Not a ND fan

[IANit]

But I still think they would beat most of the teams in this field.

 

[SwitzerlandLion]

Why? They were 0-2 against that field this year.

 

[Administrator]

In games 1 and 2 with a first-year starting QB.

 

[SwitzerlandLion]

In games 1 and 2 with a first-year starting QB.

And then they played a succession of stiffs. They beat them, but why would anyone be impressed? The closest thing to a quality win was usc at home. No at large playoff team is losing to usc at home. There's nothing else on the resume.

 

[Pennstate_one]

But I still think they would beat most of the teams in this field.

They no doubt would have been more competitive than JMU and Tulane. Off topic but G5 ABSOLUTELY NEEDS IT'S OWN PLAYOFF.

 

[SwitzerlandLion]

They no doubt would have been more competitive than JMU and Tulane. Off topic but G5 ABSOLUTELY NEEDS IT'S OWN PLAYOFF.

As long as nd stays out of a real conference, the g5 should be their playoff as well.

 

[LudicrousSpeedGO!]

As long as nd stays out of a real conference, the g5 should be their playoff as well.

You sir, win the discussion. This is where ND belongs right now. Look at their 2026 schedule. Only 4 teams with a winning record and 2 of those are Navy and 4 or maybe 5 loss SMU depending on what they do today. They only have to get up for 2 games the entire year.