Comments on: If the BCS Games were Picked Today….

By: bobc

bobc — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:15:52 +0000

Sure would be a shame if USC wer to knock off their one time rival ND and bust their NC chances. Could happen even though ND has dramatically improved their team, particularly their defense. But, Barkley might just get a hot hand and he and Lee could light up the place.

ND could become a rival again if they win a few games against te Trojans and earn their way back to become a rival. Better do it now when USC has very limited bench strength due to the sanctions for they will come roaring back when they are over. That’s a fact.

But for this game I would bet on the Irish in a close one. D is really impressive and the pass rush will make the difference. But, then again…….

By: chaz

chaz — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:45:20 +0000

Went to the bathroom several times this year during home games. Raised my hand for …what the hell are we doing? We sit at undefeated…on August 31 the bathroom breaks would have been very bad..today after Stanford and MSU and Big Blue UM and the scum of Miami fall to us…

We sit ready to talk about OU downed and left is WF and USC. Bathroom breaks maybe needed …but anyone else? I thought so? is very harsh.

By: Tim V

Tim V — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:41:15 +0000

In reply to Scott from CLT. ND beat Bama in 1987, 37-6. Were 8-1, lost last two regular season games to Penn State and Miami, and the Cotton Bowl to Texas A&M.

By: Tim V

Tim V — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:36:36 +0000

In reply to borromini. Brad Edwards a guru? Or anyone else from ESPN for that matter? LMAO!

By: terry

terry — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:23:34 +0000

I would like everyone in the audience who thought – on August 31 – that we would be having this discussion to raise his hand.

You in the 3rd row – you need to go to the bathroom? go ahead.

Anyone else? I thought so.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:11:47 +0000

In reply to Jamie.

A couple of points after sorting this out in my head.

First, if Oregon wins out, you’re correct in asserting that that necessarily means another loss for Stanford, Oregon State, USC and UCLA. Under that scenario, I can’t see any of those teams being eligible for the BCS.

Second, if Oregon moves ahead of Kansas into the #1 position, the Rose Bowl would need to ask the Fiesta Bowl permission if they wanted to invite Oklahoma. Obviously, they don’t need that permission to ask us, so I think that means we’d be the likely pick for the Rose Bowl in that event — assuming that Michigan is not the B1G’s Rose Bowl representative.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:03:33 +0000

In reply to irishhawk50.

Lots of inaccuracies here about ND and Alabama.

Alabama has only played ND six times all-time, and two of those were Bowl games (’73 Sugar and ’74 Orange Bowls). Alabama never played ND under Faust, although they did play ND in bookend seasons of the Faust era (lost to ND in ’80 when Devine was coach, beat ND in ’86 in Holtz’ first season). ND is 5-1 all-time vs. Alabama, with the only loss coming in ’86. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/notre_dame/opponents_records.php?teamid=86

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:56:55 +0000

In reply to Tom D.. The Rose Bowl, for some reason, seems tradition-bound to continue the Pac-12 vs. B1G matchup wherever possible. If a second Pac-12 team finishes in the Top 14, I think the Rose Bowl will take that school ahead of us, even if we're #3 and the other school is #14. OTOH, if there are no available Pac-12 replacement schools for the Rose Bowl, I think we'd be a no-brainer pick for the Rose Bowl so long as the B1G representative is someone other than Michigan.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:51:23 +0000

The B1G champion is also vulnerable to finishing below Louisiana Tech. A single loss by Nebraska between now and the end of the season probably would accomplish that.

In the Big East, meanwhile, the conference championship likely will be decided by the Louisville — Rutgers matchup. I think the winner, regardless of who it is, finishes ahead of Louisiana Tech, but stranger things certainly have happened.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:51:44 +0000

1987- ND 37, Alabama 6