Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Notre Dame's P.A. Annoucner -- Doing Okay


Mike Collins '67 -- the longtime public address announcer at Notre Dame Stadium had to step away from the microphone at halftime of Saturday's game with Boston College...

Here's why...

LINK:  STORY
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OT: A Huge Upset in College Basketball



They are calling it the "biggest upset in college basketball in 15 years..."

Stephen F. Austin defeated #1 Duke -- breaking a 150 game home winning streak for the Blue Devils against non-conference opponents.
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Fairleigh Dickinson Coach Confesses His Sin...


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Notre Dame vs. The Teams Ahead -- To Top 10

Well, it appears the College Football Playoff Committee must have watched just one Notre Dame game this year -- and it was on a cold, rainy night in Ann Arbor...

As we stand today -- there are six teams between us and a TOP TEN finish -- which would guarantee us a New Year's Six Bowl Game.

The odds are definitely against us -- but that's okay.  Here's a "Notre Dame view" of the resumes of the teams ahead of us in the College Football Playoff Rankings -- and, what needs to happen this weekend in college football for our Fighting Irish to move up:


#10  PENN STATE:
  • 9-2 on the season
  • Signature win: #13 Michigan
  • Losses to: #1 Ohio State and #8 Minnesota
  • Games against FBS opponents: 10 -- played one FCS team
  • Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
  • No chance of losing final game --- they play Rutgers 

#11  FLORIDA:
  • 9-2 on the season
  • Signature win: #15 Auburn
  • Losses to: #2 LSU and #4 Georgia
  • Games against FBS opponents: 9 -- played two FCS teams 
  • Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
  • They play Florida State -- Gators favored by 17.5 points

#12  WISCONSIN:
  • 9-2 on the season
  • Signature win:  #13 Michigan
  • Losses to: Illinois and #1 Ohio State
  • Games against FBS opponents: 11
  • Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
  • They play at #8 Minnesota -- Wisconsin favored by 2.5 points 

#13  MICHIGAN:
  • 9-2 on the season
  • Signature win:  #16 Notre Dame
  • Losses to: #12 Wisconsin and #10 Penn State
  • Games against FBS opponents: 11
  • Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
  • They play Ohio State -- Buckeyes favored by 9 points

#14  OREGON:
  • 9-2 on the season
  • Signature win: #22 USC
  • Losses to: #15 Auburn and Arizona State
  • Games against FBS opponents: 10 -- played one FCS team
  • Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
  • They play Oregon State -- Ducks favored by 19.5 points

#15  AUBURN:
  • 8-3 on the season
  • Signature win:  #14 Oregon
  • Losses to:  #11 Florida, #2 LSU and #4 Georgia 
  • Games against FBS opponents: 10 -- played on FCS team
  • Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
  • They play #5 Alabama -- Bama favored by 3.5 points

#16  NOTRE DAME:
  • 9-2 on the season
  • Signature win: #22 USC 
  • Losses to: #4 Georgia and #13 Michigan
  • Games against FBS opponents: 11
  • Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 4
  • We play at Stanford -- Irish favored by 14 points


MY OBSERVATION:

If you look at these aforementioned facts -- I believe Notre Dame should be ranked at the very least #14 -- ahead of Oregon and Auburn;
  • Oregon has a bad loss to Arizona State (6-5) and only one win over a FBS team with 8+ wins this season
  • Auburn has three losses -- and only one win over a FBS team with 8+ wins this season
  • Notre Dame has four wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins this season

Now, let's assume that Notre Dame clobbers Stanford -- and the following happens on Saturday:
  • Ohio State beats Michigan -- does a 10-2 Notre Dame jump the 9-3 Wolverines?
  • Minnesota upsets Wisconsin -- does a 10-2 Notre Dame jump the 9-3 Badgers?
  • Alabama beats Auburn -- does a 10-2 Notre Dame jump the 8-4 Tigers? 

It looks like our highest final ranking would be #13 -- which does not look like it will get us into a New Year's Six Bowl.

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Behind The Scenes Look at ND Over BC


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