Death to BCS/ND
ESPN reports ND attractive to BCS at 10-2.
Borger, Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan and Orange Bowl CEO Eric Poms said Thursday that Notre Dame wouldn't be a sure thing for a BCS berth at 10-2.[Facepalm] That is all.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:53 PM ^
To Hell with Notre Dame.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
That's fine with me. I would much rather have Weis get another 6 year contract from ND than have Brian Kelly or Urban Meyer end up there.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:04 PM ^
One thousand times this. It's scary what a decent coach might do with the talent Weis has recruited there.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:23 PM ^
Urban Meyer at the Buffet Line jokes just don't work
November 6th, 2009 at 4:39 PM ^
me too
November 6th, 2009 at 6:51 PM ^
what? Does not compute
November 6th, 2009 at 7:00 PM ^
You'll see the light eventually
November 6th, 2009 at 11:08 PM ^
Unfortunately, Charlies blocks out the light for most of the rest of the midwest.
November 7th, 2009 at 9:03 AM ^
I guess I must be getting a beam refracting off all those super bowl rings
November 6th, 2009 at 6:03 PM ^
but no way Urban Meyer leaves Florida for any college job; too much talent nearby.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:57 PM ^
This article is Exibit A for anyone questioning why Boise hired that PR firm.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:06 PM ^
From watching ND fail miserably in BCS bowls, making it clear that they get in on name recognition only.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:59 PM ^
10-2, Heisman Candidate leading the offense, 11 players drafted off the team, yeah name recognition alone
November 6th, 2009 at 11:09 PM ^
11 players drafted off the team, huh? Mel Kiper Jr., I had no idea you posted on this blog.
November 7th, 2009 at 8:49 AM ^
it was actually 12 I think, I forgot about Bruton
November 6th, 2009 at 4:06 PM ^
Please yes. I want them to make it and barely lose so it is still a loss but Charley does not get fired.
Also, he is fat.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:12 PM ^
At 10-2, it seems like Notre Dame would be pretty close to snagging an auto bid to one of those games.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:45 PM ^
At 10-2 we would get a big boost in beating Pitt, but I doubt the 2 games after would be enough to get ND into the top 8 without some serious meltdowns by other teams
November 6th, 2009 at 4:48 PM ^
Does ND have a quality win?
November 6th, 2009 at 4:50 PM ^
Ha!, ND never has a quality win. They just can't seem to lose every game
November 6th, 2009 at 4:52 PM ^
was a loss against USC.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:20 PM ^
BCS bowl. We should all pray that the whale becomes a permanent fixture at southbend.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:26 PM ^
As I read it, all BCS bids are restricted to teams ranked #14 or higher. nd is currently 22. If they win out (Navy, Pitt, UConn, Stanford) they will probably end up #14 or higher.
November 6th, 2009 at 4:27 PM ^
Charlie has at least two of those per day.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:02 PM ^
If Floyd comes back by the Pitt game then ND could very well make a run to end the season 10-2 and have a good chance to win against a Big East or ACC team in the BCS. Still, I'd much rather they didn't get all that cash to themselves.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:05 PM ^
Good news on the Floyd front, he is actually playing this week, not on every snap but he should see a handful thrown his way.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:07 PM ^
Only Weiss can stop them now. ND better start drawing up a shopping list.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:42 PM ^
What does ND need to go shopping for?
November 6th, 2009 at 5:31 PM ^
Please let Alabama vs Notre Dame happen this year. Please.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:34 PM ^
28-0
Bama can't score y'all. Only 28.
November 6th, 2009 at 5:40 PM ^
I am partial to UF vs ND myself, but we still have 4 more games to play so we can't get too excited about anything yet
November 6th, 2009 at 6:06 PM ^
If UM beat ND...
If Washington (-the refs) beat ND...
If USC beat ND...
can you explain to me why you'd possibly want to play UF, which has USC level talent and the QB that Locker and Forcier would Voltron together to form?
November 6th, 2009 at 6:11 PM ^
So they can show Urban what he's missing.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:14 PM ^
Dignity and self-awareness aren't Charlie Weis' exact strong points either.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:54 PM ^
I would agree with the self-awareness
November 6th, 2009 at 6:52 PM ^
Because USC level talent could only hold back ND's offense for a half, and that was without Floyd.
I really expect Floyd's, knock on wood, reappearance on the offense to cast some doubt in the pollsters (and bowl selectors) minds as to whether USC would have beaten ND with him on the field.
Arkansas took UF to the brink, and with the exception of punt returns, ND and Arkansas are very similar on all sides of the ball.
November 6th, 2009 at 7:01 PM ^
I'd put Florida at >50% to be in the BCS title game. Other than that, that might be a decent scenario for you guys. Sometimes it's better to play an opponent that is, let's face it, superior, and hope to pull off the upset. Hell, I'd root for ND in that game, like I did against USC...
November 6th, 2009 at 7:05 PM ^
I have no clue on how it will pan out, so many teams still have legit chances for the BCS that I don't even know who to root for. The only thing I am sure of is that lsu wont be there, I think.
Its good to hear ND is still the lesser of the 2 evils :)
November 6th, 2009 at 7:31 PM ^
I'm relatively certain pollsters will focus on losing to Michigan at full strength, struggling with Purdue/MSU/BC/Washington and coming back with very questionable calls to still lose to USC as being more indicative of ND's ability than simply wondering if Floyd would have made the difference.
Then again, Michigan talent shut down full health ND for a half, so there's always that. And wait, Purdue did it all game.
This does not indicate ND can beat UF.
Also, USC will beat ND by 40 next year. No oline, no Tate, no Clausen.
November 6th, 2009 at 7:54 PM ^
Not really, what a team does at the end of the year decides your destiny much more than earlier games. A loss in any of these last 4 games will hurt ND much more than either USC or UM will.
I have a hard time saying Purdue shut down ND when Clausen played for a quarter + the final drive, and of course Floyd(#1WR) was out along with Allen(#1RB) among others. I tend to think ND's missing pieces played a pretty big role in how ND played the game and its outcome. Its not like we spend half of every game direct snapping to a RB. As for the UM game I would agree that the O was stopped by the UM D for a quarter(3rd) but not half the game.
Your right your link does not indicate ND can beat UF, but it sure doesn't indicate they cant.
November 7th, 2009 at 1:26 AM ^
Nothing can indicate they can't, any given saturday and all. But if you wanted me to wager on a coaching and talent matchup that was Weis and ND vs Meyer and Florida, well, I think I'll take Florida. ND needs to beat a ranked team before I give them any credit.
November 7th, 2009 at 9:07 AM ^
Thats understandable, should have it taken care of about 11:30 next Saturday. :)
In the mean time, both Navy and BC are likely to be ranked by the end of the year, both are looking at 9-3 seasons, BC will probably get a strong look at the end of this week.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:03 PM ^
Yep, Navy is likely to be ranked.
November 7th, 2009 at 6:28 PM ^
There a good team, they were good last week, they were good this week. Its sad it took you this long to notice
November 7th, 2009 at 6:47 PM ^
I'm sorry, I didn't realize any football was being played today. In my massive consumption of alcohol, I've been led to believe the Michigan-Purdue, and ND-Navy are tomorrow. Am I wrong?
November 7th, 2009 at 7:03 PM ^
Well Navy and Purdue seemed to play today but I am not so sure UM or ND did
November 6th, 2009 at 6:14 PM ^
a strong Pitt team and having to go to Stanford, nothing is a done deal. Remember, this is the part of the season where ND melted last year.
I can't lie, I want ND to lose the rest of their games, but I'll settle for 8-4 and another overmatched loss in a non-BCS bowl game. That will keep Charlie around for at least one more year.
Then...Jimmah and Tate join the dash for the cash and ND returns to what they have been for the last 10 years.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:34 PM ^
and Boise State gets shut out of the BCS spotlight, but runs the table, Chris Petersen could try to be the next Urban Meyer at ND.
Not likely, but possible.
November 6th, 2009 at 6:57 PM ^
both Boise and TCU will not be going to BCS games
November 6th, 2009 at 10:46 PM ^
be the first time that I 100% agree with you.