Tag: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  • Alabama vs Notre Dame Disappointed TV Viewers

    Alabama vs Notre Dame Disappointed TV Viewers

    Alabama vs Notre Dame was meant to be the biggest game of the season, on the biggest stage, with the biggest ratings. It did well, but not as expected, because the Crimson Tide ran away with it in the first half.

  • BCS National Championship Game – Notre Dame vs Alabama Predictions

    BCS National Championship Game – Notre Dame vs Alabama Predictions

    For the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, it’s been way too long since they last played for a national championship. For Alabama, playing in the BCS Championship game is the normal way to end a season.

  • 10 Most Valuable College Football Teams

    10 Most Valuable College Football Teams

    Surprise, surprise, the SEC rule this one as well. Not the top school, which belongs to the only Big 12 program on this list (Texas, way beyond the rest), but owning 7 spots along the way. Alabama and LSU as expected, but also Auburn and Arkansas who have seen better days. Michigan represent the Big Ten while Notre Dame are the independent party in College Football’s most valuable programs.

  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Luckiest Team in College Football

    Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Luckiest Team in College Football

    Is luck something that can be measured? Probably not, but it’s never too late to try. Many people argue that that Notre Dame, despite finishing the season at number one on both the BCS standings and the polls and undefeated, aren’t the best or second best team in the nation. Taking into account the Pythagorean way of looking at things, these people might be right.

  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Defense Shines in Perfect Season

    Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Defense Shines in Perfect Season

    The only undefeated team left, with something to play for. No one would have put their money on Notre Dame to be a huge success this season, let alone finish it undefeated and be the only team to clinch their spot in the BCS national championship game while the rest are still battling for their place in their pecking order.

  • College Football – Final BCS Picture Not Much Clearer

    College Football – Final BCS Picture Not Much Clearer

    The only thing we do know, is that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be playing in the BCS National Championship game in Miami six weeks from now. The rest? Hard to say, but there’s an almost definite chance that the winner of the SEC championship game between Georgia and Alabama will be the team to join them in the battle for the title.

  • College Football – Only Three Undefeated Teams Left

    College Football – Only Three Undefeated Teams Left

    After week 11, only three teams are left undefeated in College Football, and none of them are from the SEC. Oregon continued to put on huge offensive numbers with a win over California; Notre Dame put in another defensive clinic against lowly Boston College while Kansas State kept rolling with a 23-10 win in TCU. Alabama and Louisville lost for the first time this season.

  • Week 11 – Who Can Beat the Undefeated Teams

    Week 11 – Who Can Beat the Undefeated Teams

    Week 11 of the 2012 College Football season has already begun, but the real fun begins on Saturday: All four undefeated national title contenders – Alabama, Kansas State, Oregon and Notre Dame in action, with three of them playing on the road. Louisville are undefeated as well, but aren’t in contention for anything but a BCS bowl game, while Ohio State are simply playing, and winning, for nothing.

  • College Football – Undefeated Status Quo Remains

    College Football – Undefeated Status Quo Remains

    There were plenty of big games and close calls, but the same undefeated teams remain: Alabama in the SEC, Oregon in the Pac-12, Louisville in the Big East, Kansas State in the Big 12, Ohio State (who can’t reach a bowl game or win the conference) in the Big Ten and Notre Dame.

  • College Football – Only Six Undefeated Teams Left

    College Football – Only Six Undefeated Teams Left

    Things are getting a whole of a lot simpler in the BCS picture of the 2012 College Football season, with only six teams left holding an undefeated record: The National champions, Alabama Crimson Tide, in the SEC; Kansas State Wildcats in the Big 12; Louisville Cardinals in the Big East; Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12; and Notre Dame.