2025 Week 3 Prediction Poll: (16) Texas A&M @ (8) Notre Dame

[Some Irish Bloke]

(16) Texas A&M @ (8) Notre Dame
Line: ND -6.5 (ND ML -260)
O/U: 50.5
Saturday, September 9, 2025
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
7:30 PM ET
NBC

Votes are public. You may only vote once; all votes are final.
Poll closes Saturday @ 6:30 PM EST

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Only two posters got week one's prediction correct. @dankgesang & @Hautian Domer lead our measly week 1 standings.

Go Irish, beat Aggies!

 

[bobbyok1]

28-17 Irish

 

[Irish du Nord]

28-14 Irish

 

[Katzenboyer]

24-20 Irish.

 

[Irish Norseman]

This is like the Louisville game last year. If we win, we start rolling. I don’t want to be here if we lose.

 

[Hautian Domer]

I don't know why...I'm just not feeling too good about this one. The energy just seems off for opening week...coming in 0-1...reports of fans selling tickets...wishy washy defense...poor showing from the offensive line. We've put ourselves behind the 8-ball. We need the win more than A&M, but I'm just not confident in the defense from what I've seen and our offense cannot play as timid as it did in the first half against Miami. If we're not the aggressor, I've got A&M winning 23-31.

 

[allenm5333]

I don't know why...I'm just not feeling too good about this one. The energy just seems off for opening week...coming in 0-1...reports of fans selling tickets...wishy washy defense...poor showing from the offensive line. We've put ourselves behind the 8-ball. We need the win more than A&M, but I'm just not confident in the defense from what I've seen and our offense cannot play as timid as it did in the first half against Miami. If we're not the aggressor, I've got A&M winning 23-31.

i got bad vibes too

 

[rikkitikki08]

ND 38
A&M 14

Statement game then the Irish start to roll week to week. Freeman will have the boys hyped the fuck up

 

[Hautian Domer]

i got bad vibes too

Things seem uncertain and apathetic right now.

 

[tko]

Zero trust for bubble screen guy and passive defensive coordinator Ass. The guys make enough plays despite terrible coordinating to win by four.

 

[pumpdog20]

I don't know why...I'm just not feeling too good about this one. The energy just seems off for opening week...coming in 0-1...reports of fans selling tickets...wishy washy defense...poor showing from the offensive line. We've put ourselves behind the 8-ball. We need the win more than A&M, but I'm just not confident in the defense from what I've seen and our offense cannot play as timid as it did in the first half against Miami. If we're not the aggressor, I've got A&M winning 23-31.

What would be off about this? lol

 

[thekid33]

Irish win 27-21

I don't feel great though.

 

[PolishDomer]

Well...if the defense shows another BVG-esque performance...you can add Ole to our DC's last name

I want to think with the culture that Freeman has built, they will respond and with the game being at home, they will bounce back and I hope both the OC and DC be aggressive with their playcalling. Honestly have nothing to lose at this point.

 

[allenm5333]

Things seem uncertain and apathetic right now.

i came away from the Miami game concerned with the lack of intensity by our coaches and staff. need to see it to believe it

 

[Hautian Domer]

i came away from the Miami game concerned with the lack of intensity by our coaches and staff. need to see it to believe it

same. they team and coaches appeared timid

 

[PutuporShutup]

Well...if the defense shows another BVG-esque performance...you can add Ole to our DC's last name

I want to think with the culture that Freeman has built, they will respond and with the game being at home, they will bounce back and I hope both the OC and DC be aggressive with their playcalling. Honestly have nothing to lose at this point.

I think they have everything to lose. They would lose the ability to control their own destiny to the playoffs, something EVERYONE of us believed they would be in this year leading into the season.

I thought freeman built that culture, but no clue how that culture didn't show up with agression, physicality, violence game 1. I'll trust that it's true they were more focused on execution vs miami than playing aggressive (fitball vs football). We'll see saturday night.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

ND 10
TAMU 7

 

[allenm5333]

same. they team and coaches appeared timid

entitled. above this mindset

 

[greyhammer90]

Some of you missed your calling as psychologists. The ability to simultaneously percieve the emotional makeup of 80+ people you don't know by viewing them on TV 40+ yards away through body language alone is remarkable.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Some of you missed your calling as psychologists. The ability to simultaneously percieve the emotional makeup of 80+ people you don't know by viewing them on TV 40+ yards away through body language alone is remarkable.

You saying in the Miami game it wasn’t painfully obvious our overall team’s lack of intensity, aggression, and physicality?

 

[greyhammer90]

You saying in the Miami game it wasn’t painfully obvious our overall team’s lack of intensity, aggression, and physicality?

I'm just impressed that timidity, entitlement and an "above this" mindset can be read through helmets and sholderpads under those circumstances. I usually spend more time looking at formations, matchups, assignments, etc. but I think I might be watching the sport wrong?

 

[SDIrishFan]

I think we come out motivated and pissed off. They can't be happy with how they played at Miami and this is the next chance to prove that wasn't their best.

ND - 31
A$M - 20

 

[IrishBryan77]

From what I saw at the last game....

Texas A&M 26
Notre Dame 20

On paper this should be

Notre Dame 29
Texas A&M 17

 

[ColoradoIrish]

From what I saw at the last game....

Texas A&M 26
Notre Dame 20

On paper this should be

Notre Dame 29
Texas A&M 17

 

[ColoradoIrish]

Irish 28-17 game is closer than the final score

 

[Me2SouthBend]

(16) Texas A&M @ (8) Notre Dame
Line: ND -6.5 (ND ML -260)
O/U: 50.5
Saturday, September 9, 2025
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
7:30 PM ET
NBC

Votes are public. You may only vote once; all votes are final.
Poll closes Sunday @ 6:30 PM EST

If I’ve got until Sunday at 6:30 PM EST to make my pick I might actually get one right.

Irish 27-14.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

If I’ve got until Sunday at 6:30 PM EST to make my pick I might actually get one right.

Irish 27-14.

Ha! good catch. That was a copy+paste from week 1 and I didn't catch the Sunday part. Updated.

 

[greyhammer90]

If I’ve got until Sunday at 6:30 PM EST to make my pick I might actually get one right.

Irish 27-14.

Were you that kid who reminded the teacher she hadn't picked up the homework assignment yet?

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

Im going to keep predicting blowouts until we actually do it. 28-10 Irish