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ND now up to the #9 class on 247 composite for 2021. Is the staff making a concerted effort for anyone else now to add to the class? Anyone think we might have a chance with Dont'e Thornton?

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Echo hates Brian Kelly. *Hates* him. Thinks he is a horrible coach and wants him replaced. It's like the far right with Obama and liberals with Trump - their hatred for the person prevents them from objectively seeing anything positive associated with the object of their hatred. He's generally silent when things are going well under Kelly (usually limiting his comments to ankle-biting comments) and he is a more frequent poster when things are going to hell.

Agree 100% with this. The previous 2 years our defense has been horrible. Two years ago our offense was good enough to win most shoot outs and score more than our porous defense gave up. Last year - not so much and we went 4-8. I hope we're not going to see a repeat of 2015 where we need to win shoot outs by scoring more than a bad defense gives up. My God, what we could accomplish with a good defense.

good lord, really? Notre Dame has the strongest strength of schedule of any 1 loss team, outside of Alabama. Compare all the 1 loss teams by strength of schedule and rank them in order. Is this really that difficult of a concept to grasp folks?

Let me help you out since you're having a bit of trouble discerning the relevance of the data. The Sagarin rating provides a relative frame of reference for the strength of each team's schedule to date. Sagarin is widely used and cited, and is comparable to similar SOS metrics, regardless of what the committee will use in their deliberations. Is that better or do you need me to strictly use one syllable words to explain things to you?

ND's record: 10-1 MSU's record: 10-1 ND's Strength of Schedule (Sagarin): 29 MSU's Strength of Schedule (Sagarin): 48

I agree, you were infinitely more readable as an optimist rather than this emoting sky is falling dramatist. How did the committee react when Oklahoma State barely scraped by a HORRIBLE Iowa State team? Did Oklahoma State drop on the following Tuesday? Did the committee "punish" them for that ugly win, as you are suggesting will happen with ND? How did the committee react when Clemson barely beat a terrible Syracuse team? Did Clemson drop after that shameful performance? Did the committee "punish" Clemson for that ugly win? Get off the ledge for god's sake Hawaii. Take a drink and a piece of advice Aaron Rodgers gave Packers fans last season: R E L A X.

I think the real danger for us missing the playoffs at 11-1 (and Echo is right, that's certainly not a given - especially with this god awful defense), is that our season ends and there will be 2 more weeks of football being played. It's conceivable that an inactive 11-1 ND in the top 4 could get jumped in the last week based on the results of the conference championship games.

Lighten up Francis. Nobody is saying he is a future NFL HOFer. He's not even being compared to any NFL HOFers (btw, I must have missed Roethlisberger's induction into the HOF) - Kizer reminds some people of some other football players during their college careers with his size, poise, and athleticism. There's nothing objectionable about those types of comparisons so try to unwind your panties and grab a drink.

Exactly. Some of the irrational people here want us to become Penn State. Ask the Nittany Lions how surrendering their independence is working out for them. No thanks.

Agree completely. Robinson has been a very big disappointment. Definitely do not want the ball thrown to him in anything resembling a critical situation. And while I like fuller and he has shown himself to be clutch, the OP has a point I think. Fuller has a surprising number of drops for a receiver many consider to be elite. I don't think it's arguable that he doesn't have the best hands on the team.

Texas was 1, Virginia was 2, and GT was episode 3.

This is my significant concern for ND this season. If Zaire goes out because of an injury, I don't think Kizer is at a place where he can take the helm and manage the offense effectively - similar to what's happened to VTech.

compliments for the correct usage of complements. Also appreciate the analysis - thanks!