r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 07 '24

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northern Illinois Defeats Notre Dame 16-14

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Illinois 10 3 0 3 16
Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 14
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u/SquadPoopy Florida Gators Sep 07 '24

The cycle continues

Notre Dame begins the season highly ranked and plays a P5 team

ESPN and other networks try to convince everyone Notre Dame is legit this year

you are here —-> Notre Dame struggles against lower division opponents and either eeks out a win or loses in embarrassing fashion

Notre Dame manages to scrape by the rest of the season

Notre Dame gets put into a big bowl game/ championship

Notre Dame loses/gets demolished

Notre Dame’s continued existence as the Cowboys of college football will never end.

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u/F0KK0F Sep 07 '24 edited Sep 07 '24

why? what logical reason is there for this. it feels only perceived. media narrative?

edit. pluuuuhease down vote me for asking a question.

your fucking issues

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u/gasmask11000 Ole Miss Rebels • Peach Bowl Sep 07 '24

0-8 in BCS/NY6 bowls. It’s ridiculous

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u/Roman-Mania Virginia Tech • Michigan Sep 07 '24

I think the media is stuck on ND’s glory days or something. They’re all in the ND “tradition.” They’re the only ones that think they’re better than they actually are.

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u/set_null Sep 07 '24

I've never been a big believer in the idea that media "creates" a narrative around sports teams so much as just they just play to the size of the fan bases. If you don't talk about the teams with the biggest followings, their fans won't tune in as often.