OvertheDwayneBowe

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Are you certain of that?

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:lol:

I love that every party has reports that their side is "winning," and people just choose to believe the ones on their side.

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I was saying the worst offense since 2010,

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That team struggled, but still had a few games where they showed sparks (Florida, Ole Miss, aTm bowl game)

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if vandy was left out for a Notre Dame it would be one of the biggest frauds in the history of the sport. and conferences would be even less relevant. I dont care how bad you think nd would beat vandy there is zero justification for it......ND SHOULD be penalized for not being in a conference and only be the beneficiary if all the teams have a bunch of losses and they are undefeated or 1 loss...but 2 losses should always be to many for a conference less team

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I know this is something people will just eyeroll off, but ND and Vandy have comparable arguments.

Both have losses to top 20/10 teams.

Vandy would have a few "ranked when they played" wins, but none after next weekend (assuming they win vs Tenn)
ND will have a fringe ranked USC, and maybe Pitt if they hold on vs GT.

Really the big difference is the poll inertia. ND stayed top 25 despite being 0-2. Vandy didn't get ranked until week 4.

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All of this...And EVERY game, as the Playoff was built into the Season. Now? Oh, we lost to X team? We'll beat them on the next try....see Ohio State-Oregon last year...ah, memories of great victories meaning nothing... That's what the impatient wanted, instant dissatisfaction is what we got.

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This argument was thrown out the window in 2011 as soon as Bama was given another shot at LSU.

They still have the Cowboys, Texans, Titans, and Raiders on the schedule. Then three home games vs the Chargers, Colts, and Broncos.

There's still 10-11 wins on that schedule for them.

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What if Drinkwitz is the best we can do?

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I'm not as down on Drink as others, but if he's our choice, it means we are toxic to the other more desirable coaches due to the political nonsense going on.

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By all accounts Brad Davis was a good O-Line coach before he came here and we seemed to be fine before Joe Sloan became the OC.

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There's no evidence to back this up.

Davis has been coaching for 21 years, and this 5-year stretch is his longest stretch at a school.

He bounced around almost yearly since he started coaching at FBS schools.

In the SEC he coached:

4-7 Florida team
8-5 Mizzou
6-6 Mizzou
3-7 Arkansas (COVID)
6-7 LSU (Orgeron)

Then got the benefit of the doubt with Daniels covering up poor OL play for two years.

There are a few NFL jobs that may open up that could be attractive for offensive coaches like Kiffin.

Miami is one if he thinks he can fix Tua. The Bengals should be open, but it seems apparent they won't get in a bidding war for a coach or anyone.

He could also find the Giants and Dart interesting.

I have to imagine it is absolutely exhausting as a CFB coach right now with a complete roster turnover year after year now.

The problem that the committee has set up for ND is what happens if they and Miami win out, and aTm loses 2 down the stretch (Mizzou/Texas).

Miami doesn't play another ranked team, so they won't have a chance to jump ND again, and aTm would certainly drop out of the top 10 with 2 losses.

So ND would be ranked ahead of two teams that beat them, while they would also finish the season with only a single ranked win (if USC can beat Oregon).