sleeper;1325092 wrote:ND has a head coach who's never won anything besides the Big East; a joke of a conference.

Speaking of which, Rutgers will formally announce tomorrow that they are accepting their invite to the B1G.

killer_ewok;1325194 wrote:Speaking of which, Rutgers will formally announce tomorrow that they are accepting their invite to the B1G.

Rutger's bowl wins since 2000 = 5
ND's bowl wins since 2000 = 2

LOL

No....but only because OSU beat a supposedly unbeatable Miami team. There is no great teams this year.....I thought Bama was that team.

They remind me a lot of them, they really do and could probably beat Alabama. I'm still not convinced that the Tide will win the SEC

Very similar teams and years. I don't think this ND team has the talent of that team, but on field results are eerily similar. Alabama is the top dog right now, so if they intercept Barkley as he's throwing a pass into the endzone Saturday to win and Bama wins out the comparisons will get out of control. Then can't wait for Golson to take on the NFL and try to get drafted.

Terry_Tate;1325625 wrote: so if they intercept Barkley as he's throwing a pass into the endzone Saturday to win and Bama wins out the comparisons will get out of control. .

Your telegraph must be on the fritz...in case you haven't heard ad nauseum...Barkley took a dive and will not play on Sat. so the potato eaters have backed into the NC game without a scratch on 'em. 'Bama will beat that team by 35.

in 2002 Ohio State probably could of beaten most of the teams in the top ten. ND can probably only beat one team in the top ten.

KnightRyder;1326167 wrote:in 2002 Ohio State probably could of beaten most of the teams in the top ten. ND can probably only beat one team in the top ten.

Well they already beat one of them.

Tiernan;1325715 wrote:Your telegraph must be on the fritz...in case you haven't heard ad nauseum...Barkley took a dive and will not play on Sat. so the potato eaters have backed into the NC game without a scratch on 'em. 'Bama will beat that team by 35.

Alright, if they intercept whatever USC QB is playing as he's throwing a potential game winning TD into the endzone. Forgot that about Barkley, was trying too hard to be funny with the Golson comment.

Crimson streak;1326171 wrote:Well they already beat one of them.

thats the one i was talking about.

Tiernan;1325715 wrote:Your telegraph must be on the fritz...in case you haven't heard ad nauseum...Barkley took a dive and will not play on Sat. so the potato eaters have backed into the NC game without a scratch on 'em. 'Bama will beat that team by 35.

How exactly would Alabama's average offense score 35 points on one of the best defenses in the country?

Mooney44Cards;1326353 wrote:How exactly would Alabama's average offense score 35 points on one of the best defenses in the country?

I hope you're making a joke, there is nothing average about Alabama on either side of the ball. They run it well, throw it well and play great defense (except for the Texas A & M game) While I don't agree that Alabama would win by 35 points, I think a 10-14 point win would be about right. And I'm not saying that because I'm a ND hater, I think we would see the same result had it been Oregon or Kansas State.

0311sdp;1326356 wrote:I hope you're making a joke, there is nothing average about Alabama on either side of the ball. They run it well, throw it well and play great defense (except for the Texas A & M game) While I don't agree that Alabama would win by 35 points, I think a 10-14 point win would be about right. And I'm not saying that because I'm a ND hater, I think we would see the same result had it been Oregon or Kansas State.

They're not in the top 20-25 in either rushing or passing. Despite playing a mostly cupcake schedule mind you. They're efficient. They do what they have to do to win. But then again so does Notre Dame. I'm not really saying Notre Dame would win necessarily, but I'm not really as enamored or impressed with what Alabama has done this season. The Michigan win was great, but they didn't play anybody even remotely good after that until LSU over 2 months later. They proceeded to nearly lose that game, then actually lose a week later. Then play another cupcake to back their way into the championship picture again.

Alabama isn't ELITE this season, they could certainly lose even before the National title. The way Georgia is playing who knows

I think Mooney started the holiday a little early this year

Classyposter58;1326459 wrote:Alabama isn't ELITE this season, they could certainly lose even before the National title. The way Georgia is playing who knows

Anyone can lose on a given day as was proven last weekend by Oregon and Kansas State. I hate the SEC and root for whoever they play out of conference but to say that Alabama is not one of the elite teams in college football, I just don't know what you're watching. I would say that Alabama would be the favorite on a neutral field against any team in the country so if they're not an elite program who is?

0311sdp;1326808 wrote:Anyone can lose on a given day as was proven last weekend by Oregon and Kansas State. I hate the SEC and root for whoever they play out of conference but to say that Alabama is not one of the elite teams in college football, I just don't know what you're watching. I would say that Alabama would be the favorite on a neutral field against any team in the country so if they're not an elite program who is?

Elite teams don't lose period, let alone lose at home to two-loss teams. Being the best in any given year (which they probably are) doesn't automatically make you elite.

Mooney44Cards;1326944 wrote:Elite teams don't lose period, let alone lose at home to two-loss teams. Being the best in any given year (which they probably are) doesn't automatically make you elite.

Miami 2002 wasn't elite?