worry me more, but I would expect an open play book and more of a Michigan performance. Probably a 34-17 type game.

During his PC after the game the first thing Kelly did was blame himself for not having the team prepared. I do ageee with the rest of your comments though. I don’t know if it’s Wimbush or the play calling, but every time we play a bad team it seems like he holds on to the ball way too long trying to hit the deep pass. Our line isn’t good, but the ball should be out in 3-4 seconds.