Notre Dame Ranked #10 in CFB Playoff Ranking

Well, the "first-ever" College Football Playoff Poll was released in the past 30 minutes and our Fighting Irish are ranked #10 -- with six weeks left in the college football season.

If you look at the rankings -- each of the "Power Five" Conferences have a team ranked ahead of Notre Dame -- is that a coincidence?  I don't think so. 

We're the "eighth best" one-loss team in the country?  Really???

Here's the TOP TWENTY-FIVE:

1.  Mississippi State
2.  Florida State
3.  Auburn
4.  Ole Miss
5.  Oregon
6.  Alabama
7.  TCU
8.  Michigan State
9.  Kansas State
10.  NOTRE DAME
11.  Georgia
12.  Arizona
13.  Baylor
14.  Arizona State
15.  Nebraska
16.  Ohio State
17.  Utah
18.  Oklahoma
19.  LSU
20.  West Virginia
21.  Clemson
22.  UCLA
23.  East Carolina
24.  Duke
25.  Louisville

LINK:  ESPN STORY

Theo Riddick Playing Ahead of Reggie Bush?

That is the question being floated around by the Detroit media these days...

The former Notre Dame student-athlete had his best game as a professional in London, England this past Sunday -- subbing for the often injured Reggie Bush.

Here's what they're saying about Theo Riddick:

LINK:  RIDDICK OVER BUSH

Instead of a College Football Playoff Ranking...

What if, the College Football Playoff Committee announced a list of the 28 teams today -- still in consideration for one of the FINAL FOUR SPOTS -- instead of a ranking?  Then, every week -- for the next six weeks -- they eliminate four more teams from the list.

So, on Tuesday, December 2nd -- the Committee would announce the list of EIGHT TEAMS still under consideration for the College Football Playoff -- with the Final Four announced on Sunday, December 7th.  The Committee would then announce their seeding of those four teams at that time.

So, here's my list of the 28 teams that would still be under consideration for the COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS on October 28, 2014:


ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE:

• Florida State
• Clemson
• Louisville
• Duke

BIG TEN CONFERENCE:

• Michigan State
• Ohio State 
• Nebraska
• Wisconsin

SEC CONFERENCE:

• Mississippi State
• Auburn
• Alabama
• Georgia
• Ole Miss 
• Missouri

PAC-12 CONFERENCE:

• Oregon
• Arizona State
• Utah
• UCLA
• Arizona

BIG-12 CONFERENCE:

• TCU
• Kansas State
• Baylor
• Oklahoma

 AT-LARGE:

• Notre Dame
• East Carolina
• Marshall
• Colorado State
• North Dakota State

Navy Week: Coach Kelly Press Conference

Notre Dame fans can tune-in LIVE at NOON ET today to watch Coach Kelly's press conference.  He'll be addressing another Fighting Irish PRIME TIME contest this Saturday night against the Naval Academy.

Just click on the link below:

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Enter the Notre Dame Pumpkin Carving Contest

Do you have some "mad skills" as a pumpkin carver?  Well, if you do -- now's your chance to show them off!

College Football Playoff Poll Released: 7:30 PM

The "first-ever" College Football Playoff Rankings will be released today  at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN.  This poll, which is the work of a 12 person committee, will lead to a FINAL FOUR which will be unveiled on December 7th.

Here's what a few of the media prognosticators are thinking how the Committee will rank the teams -- and what to look for this evening:

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  BIRMINGHAM (AL) NEWS

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  YAHOO! SPORTS

LINK:  NEW YORK POST