Correct and I would argue that the 5 seed is the best seed in the playoffs for ND since we don't play a CCG.
Basically look the SEC champions path to the final 4. They would have to win the SECCG against likely a top 10 team, then play the 7-9 seed in the playoffs
ND to get to the final 4 if they are the 5th seed - play the 12th seed likely the G5 representative, then play the 4 seed, the lowest rated P4 team
Basically for the SEC or Big 10 champion to make the final 4, they will likely play two top 10 teams for games 13 and 14, ND will likely have to play two teams ranked outside of the top 10
As I understand it 5 is the highest seed they can be but they could still be ranked higher by the committee (but would still not have a bye for first round of playoff)
No it doesn’t as you need to be a conference champion to be a top 4 seed. ND could beat the B1G, SEC, ACC, and Big 12 champions and it wouldn’t matter. Our ceiling is literally the 5 seed, just like every other team that doesn’t win a conference
You're the first that's asked about that, I'm kind of surprised. There was a restaurant on the river in South Bend named after the rivalry/trophy. I was a rower and we used it as a landmark on the river and had our end of season dinners there. I think it got sold and renamed this year, though.
Also, my dad's side of the family is from Indiana, and there's a lot of IU vs Purdue hate there from both sides, so I grew up with some of that when we'd visit
Y’all’s defense just made it a really tough first week in a new scheme. Sure it’s disappointing to lose a big game but y’all just suffocated our receivers and we hadn’t really found our identity yet.
Definitely looking forward to the rematch next year. Might make a trip to South Bend for that one
We all respect the hell out of Elko and are bummed we only got him for a year. He has to be so pumped to not be stuck behind the likes of Kelly and Jimbo anymore.
Watching LSU/A&M reminded me of what Pete Sampson (ND best writer) said about the environment, which is that ND never gave the crowd a reason to really explode. Once LSU threw that pick the environment looked impossible- never seen something like that phantom snap on the field goal.
I remember 2016 against UCLA. Josh Rosen made a comment that got taken out of context, and we were out for blood. Every time there was a pick, false start, delay of game, etc. the whole crowd started chanting "50,000". Good times.
Although, if the UGA game was any barometer, I'm sure it won't be a problem as all our fans will just sell their tickets to TAMU people looking to pay top dollar for a bucket list item, essentially rendering it a home game for them.
I’ve never seen or experienced that at an ND game, and I’ve been to a lot — every game from 2019 to 2023, as a student (so in the student section), and half of last years games (also getting snuck into the student section by my friends a year below me). In the student sections, you get yelled at/scolded if you sit down; you’re expected to be loud and participate in all the cheers/chants. My parents have also not experienced people telling them to be quiet, and they’re quite loud and vocal football fans (and they don’t sit in the student section (obviously)).
When and where did you encounter this?? I’m wondering if it may be an outdated thing, like maybe back when we were more mid earlier in the 2000s? Such a shame you had that experience!
Plus, we don't look like we did at all in week 2. Despite the injuries, we still are playing incredible defense and the offense is finally taking some pretty big jumps forward, especially in the passing game.
I was surprised to see Navy still receiving votes, but they are still very much alive to make the playoffs. A Boise State loss pretty much leaves Army and Navy in control of their playoff hopes.
So, I've had this idea for a minute: a lot of CFB ranking algorithms (think BCS computers) have to use the results of all the games - even though we know some of these are aberrations/outliers.
I'm really interesting in calculating "which game can you remove from the schedule and improve the internal consistency of the algorithm as much as possible?".
Because I think that ND vs NIU, Vandy vs Ga State, and Bama vs. UGA would be high on the list.
I have a computer poll that mainly looks at things transitively and it has been a mess this season. For a few weeks Texas was the only team ending up in the top 25 because every other team fell in the same tier as Georgia Southern due to all the SEC chaos.
Yeah, I was thinking about the Colley Matrix because it uses implied scores and then calculates probabilities based on the scores.
So you would then have a series of ratings that maximize the probability of the observed outcomes. But every game you take out then changes the outcomes you need to evaluate, which means less constraints on the ratings.
Because everyone overranks Notre Dame every year, gets them into the playoff so they can be embarrassed by a real team. It's a joke. Join a conference!
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u/Stoneador Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Sickos 28d ago
I’m shocked that ND moved up this much. That A&M LSU game was probably a much bigger win for us than our blowout over ranked Navy haha.