Oct 17 | BYU

ulukinatme · Sep 24, 2026

Bane said:
When I went to the game at Allegiant a few years ago the BYU fans were loud.

It's cause they have all those kids!

calvegas04 said:
Yeah I was near their section, were about as loud as the ND fans. ND fans seem to be louder on the road than home

That's cause blue hairs don't travel as well, they send their kids and grandkids.

Irish#1 · Sep 25, 2026

ulukinatme said:
Ewww, 1:30 PM Mountain Time kickoff. Our boys gonna be in a lunch coma still.

That's normal kickoff time for home games. Our guys will be fine.

RudyVerse · Monday at 2:07 PM

Watching them for first time (AZ game). I feel good about this game. Their OL isn’t pass protecting well unless AZ is just loaded on DL.

Also don’t think their DL is scary but their Lbs to move down hill quickly

Jimmy3Putt · Monday at 2:16 PM

RudyVerse said:
Watching them for first time (AZ game). I feel good about this game. Their OL isn’t pass protecting well unless AZ is just loaded on DL.

Also don’t think their DL is scary but their Lbs to move down hill quickly

This is who Denbrook is setting up by repeatedly running the same looks.
PA all day!

RudyVerse · Monday at 2:17 PM

Jimmy3Putt said:
This is who Denbrook is setting up by repeatedly running the same looks.
PA all day!

I think this is a game we win 8/10 but that’s in no way due to my confidence in Denbrock lol

allenm5333 · Monday at 2:24 PM

RudyVerse said:
I think this is a game we win 8/10 but that’s in no way due to my confidence in Denbrock lol

Funny thing is, i am at the other spectrum. If CJ were to struggle I trust Denbrock to say “I have an elite defense. CJ is off. I can manage this”

jerseyborn1971 · Monday at 2:25 PM

This is the game that every ND hater thinks/prays is going to be the game ND loses. I think they are in for a rough day. BYU has had 1 win over the last 10 years over a Top 5 team. That was #5 Arkansas who finished the year unranked. They are 2-5 against Top 10 teams in the last decade. The last win being in 2022 against 10th ranked Baylor. And two of the Top 10 teams they lost to didn't even finish ranked.

Basically, they are sexy pick for an upset because they have good records against bad teams, but then fold when faced with a great opponent.

DONTH8 · Monday at 2:47 PM

jerseyborn1971 said:
This is the game that every ND hater thinks/prays is going to be the game ND loses. I think they are in for a rough day. BYU has had 1 win over the last 10 years over a Top 5 team. That was #5 Arkansas who finished the year unranked. They are 2-5 against Top 10 teams in the last decade. The last win being in 2022 against 10th ranked Baylor. And two of the Top 10 teams they lost to didn't even finish ranked.

Basically, they are sexy pick for an upset because they have good records against bad teams, but then fold when faced with a great opponent.

I lean this way myself.

BYU is very close ND at the tail end of the BK era. They are disciplined, run heavy, and will overpower the teams they are supposed to. But will fall against the actual elite teams. We know exactly what they are and how it feels as a fan. You think you deserve more credit or that you can win in any game. But then you go up against a true #1 and you realize that you aren't going to win or pull off upsets with the style of ball they play.

I expect to win by 17+ still.

DONTH8 · Monday at 3:32 PM

Also of note, their starting RT (2 year starter) is out for the rest of the season. Got injured against CSU. I don't think they have officially announced it yet, but it's an 8 week thing, minimum.

Huntr · Monday at 3:39 PM

Bachmeier won't be able to do anything against this D.

LifelongFan · Monday at 3:52 PM

I think they are very good, top 10 team and if they win the Holy War they are a clear playoff team. I also think there is a big gap between the top and them. Traore, Young, KVA, Moore, McKinney, and Shuler are too good for their offense to get anything done.

IrishLax · Monday at 4:00 PM

DONTH8 said:
I lean this way myself.

BYU is very close ND at the tail end of the BK era. They are disciplined, run heavy, and will overpower the teams they are supposed to. But will fall against the actual elite teams. We know exactly what they are and how it feels as a fan. You think you deserve more credit or that you can win in any game. But then you go up against a true #1 and you realize that you aren't going to win or pull off upsets with the style of ball they play.

I expect to win by 17+ still.

They have a tough home environment but agree with everything you're saying. They do a good job of beating the teams that they should but have recently not been able to get over the hump against elite competition.

Also, their QB is elite against zone coverage, but has been generally ineffective against man coverage... soooo... stop their RB -> make them one dimensional -> everything takes care of itself.

Jimmy3Putt · Monday at 4:12 PM

Ash is going to bear defense Bear.

jprue24 · Monday at 6:49 PM

Bane said:
When I went to the game at Allegiant a few years ago the BYU fans were loud.

calvegas04 said:
Yeah I was near their section, were about as loud as the ND fans. ND fans seem to be louder on the road than home

Mormons can be psycho sports fans. The Jazz had to start really turning the screws to get them to stop yelling slurs.

ulukinatme · Monday at 10:45 PM

IrishLax said:
They have a tough home environment but agree with everything you're saying. They do a good job of beating the teams that they should but have recently not been able to get over the hump against elite competition.

Also, their QB is elite against zone coverage, but has been generally ineffective against man coverage... soooo... stop their RB -> make them one dimensional -> everything takes care of itself.

Is their home environment that tough? I've heard them talking smack for the last year about how we're cooked in Provo or some crap. They were 6-0 last year at home, but the only team with a pulse they played there was Utah. Their previous records don't show they're unbeatable there: 5-2, 4-3, 5-2, 5-2. Their stadium is only 62k seating, although it's more vertical than ours so it holds the noise in better I think. More than anything they talk a lot about the elevation and how it's detrimental to opposing players that aren't used to it. From what I've seen research wise the thinner air can be hard in sports where you're running for long periods like soccer, but in football where plays are over in 5-10 seconds it's a nothing burger.

Bane · Tuesday at 12:20 AM

I think they hang close for a quarter or two, they'll be fired up and at home. I just don't see how their offense moves the ball consistently. Could be a rock fight for a while, but I think we have elite team speed and will be able to match their physicality for 60 minutes.

The 2017-21 BK Era ND teams is an apt comparison. I think about that 2018 playoff game against Clemson where even when it was close for most of the first half, it was very clear which team was better and would eventually smother the other one. We were fighting and clawing, but man that Clemson team just looked and felt different.

I expect something similar in this game.

mrwayne · Tuesday at 1:22 AM

ulukinatme said:
Is their home environment that tough? I've heard them talking smack for the last year about how we're cooked in Provo or some crap. They were 6-0 last year at home, but the only team with a pulse they played there was Utah. Their previous records don't show they're unbeatable there: 5-2, 4-3, 5-2, 5-2. Their stadium is only 62k seating, although it's more vertical than ours so it holds the noise in better I think. More than anything they talk a lot about the elevation and how it's detrimental to opposing players that aren't used to it. From what I've seen research wise the thinner air can be hard in sports where you're running for long periods like soccer, but in football where plays are over in 5-10 seconds it's a nothing burger.

It’s almost as if sports are the taboo energy outlet for BYU. They also desperately want to be a peer to ND in the religious academic school front. IRC they were expecting to have more games scheduled with ND a while back also.

In short, this game is the ultimate fixture of pent-up and repressed energy for them.

The altitude used to be a bigger deal before modern conditioning. Still has some impact but much less these days.

None of it will save them.

SportsingHard · Tuesday at 3:26 AM

mrwayne said:
It’s almost as if sports are the taboo energy outlet for BYU. They also desperately want to be a peer to ND in the religious academic school front. IRC they were expecting to have more games scheduled with ND a while back also.

In short, this game is the ultimate fixture of pent-up and repressed energy for them.

The altitude used to be a bigger deal before modern conditioning. Still has some impact but much less these days.

None of it will save them.

If by 'BYU' you mean 'humanity,' then yes.

NDWarrior · Tuesday at 4:23 AM

zelezo vlk said:
On the latest II podcast John Brice says BYU officials expect this to be a 3:30 EDT kickoff and College Gameday

Rece Davis on College Gameday Podcast alluded to maybe the show will go to BYU, but...

"The Oct. 17 slate includes a number of notable games, including Florida at Texas, Ohio State at Indiana, Alabama at Tennessee and Mississippi State at LSU. Thus, competition will be fierce for landing 'GameDay.'"

Some Irish Bloke · Tuesday at 10:49 AM

NDWarrior said:
Rece Davis on College Gameday Podcast alluded to maybe the show will go to BYU, but...

"The Oct. 17 slate includes a number of notable games, including Florida at Texas, Ohio State at Indiana, Alabama at Tennessee and Mississippi State at LSU. Thus, competition will be fierce for landing 'GameDay.'"

They've already done two Texas games, OSU, Tennessee, LSU lol

It's just lip service because they're hearing the noise from outside the SEC

mrwayne · Tuesday at 12:21 PM

SportsingHard said:
If by 'BYU' you mean 'humanity,' then yes.

Please, take this from me, a reformed smart-guy, to improve your life's outlook: even if you truly did know more everything than every person you interact with (which, you don't) it adds nothing to your life to correct, modify, one-up, speak down to, and generally 'well acckshually' every comment others make. Yes, I've quoted an example here that is less offensive and could be friendly banter, but within the context of the rest of your posts there isn't much of a generous interpretation to make. (And the only reason I recognize your name & posting pattern is because how distinctive they are in demeaning smart-guy tone.)

Seriously, making it your job to correct everyone else in the world will add nothing to your life. That brief feeling of superiority and importance is gone in a flash but the mark of unlikability lasts much longer.

As to your actual point, BYU has extra dimensions of taboo energy and that isn't exactly uncommon knowledge so I should think you should know that.

SportsingHard · Tuesday at 2:56 PM

mrwayne said:
blah blah blah

Jesus Chirst, Wayne. You said something that proves you're wildly hypocritical and obtuse about why Catholics love ND football and why humans love sports. I was nice about it.

fightingirish26 · Tuesday at 4:41 PM

Every post is abrasive and/or argumentative, mods have a job to do here

jerseyborn1971 · Tuesday at 5:02 PM

The haters had their chances in September. It will be the stage of the season where ND is rolling people. Depth starts to creep in. The world will be hanging their hopes on BYU. By the halftime, those hopes will be fading. By midway through the 3rd, the world will be saying how it's just BYU and they aren't any good.

mrwayne · Tuesday at 6:52 PM

fightingirish26 said:
Every post is abrasive and/or argumentative, mods have a job to do here

I tried to help him out without flaming. Just as years ago someone on an ND message board did similar for me and, eventually, I realized I was being a jackass.

jerseyborn1971 · Wednesday at 10:30 AM

I'll be at the UCF v BYU game the week after ND beats them. I'm hoping their spirits will be broken and confidence shaken rather than them being angry and ready to dismantle their conference schedule.

FLDomer · Wednesday at 10:36 AM

jerseyborn1971 said:
I'll be at the UCF v BYU game the week after ND beats them. I'm hoping their spirits will be broken and confidence shaken rather than them being angry and ready to dismantle their conference schedule.

I’ll be there too! Wife’s ama mater and it’s her bday weekend!

jerseyborn1971 · Wednesday at 10:56 AM

FLDomer said:
I’ll be there too! Wife’s ama mater and it’s her bday weekend!

Homecoming Weekend! I'll be in the "softball field lot" for tailgating. My fraternity still does a big tailgate even though were not on campus anymore. If you pass by the old man Sig Ep tailgate, come say hello. I'll send DM you my number.

SeekNDestroy · Wednesday at 11:26 AM

jerseyborn1971 said:
Homecoming Weekend! I'll be in the "softball field lot" for tailgating. My fraternity still does a big tailgate even though were not on campus anymore. If you pass by the old man Sig Ep tailgate, come say hello. I'll send DM you my number.

Sig Ape or Sigma Phi Hair salon?

jerseyborn1971 · Wednesday at 1:04 PM

SeekNDestroy said:
Sig Ape or Sigma Phi Hair salon?

I can proudly say...a little of both...and more. We were actually called Sigma Phi Ethnic.

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