Nov 7 | Miami

GTB · Oct 12, 2026

ulukinatme said:
This. Forget anything you've heard, that '05 game was huge. Yeah, we had lost a close one to MSU earlier that season, but the energy in the stadium for USC was different. I've been going to games since '93, I've never heard that stadium louder than '05 USC and I haven't since (Although there's been a few close ones. '23 OSU comes to mind).

i think it depends a little on how you define it
Nationally, this game is much bigger then 2005 no question of it
and the build up to it is much greater

GTB · Oct 12, 2026

ulukinatme said:
This. Forget anything you've heard, that '05 game was huge. Yeah, we had lost a close one to MSU earlier that season, but the energy in the stadium for USC was different. I've been going to games since '93, I've never heard that stadium louder than '05 USC and I haven't since (Although there's been a few close ones. '23 OSU comes to mind).

I have spoken to some who were there and describe it; so no doubt on campus it was huge
but not close nationally

jerseyborn1971 · Oct 12, 2026

The winner of this game will be the first CFP ranking #1.

RudyVerse · Oct 12, 2026

zelezo vlk · Oct 12, 2026

jerseyborn1971 said:
The winner of this game will be the first CFP ranking #1.

Unfortunately that's not possible as the first rankings come out on November 3

jerseyborn1971 · Oct 12, 2026

Fine. 2nd.

tirishman505 · Oct 12, 2026

GTB said:
I have spoken to some who were there and describe it; so no doubt on campus it was huge
but not close nationally

I'm not sure this is true. Both ND and Miami, while being ranked high, are not on anyone's radar right now because "neither team has played anyone".

Anecdotally, I was living in LA in '05 and had a group of about 20 buddies that are college football fans from all over the country. I'm the only ND fan and there were only 2 SC fans in the group. In the 25 years I've known these guys, the 05 SC-ND game is the only instance where i got texts from everyone starting from the opening kickoff. A lot of people watched that game. Add yes, the stadium was the loudest i've ever seen. You could feel it in your chest.

calvegas04 · Oct 12, 2026

GTB said:
That was a big game; this one is huge

That was a huge game as well

greyhammer90 · Oct 12, 2026

GTB said:
i think it depends a little on how you define it
Nationally, this game is much bigger then 2005 no question of it
and the build up to it is much greater

Not why you're so committed to downplaying the 05 game but it was a huge game. It was all anybody wanted to talk about in the weeks leading up to it. I was in high school in Tennessee at the time and people were planning their Saturday around it.

If anything I'd say the Miami game is less hyped because this country has lost a lot of monoculture in the last twenty years.

Bane · Oct 12, 2026

greyhammer90 said:
Not why you're so committed to downplaying the 05 game but it was a huge game. It was all anybody wanted to talk about in the weeks leading up to it. I was in high school in Tennessee at the time and people were planning their Saturday around it.

If anything I'd say the Miami game is less hyped because this country has lost a lot of monoculture in the last twenty years.

Also with the playoffs the stakes are a little lower. If both of us are undefeated going into the game then the stakes are “bye week or hosting a first round playoff game” as opposed to a loss eliminating one team from the NC picture altogether.

Fbolt · Oct 12, 2026

if miami loses-what is their actual playoff resume assuming the irish can get the W at BYU? Curious as the loser may fall due to the weak schedule.

tirishman505 · Oct 12, 2026

Fbolt said:
if miami loses-what is their actual playoff resume assuming the irish can get the W at BYU? Curious as the loser may fall due to the weak schedule.

conference title. that's pretty much it.

Fbolt · Oct 12, 2026

facts-forgot about that

tirishman505 said:
conference title. that's pretty much it.

LifelongFan · Oct 12, 2026

ESPN put the pep rally for the 2005 USC game on the air. That's a good sign of how huge it was.

I think this game is absolutely massive for the fans of both teams and if it was still the BCS, it would be just as big as 05 USC because it would almost be a semifinal game.

BabyIrish · Oct 12, 2026

LifelongFan said:
ESPN put the pep rally for the 2005 USC game on the air. That's a good sign of how huge it was.

I think this game is absolutely massive for the fans of both teams and if it was still the BCS, it would be just as big as 05 USC because it would almost be a semifinal game.

Yeah the USC game has the second greatest buildup to a game I had ever seen. 93 FSU was the biggest. I was out of the country in 05 and it was being talked about. I remember reading a ton of articles across multiple platforms in prep for the game. I listened to a national radio broadcast of the game myself. Besides a playoff game I'm not sure if we have ever had a home game on national radio. GT is talking nonsesne.

Jimmy3Putt · Oct 12, 2026

People were rocking the SC busses when they pulled in. Someone must have a video of that.

pumpdog20 · Oct 12, 2026

LifelongFan said:
ESPN put the pep rally for the 2005 USC game on the air. That's a good sign of how huge it was.

I think this game is absolutely massive for the fans of both teams and if it was still the BCS, it would be just as big as 05 USC because it would almost be a semifinal game.

Even without the BCS, this is going to be as big as 05 USC. The ND fan base wants blood for Miami/acc talking all that shit and ultimately keeping us out last year. Each home game that gets closer to Miami, you can feel the excitement building and thats been for shitty games.

Nov 7th will be remembered with the best of them.

GTB · Oct 12, 2026

greyhammer90 said:
Not why you're so committed to downplaying the 05 game but it was a huge game. It was all anybody wanted to talk about in the weeks leading up to it. I was in high school in Tennessee at the time and people were planning their Saturday around it.

If anything I'd say the Miami game is less hyped because this country has lost a lot of monoculture in the last twenty years.

You are blind to the fact that 99% of the country is not within 50 miles of Notre Dame.
NATIONALLY, there is no comparison

GTB · Oct 12, 2026

BabyIrish said:
Yeah the USC game has the second greatest buildup to a game I had ever seen. 93 FSU was the biggest. I was out of the country in 05 and it was being talked about. I remember reading a ton of articles across multiple platforms in prep for the game. I listened to a national radio broadcast of the game myself. Besides a playoff game I'm not sure if we have ever had a home game on national radio. GT is talking nonsesne.

I certainly did not get that vibe back in 2005. I was in New York and there was no mention of it at all until the game itself showed so much

GTB · Oct 12, 2026

Bane said:
Also with the playoffs the stakes are a little lower. If both of us are undefeated going into the game then the stakes are “bye week or hosting a first round playoff game” as opposed to a loss eliminating one team from the NC picture altogether.

stakes are a little lower but the hype will be much more due to how much social media there is now vs 2005
and lets be real honest here: ND was coming off of the Willingham years and no one thought all that much of us at that time

greyhammer90 · Oct 12, 2026

GTB said:
You are blind to the fact that 99% of the country is not within 50 miles of Notre Dame.
NATIONALLY, there is no comparison

Notre Dame famously in Tennessee.

ACamp1900 · Oct 12, 2026

GTB said:
You are blind to the fact that 99% of the country is not within 50 miles of Notre Dame.
NATIONALLY, there is no comparison

I’ve never lived within 50 miles of south bend and yeah, it was a massive game nation wide…

nkyirish · Oct 12, 2026

Most anticipated game since 93 for me as a fan, simply because I really didn't think they had a very good shot of beating USC in 05.

Jimmy3Putt · Oct 12, 2026

nkyirish said:
Most anticipated game since 93 for me as a fan, simply because I really didn't think they had a very good shot of beating USC in 05.

Wha??

More anticipated than the two national championship games we played in since 93?
Or the home playoff game vs IU?
Or the Sugar Bowl vs Georgia?
Or the Orange Bowl vs Penn St?
What about the covid game vs Clemson?

GTB · Oct 12, 2026

Jimmy3Putt said:
Wha??

More anticipated than the two national championship games we played in since 93?
Or the home playoff game vs IU?
Or the Sugar Bowl vs Georgia?
Or the Orange Bowl vs Penn St?
What about the covid game vs Clemson?

The NC Game in 2012 was more nationally hyped because of the time there was to build it up
The NC game vs OSU was not as big since there was not as long
The Playoff games had lots of competition
the covid game had covid to take a lot of the attention

GrangerIrish24 · Oct 12, 2026

ACamp1900 said:
I’ve never lived within 50 miles of south bend and yeah, it was a massive game nation wide…

I have a spare room if you if you are interested...

NotKoon · Oct 12, 2026

GTB said:
stakes are a little lower but the hype will be much more due to how much social media there is now vs 2005
and lets be real honest here: ND was coming off of the Willingham years and no one thought all that much of us at that time

This is an alltime terrible take. 2 time defending champion versus a ND that was back with Tom Brady’s OC and a sick passing offense. There hasn’t been a more hyped college game since and with the death of the monoculture might not be one again

ACamp1900 · Oct 12, 2026

GrangerIrish24 said:
I have a spare room if you if you are interested...

How I picture you typing this:

sfk324 · Oct 12, 2026

NotKoon said:
This is an alltime terrible take. 2 time defending champion versus a ND that was back with Tom Brady’s OC and a sick passing offense. There hasn’t been a more hyped college game since and with the death of the monoculture might not be one again

The whole thing is such a weird hill for this guy to die on.

GTB · Oct 12, 2026

NotKoon said:
This is an alltime terrible take. 2 time defending champion versus a ND that was back with Tom Brady’s OC and a sick passing offense. There hasn’t been a more hyped college game since and with the death of the monoculture might not be one again

get over yourself

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