Brian Kelly Revisited (RIP BOZO)

[BobbyMac]

So you jumped from one offensive mascot to another? Disgraceful!

Signed - An Indians fan.

Well played & you'll be awarded a rep.

Signed,

A former Miami Redskin

 

[BobbyMac]

You probably wouldn’t recognize Franklin St. A ton of changes.

Was out there for a week in February. My Grandma's viewing was at Alexander's.

 

[Irish#1]

Well this thread sure took a turn. I guess if everyone isn't bitching about BK that's a good sign.

 

[ThePiombino]

Well this thread sure took a turn. I guess if everyone isn't bitching about BK that's a good sign.

We're focused on Long atm...

 

[Hammer Of The Gods]

What happens if Navy stomps us.

 

[ThePiombino]

What happens if Navy stomps us.

His seat gets slightly warmer than it was on Friday, but he's still not getting canned. Nothing else will have changed in the grand scheme of things.

 

[zelezo vlk]

You know, Joe Moorhead may be on the hot seat. I wouldn't mind taking a stab at him as OC if those cowbell clangers fire him

 

[greyhammer90]

You know, Joe Moorhead may be on the hot seat. I wouldn't mind taking a stab at him as OC if those cowbell clangers fire him

That would be amazing.

 

[irishnd31]

We're focused on atm...

Kinky

 

[irishnd31]

Well this thread sure took a turn. I guess if everyone isn't bitching about BK that's a good sign.

It will pick back up in T-minus 4 days and a few hours...

 

[irishff1014]

What happens if Navy stomps us.

I don’t think Navy wins. But if they were it wouldn’t be in a blow out. It would be a close game.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I don’t think Navy wins. But if they were it wouldn’t be in a blow out. It would be a close game.

I wish I had your semi-confidence.

I'm petrified. We haven't been spectacular at stopping the run this year, at least consistently. And I really don't know how much I trust our offense to get out to a quick start, especially since we've struggled running the ball so much.

I feel like Kmet should have 16 catches for 249 yards on against a secondary like Navy's but that won't happen because Chip Long.

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

Navy is ranked, so a win would seemingly lift them closer to a NY6 appearance, but what about a loss? Would that take them lower than the Camping World Bowl?

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Navy is ranked, so a win would seemingly lift them closer to a NY6 appearance, but what about a loss? Would that take them lower than the Camping World Bowl?

If they finish 9-3 I think Orlando is still highly likely. 9-3 ND vs. 9-3 or 8-4 Texas would still draw huge ratings.

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

If they finish 9-3 I think Orlando is still highly likely. 9-3 ND vs. 9-3 or 8-4 Texas would still draw huge ratings.

Just for hypotheticals sake, wonder what the next tier underneath the CWB would be? Champs Sports?

 

[Free Manera]

Navy is ranked, so a win would seemingly lift them closer to a NY6 appearance, but what about a loss? Would that take them lower than the Camping World Bowl?

The way I'm understanding it, ND is going to the Camping World unless a handful of teams ranked ahead of ND birdbox and start driving into pylons and running through 10th story windows. If there is utter chaos then ND would have a shot at the Cotton Bowl.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Just for hypotheticals sake, wonder what the next tier underneath the CWB would be? Champs Sports?

The Camping World Bowl is the old Champs Sports Bowl

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

I'm thinking Music City, Belk, or Sun Bowl

 

[ThePiombino]

The way I'm understanding it, ND is going to the Camping World unless a handful of teams ranked ahead of ND birdbox and start driving into pylons and running through 10th story windows. If there is utter chaos then ND would have a shot at the Cotton Bowl.

I'm pretty sure if ND takes care of business there are enough teams ahead of us that have to play each other where ND can easily sneak back into the top-10 or, at least, -12 which would put them in a prime position for the Cotton Bowl at-large bid.

 

[IrishLax]

I'm pretty sure if ND takes care of business there are enough teams ahead of us that have to play each other where ND can easily sneak back into the top-10 or, at least, -12 which would put them in a prime position for the Cotton Bowl at-large bid.

With the bowl tie-ins, it's really about who makes the playoffs and how many SEC teams are in front of ND. ND needs to be minimum #10 in the country to even have a shot at a NY6 game because of what is going on in the ACC and Group of 5... and those two will steal spots despite low rankings.

If they're at 10 and Florida, Georgia, Bama are all still in front of them AND none of them make the playoffs then ND doesn't get a NY6 bowl game. It's basically that simple, because there are only two spots that ND is eligible for. ND either needs chaos in the SEC or chaos elsewhere to get two SEC teams in the playoffs, and if that happens they have a decent shot at the Cotton Bowl. And that's not even considering how Ohio State losing (or other Big Ten scenarios) could make it an impossibility for ND to be in a NY6 game.

 

[Irish#1]

I wish I had your semi-confidence.

I'm petrified. We haven't been spectacular at stopping the run this year, at least consistently. And I really don't know how much I trust our offense to get out to a quick start, especially since we've struggled running the ball so much.

I feel like Kmet should have 16 catches for 249 yards on against a secondary like Navy's but that won't happen because Chip Long.

I think we'll be okay. We won't be playing the same D we did against USC and will be able to put more in the box. The best scenario is for us to score first.

 

[RDU Irish]

I think we'll be okay. We won't be playing the same D we did against USC and will be able to put more in the box. The best scenario is for us to score first.

HAHAHHAHAHHHHAHAAA!!! ROTFL!!! JFC you are funny!

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

With the bowl tie-ins, it's really about who makes the playoffs and how many SEC teams are in front of ND. ND needs to be minimum #10 in the country to even have a shot at a NY6 game because of what is going on in the ACC and Group of 5... and those two will steal spots despite low rankings.

If they're at 10 and Florida, Georgia, Bama are all still in front of them AND none of them make the playoffs then ND doesn't get a NY6 bowl game. It's basically that simple, because there are only two spots that ND is eligible for. ND either needs chaos in the SEC or chaos elsewhere to get two SEC teams in the playoffs, and if that happens they have a decent shot at the Cotton Bowl. And that's not even considering how Ohio State losing (or other Big Ten scenarios) could make it an impossibility for ND to be in a NY6 game.

It's going to be difficult for us then. Florida will be heavily favored in their 2 remaining games. Georgia and Bama can each lose another and still be ranked ahead of us. Honestly, it's a long shot. We have to root against Georgia because that is the most likely to drop 2 more - TAMU, Auburn, and SEC championship.

 

[Wingman Ray]

It's going to be difficult for us then. Florida will be heavily favored in their 2 remaining games. Georgia and Bama can each lose another and still be ranked ahead of us. Honestly, it's a long shot. We have to root against Georgia because that is the most likely to drop 2 more - TAMU, Auburn, and SEC championship.

No offense but does anyone think ND would be favored in a top ten bowl game this year? I understand the desire to push your team but lets be realistic here. ND has not been performing on a level that would be competitive with a top 10 team and that was before half the starting Oline went down.

Do you want to see another 30 pt loss?

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

No offense but does anyone think ND would be favored in a top ten bowl game this year? I understand the desire to push your team but lets be realistic here. ND has not been performing on a level that would be competitive with a top 10 team and that was before half the starting Oline went down.

Do you want to see another 30 pt loss?

ND can surely compete with Florida. Already showed they can against Georgia. The Michigan game is hard to explain but play that game 100 times and you wouldn't see a worse outcome. This team is top 10-15 quality still.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

No offense but does anyone think ND would be favored in a top ten bowl game this year? I understand the desire to push your team but lets be realistic here. ND has not been performing on a level that would be competitive with a top 10 team and that was before half the starting Oline went down.

Do you want to see another 30 pt loss?

Cmon now. I don't think we are playoff worthy but I think we are fringe top 10.

Here are the rankings 5-15:

Alabama, Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, Penn State, Oklahoma, Florida, Auburn, Baylor, Wisconsin, Michigan.

I believe the scUM game was a fluke and outlier, and I believe the UGA performance is much closer to what we are capable of against these teams. Of those listed, who do you really belive would run us off the field? Each of these teams have glaring weaknesses just like we do. Oklahoma has looked very, very human the past few weeks, I think Minnesota proved that PSU is highly overrated, a popular opinion on this forum all season, more so than Minnesota proved it belongs in the CFP top 4, and I believe that was reflected by their #8 ranking

I think there are a lot of really good teams in the top 15 that have glaring weaknesses like ND. There are only a handful of teams who I believe would truly boatrace us, and I don't think we'll have to worry about them in a potential match up.

Personal opinion, I'd like to avoid anyone in the top 5, and Oregon. Anyone else, let's see what ND's got. Obviously this is taking into consideration that a rematch with Michigan wouldn't happen.

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

Cmon now. I don't think we are playoff worthy but I think we are fringe top 10.

Here are the rankings 5-15:

Alabama, Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, Penn State, Oklahoma, Florida, Auburn, Baylor, Wisconsin, Michigan.

I believe the scUM game was a fluke and outlier, and I believe the UGA performance is much closer to what we are capable of against these teams. Of those listed, who do you really belive would run us off the field? Each of these teams have glaring weaknesses just like we do. Oklahoma has looked very, very human the past few weeks, I think Minnesota proved that PSU is highly overrated, a popular opinion on this forum all season, more so than Minnesota proved it belongs in the CFP top 4, and I believe that was reflected by their #8 ranking

I think there are a lot of really good teams in the top 15 that have glaring weaknesses like ND. There are only a handful of teams who I believe would truly boatrace us, and I don't think we'll have to worry about them in a potential match up.

Personal opinion, I'd like to avoid anyone in the top 5, and Oregon. Anyone else, let's see what ND's got. Obviously this is taking into consideration that a rematch with Michigan wouldn't happen.

I think they can beat any of those teams aside from Bama and Oklahoma, and there's still a chance there too. Those offenses are both way more than we could keep pace with imo.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">John Harbaugh ended his media session by announcing that his daughter Alison has signed to play lacrosse at Notre Dame on National Letter of Intent Day.</p>— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) <a href="https://twitter.com/jamisonhensley/status/1194655910444056576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">John Harbaugh ended his media session by announcing that his daughter Alison has signed to play lacrosse at Notre Dame on National Letter of Intent Day.</p>— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) <a href="https://twitter.com/jamisonhensley/status/1194655910444056576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Too bad the Ravens are 2 Legit 2 Quit with Lamar Jackson breaking out all over the place. (Depressed face)

 

[ND88]

No offense but does anyone think ND would be favored in a top ten bowl game this year? I understand the desire to push your team but lets be realistic here. ND has not been performing on a level that would be competitive with a top 10 team and that was before half the starting Oline went down.

Do you want to see another 30 pt loss?

If I’m a football player, better competition is going to teach me a greater lesson than playing down just to be safe. But I’m not a football player, so it doesn’t really matter what I think. Honestly, I just want to see players competiting and playing smart football.