Game Thread: Orange Bowl, CFP Semi : Penn State vs Notre Dame, 7:30PM ET, ESPN, 1-9-25

[CB4]

Oh, I know that.
But that’s not what the Tim Brandos and other folks like him of the world even Joel Klatt, who is usually more sober, were saying. I’ve heard TB talk about “playoff privilege” so much l want to drop a 2ton beam from a crane onto him.

My greatest accomplishment in the social media realm was PO’ing Tammy Bondo on Twitterverse to the point she blocked me.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Literally had no idea until i saw a post from a friend this AM.

I saw the game thread on Tidefans. I would not have known otherwise. I watched zero seconds of it. I instead watched an old TV show I had never seen called Person of Interest. I think I made the right choice.

 

[crimsonaudio]

I saw the game thread on Tidefans. I would not have known otherwise. I watched zero seconds of it. I instead watched an old TV show I had never seen called Person of Interest. I think I made the right choice.

After a long day of helping one of my chirruns move, I watched a few episodes of "Frasier" and called it a night.

Literally didn't even know it was on until this AM.

 

[bamaslammer]

I feel like the winner of this game is basically just the slave being thrown into the Roman Coliseum for entertainment purposes. I could be wrong because I'm pretty surprised the domers are still in it but I think the Ohio State/Texas game may be the real championship.

 

[Toddrn]

I feel like the winner of this game is basically just the slave being thrown into the Roman Coliseum for entertainment purposes. I could be wrong because I'm pretty surprised the domers are still in it but I think the Ohio State/Texas game may be the real championship.

I think ND could give UT a run for their money.

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

How long does Franklin get to continue to lose any key game and still keep his job? Maybe PSU expectations are such that they accept he will never get them to the top...and going 9-3 is ok every year...this year the stars lined up for them and they still couldnt get it done...he's something like 3-15 against top 10....?

I don't really care.

It's State Penn.

 

[editder]

After this, I have to wonder how LSU is feeling now about scooping up Brian Kelly from N.D.

Yeah, they should have scooped up the players and left Kelly at ND.

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

There is more logic in someone arguing pro wrestling is real.....

Okay, stop right there, Cupcake!!!

 

[B1GTide]

I really don't want to hear how "It just means more" again when so many of you don't care enough to even know that these games are being played. SMH

 

[editder]

I feel like the winner of this game is basically just the slave being thrown into the Roman Coliseum for entertainment purposes. I could be wrong because I'm pretty surprised the domers are still in it but I think the Ohio State/Texas game may be the real championship.

I don’t know. I have a bad feeling about the way this crap is going. OSU has a talent for looking all-universe one day and then losing to Southwest Eastern Community College the next week. ND is the same type of team as Michigan. Wouldn’t surprise me at all to see them hoist the trophy. I almost puked typing that.

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

I don’t know. I have a bad feeling about the way this crap is going. OSU has a talent for looking all-universe one day and then losing to Southwest Eastern Community College the next week. ND is the same type of team as Michigan. Wouldn’t surprise me at all to see them hoist the trophy. I almost puked typing that.

I almost puked reading it!

 

[TideEngineer08]

I really don't want to hear how "It just means more" again when so many of you don't care enough to even know that these games are being played. SMH

Well to be fair, there are no SEC teams left playing

 

[Krymsonman]

I didn't watch the game, but reading up on the stats, Penn State did not have single WR to record a catch.

That's not going to win many games nowadays. And yet, it was such a close game?

ND is going to get steamrolled by Ohio State or Texas. All of those people mocking Brian Kelly today (and make no mistake, he should always be mocked) need to understand he also had no problem getting ND to this particular point - the finals only to be destroyed by the other team.

I know, let's wait and see. But IMO, Freeman has made ND no better than Kelly did. And ND is still the beneficiary of not playing in a league and having a scheduling agreement with the most mediocre conference in the "P4" - the ACC. Oh they beat mighty Georgia! Yeah, Georgia who was without its starting QB.

I'll agree that Notre Dame is playing their best football right now. But they should be. They played a weak schedule that included some "big" names, (A&M, USC etc), but those teams were all down this year. Then, lots of rest as they played no conference championship game. Then, they get to play Indiana, another pretender, at home. Yes, they beat Georgia, but Georgia was without their starting QB, who was lost in the SEC championship game. Not to mention a coach who was probably more worried about his Dad than the game. Then they get to play Penn State, an average team coached by a coach who apparently likes to lose the big games. I'm hoping whoever plays them, OSU or Texas, pulls an UGA/TCU on them. My personal opinion is Notre Dame should be excluded from the playoffs until they join a conference.

 

[CoolBreeze]

After a long day of helping one of my chirruns move, I watched a few episodes of "Frasier" and called it a night.

Literally didn't even know it was on until this AM.

Word on the street is there is another one on tonight. Anyone know what time?

 

[PA Tide Fan]

My personal opinion is Notre Dame should be excluded from the playoffs until they join a conference.

Don't expect that anytime soon:

Notre Dame's $20 million statement: Orange Bowl defeat of Penn State secures independent status

Notre Dame's defeat of Penn State in the Orange Bowl puts its College Football Playoff payout at $20 million and ensures its independent status

www.usatoday.com

 

[Krymsonman]

Word on the street is there is another one on tonight. Anyone know what time?

6:30pm CST, ESPN, if you're really interested. I'm pulling with B1G on this one.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

Who are Penn St. and Notre Dame?

 

[colbysullivan]

I really don't want to hear how "It just means more" again when so many of you don't care enough to even know that these games are being played. SMH

You’re missing the key words “in the SEC”…

PSU and ND both did nothing during the regular season.

 

[rtr90]

SEC has to rid of SECCG ... ND is not going anywhere

 

[Tidewater]

Oh, well. Go Bucks?