2024 College Football Playoffs

[PigtownIrish]

If we were undefeated we'd still be 7, right? Also if we win do we play Georgia in Georgia?

 

[irishfan]

Committee just announced that ND will never be higher than a 7 seed.

They won’t punish a B10 or SECCG loser.

We’d be the #5 if we just beat NIU…

 

[Huntr]

Okay, let's say we beat NIU and lost to A&M. Any reason to think the rankings would have been different?

I would suggest beating NIU is better than not beating NIU.

 

[irishff1014]

If you didn’t see this coming you don’t pay attention.

 

[IrishTusker]

If we were undefeated we'd still be 7, right? Also if we win do we play Georgia in Georgia?

I think New Orleans?

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Committee just announced that ND will never be higher than a 7 seed.

They won’t punish a B10 or SECCG loser.

The need to be undefeated.

 

[jprue24]

Saban literally just said SOS must matter more than wins.

This shit is just nonsense.

Except...it does.

Otherwise Army would be in.

 

[TracyGraham]

Let's go fuck shit up.

Shake down the thunder.

(Also, might be time to join a league, but let's focus on that another day).

100% this but we still got the worst case scenario possible, lol.
no weather advantage, no lesser conference opponent, no jumping conference champion loser, no jumping teams with a worse record, potential sec champion in the second round. This is complete bullshit for if you are an ND fan.

 

[wizards8507]

If we were undefeated we'd still be 7, right? Also if we win do we play Georgia in Georgia?

Georgia should be hosting the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans via the SEC conference affiliation.

Then the semifinal will be Cotton on the Oregon side of the bracket and Miami on Georgia side.

 

[IrishLax]

I'm with Saban.

He was spot on.

 

[NorthDakota]

Texas gets rewarded for losing to a backup qb? Make it make sense

 

[NDMatt91]

Man I dont think you get it. If they win, they get a huge leg up of a 3 game path to the championship. It's not like they played the game with no potential reward. If you get a positive for winning, there should be repercussions for losing. There was zero repercussion.

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.

 

[SDIrishFan]

I honestly like our side of the bracket better than being the 5 seed. I get the first round game lost some luster and we wanted a souther team to travel north, but our path is Indiana, beat up Georgia and maybe Penn State to get to the finals.

Sign me up.

 

[ThePiombino]

PSU took our spot, clear path to semis. Ugh.

 

[IrishTusker]

I would suggest beating NIU is better than not beating NIU.

Is that a yes or a no? Obviously I agree that we should have beaten NIU, but going 12-0 is difficult and atypical.

 

[Katzenboyer]

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

Georgia is the most talented team in the country and when motivated they are an absolute monster.

Georgia would be favored by 4-6 against ORE in my opinion.

 

[NDMatt91]

If we were undefeated we'd still be 7, right? Also if we win do we play Georgia in Georgia?

ND would be at #5

 

[LifelongFan]

Winner of Georgia-ND is winning the title.

 

[Katzenboyer]

We’d be the #5 if we just beat NIU…

No chance. They’re clearly not punishing B10 and SECCG losers.

ND’s resume is better than both Texas and PSU, even with the NIU loss.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

Why doesn't playing 1AA teams earn demerit points.

I’ve always thought wins against AA teams should count as two losses

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Georgia is the most talented team in the country and when motivated they are an absolute monster.

Georgia would be favored by 4-6 against ORE in my opinion.

I disagree. UGA has obvious weaknesses.

 

[LifelongFan]

The worst part about this is that there are going to be TONS of Indiana fans at this game... we always have the trope "it's their Super Bowl" but in this case it literally is their biggest CFB game ever and it's a short drive.

There is no such thing as an Indiana football fan. There will be some but not enough people care to go to South Bend and pay those prices.

 

[PigtownIrish]

Next question-who are the refs if we play Georgia? Because Kirby will be whining the entire game.

 

[NormND_44]

None of it matters. Best UGA and we will win the title, straight up.

 

[wizards8507]

He was spot on.

Everyone shits on him for "SEC homerism" but he's actually thoughtful about this stuff and cares about the sport.

 

[NDMatt91]

PSU took our spot, clear path to semis. Ugh.

All ND had to do was beat a NIU team that was .500 in the MAC. They have no one to blame but themselves.

 

[IrishTusker]

All ND had to do was beat a NIU team that was .500 in the MAC. They have no one to blame but themselves.

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

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Sabans SOS trope is so dumb.

 

[LifelongFan]

None of it matters. Best UGA and we will win the title, straight up.

As much as I want to see a ND run, losing to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl and losing to Georgia in the championship ends up with the same thing. Be the best, beat the best. It was always going to take going through Georgia to win this title. Let's do it.

 

[yankeehater]

Anyone see point spreads posted yet?