Recent content by wma500

ND is replacing Purdue with Illinois. I don't pretend to know the math behind the SOS, but sure, mathematically it boosts ND's SOS by some level. But it's 1 of 12 games, and at current, it's the difference between a 3-6 Purdue and 6-3 Illinois. Put more directly, I'd guess yes, but not by much.

My only question is, won't this new 24 team playoff, with heavy games in December, interfere with the players' final exams? /s

Honest question. Perhaps discussed before, but asking it in light of where things "feel" after the loss against Purdue....are there enough NIL dollars to go around to make both hoops and football good, at the same time? Or, is there a push and pull between the two, against each other? I ask...

Still as true today as ever...big games come down to special teams, and turnovers. Indiana won both of those tonight, and presto, there's your national champion.

Adding to that, the great Matt Leinart took ballroom dancing as his only class in Fall 2005. We've been here for a while now.

50th anniversary of the undefeated ‘76 team as well.

His coordinators are locked up for 3 more years. Paid super well too.

Pains me to say it, but Miami. Just too dominant in the trenches, and should win on both sides of the ball. I think Ole Miss will make some dynamic plays on offense, but it won't be enough. Miami, 31-21. Also, how the heck did Miami lose two games, badly?

Ironically it's exactly how they started the season, and ended the season. Perfect bookends. In retrospect, they had it all together way back on 9/27, when they beat Georgia. That was it. Their October "gauntlet" run of Georgia, Vandy, Missouri and Tennessee was actually otherwise unremarkable.

ND needs a kicker, badly. I have no inside info, but I see some dots that if connected could see him wind up there.

CBS Detroit is reporting that W Manuel became aware of Moore’s mental health issues on Sunday. They are also reporting Manuel fired Moore in a “one on one meeting”, and no HR representative present.

Brian Kelly needs a PR cleanse. Too much stink on him and how he handled his biz at LSU. I think he lands in the media somewhere, for a year or two, can tell a few stories, have a much better platform for cracking few jokes and softening his perceived personality as a prick. Then the old "I'm...

Urban wouldn't be offered the job.

I'm confident Freeman is not going anywhere. ND will do whatever it takes to keep him. While this whole UM thing has gone crazy over the last...checks notes...20 hours, the bigger conversation around Freeman is the Giants opening. Freeman is repped by Trace Armstrong, by the way.

Fired for cause...."inappropriate relationship with staff member"