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[NDinTEXAS]

I am so genuinely happy.

That comment fits your avatar so well!

 

[mick2]

Late to the party, but this is soooo awesome!!!! we've been through a lot as fans, but this Irish team has me so excited!!!! Go Irish!!! kelly, diaco and the boys earned this! we've earned this!!!!

 

[Bluto]

Awesome! However, one game at a time boys!

 

[OCIrish]

Well, I'm as ecstatic as anybody about ND being the new number 1 team in the land......but I also had the same elation in '93 when they knocked off FSU only to **** it away to an unranked BC the following week. BEAT SC, and then we can talk!!!

 

[irishff1014]

Man this still feels so good to wake and know what a waits the IRISH!!!!!

 

[BobD]

I woke up at 4 AM to let the dogs out and couldn't go back to sleep. How could someone waste time sleeping while the Irish are #1? I want to be awake for every minute of it............ so I guess sleep isn't on the agenda through 2013.

 

[drayer54]

I fully expected Oregon to blow it last night. Oregon sucks and is always over hyped. The pretty uniforms come out and people confuse that for football ability. That Oregon O-line looked like little boys against Stanford. That hyped offense couldn't even match that "lousy ND" offense.

K State shocked me, but I'll take it.


So my predictions are...

#1) BAMA! Did you see that suh-weet WCU win? WCU is top tier when they play BAMA! Roll Tide!
#2) Georgia! Huge win agains that in state rival yesterday. Top tier fo sho!
#3) Notre Dame. Another crap win against a crap team.
#4) Oregon. They almost beat a tough tough Stanford team in OT, that's respectable when you wear duck suits.






....

Bring on the SEC!

That's probably going to be the AP vibe.


Whatever. GO IRISH!

 

[Seanthornton]

Oh my god. My team. OUR team. OUR TEAM. IS NUMBER 1 IN THE ****ING COUNTRY.

NO KIDDING??? I DIDNT THINK WE WOULD HEAR TIL LATER SUNDAY.......REALLY??!!!!




IF YA PASSED THE PUB AS FAST AS YOU PASS THE CHAPEL....YOU'D BE BETTER OFF.....YA LITTLE SQUINT !

 

[rocket66]

#1. Number freaking one. All these years of pain and agony. #1. In BK I trust.

 

[Seanthornton]

HOLY SH*T WE ARE REALLY #1

 

[Irish Houstonian]

The only thing we're missing is faster offensive tempo. And we're probably going to need it, seeing as how we'll be playing Bama.

 

[drayer54]

The only thing we're missing is faster offensive tempo. And we're probably going to need it, seeing as how we'll be playing Bama.

Right. It's actually quite simple. Just make Everett watch Johnny Football videos for days on end and say do that.... It's simple right?

Fast paced offenses disrupt Bama and keep them from cycling those big boys out. My instant concern is our O-line vs their front. We don't have the studs up front that the Aggies do. Our defense could shut AJ McCarron down for sure. I do worry our O-Line could look like Oregon did against Auburn a few years back.

BK will have a month or more to make these preps and have a solid gameplan. I'm stoked we don't play in the last week now and only have 1 chance to f this up.

We will also have a month to debate this later. For now, there are Trojans to stomp!

 

[notredomer23]

We will be playing Georgia--not Bama. IMO

 

[nvirish]

What a great day and a great night! Nothing even comes close to the excitement of college football!

 

[Kak7304]

#1rrelevant

 

[pumpdog20]

Well, I'm as ecstatic as anybody about ND being the new number 1 team in the land......but I also had the same elation in '93 when they knocked off FSU only to **** it away to an unranked BC the following week. BEAT SC, and then we can talk!!!

We've already survived our "let down" game, it was Pitt after OU.

 

[Rocket's Rocket Fan]

Bump

 

[rikkitikki08]

Im still in shock today, what a beautiful thing this is.....IRISH ARE #1

 

[rikkitikki08]

I was at the game yesterday and the energy in the crowd was incredible......alot of people in my section just kept bringing up the games last night. WE felt the college football gods were about to explode

 

[NCND]

WoooooooooooooooooOooooooooo! Still excited over that night of cfb. Beat SC.

 

[rikkitikki08]

BEAT SC.....BEAT SC!!!!!

 

[GowerND11]

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[DomeLover3]

First beat USC.

Does anybody think that with a month to prepare the offense gets up to a fast tempo for bama? We have a grand offensive showing in the NC game symbolizing this is no fluke and we will be relevent in the NC picture for years.... I'm so happy

 

[Riddickulous]

We got all 60 first place votes in the AP, per Brian Hardin.

 

[johnnykillz]

We got all 60 first place votes, per Brian Hardin.

Holy ****.

Beautiful.

 

[irishfanjho15]

Well, I'm as ecstatic as anybody about ND being the new number 1 team in the land......but I also had the same elation in '93 when they knocked off FSU only to **** it away to an unranked BC the following week. BEAT SC, and then we can talk!!!

BC was ranked. Aside from Flutie's BC team it is widely considered one of BC's best teams ever.

 

[ickythump1225]

We've already survived our "let down" game, it was Pitt after OU.

That's how I feel. I really think that Pitt game was the best thing that could have happened to us. It kept us level headed, but it also showed us without a doubt that we can win with the deck stacked against us and all the chips are down. Every championship team has to survive a game like that, it's what separates the pretenders from the contenders, look at Oregon and KSU. For the first time all year they were up against it and they didn't know what to do. I know our team can respond to adversity.

Can Alabama? Eh they've got mixed reviews after their two tough games. Can Georgia? Eh they've been beaten down by 28 points and that game against Florida was really a race to see who wanted to lose more.

But...just beat USC.

 

[tommyIRISH23]

Beat SC. I get very tense during ND games, I cant imagine what I'll be like next Saturday night.

Wow. What a season. Go Irish

 

[kmoose]

#1rrelevant

Nice!! Well played!

 

[kmoose]

Triple Crown?

#1 in Coaches' Poll
#1 in AP Poll
#1 in the computers