Irish up 1 slot to #12. Which is the worst slot you can be in if a lower ranked Conference champion like Clemson last year knocks you out. Same for the best Group of 5 who is guaranteed a slot.
Well seems Marcus is on the list for major job openings like PSU and Florida. Personally I don’t think He will leave ND unless it would be OSt (Alma mater) or a NFL job. I’m pretty sure it will be Kiffin taking the UF job.
Long way to go. Way too soon to start worrying about future decisions we can't control. We have one goal: win out and let the chips fall. In my opinion, USC was the team on the remaining schedule most capable of derailing our playoff hopes. Almost everything went wrong for us that could have, yet we never lost our determination and continued to fight (refuse-to-lose mindset). We overcame USC's incredible talent and and our own mistakes and found a way to win. I said earlier that we're starting to get it. A bye this week then the home stretch. I feel good about what lies ahead but am taking nothing for granted.
we just need to win our remaining games and the rest should fall in place. As we’ve seen this season, you don’t know what’s going to happen any given Saturday
Can’t believe I now have to root for USC, TA&M and Miami to win the rest of this season to have a good chance to make it to the CFP. If we had won 1 of 2 first games we would be in a good spot. Obviously, we now have to rely on some chaos and losses among teams ranked higher. The good thing is this season is more unpredictable than I’ve seen in a long time and from week to week strange things seem to happen. I am happy though that The Irish seem to have found their footing after the way the season started.
Tim, I agree with your assessment with one exception. I'll never root for USC or Miami. Re: chaos: There are teams ahead of us who will lose. Whether or not we have a chance to end up in the top ten and/or in the playoffs depends on several factors, only one of which is within our control: winning.
Well this weekend should be interesting. Of course the Irish are on a bye week so no stress. Time to sit back, relax and hopefully watch a lot of chaos take place, especially those teams ranked above ND in the polls.