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lionward2014
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re: Hey, Notre Dame....THIS is how you do it!
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 11:03 pm to TigerCard
Did the committee have Vandy in the top 10 in every other ranking and then drop them for no discernible reason on the final day of rankings? Easy to be “classy” when you knew for the last 6 weeks you weren’t getting in.
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re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 4:01 pm to Chicken
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ND is a stagnant football brand
I actually sort of agree with this, but Freeman is doing a great job of rebranding them for a younger generation. It'll take actually winning a title in the next 2 years though to really wake up the echoes. Brian Kelly does that to a program.
re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 3:54 pm to Chicken
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W 23-10 v. UGA (SEC Champ UGA)
who had to start their true freshman backup QB because the starter was injured in the Conference championship game...
Who they just won the SEC with this season, and they had a month to game plan with before the Sugar Bowl. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
This is such a weak SEC homer argument.
re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 3:49 pm to BZ504
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Let them play 6 games against SEC schools and see how they do. Went 1-1 against Aggie and Arkansas.
ND under Freeman against SEC:
W 45-38 v. USCe
W 23-13 @ TAMU
W 23-10 v. UGA (SEC Champ UGA)
L 41-40 v. TAMU
W 56-13 @ Arky
Sure bro, Freeman is 1 point from being 5-0 against the SEC.
re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 3:33 pm to baldona
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Auburn just set up a home and home series with them, so….swing and a miss
Auburn, Bama, UGA, TAMU, Texas, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Florida all have scheduled ND in the last 6 years or currently scheduled to play them. That's over half the SEC.
re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 3:06 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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ND is in big ten for hockey.
Would improve the Big 10 men's lacrosse, soccer, and baseball too.
re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 2:37 pm to Muahahaha
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It will be interesting to see who takes Notre Dame if they won't join for football as well.
Doesn't the Big 10 already play some games on NBC? Seems like they can make something work.
re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 2:34 pm to hawgfaninc
FSU and Clemson are about to become best friends with ND for taking down the ACC.
re: ND AD: Relationship with ACC permanently damaged.
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 2:07 pm to redfishfan
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So the committee should just ignore Bama having like 4 wins better than any ND win and put ND in bc "they tried to schedule a tad harder but it didn't work out".
Who made that argument?
re: ND AD: Relationship with ACC permanently damaged.
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 12:46 pm to bayoujd
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Their schedule next year is just as bad. They can thank Brian Kelly for the position they’re in in terms of scheduling. That was his initiative.
Fortunately for ND, Freeman is an alpha and wants to schedule more SEC teams. That starts in 2028 I think.
ND is mad at the ACC for looking out for its interest, but also because the ACC violated the terms of their ND contract and fair dealing.
And yet people on this message board are mad at Notre Dame for looking out for its institutional interests? Comically hypocritical.
Should ND be a cuck and just take it?
:bow: :bow: :bow:
They played 2 SEC teams this season, but in 2028 they have 3
re: ND AD: Relationship with ACC permanently damaged.
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 12:45 pm to Translator
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Syracuse, BC,
ACC determined those games.
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Purdue
Rival they have played almost 90 times.
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Arkansas
Bottom tier SEC team for sure, but was getting as much hype as Vandy to start the season.
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If they just took one of those games and scheduled with an expected-good team,
Of the games they can control they scheduled TAMU (#7), Arky, Boise St (MWC champ and playoff team last season), Navy (every season rival, AP #22), Purdue (rival), and USC (#16).
Not sure what more they could have done with the "OOC" games. No other P4 scheduled Boise, but sure loved to beat up on some FCS and MAC bottom feeders.
re: Why do the Big Ten and others not force Notre Dame to join or die?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 12:27 pm to AUCE05
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ND would join the SEC before the BIG.
Yes, the Big 10 is the logical conference to join, especially with USC in it now, but there is a nearly 100 year pissing match. Would almost consider it though. Would get USC, Michigan, Purdue, and Michigan St on the schedule every year.
I love the ND increased scheduling of SEC teams, especially now that UGA isn't scared to go above the Mason Dixon line.
Just had home and aways with UGA and TAMU. Then have scheduled:
-Arkansas this season and they come to South Bend in 2028.
-H/A with Auburn in 2027 and 2028.
-H/A with Texas in 2028 and 2029.
-H/A with Alabama in 2029 and 2030.
-H/A with Florida in 2031 and 2032
3 SEC teams in 2028, can't wait to see how that season we are told ND doesn't schedule anyone.
re: ND refusing a bowl game could cost ESPN $30-35M in revenue
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 12:03 pm to Dr RC
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Are you really trying to turn this into a conspiracy?
You want people to believe ESPN decided to lose out on the ratings they'd get from having ND in the playoff in order to get a tiny bump in their CFB coverage? Really?
Do I think the ACC pressured ESPN to shilling for them to ensure they get a team in the playoffs to preserve their reputation and the minimum $4m payout? Yes.
Do I think that the ACC rep on the committee and ESPN reps contacted the committee members to pressure them to include an ACC team over ND? Also yes.
re: ND refusing a bowl game could cost ESPN $30-35M in revenue
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 11:57 am to Dr RC
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What y'all are fighting back against isn't what people have been mad at ESPN about.
Clickbait, engagement farming over the last month while favoring a specific team/teams, and ESPN's revenue being the ultimate driving force behind a lot of the dumb shite we see in CFB today? Feels like that is a large portion of the complaints.
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I don't think Bama should have been taken over y'all but this overreaction is by you guys is a complete joke.
If the Committee had handled it differently there would be less complaints. No need to hash that out in here, but this reaction is to ESPN and the ACC. If you watched any game Saturday the agenda against ESPN was being pushed by everyone with a microphone. If you watched any ACC since the first ranking came out, especially one that ND was playing in on ESPN, it was non-stop bashing of ND. ESPN used ND to drive ratings, and then shite on them. The ACC is a big part of that too.
So no, ND isn't overreacting by telling them to get fricked now.
re: ND refusing a bowl game could cost ESPN $30-35M in revenue
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 11:39 am to Jack Ruby
Everyone hates on ESPN and talks about how they want someone to fight back, but as soon as ND puts their money where their mouth is to fight back, people have a problem with it.
Bevacqua better have a plan, and I trust he does, because this was a big grenade he just launched there is no going back from.
Bevacqua better have a plan, and I trust he does, because this was a big grenade he just launched there is no going back from.
re: Notre Dame has finally collapsed
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 10:49 am to ronricks
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was 31-7 in the 3rd quarter.
And was 31-23 in the 4th with 26 seconds left. The best WR in college football made an awesome catch on 3rd and 11 to win OSU the game. Let's not get revisionist and act like it was out of hand for ND the whole second half.
re: Why do the Big Ten and others not force Notre Dame to join or die?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 10:46 am to usc6158
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usc6158
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Not a single game on the schedule going forward.
USC fan trying to duck ND just like their pussy coach. Go figure.
re: Starting in 2026 ND assured a spot if they are in top 12
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 10:36 am to chalmetteowl
I'll preface this by saying the 2026 ND schedule on paper appears to be easy af. However, if you break it down it's not that they purposefully schedule shite teams.
Return for playing them in Soldier Field in 2021. Wisconsin won 10 games in 2019 when this was getting scheduled out.
Easy G5 team they schedule every season, just like every P4 team does
Traditional rivals they have played 79 and 89 times respectfully. Blame Michigan for ducking the real Big 10 rivalry game.
Will be on the schedule forever.
All part of the ACC deal
Have played 38 times
Arguably a top 5 rivalry game.
ND has been getting more SEC teams on the schedule to bump it up, and I would much rather them play 5 games against SEC or Big 12 teams than shite ACC teams, but the prevailing sentiment is for the SEC teams to avoid scheduling big out of conference games (although they will tell you ND is shite so why is it a big game?).
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Wisconsin in Lambo
Return for playing them in Soldier Field in 2021. Wisconsin won 10 games in 2019 when this was getting scheduled out.
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Rice
Easy G5 team they schedule every season, just like every P4 team does
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Michigan State
At Purdue
Traditional rivals they have played 79 and 89 times respectfully. Blame Michigan for ducking the real Big 10 rivalry game.
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Navy
Will be on the schedule forever.
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At UNC
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Miami
Boston College
SMU
At Syracuse
All part of the ACC deal
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Stanford
Have played 38 times
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At USC
Arguably a top 5 rivalry game.
ND has been getting more SEC teams on the schedule to bump it up, and I would much rather them play 5 games against SEC or Big 12 teams than shite ACC teams, but the prevailing sentiment is for the SEC teams to avoid scheduling big out of conference games (although they will tell you ND is shite so why is it a big game?).
re: Notre Dame has finally collapsed
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 10:21 am to ronricks
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Since 1988 which was ND's last national Championship Alabama has 7 national championships
And 1 of those were without Nick Saban.
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If DeBoer fails he will be fired and someone else will win at Bama
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Little Nicky ain't walking through that door bub.
Alabama enjoyed having the GOAT coach them while fully embracing paying players under the table. Both of those advantages are gone.
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ND isn't going to win shite with Freeman or anyone else.
ND and Freeman win a title before Bama wins another.
re: Is there really no MLS cup thread...during the MLS cup...on the Soccer Board?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/8/25 at 10:16 am to West Palm Tiger561
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Bookmarked.
Good. MLS is using them for the Messi World Cup marketing, but once that is done they are getting thrown out quicker than Atlanta was.
re: Is there really no MLS cup thread...during the MLS cup...on the Soccer Board?
Posted by lionward2014 on 12/7/25 at 11:14 pm to West Palm Tiger561
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Inter Miami is the biggest brand in MLS. Get used to the success. They'll have the S.American talent on lock.
:lol:
They will be back to bottom of the table in 2027.
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