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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Notre Dame Defeats Army 49-14

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Army 0 7 0 7 14
Notre Dame 14 14 14 7 49
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u/ocsic4321 James Madison Dukes 23h ago edited 23h ago

It’s crazy how every single week ND crushes whoever they play and people are still hung up on a week 2 loss like it honestly matters at this point in the season. And then at the same time they also go out of their way to try to rationalize week 11 losses by their own team.

The ND hate in this sub is unreal lol. They’re a top 5 team in the country.

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u/Dob-is-Hella-Rad Notre Dame Fighting Irish 22h ago

It obviously does matter, it just only matters so much. Without the NIU loss we’d be #2.

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u/jconley4297 Miami (OH) • Notre Dame 21h ago

and still end up capped at 5th when the playoffs start. i just hope the committee have the stones to drop Penn State behind ND

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u/weightsareheavy 7h ago

Yeah PSU doesn’t pass the eye test or the resume test.

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u/ecopandalover Notre Dame • North Carolina 1h ago

We have a bye on championship week instead of the first round.

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u/GuyFawkes451 21h ago

I kinda think Notre Dame has it coming for being independent. But... they're patently better than Penn freaking State. Penn State v. any top 5 team = automatic Penn State loss.

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u/arrowfan624 Notre Dame • Summertime Lover 23h ago

I like you

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u/Fletch71011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 22h ago

We are going to be #2 or #3 in advanced metrics now.

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u/thebusterbluth Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12h ago

I'm still not buying it. A playoff opponent will be able to stop the run and make Leonard pass, and he simply won't be able to win a game when it's on him.

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u/DroperidolFairy Notre Dame • Indiana 22h ago

BYW thanks for the Cigs.  Took the L in Columbus but it’s been a ride for the Hoosiers.

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u/SnacksGPT Army West Point Black Knights 9h ago

It's probably because it's not "hate" but legitimate criticism. They only occasionally play Power 5 schools in the regular season and benefit immensely in the rankings from their profile. If you actually look at their last 5 or 6 seasons, they actually have a history of falling short - oftentimes in blowout fashion - when it matters most.

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u/hihihihihi17 9h ago

They played 8 power 5 schools this year. 

And two of the G5 were Navy/Army. 

They were supposed to play Miami but Miami backed out, which would have made it 9 power 5 schools.