Saturday, November 30, 2019
Here Are All of the 10-2 Ranked Teams...
Thought we'd start the argument right now -- these are all of the 10-2 teams in college football that are ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Rankings.
I ask the question -- does Notre Dame deserve to be ranked higher than any of these teams?
#5 ALABAMA -- beat 9 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 0
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 0
- FBS opponents' wins: 65
#8 FLORIDA -- beat 8 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 1
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
- FBS opponents' wins: 70
#10 MINNESOTA -- beat 10 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 1
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
- FBS opponents' wins: 72
#12 PENN STATE -- beat 9 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 2
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 3
- FBS opponents' wins: 77
#13 WISCONSIN -- beat 10 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 2
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
- FBS opponents' wins: 82
#14 OREGON -- beat 9 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 1
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
- FBS opponents' wins: 69
#16 NOTRE DAME -- beat 10 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 3
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 4
- FBS opponents' wins: 81* -- Navy still has one game to play
Bold connotes leader in this category.
LINK: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS
Stanford's "Motivational Video" For Today...
Notre Dame takes on Stanford -- today at 4 PM ET on FOX.
Go Irish!
Friday, November 29, 2019
In Muffet's Fighting Irish's 4 Losses...
Here's what has transpired in the four games that Notre Dame has lost so far this season -- as you'll see, something different each night has cost the Irish...
TENNESSEE LOSS (74 - 63)
- Notre Dame shot poorly from the field: 31.4%
- Tennessee shot great from the field: 47.1%
- Tennessee made 42.1% of their three point attempts // Notre Dame hit 28%
- Tennessee had 15 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 11
- Tennessee took 8 more foul shots than Notre Dame
MICHIGAN STATE LOSS (72 - 69)
- Notre Dame out shot MSU -- 48% to 40.3%
- MSU made 8 three pointers to Notre Dame's 3 (yet ND hit a higher percentage)
- Notre Dame took 15 more free throw attempts than MSU -- but missed 13 of them
- MSU had 20 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 13
- Notre Dame blocked 8 shots to MSU's 4 blocks
FLORIDA GULF COAST LOSS (69 - 60)
- Florida Gulf Coast made 9 three pointers to Notre Dame's 3
- Florida Gulf Coast had 14 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 7
- Notre Dame had 25 turnovers to Florida Gulf Coast's 10
- Florida Gulf Coast took 71 shots compared to 49 for Notre Dame
- Notre Dame out shot Florida Gulf Coast 46.9% to 38%
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LOSS (65 - 59)
- Notre Dame was 1 for 17 from behind the three point line
- South Dakota State had 18 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 5
- South Dakota State had 22 turnovers to Notre Dame's 10
Just a FYI -- Notre Dame's women's basketball program has not lost more than 4 games since the 2010-11 season. That year they ended up going 31 - 8, losing the NCAA Championship game to Texas A&M...
It's Been 26 Years Since Notre Dame...
The last time Notre Dame football won at least 10 games in three straight seasons was 1991-1993...
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving From Notre Dame!
Every year, our storytelling team produces a Thanksgiving story...
Happy Thanksgiving!
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
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.
Fairleigh Dickinson Coach Confesses His Sin...
Fairleigh Dickinson went 0-18 to start tonight's game against Notre Dame.
Head Coach @CoachHerenda believes he may be responsible. pic.twitter.com/PseJFXPPdG— Adam Derengowski (@AdamDerWSBT) November 27, 2019
Notre Dame vs. The Teams Ahead -- To Top 10
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.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Their First Time Experiencing Notre Dame...
Mike and Melissa Palelli made their first-ever visit to the campus of the University of Notre Dame this weekend and they made it very special...
Melissa was celebrating her 40th birthday -- so Mike (a member of the United States Coast Guard) surprised his wife with a trip to see her long-time favorite college football team, the Fighting Irish. Melissa was introduced to Notre Dame Football by her Dad -- watching games on TV back home in Massachusetts.
Saturday morning -- Mike got down on one knee and "re-proposed" to his wife, inside Notre Dame Stadium, giving Melissa a "Notre Dame Claddagh Ring" to go with her wedding ring.
Mike and Melissa -- hope to see you back at Notre Dame again, soon!
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