Sunday, October 15, 2017

Notre Dame the "Sixth Ranked One Loss Team"


The Football Writers Association of America released their SUPER 16 this morning and they ranked Notre Dame #13 -- ranking five other teams with one-loss ahead of them.  Here are those teams -- along with Notre Dame and the team that beat them this season, game score and location:


#6 Ohio State:
  • Lost to #8 Oklahoma 31 - 16 at home

#7 Clemson:
  • Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Syracuse 27 - 24 on the road 

#10 Oklahoma State:
  • Lost to #4 TCU 44 - 31 at home  

#11 Washington:
  • Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Arizona State 13 - 7 on the road

#12 USC:
  • Lost to #14 Washington State 30 - 27 on the road       

#13 NOTRE DAME:
  • Lost to #2 Georgia 20 - 19 at home


LINK:  FWAA SUPER 16

OT: WMU's Football Field is Under Water



The Western Michigan Broncos were scheduled to play their homecoming game yesterday but thunderstorms and torrential rain forced the re-scheduling to today at 1 PM.


More than 8" of rain fell yesterday -- more today!

Today's update...

 

LINK:  STORY

Most Difficult Six Week Stretch in ND History?



USC: 6 - 1


NORTH CAROLINA STATE: 6 - 1


WAKE FOREST: 4 - 2


MIAMI:  5 - 0


NAVY: 5 - 1


STANFORD: 5 - 2

Anders Bjork Scores First NHL Goal Last Night!



The former Notre Dame All-American, who left early for the NHL -- is off to a good start with his professional career!

It's That Time of Year Again: USC WEEK



Saturday, October 14, 2017

Top 25 FBS Teams With Losses this Week...


Well, it's been another crazy week of teams ranked among the TOP 25 losing football games:
  • Clemson
  • Washington
  • Washington State
  • Auburn
  • San Diego State
  • Texas Tech
  • Naval Academy

Do the Fighting Irish move up in the rankings tomorrow?

Chip Kelly High on Notre Dame's Playoff Hopes


The former Oregon coach ranks the IRISH as the #5 team...

ND Hockey Mom -- on Harry Connick Jr. Show



Manon Rheaume -- the mother of Notre Dame goalie Dylan St. Cyr -- just happens to be the first woman to ever play in a National Hockey League game...

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Five With Ties to ND on NCAA Commission


The FBI's investigation of bribery in college basketball has led to the NCAA forming a commission to look into the situation.  Five members of the Commission have ties to the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  BRIBERY COMMISSION

CBS Projects College Football Playoff Ranking


Guess where Notre Dame is ranked...

The first CFP Ranking comes out on Halloween -- Tuesday, October 31st.

LINK:  RANKING

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Can Notre Dame Create "A Nightmare Scenario"


Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples looks at Notre Dame's remaining six games...

LINK:  NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

OT: I Might Be Alone Here, But I Love These!


This is the new uniform, helmet, shoe, base layer, glove and sock combo that Nike designed for the Florida Gators to wear this Saturday against Texas A&M...

My teammates at Notre Dame hated it --- I LOVE IT!

Yahoo Sports' Forde Ranks "One Loss" Teams


One guess on who's ranked higher than Ohio State, Auburn, USC and Oklahoma...

LINK:  FORDE

Sunday, October 8, 2017

The AP Top 25 / Analysis of Schedule Strength


Here's a look at the AP Top 25 -- see below -- and how many games each of these teams will play this season against the current ranked teams.

Bottom Line:  The University of Notre Dame has the most difficult path to the College Football Playoff -- and it's not even close...
  1. Alabama:  1 game 
  2. Clemson:  3 games 
  3. Penn State:  3 games
  4. Georgia:  2 games
  5. Washington:  2 games
  6. Texas Christian University:  3 games
  7. Wisconsin:  1 game
  8. Washington State:  3 games
  9. Ohio State:  4 games
  10. Auburn:  3 games
  11. Miami:  2 games
  12. Oklahoma:  4 games
  13. University of Southern California:  3 games
  14. Oklahoma State:  2 games
  15. Virginia Tech:  2 games
  16. NOTRE DAME:  7 GAMES
  17. Michigan:  3 games
  18. South Florida:  1 game
  19. San Diego State:  1 game
  20. North Carolina State:  2 games
  21. Michigan State:  4 games
  22. University of Central Florida:  2 games
  23. Stanford University:  5 games
  24. Texas Tech:  3 games
  25. Naval Academy:  2 games

Tar Heels' Fedora Talks Loss to Notre Dame


One Loss Teams Ranked Ahead of Notre Dame


Here's a look at the EIGHT one-loss teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the AP POLL -- this morning.  Looking forward to seeing where Notre Dame will be ranked when the AP Poll comes out this afternoon...


#3:  OKLAHOMA: 4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records; Ohio State and Tulane
  • Loss at home to Iowa State (38 - 31)
  • Road wins:  Ohio State and Baylor
  • Opponents' record so far:  11 - 16

# 7:  MICHIGAN:  4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Florida and Purdue
  • Loss at home to Michigan State (14 - 10)
  • Road wins:  Florida (neutral site) and Purdue
  • Opponents' record so far: 13 - 13
  • Common opponent with ND:  Loss to Michigan State 14 - 10

#10:  OHIO STATE:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Indiana, Army and Maryland
  • Loss at home to Oklahoma (31 - 16)
  • Road wins: Indiana and Rutgers
  • Opponents' record so far: 16 - 10

#12:  AUBURN:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Mississippi State
  • Loss at Clemson  (14 - 6)
  • Road wins:  Missouri
  • Opponents' record so far: 15 - 16

#14:  USC:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Western Michigan, Stanford, Texas, 
  • Loss at Washington State  (30 - 27)
  • Road wins:  California
  • Opponents' record so far: 21 - 14

#15:  OKLAHOMA STATE:  4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Texas Tech
  • Loss at home to Texas Christian University (44 - 31)
  • Road wins:  South Alabama and Pittsburgh
  • Opponents' record so far:  13 - 14    

#16:  VIRGINIA TECH:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  West Virginia and Delaware
  • Loss at Clemson  (31 - 17)
  • Road wins:  East Carolina and Boston College
  • Opponents' record so far:  17 - 14
  • Common opponent with ND:  Beat BC on road 23 - 10

#20:  UTAH:  4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Arizona
  • Loss at home to Stanford  (23 - 20)
  • Road wins:  BYU
  • Opponents' record far:  11 - 19 

#21:  NOTRE DAME:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Michigan State
  • Loss at home to Georgia  (20 - 19)
  • Road wins:  Boston College, Michigan State and North Carolina
  • Opponents' record so far:  18 - 17 

Notre Dame's future opponents are 27 - 6, has to be the toughest remaining schedule in college football.