JIM SMALL'S NOTRE DAME GO IRISH BLOG -- www.NDGOIRISH.com -- A NOTRE DAME BLOG: 11/01/2025

Notre Dame is in position to sign its highest rated recruiting class in many years -- the fun starts next Wednesday December 3rd when the early signing period opens up...

Advance video above to the 4:11 mark to hear the Notre Dame discussion...

Forward the video above to the 34:28 mark to hear McEloy's take on Notre Dame's Playoff chances...

Ever wonder what was behind ESPN's Football Power Index -- take a look right here: ESPN FPI

Notre Dame talk begins at the 4:28 mark in the video above...

Okay, here's the list of teams EVERY NOTRE DAME FAN should be rooting for today:

Notre Dame BIG over Syracuse
Missouri over Oklahoma
USC over Oregon
Virginia Tech over Miami
Kentucky over Vanderbilt
Kansas State over Utah
Pittsburgh over Georgia Tech
Cincinnati over BYU
Ferris State over Northwood

"In the eyes of the committee, Notre Dame has better losses [than Miami]."@AaronTaylorCFB explains why Notre Dame is higher than Miami in the CFP rankings. pic.twitter.com/Spc1wxJmZl
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 19, 2025

Advance the video above to the 4:34 mark to hear the Notre Dame conversation...

Honestly can’t think of a better way to celebrate my (almost) birthday than to relive the Eras Tour with you! This time we’re going backstage. "The End of an Era", a 6-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries, streams on @DisneyPlus beginning Dec 12 🫶 pic.twitter.com/VkJHLgjSFn
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 13, 2025

At the 1:52 mark of the End Of An Era promotional trailer above -- of you will see Austin Swift '15 -- Taylor's younger brother, hugging his sister after one of her Era Tour performances in his Notre Dame ball cap....

Does Notre Dame have the best fight song in sports? pic.twitter.com/BC4iDTRYqW
— Wake Up Barstool (@wakeupbarstool) November 12, 2025

Advance the bottom video to the 1:34 mark to see Chris Quinn's handiwork in Miami...

With Notre Dame currently sitting one spot away from hosting a College Football Playoff game -- I took a look at what we would need to see happen to ensure the Fighting Irish move up a spot over the next four weeks:

#9 Notre Dame must win all three of its games -- beat #22 Pitt and roll over Syracuse and Stanford.

#8 Oregon has this left -- lose one of these games and I believe Notre Dame jumps them:

Minnesota
#17 USC
@ Washington

#7 Ole Miss has this left -- lose one of these games and I believe Notre Dame jumps them:

Florida
@ Mississippi State

#6 Texas Tech has this left -- lose one of these games and I believe Notre Dame jumps them:

UCF
@ West Virginia

#5 Georgia has this left -- lose one of these game and Notre Dame might jump them:

#10 Texas
Charlotte
#16 Georgia Tech

Notre Dame vs. Pitt talk begins at the 7:47 mark...

COLLEGE GAMEDAY IS HEADED TO PITTSBURGH AND PAT IS HEADED HOME‼️

We’ll be outside Acrisure Stadium for our first Saturday show in the Steel City in 20 years!@PatMcAfeeShow pic.twitter.com/Fj60IytzCq
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 9, 2025