2024 College Football Playoffs

[IrishTusker]

Anyone see point spreads posted yet?

Opened at ND -7.5 I believe

 

[NewEnglandGuy]

I’m heated. The bagman, the SEC scheduling FCS byes mid conference schedule, no class football factories, now NIL payouts and transfer without needing a transcript….and the playoff rewarding conference game losers, unlike ever before. If there was a 4 team playoff, Penn state would be out. But now they stay ahead??? And has a much easier path. It just added to the list. Love ND and always will, but the chatter about not penalizing these money game conference games…..Saban is mentioning currently SMU doesn’t have a top 25 win, neither has Texas. Unbalanced schedules

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

“Eye test”

 

[LifelongFan]

Anyone see point spreads posted yet?

Favored by -7.5 on Fanduel. Ohio State is favored by -7.5 against Tennessee. Texas -11.5 and Penn State -7.5.

 

[TracyGraham]

Unless you get smoked in the Conference Championship game, I don't think you should drop. If you punish a team who barely loses a Conference Title game, you'd be rewarding teams who don't even make the Conference Championship Game, so it'd be better to not even play in it and risk a close loss.

Well, I respect your opinion but can't agree even the slightest. They went from the 5 spot to........the 6 spot with a loss. The team ranked right behind them is arguably the hottest team in the country with a better record and more impressive win vs common opponents.

 

[bkess8]

Anyone see point spreads posted yet?

ND -8.5 on DK

 

[NDMatt91]

What evidence is there that would have mattered? Seriously? Who did PSU beat?

An undefeated ND team would've been #5. ND is behind PSU because they have a terrible loss to a .500 MAC team. PSU's losses were to the #1 and #8 seeded teams by 1 score each. If ND had PSU's schedule they would've probably lost to both Oregon and Ohio State as well. I don't disagree about who PSU has beaten. But you could say the exact same thing about ND. ND's signature win is an 4-loss A&M team.

 

[PigtownIrish]

Wartch Penn State lose in the first round.

 

[BilboBaggins]

Just join the Big Ten already.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Clemson beats SMU and Clemson is ranked lowest of ccg and SMu stays seeded ahead of them

 

[Huntr]

 

[Terry Jillery]

Cignetti just recently talked shit about ND and how we are not good and lost to NIU, complaining about their seed. If I’m Freeman I play that video for the next week.

 

[TracyGraham]

Unless you get smoked in the Conference Championship game, I don't think you should drop. If you punish a team who barely loses a Conference Title game, you'd be rewarding teams who don't even make the Conference Championship Game, so it'd be better to not even play in it and risk a close loss.

No, it is worth it to play in it even with the risk bc you get a 1st rd bye if you win! That is invaluable. Any idea how difficult running the table is gonna be over 4 games?! Ok I dont know why I'm arguing w/fellow fans. I'm done. Cheers!

 

[LifelongFan]

Cignetti just got done talking shit about ND and how we are not good and lost to NIU, complaining about their seed. If I’m Freeman I play that video for the next week.

I love Cignetti, but his loud mouth will get his team smashed from time to time.

 

[Gladiator]

No. Oregon will give us the hardest game but we can absolutely win against any of these teams

UGA, Ohio State, Tenn, will all give us a hard game. Texas too

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

ND -8.5 on DK

Money already coming in for ND?

 

[PolishDomer]

I'm a little concerned about Indiana...#1 rushing defense giving up 70.8 yds per game..and #9 in passing yards allowed at 170 yds per game...

We are ranked #3 in passing yards allowed...# 51 in Rushing defense with 138.8 yds per game

Indiana ranked #29 passing offense in 265.2 yds per game

Rushing offense #51 with 173.6 yds per game


ND passing offense ranked 101 with 196.4

ND Rushing offense ranked 10 with 224.8 yds per game

 

[Gladiator]

I love Cignetti, but his loud mouth will get his team smashed from time to time.

Where's this at?

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

UGA, Ohio State, Tenn, will all give us a hard game. Texas too

They will all be hard games. No one is saying otherwise. I am not terrified by any of the teams with the way ND is playing now.

 

[CTIDANDREW]

I love this draw for ND
Indiana which we will likely close near -300 favorites.
Least talented Georgia team this decade by far, with a banged up QB whose confidence is very low at the moment.
PSU or Boise for a chance to make a national title game, I mean come on. Tell me that before the season started, I would have jumped at that opportunity.
This is a better long term path than 5 seed in my opinion. Obviously (6) would have been great, but committee needs to save the cash cows that are conference title games.

Just put $50 on +1200 at DK
It was +750 this morning before the reveal.
Don’t agree with that line move at all.

Go Irish!

 

[wizards8507]

Friday night at 8

 

[Gladiator]

If we beat IU, we go yo the Sugar Bowl Vs. UGA

 

[rtrn2glory]

Playing Friday night

 

[dublinirish]

Disappointed we won’t see Alabama in south bend tbh beating Indiana won’t gain ND any prestige


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[irishff1014]

I'm with Saban.

But are you gonna punish ND for scheduling FSU,USC,Louisville when they were all ranked. And then the shit the bed. It’s not the schools fault for trying.

Kirk made a great point use one group to schedule all the teams season.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

We're keeping our football team at a disadvantage if we don't join a conference. We basically have to be undefeated to get a better seed than we did this year

So? If it’s not hard, it’s not worth doing.

We aren’t joining a conference. Ever. So stop.

 

[PNW Irishman]

We play the worst team in the field and then Georgia without their qb is a huge break for us.

But Saban is absolutely trying to kill our independence in this hour. Sounds pretty convincing on playing 10 conference games and not scheduling any tough out of conference games.

 

[jprue24]

I’m heated. The bagman, the SEC scheduling FCS byes mid conference schedule, no class football factories, now NIL payouts and transfer without needing a transcript….and the playoff rewarding conference game losers, unlike ever before. If there was a 4 team playoff, Penn state would be out. But now they stay ahead??? And has a much easier path. It just added to the list. Love ND and always will, but the chatter about not penalizing these money game conference games…..Saban is mentioning currently SMU doesn’t have a top 25 win, neither has Texas. Unbalanced schedules

Drinking already?

 

[dang227]

Sucks that our home field advantage will be about nil with an instate team

 

[IrishLax]

As predicted, us and Ohio State hosting the prime time games.