Saturday, November 28, 2015
Friday, November 27, 2015
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving from Notre Dame!
8FOR8 at Notre Dame: We gave 8 incoming Notre Dame students a GoPro camera to capture their first 8 weeks of college...
The Phone Call: A Notre Dame student talks about the "greatest moment" of her life.
This is Home: A freshman student opens up about her life and the home she's found at Notre Dame.
Halfway Around the World: A freshman student from China talks about the gift of his Notre Dame education.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Take the Test -- Rank the TEAMS in the Playoff
Well, the Notre Dame family has its IRISH UP!
We just saw our Fighting Irish drop from #4 to #6 -- with three teams jumping us this week in the CFB Playoff Rankings. Here's what happened Saturday to precipitate this change:
- #4 Notre Dame beat Boston College (3 - 8) 19 - 16 -- despite five turnovers
- #5 Iowa beat Purdue (2 - 8) 40 - 20 at home
- #7 Oklahoma beat TCU (9 - 1) 30 - 29 -- stopping TCU's two point conversion to win the game
- #9 Michigan State beat Ohio State (10 - 0) 17 - 14 -- last second FG
We keep hearing the term "body of work" -- so, here it is -- the body of work for each of the teams ranked #3 to #6 in the CFB Playoff Rankings. Now it's your turn to sit on the Committee. You rank the teams...
TAKE THE CFB PLAYOFF COMMITTEE TEST!
Rank these four "nameless" teams -- in order of #3 to #6. I'm willing to bet you that if you just use the body of work -- you won't see the Fighting Irish outside the TOP FOUR!
TEAM A 10 - 1
- FBS Opponents' Record: 69 - 59
- FBS Opponents with 8+ wins: 3
TEAM B 11 - 0
- FBS Opponents' Record: 53 - 68
- FBS Opponent's with 8+ wins: 3
TEAM C 10 - 1
- FBS Opponents' Record: 70 - 60
- FBS Opponent's with 8+ wins: 4
TEAM D 10 - 1
- FBS Opponents' Record: 73 - 58
- FBS Opponents with 8+ wins: 5
If you need "tie-breakers" to assist you in determining the rankings of these four teams -- here they are:
- Team D beat Texas 38 - 3
- Team A lost to Texas 24 - 17
- Team D beat Pittsburgh: 42 - 30 @ Pitt
- Team B beat Pittsburgh: 27 - 24 @ Home (on a last second FG)
Cheat Sheet: Team A is Oklahoma, Team B is Iowa, Team C is Michigan State and Team D is Notre Dame.
A "Sneak Peek" -- A Season With Notre Dame
Go behind-the-scenes as @NDFootball made their home away from home @fenwaypark tonight,10p/9c. #ASeasonWith #NDvsBC
https://t.co/RMUL9071p1
— A Season With (@ASeasonWith) November 25, 2015
On Showtime this evening at 10 PM ET.
Tonight's CFB Playoff Rankings...
Folks, here's the drill...
Whether we're #3, #4, #5 or #6 tonight -- it really doesn't matter.
WE HAVE TO BEAT STANFORD SATURDAY ON THE ROAD -- we do that and I like our chances of finishing in the TOP FOUR. Here's why:
This is a given.
It will come down to who looks better on paper out of these three teams -- for one of those four positions in the Playoff:
Here's what that "paper" looks like right now:
NOTRE DAME:
OKLAHOMA:
OKLAHOMA STATE:
We beat Stanford Saturday night -- it will be difficult to keep us out of the Playoff!
Whether we're #3, #4, #5 or #6 tonight -- it really doesn't matter.
WE HAVE TO BEAT STANFORD SATURDAY ON THE ROAD -- we do that and I like our chances of finishing in the TOP FOUR. Here's why:
- The ACC will have one team in the CFB Playoff
- The SEC will have one team in the CFB Playoff
- The Big Ten will have one team in the CFB Playoff
This is a given.
It will come down to who looks better on paper out of these three teams -- for one of those four positions in the Playoff:
- 11 - 1 Notre Dame
- 11 - 1 Oklahoma or an 11 - 1 Oklahoma State
Here's what that "paper" looks like right now:
NOTRE DAME:
- FBS Opponents: 11
- Opponents Records: 73 - 58
- Opponents with 8+ wins: 5
- Common opponent Texas: Notre Dame 38 - Texas 3
OKLAHOMA:
- FBS Opponents: 11
- Opponents Records: 69 - 59
- Opponents with 8+ wins: 3
- Common opponent Texas: Texas 24 - Oklahoma 17
OKLAHOMA STATE:
- FBS Opponents: 9
- Opponents Records: 67 - 60
- Opponents with 8+ wins: 3
- Common opponent Texas: Oklahoma State 30 - Texas 27
We beat Stanford Saturday night -- it will be difficult to keep us out of the Playoff!
Monday, November 23, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Full Game Replay: ND 19 - BC 16 @ Fenway
Here's a link to the full game replay of Notre Dame's win over Boston College last night at Fenway Park...
LINK: ND 19 - BC 16
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)