2025 College Football Playoffs

[jprue24]

Not because I want to see the frustration and/or disappointment, but I hope Here Come the Irish captures today, I want to see how the staff handled the emotions.

 

[NDVirginia19]

pass the hat

“Sorry father, I know we need a new heat pump for the rectory, but the ACC really fucked us in the ass this past month”

 

[thekid33]

pass the hat

Truth

I don't know what the rules are anymore (if there even are any), but I would 100% donate to a Go Fund me for ND NIL.

 

[thekid33]

“Sorry father, I know we need a new heat pump for the rectory, but the ACC really fucked us in the ass this past month”

If Father is a real one he'd understand.

 

[Huntr]

Another usual hater saying ND is doing the right thing.

 

[FOTY977]

Look at how we are taking the news of being left out... Imagine the players right now? With the team's mental state, do you think those practices would be very beneficial? They wouldn't... The team voted on how they felt, good for them.

Especially in this day & age, they are the product. They have every right to withhold that (and the risk of injury & insult) product and the spillover benefits the leeches gain if they’re being disrespected, which they are. 10.000% in the team’s corner on this one. The CFB media has made fools of them already, not again.

 

[pumpdog20]

Orrrr……


Join the ACC


Steamroll it two years in a row, say “this is boring” and just leave


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None of our money should go to the ACC any further

 

[IrishSteelhead]

I assume, or at least hope, MF put a gag order on all social media referencing anything related to today.

He is the face of the program, and can say what needs to be said.

Student athletes don’t need to be in pissing matches with armchair QB zeroes, as tempting as it is right now.


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[Huntr]

OK, we're in the Twilight Zone, now...

 

[NDWarrior]

I've never been more firmly convicted that ND needs to stay Indep. and push every one else's shit in from here until the end of time. Conferences want a piece of ND's pie. The bottom feeders want to suckle off the teet. Screw them all!

In some way, yes, it's a stance and fight that just may be needed to shake up and push out the CFB corruption and rebuild the in-season and playoff format and process from the ground up.

In way, we also would be representing the under served Big12 and ACC as well.

 

[Wild Bill]

You guys are retarded. ESPN DESPERATELY wanted Notre Dame in the field for the ratings.

Most retarded take I've seen today

 

[ab2cmiller]

OK, we're in the Twilight Zone, now...


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Kind of shocking, I assumed he would want to see those 2 great Christian Universities play in a bowl game

 

[forkbeard3777]

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Another usual hater saying ND is doing the right thing.

I’m sorry, not a fan of that at all

 

[NDFAN2008]

Driskell bitching because the younger guys are losing out on 15 practices for development. Who says we can’t still practice? Fucking cry baby, call up the ACC tell them to shove it, cancel Stanford, keep Clemson and USC. Make a deal with SEC and schedule 5-6 games a year keep Navy

 

[Rudy89]

I hope everyone here and all ND fans don’t watch a single second of bowl season/playoffs unless you’re planning to sail the high seas to watch.

If you’re mad, back it up.

College football season begins and ends with the Irish with me. Season is over.

 

[NumbersGuy0520]

That written into the bylaws starting next year is that if ND is in the Top 12 of the rankings they cannot get bumped for a lower ranked AQ (instead they will bump another at-large).

The committee will simply adjust for this fact next year and make it slightly harder for ND to move up in the rankings with the knowledge that top 12 in the mark. Or we lose late and they slide us an extra spot or two to place us out of top 12.

With how the committee operates, this almost reads like no news to me.

 

[jprue24]

A reminder of the type of partner ND has been...

ACC And SEC Are Big Winners Financially In 2020-21 College Football Playoff

The Fighting Irish will share performance-based monies this year with the ACC as part of one-year agreement.

www.forbes.com

 

[Irish8248]

Orrrr……


Join the ACC


Steamroll it two years in a row, say “this is boring” and just leave


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I told my buddy we need to do this but the AAC. "Hey we're going to humiliate this conf in a way to spite the ACC, nothing against you. It's a dick move but we're going to bring in more money than this conf has seen in a decade combined. Win - win ... Then after we make a mockery out of their bullshit we leave that conf and go back to independence

 

[NDWarrior]

I've moved on to 2026:

09/06 – vs Wisconsin (in Green Bay, WI)
09/12 – Rice
09/19 – Michigan State
09/26 – at Purdue
10/03 – at North Carolina
10/10 – HOME GAME TBA
10/17 – HOME GAME TBA
10/24 – TBA
10/31 – vs Navy (in Foxborough, MA)
11/07 – HOME GAME TBA
11/14 – TBA
11/21 – HOME GAME TBA
11/28 – TBA

Thoughts?

Other than Miami, this schedule is ASS!

 

[jprue24]

Driskell bitching because the younger guys are losing out on 15 practices for development. Who says we can’t still practice? Fucking cry baby, call up the ACC tell them to shove it, cancel Stanford, keep Clemson and USC. Make a deal with SEC and schedule 5-6 games a year keep Navy

The NCAA. It would be a violation of NCAA rules. The amount of practice allowed and exceptions to the rule are spelled out.

 

[bkess8]

The NCAA. It would be a violation of NCAA rules.

Does anyone know what the NCAA rules are anymore?

 

[Rudy89]

Orrrr……


Join the ACC


Steamroll it two years in a row, say “this is boring” and just leave


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I have a dream of us doing that then doing a Tetsuya Naito (if you are a fan of New Japan Pro Wrestling you know) with the ACC championship trophy.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

The NCAA. It would be a violation of NCAA rules.

Nope I've seen this play out
NCAA bitches
We sue
NCAA folds

 

[MPClinton22]

The NCAA. It would be a violation of NCAA rules. The amount of practice allowed and exceptions to the rule are spelled out.

And the NCAA has zero teeth. Tell them to get fucked

 

[jprue24]

Does anyone know what the NCAA rules are anymore?

Yes. They spell them out. Don't conflate the cfp with the ncaa. Not same same

 

[NDRock]

Other than Miami, this schedule is ASS!

Miami better be on 11/21. Would be good to kick their ass and USC back to back (unless USC bails)

 

[NDWarrior]

Those longing for being a “true independent” in football are living in a dream world.

There’s a reason why we had to go this partial route with the ACC and those reasons are even more magnified today.

Literally every potential opposing team would want the games before they start conference play.

Finding quality teams to play after week 4 would become increasingly difficult. The schedule would be filled with mid-majors, especially if you blow up the ACC arrangement. Conference officials would lean hard on their members to not play us.

If you want to leave the ACC, then you need a similar arrangement with a prominent Conference, or you have to become a full fledged Conference member somewhere.

100%

 

[jprue24]

And the NCAA has zero teeth. Tell them to get fucked

The NCAA still has teeth in this case. It isn't an instance where the NCAA is exploiting athletes.

 

[Huntr]

Screw job.

 

[AKRowdy]

After last season are we sure 15 games means much? The team is likely banged up. Risk further injuries. No EE practicing anymore. All for a meaningless game with pro opt outs. Hell I don’t even think I would’ve played Carr, Moore, and starting OL this game. Only risk injuries going into next season. Not like they can still get together and watch film work on strength and technique without pads.