Who in the **** is saying that?

ND is going to get embarrassed in the title game, should they win at USC, but I don't think that's a sure thing.

Is it possible that we'll see an All-SEC championship again?

Ah the famous no catch for the TD....

Biggest call of the season...

I hate to say this but GO USC....

No, it just says more if they lose. And they did.

ND loses and Oregon wins PAC 12 they should get back in...

Oregon would probably sneak in again even though they wouldn't even win their own conference.

Be proud you're a rebel, cause the SOUTH's gonna do it again!

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Hopefully. There are about 4-5 teams in the SEC better than ND.

Yeah, going to call this: ND will not win out, and two SEC teams will play for the championship.

Isn't Stanford in the driver's seat for the PAC 12 championship game?

I got laughed at for suggesting that a few weeks ago. It's still in play. Although with Barkley being hurt, odds may be rough for that.

That said, Notre Dame will have the target on their back next week now. It's amazing how different the pressure is when you're the top team.

Can't see ND losing to USC, but I suppose anything is possible.

I doubt anyone will care.. but San Jose State is putting on a clinic against BYU.

Shut the **** up, you sniviling ****.

Don't ****ing kick a man/team(s) when they're down. Be a ****ing man.

Another championship game I won't watch.

:hmmm:

IDK going to bed....

Chip Kelly is Marty Schottenheimer.

Just can't win the big one!

Now KSU has to win against Texas to wrap up the Big 12. More pressure!

USC's defense and coach suck plus Barkley is out.

I am confused, too.


I stopped watching Baylor KSU when they went down 21-7. Baylor had their number tonight.

I got all kinds of shit last week for suggesting as much. Get over it, we've all dealt with bad losses.

The ND defense is good enough to stop Alabama's average offense. So tell me how they will be "embarrassed"? Haters gonna hate.

Wow if Stanford wins next week against UCLA and then beats them in the Conference title game they go to the Rose Bowl. Oregon might get an at large BCS bid. Talk about getting ****ed in the ass.

It hurts, but I would rather be outted now than in the NC game.

The Ducks played the first good team they've played all year. They weren't ready for it.

Uhhmm someone gave you shit for KU losing in football?

I don't hate anything about ND because I simply do not care about that program. What I see is an average football team that is highly overrated.

'Bama has elite line play and excellent RBs, which should be more than enough to put ND away, since I don't think the Irish will have much offensive success.

The only reason I'm against an all SEC NC game is I think if you can't win your conference, you shouldn't be permitted to play for the title.

so who did you cheer for before Bama got good again?

****ing this.

No...for suggesting that the SEC was the best conference in football and that Alabama was still good enough to be in the NC game even with the loss.

It must be nice to dream.

'Bama will run it right down ND's throat.

Who did you troll before me?

looks like barkley may be injured...clears the way for ND

Pretty much. I can't imagine it would be all that competitive really, but if ND wins next week (and they should...USC is a shitshow right now), it's going to happen.

ND's defense is way beyond good enough to do that. ND's defense is holy shit elite.

Why in the hell would you care about Alabama if you are a KU fan?

Plus, Alabama's defense is complete garbage, of course. They probably don't even belong on the field with Notre Dame.

Oh it hurts, no question about it, but unfortunately, some sniviling ****s have to kick a man when they're already down.

I expected better, but then again, maybe I was asking too much.

If this NC turns out to be another SEC/SEC match up, I will not be watching it at all.

Notre Dame has the number one defense in the country in several categories. They aren't getting "embarrased" by anybody. Their defense will keep them in any game.

I'm interested in why you think Notre Dame is overrated. Is it the win against Stanford (who just knocked off Oregon on the road), the win against Oklahoma at Oklahoma, or the win against Michigan or Michigan State? The Irish's schedule stacks up against any team in the country.

Rally sons of Notre Dame, Onward to Victory!!

Yes because we all know if it were any other team Saul or K-Stater wouldn't be in there saying shit.

He most certainly does not.

Because I respect good football and like to see deserving teams play for the national championship as opposed to mediocre ones from lesser conferences.

Alabama will still have to beat Georgia

I didn't say that. It's gonna be a dog fight. I can't wait to see it.

LOL, grown adults arguing about 18-22 year old kids on teams in which we have no control over.


Get a grip people.

I'd give Georgia better odds to beat Alabama than Notre Dame. I wouldn't favor Georgia but they can put points on the board.

It is hard to pick Richt over Saban though.

Nobody's kicking anybody when they're down (I feel bad that the team choked on Snyder at a horrible time), you're just interpreting it that way because you're pissed off about the game.

An SEC/SEC matchup would probably be far more competitive than a SEC/ND game so I'm not sure why you feel that way.

You are a complete ****ing douchebag. I have never said Notre Dame would beat Alabama. I have only stated that Notre Dame's defense is good enough to stop Alabama's offense and keep them in any game they play in. That has been proven throughout this season. Alabama has played exactly two elite teams and didn't look good in either game. They are a good football team, but they aren't head and shoulders above Notre Dame.

As it stands, though, isn't Georgia is going to be playing Alabama for the right to get in the NC game?

I am not saying anything. I thought OU would pound ND and I was flat out wrong.


I am not touching any of this with a 10 foot pole. LMAO

Yes. That's my point. Of Alabama's remaining obstacles to a title... I'd probably say it's more likely they lose to Georgia and not get there than lose to ND in the title game.

I can see KSU imploding at home to Texas and OU winning the 12 once again. :facepalm:

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WHAT THE ****? That vaunted ND defense almost let Pittsburgh, BYU, and Purdue beat them. STFU prick.

As I said, it must be nice to dream. I don't think anybody legitimately believes ND will beat Alabama right now except ND fans.

BTW, you spent all of last week telling me the SEC wasn't the best conference in the country by far. Do you really still believe that?

Oh, yeah, I agree.

I agree Alabama's not the most dominant team they've had in recent years.

But at the same time, Notre Dame should have lost to a Pittsburgh team that got whipped by Youngstown State. So everybody has their moments.

Don't bring facts into this! LoneWolf and Pesty can finally :whackit: to their team and have gone full reerun.

The defense had nothing to do with it you moron. Do you even watch the games? Notre Dame is playing with a redshirt Freshman QB who has made plenty of mistakes that have kept teams in games. There is no denying that ND's defense is one of the best in the country. The stats and the eye test both attest to this.

You calling me a prick is almost as insulting as if Mark Mangino called me fat.

Look on the bright side. If Ohio State didn't get in so much trouble... we could be looking at a Notre Dame/Ohio State title game right now. This board would love that. LMAO

Yikes.

Oh JFC.

Number one, let me apologize to you personally on here that I was attacking the "wrong" person. You were not the intended target, as I realized the user name had me mixed up. So my bad.

Numbe two, the SEC/SEC matchup last year was a awful snoozer game last year, and I was not interested in seeing the SEC/SEC matchup. Sorry, if you don't win your conference championship game, you shouldn't be in. Just how I feel.

LMAO How the **** does the defense have nothing to do with it? That's complete and utter bullshit. It's a team sport dude. ND won by 3 points in all three of those games. If your defense is good, they don't let lesser teams score. Simple as that.

Yes I still believe that. I said they are the best conference. Does Oregon losing to a ranked Stanford team change anything in the SEC? K-State played a terrible game, but they still have the same record as Alabama. Alabama has beaten LSU and who else? Georgia lost by 28 points. So you tell me, why are they ranked as high as they are?

For a KU fan to continually pimp the SEC is completely dumbfounding.

Gonna be a little humorous when everyone has one loss after next week and Ohio St will be the only undefeated team and possible the AP #1.

ESPN's BCS guru thinks it'll be ND/Alabama/Georgia/Florida/Oregon in the top 5 tomorrow. K-State falls out of the top 5.

Florida is way overrated. Their offense is terrible and they will get blown out by FSU next week.

Funny.....I've never said that ND would go out destroy Alabama. Golson is getting better as the year goes on though.....and I don't give a **** how we won the games.....we still won them.

That being said.....we still need to beat USC next week.

The Irish have allowed over 14 points twice all season. By your logic, every good team should shut out every bad team they play. Jesus, watch the games and then come back and talk smack.

I don't see it that way. Being a KU fan has given me an opportunity over the last five years to watch a lot of college football other than KU and the B12 conference. I've realized that the SEC is vastly superior to it and every other one. Even with everyone's obvious biases here, I'm still not sure why this isn't plainly obvious.

It's the strength of the conference that makes Alabama rated as high as they are (and they deserve the credit for playing through the tougher schedule).

No problem. It happens to everyone.

Fair enough. I don't see it that way (I think that even if the best two teams are in one conference, you should still go with them regardless), but I get that perspective (of wanting to have two "winners" there).

Damn, next year's format can't come soon enough.


Of course, with next year's format, Oregon's loss wouldn't have near the impact it does this year.......

If they had played all of the other "tough" teams in the SEC I would totally agree with you. They have played LSU (probably should have lost, but they won and thats all that matters) and Texas A&M (lost). They haven't had to play Georgia, Florida, or South Carolina. If you have watched Alabama against LSU and TA&M, you have to admit that they aren't dominant as everyone thought they were earlier in the season. Their defense can be exploited on the back end if the other team can protect their QB. McCarron has played well, but in the big games has looked shaky (not withstanding the final drive against LSU).

I have conceded that the SEC is the best conference in college footall. I just don't see the "head and shoulders" part of it. All of the top teams have flaws and I think they get more credit than deserved based on past performance.

I just cannot understand how you can knock Alabama for playing a tough game against LSU, and not knock Notre Dame for playing a tough game against Pittsburgh.

What the hell are people arguing about?

If Notre Dame and all those SEC teams win next week, it will be Notre Dame and Alabama in the championship game. And it's not even close.

What are we even debating here?

I just honestly think the SEC in general, while they say is a good conference, and I'm not disputing that, I just have an issue of bias being involved because of Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and South Carolina being all log-jammed in the middle.

The SEC has mastered the art of manipulating the polls.

It also goes a long way with the perception that they are the toughest conference - play high-profile conference games opening weekend and impress pollsters while everyone else is playing patsies, for the most part. The winners of their difficult early conference games end up in the top 10, like, every year.

Either way, I just have no desire to see a SEC/SEC match-up at all.

What happens when Matt Barkley comes out like Willis Reed next week and throws 4 TDs with his left arm to win the game.