Not my best moment but that guy infuriated me on a basketball court

Just a kid though.

I know


Only a year younger than me so its ok

They're good. But there's no reason to think Alabama won't beat them with relative ease if they play.

Notre Dame had a great year. They absolutely deserve to play in the BCS game.

But the national title game will be played this Saturday.

I'm not a ND fan, but they have earned the opportunity to be there. Sure some of their trip wasn't pretty, but the scoreboard fell their way.

I enjoy watching their defense play but there are so many band wagon fans that have hopped on ND, I hope Alabama pushes their shit in.

I think ND can hang with the SEC Champ, but I think what's going to hurt them is 45 days between games.

I used to kick it with his cousin.

Still better than any soccer game ever.

Still better than an All SEC finale.

The more the media constantly repeats shit like this, the more it becomes true. Alabama isn't heads and shoulders above Notre Dame.

This place is making me actually WANT to root FOR ND rather than AGAINST the SEC.

Yeah. It's tough. Do you root against the bottom dwelling conference brethren that love to latch on to their conference like it is the end all be all, or do you root against the hordes of t-shirt Notre Dame fans?

I think i'll just ignore the game completely.

I'll be rooting for Notre Dame. Not a fan, but I like that it's different and it's causing such consternation. And...can't help it, I'm kinda liking them this year.

:rolleyes:

Now tell us the real reason.

Honestly, haven't watched much of Notre Dame this season. I dunno, they were off my radar but seem to have won every game, and people friggin' hate them. So there ya go.

...it's not because I'm Catholic by the way...I don't own one piece of Notre Dame gear and never will. :shrug:

Don't let a few dumbasses ruin the game for you. For some reason their self-esteem is hinging on what a bunch of 18-22 year old kids do on the field, even if it isn't their own team. ROFL

That is ****ing pathetic.

Who gives a shit either way. Its not that big of a deal either way.

LMAO :clap:

ND has had a great year, but unless they actually beat the Alabama/Georgia winner....the real championship game appears to be this weekend.

Don't hate Notre Dame because they're Notre Dame...hate Notre Dame because Notre Dame is a Catholic University and is affiliated with the Vatican, an institution who aids and abets child ****ers.

Good point.

:rolleyes:

This.

no.

Go **** yourself.

Q: Why don't Catholics cheer for Catholic schools other than Notre Dame?

A: Because they are bandwagon, t-shirt fan ****tards

Alabama only had 2 wins against ranked teams and 4 real away games all year and people want to bitch and complain about ND?

BUT THEY'RE IN THE SEC!!!!!!

I've hated all the ND coverage over the past 2 decades. I hate Lou Holtz. I don't watch ESPN's college football coverage because when I used to watch it, every five minutes there was something about ND or Ohio State, and neither deserved a tenth of the coverage.

That said, I really don't understand the hate this year. They're damn near perfect in all the polls (1.000 in the computer polls, .9979 overall). When TCU went undefeated 2 years ago, they were .9000 in the computer polls and .9102 overall. That should tell you ND's schedule can't be compared to BSU or TCU before they joined the B12. They beat 3 teams in the BCS top 20, the same as Alabama.

I don't think they would beat Alabama... if there's a team to complain about, IMO it would be Georgia. They only beat Florida and looked like shit while doing so... I think ND/Georgia would be closer than some might think... that might rank down there as far as the lowest quality of football in a NC game.

I'm an Irish fan and Lou Holtz gets on my nerves. The dude is the ultimate homer and you can't understand a damn word he ****ing says.

They will not be the worst. That Nebraska team that got killed by Miami was the worst to play in a BCS title game in my opinion. Miami only won by 23 but could have scored 50 if they had not taken their foot of the gas.

I'll root for almost any Non SEC team for the championship or head to head games.

I'm about as tired of the SEC as I am the Patriots.

The butt hurt is strong in this thread...

The game will be close regardless if its Bama or Georgia. The matchup with both of them is actually not that bad for ND because of their defense and similar styles of play. Georgia played two real defenses this year in Florida and S. Carolina and put up a combined 24 points. And Alabama isn't quite the scoring team Georgia is so ND will have a good chance of limiting them as well. The real question will be can ND score more than 20 points because that might get it done for them.

If UGA beats Bama they'll have beat two (current) top 4 in the BCS polls, both on neutral sites. Weak.

I am not a ND fan, but my brother is and always has been. I have enjoyed watching them this year. I expect them to play well in the National Championship.

Texas A&Ms D is not in the same class defensively as ND and they destroyed Alabama. ND is legit. There offense needs a QB but they find a way and to me they make their own luck. They stopped people and put them in situations where a mistake leads to a defeat. To me they have been the most entertaining team this year. I love great defense.

Sure, if they beat Alabama, it certainly improves their resume... so far they've played only two teams in the BCS top 20 and beat one, compared to 3 wins for ND, 3 for Alabama, 3 for Florida... they've only beaten two teams with winning records, and one was Vanderbilt.

Golson has gotten better over the course of the season. I think our defense matches up well with Alabama's offense. It's going to come down to how Golson does against that Bama defense.

Notre Dame doesn't have A&M's offensive tackles, nor do they have A&M's size at WR. Both of those were critical to A&M's ability to beat Alabama on 3rd down.

Mike Evans - 6'5"
Uzoma Nwachukwu - 6'0
Ryan Swope - 6'0
Micahel Lamothe (TE) - 6'3"
Luke Joeckel - LT - 6'6" 310
Jake Matthew - RT - 6'5" 305

John Goodman - 6'3"
T.J. Jones - 5'11"
Davonte Neal - 5'9"
Davaris Daniels - 6'2"
Tyler Eifert (TE) - 6'6"
Zack Martin - LT - 6'4" 304
Christian Lombard - RT - 6'5" 309

Are our WRs a little shorter? Yeah. Don't act like Alabama gets to play Navy though. And our tackles match up pretty well.

if there was a playoff system in place, any weakness notre dame had would be exposed before the championship game. that is why i don't care about the national championship game, because its not a true championship. gotta beat the best to be the best.

I'm not. I know Notre Dame has a legit defense.

If ND were smart they'd practice some uptempo packages to come out of nowhere. A&M's tempo was their best weapon against that Saban/Smart defense.

I'm trying to figure out why Holtz is still on the air. Ask 10 people and it seems like 9 wish he wasn't.

If Notre Dame wants to win this....they have to improve their red zone offense. That's been their problem all year. They won't be able to play with Alabama if they're kicking FGs when they should be getting TDs.

I'm hoping that Kelly is doing just that. He showed some of it against USC but he has the tendency (which he showed earlier this year) to go conservative in his play calling. He tends to rely too much on his defense. He may be opening it up now that he has more confidence in Golson though.

No I think they are pretty good. They are deceptive b/c they muck it up w/ whomever they play.

Stanford and OU are prime examples of how good they can be and Pitt and BYU are examples among others of their playing to the competition.

Bammer/GA would be wise not to look past them.

I was really hoping for a USC upset of ND, and Georgia beating Alabama in the SEC championship, just for a Georgia-Florida rematch.

But, Notre Dame seems to be for real. Surprisingly, that causes me to have no anger at them. I just hate ND when they are being pimped and have every game broadcast when they aren't even a 50-50 ballclub.

Texas A&M tackles are listed as #1 and #3 for this upcoming draft. Where's Notre Dame's ranked at?

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/p...nkings/2013/OT

That's right...nowhere. Notre Dame's tackles aren't in the same league. The advantage you have is that Bama doesn't have a disruptive pass rusher so the disadvantage at tackle is negated somewhat. Georgia has Jarvis Jones however.

Martin is a redshirt Junior. And Lombard is a redshirt Sophmore. They won't be on your list. In 2014 Martin is 8th and in 2015 Lombard is 10th.

And last time I checked.....draft position doesn't mean shit reerun. We were talking about size.

Martin is a Senior. Lombard is a Junior. Both would be listed for draft position as both of Texas A&M's linemen are Juniors.

http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/m...ootbl-mtt.html

Size doesn't matter if you don't have the skill to play it. I have no doubt that Martin and Lombard are adequate tackles. You don't go undefeated with poor tackles. But they're not on the same level as Joeckel and Matthews.

I'm going off of the link you posted.

And I never said they were better or the same in talent. I said they were similar in size.

You said they match up well. If you were referring just to size I apologize but that's not the way I read it. Reaper was talking about size at WR but I took him as talking about skill at the tackle position. I figured you were responding in the same vein.

They are similar in size. But Texas A&M's tackles match up better vs. Alabama/Georgia's D-line than Notre Dame's tackles do.

Also it's odd that Notre Dame's official website would have that wrong.

It might be that they're basing everything off of years of eligibility.

Martin is a Junior redshirt....so 4 years which would make him a Senior. If he stays....he'd a be a 5th year Senior.

Or the draft website could be wrong.

Who knows....

The national championship game is in Atlanta.. this weekend. ROFL

DT

Yes. Exactly correct.

Agree with OP. Will be rape city. And no you won't eat crow because you don't deserve to eat crow. You will just get shit on forever.

They aren't real. Almost let a freshman QB and a abysmal USC defense beat them. Just stop. Lame Kiffin won for ND.

[QUOTE=Setsuna;9160494]They aren't real. Almost let a freshman QB and a abysmal USC defense beat them. Just stop. Lame Kiffin won for ND.[/

Would you like a bottle of whine to wash down those sour grapes? You are definitely the biggest crybaby bitch on this board.

Yes. USC just got owned by GEORGIA TECH. Let's hope ND fans don't hang their hat on that bullshit win. Posers. Alabama is in a different class than Notre Lame.

JFC, let it go man. They'll be plenty of time for shit talking and crow swallowing on 1/8. Have a Happy New Year you insufferable prick. :D

ND wins 31 to 24....you heard it here first kids.

31 points on Alabama. With THAT offense. M'kay.

Thanks for reminding me how much I hate Notre Dame. I don't even like Bama but I sure hope they beat ND by 3+ TDs.

LMAO Granted. Happy New Year!

:clap:

Hey guys.

Howard Eskin ‏@howardeskin
Georgia, K St, Oregon and louisville would have been a better match for Alabama

Well done.

we just did not show up. I dont know if it was the time off, or Kellys lack of preparation. Just completely laid an egg tonight.

I think it has more to do with Alabama just being better... a lot better.

Teo doesn't look like he wants to be on the field. When your leader lays down, so does your team.

This.

yep. What a shitty score to wake up too.

Yep, they're a maybe slightly above average team that managed to sneak by some other average teams in order to go undefeated and then get exposed by a really good one. They deserve kudos for going undefeated, that's damn hard to do, but this game is basically a higher-profile version of Northern Illinois running into Florida State.

10/10 Alabama wins 41-14

He played better in every game this season. I have no idea what happened to him. Absolutely no fire. He might be drunk. Whole team might be. embarrassing...

The gap in athleticism was incredible.

Then Kelly tried to air it out against a team he had no business trying to air it out against and Te'o shit the bed.

ND needed to keep the ball on the ground, keep the game close and grind to victory. It's what they had done all season and suddenly Golson is chucking deep balls.

Kelly !@#$ed up, Te'o didn't show up and Alabama simply had better athletes and better prep.

I don't believe this final score was demonstrative of the true gap between these teams, but there's no question that Alabama absolutely took it to ND tonight.

It's pretty disappointing.