Posted October 10, 20213 yr I thought the Irish would have moved up a little. I do not understand why the voters kept them at #14?
October 10, 20213 yr We're not that good, and took a comeback to beat a non-top 25 team. It's just hard for me to complain too much. All of the teams in front of us either are undefeated, or have better wins. The "good loss" argument really only holds weight if you look good in others games. And we've rarely looked good.
October 10, 20213 yr 32 minutes ago, Jersey Irish said: Not when 4 teams in front lose! Not sure we can beat Oregon, Ohio State, PSU or Bama right now…
October 11, 20213 yr I don’t think many of those voters watched the game. They probably just saw the final score, maybe some highlights. I think If you watched how ND fought back the way they did you be a lot more impressed with this W.
October 11, 20213 yr 2 minutes ago, ND_JACK said: I don’t think many of those voters watched the game. They probably just saw the final score, maybe some highlights. I think If you watched how ND fought back the way they did you be a lot more impressed with this W. Against an unranked VT who only beat Richmond by 11? 14th is fine, and we're lucky to not have lost a second already. I hope Buchner starts so next season he should be ready to take over.
October 11, 20213 yr 42 minutes ago, cali_domer said: Against an unranked VT who only beat Richmond by 11? 14th is fine, and we're lucky to not have lost a second already. I hope Buchner starts so next season he should be ready to take over. Exactly that is my point because they played an unranked team no one is going to appreciate that W unless they watched it. The atmosphere alone was unreal. How ND had to play especially in those last 4 minutes is not appreciated. Both the offense and defense played lights out…..knocking out their #1 and #2 QBs. When was the last time ND did that. Now they need to play a full game that way.
October 11, 20213 yr 13 minutes ago, ND_JACK said: Exactly that is my point because they played an unranked team no one is going to appreciate that W unless they watched it. The atmosphere alone was unreal. How ND had to play especially in those last 4 minutes is not appreciated. Both the offense and defense played lights out…..knocking out their #1 and #2 QBs. When was the last time ND did that. Now they need to play a full game that way.S VT is not a good team... They are Purdue with a great environment.
October 11, 20213 yr we've struggled in every game and almost every quarter except the fourth against wisconsin.....we have a better record then our play might determine, so 14 is fine....if we somehow manage to keep wining we will be ranked where we should be, aloha Edited October 11, 20213 yr by hawaiiirish
October 11, 20213 yr Remember when we went to OT with an FSU team that has maybe one win with a loss to a non-D1 opponent…? We’re struggling despite having SEC talent…
October 11, 20213 yr Bama loses to an absolute trash a and m team and they drop to 5?! Lol rankings are a joke.
October 11, 20213 yr 34 minutes ago, ObieKnobbe said: Bama loses to an absolute trash a and m team and they drop to 5?! Lol rankings are a joke. Bama gets the benefit of the doubt because of who they are. We do not deserve that benefit especially this season. We have played poor every game this season.
October 11, 20213 yr #14 is about right. 3 wins are by 3 points and ND doesn't have that signature win.
October 11, 20213 yr We will stick there for a while. Toledo will haunt us. They are not the top tier MAC team that BK played up when we faced them. They just lost to an NIU team that M beat 63-10. Purdue will haunt us for a while. They just lost to an inconsistent Minnesota team and will probably lose a few more times in the next 3 weeks. FSU starting out 0-4 really hurt. We don't have any marquee games left. Our best hope is to beat USC, UNC, Stanford, etc. by big margins, not nail biters. The down side of playing an ACC-dominant schedule is no one will believe GT or UVA will be much of a challenge even if they improve and really do pose a schematic challenge for us.
October 11, 20213 yr 58 minutes ago, D Fence said: We will stick there for a while. Toledo will haunt us. They are not the top tier MAC team that BK played up when we faced them. They just lost to an NIU team that M beat 63-10. Purdue will haunt us for a while. They just lost to an inconsistent Minnesota team and will probably lose a few more times in the next 3 weeks. FSU starting out 0-4 really hurt. We don't have any marquee games left. Our best hope is to beat USC, UNC, Stanford, etc. by big margins, not nail biters. The down side of playing an ACC-dominant schedule is no one will believe GT or UVA will be much of a challenge even if they improve and really do pose a schematic challenge for us. Yep! Let’s face it. Does anybody truly want to be in the final four with this team. Sure I would love for it to happen but not at the expense of getting beat by 30. As mentioned, and has struggled with very bad teams. What would they do against elite competition?
October 11, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, coltssb said: Yep! Let’s face it. Does anybody truly want to be in the final four with this team. Sure I would love for it to happen but not at the expense of getting beat by 30. As mentioned, and has struggled with very bad teams. What would they do against elite competition? No, use this year for growth. The top four would be horrible this year. Can you imagine our offense versus's Georgia's defense? Yikes. Edited October 11, 20213 yr by cali_domer
October 11, 20213 yr Author 33 minutes ago, cali_domer said: No, use this year for growth. The top four would be horrible this year. Can you imagine our offense versuses Georgia's defense? Yikes. But Kelly does well in big games. Perhaps ND would pull the upset...
October 11, 20213 yr 7 minutes ago, jbrown_9999 said: But Kelly does well in big games. Perhaps ND would pull the upset... I needed a chuckle this Monday morning.
October 11, 20213 yr 41 minutes ago, cali_domer said: No, use this year for growth. The top four would be horrible this year. Can you imagine our offense versus's Georgia's defense? Yikes. I would love it for guys to get experience. But not the humiliating kind. Get Buchner as many reps as you can without getting a loss.
I thought the Irish would have moved up a little. I do not understand why the voters kept them at #14?