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[FWIrish4]

Put the bands and south end zone bleachers back on the field!

 

[KPENN]

Both with a Notre Dame/Ohio State national championship game

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49661442/2026-27-preseason-college-football-playoff-cfp-bowl-projections

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Both with a Notre Dame/Ohio State national championship game

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49661442/2026-27-preseason-college-football-playoff-cfp-bowl-projections

It's time to get that OSU monkey off our backs.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

It's time to get that OSU monkey off our backs.

Yep. It is so frustrating how OSU seems to beat us in almost all sports. We owe them, big-time.

 

[ulukinatme]

It's time to get that OSU monkey off our backs.

Yup, way overdue. They've been favored in pretty much every game, but that '23 game at Home was such a botched job. The defensive gaff at the end sucked, but we should have never been in that position because Porker called a poor game, especially that last damn drive when we were up.

 

[Pete]

 

[NDWarrior]

 

[arrowryan]

That’s really cool

 

[NDhoosier]

$60? Geeze

 

[rikkitikki08]

You can always just do this, buy a knock off brand one for 20 bucks and then put ND stickers on it. That’s what we did for my son

 

[ulukinatme]

$60? Geeze

 

[Pete]

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

7 days left…

 

[SeekNDestroy]

7 days left…

Amazing how fast he was at 312 lbs.

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

Amazing how fast he was at 312 lbs.

Seriously. Would’ve clobbered people and scored TDs if he ever got some snaps at TE or FB.

 

[calvegas04]

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Every women at the tailgates will have one

 

[NDPhilly]

Really impressive considering we certainly havent recruited at an average of 5th from say 2010-2023. Probably closer to 10-12. Credit to BK tbh, great development.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Really impressive considering we certainly havent recruited at an average of 5th from say 2010-2023 the last decade. Probably closer to 10-12. Credit to BK tbh, great development.

ND will be number 1 on this list in 2-3 years

 

[zelezo vlk]

ND will be number 1 on this list in 2-3 years

You're a little early but not wrong

 

[pumpdog20]

Why Iowa fans continue to let their team be mediocre still amazes me.

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

Why Iowa fans continue to let their team be mediocre still amazes me.

When have they ever been anything more than that in the last 4 decades? Tigers don't change their stripes.

 

[pumpdog20]

When have they ever been anything more than that in the last 4 decades? Tigers don't change their stripes.

OK?

They put a lot of players into the NFL was the point.

 

[Irish#1]

Why Iowa fans continue to let their team be mediocre still amazes me.

I'm surprised Ferentz is still there, but the answer to your question is probably the administration. Fans see the admin isn't trying to move the needle and after years of mediocre to average football, why care/try?

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

OK?

They put a lot of players into the NFL was the point.

Iowa having 35 players in the league doesn't necessarily mean their coaching staff is underperforming. A lot of those players were lower ranked recruits who developed in college. Player development, not recruiting or the portal, is all that's keeping that program relevant. If anything, that's a credit to the Iowa staff not a mark against them. That said, their offense has consistently sucked as a whole for awhile now. That's on the coaching staff.

 

[Dale]

Why Iowa fans continue to let their team be mediocre still amazes me.

Do you think Iowa’s expectation should be more like 10+ wins annually? Without Big Ten West?

 

[2013Irish]

Why Iowa fans continue to let their team be mediocre still amazes me.

They play hard and develop players. If Ferentz didn't hand off his offense to his mouth breather son, they could have made a CFP in the past decade.

 

[pumpdog20]

Do you think Iowa’s expectation should be more like 10+ wins annually? Without Big Ten West?

Iowa having 35 players in the league doesn't necessarily mean their coaching staff is underperforming. A lot of those players were lower ranked recruits who developed in college. Player development, not recruiting or the portal, is all that's keeping that program relevant. If anything, that's a credit to the Iowa staff not a mark against them. That said, their offense has consistently sucked as a whole for awhile now. That's on the coaching staff.

Whether you start good or get good throughout your years in college, doesn't really matter to me. They put a lot of people in the NFL yet are 4-13 against ranked teams since 2020. I just think the fanbase should hold those coaches more accountable for how much talent they develop. Can't believe this is deemed a wild take.

 

[Irish du Nord]

They play hard and develop players. If Ferentz didn't hand off his offense to his mouth breather son, they could have made a CFP in the past decade.

Idk about that one, they didn't have much talent at QB or the skill positions independent of poor offensive coaching. And their defenses, while typically pretty good, were never really to the level of the actual contenders.

 

[Dale]

They put a lot of people in the NFL yet are 4-13 against ranked teams since 2020.

What is their record against not OSU, PSU, Michigan, Oregon - the teams above them on the list?

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

Whether you start good or get good throughout your years in college, doesn't really matter to me. They put a lot of people in the NFL yet are 4-13 against ranked teams since 2020. I just think the fanbase should hold those coaches more accountable for how much talent they develop. Can't believe this is deemed a wild take.

Iowa is a bit of an outlier in that list when you consider the program's level of success or lack thereof- I'll give you that. I think the problem is their roster might have a few studs on it every year but doesn't come close to stacking up against the recruiting/NIL/portal giants in CFB or even the Big 10 for that matter.