There are no BIG matchups this week, but there are a lot of ranked teams on the road and/or facing quality opponents. This week is ripe for upsets. Also, a bunch of solid games for ND opponents that would build our strength of schedule.

* All times are Central Time Zone

Friday Night
6:30 - Houston @ TCU - ESPN - meh, should be a decent game
8:00 - Michigan St @ #6 Oregon - FOX - Oregon has been inconsistent.
8:00 - Syracuse @ #25 UNLV - FS1 - Should be a great game to be honest, probably

Morning Games (Saturday)
11:00 - #9 Missouri @ #25 Texas A&M - ABC - Probably the biggest game of the weekend for ND fans. Only ranked v ranked game this week, TA&M winning would help ND tremendously
11:00 - UCLA @ #7 Penn State - FOX - Both teams are inconsistent. I still think Penn State has to prove their top10 ranking
11:00 - SMU @ #22 Louisville - ESPN - Big game for Louisville to bounce back against a quality opponent. The better they do in the ACC, the better it looks for ND
11:00 - Purdue @ Wisconsin - BTN - Just in case the other games aren't competitive, this may not be a good pick by me to be honest...
11:00 - Navy @ Air Force - CBS - Only to check in to see if Navy is still winning, Army plays on ESPNU against Tulsa as well.

Afternoon Games (Saturday)
2:30 - Auburn @ #5 Georgia - ABC - Are we rooting for Auburn to lose still? How will Georgia bounce back?
2:30 - #12 Ole Miss @ South Carolina - ESPN - Upset alert!!!
2:30 - Iowa @ #3 Ohio State - CBS - Quality opponent against OSU, but I think OSU wins
2:30 - #23 Indiana @ Northwestern - BTN - Indiana on a roll!!!!
3:00 - Rutgers @ Nebraska - FS1 - This should be competitive as all the other games in this time slot have a chance to get out of hand

Evening Games (Saturday)
6:00 - #15 Clemson @ Florida State - ESPN - Does Clemson continue to roll? Does FSU continue to fall?
6:30 - #4 Tennessee @ Arkansas - ABC - Tennessee has looked pretty good so far, but they play a quality opponent on the road
6:30 - #10 Michigan @ Washington - NBC - Lets be honest, Michigan got lucky two weeks in a row... Finally they play away from home against a semi-quality opponent
6:30 - #11 USC @ Minnesota - BTN - Need USC to keep winning, but this is a quality opponent

Late Night Games (Saturday)
9:30 - #8 Miami @ California - ESPN - Miami has been up and down a little bit, they face a decent opponent on the road
10:00 - Texas Tech @ Arizona - FOX - Meh, if you want to stay up this late, I think it could be a decent game to watch.

Will Missouri losing this week be enough to have them fall behind ND?  'Cause, A&M is going to win that game.

Don't sleep on SMU.  They're better than they're getting credit for.

When Tennessee loses to Alabama and Georgia, and maybe Kentucky, that should be enough to drop them behind ND.  Assuming (and that's a big assumption) that ND keeps winning.

Oregon plays Ohio State next weekend.  That may be their only loss of the season.  Unless they play OSU again in the BIG10 championship game.

ND Keeps winning and they will be in (11-1).  The rest will fall into place.  I agree with TN losing to Bama but not sure its a slam dunk they lose to GA.  Kentucky will be season wreckers all year.  I love it

I agree that ND at 11-1 will be in regardless of what else happens, but what seed will they be? ND fans should still want to build their strength of schedule as there is an outside chance of getting the #5 seed.

SMU is definitely a solid team that can beat Louisville

Is Missouri loses, they should definitely fall quite a bit. They should fall behind Texas A&M as they have not looked great at all this year. Mizzou losing drops them below ND and makes Texas A&M look even better (which makes ND look better)

Agreed.  I will be rooting for A & M and Louisville for sure this weekend

I’m looking forward to quite a few of these games.

Morning: Missouri @ Texas A&M, and SMU @ Louisville.

Afternoon: Rutgers @ Nebraska.

Evening: Clemson @ Florida State.

Late Night: Miami @ Cal.

Those should all be good, and I’m curious to see what FSU will look like without DJU. Definitely need Texas A&M to win, but if they beat #9 Missouri, watch them jump above Notre Dame in the AP. 🙄

Go A&M, Louisville, Iowa, Cocks, FSU, Washington, USC, Baylor, Cal.

Texas A&M is looking GREAT!!! would be a huge win

Navy is handling their business

Need Louisville to step it up on the 2nd half, down 21-13

Army smacking Tulsa too

46 minutes ago, NDhoosier said:

Texas A&M is looking GREAT!!! would be a huge win

Navy is handling their business

Need Louisville to step it up on the 2nd half, down 21-13

Louisville just tied it up! 👍🏼

6 minutes ago, Baldy said:

Louisville just tied it up! 👍🏼

LFG!!

That was a fumble and should have been Louisville ball. No way that should have been overturned on replay

This is exactly what I was thinking could happen. I mean, we’ve seen it before. 🙄

 

2 and 2 Vandy SHOCKS the world by taking down #1 BAMA!!! What a great game.
It's amazing what a triple option with all the right weapons and a QB who has mastered the offense can do to an great defense!!

51 minutes ago, Irish Chris said:

2 and 2 Vandy SHOCKS the world by taking down #1 BAMA!!! What a great game.
It's amazing what a triple option with all the right weapons and a QB who has mastered the offense can do to a great defense!!

 It really was a great game, and I’m so happy for Vandy and especially Lea! 🙌🏼