(10-17-2021 08:50 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(10-17-2021 08:28 AM)RUScarlets Wrote:  UC has no shot until all B1G/SEC teams have two losses. ND just isn’t a strong victory. Best hope is for UGA to end up 13-0, everyone else in the SEC to have two losses, B1G East only having one one loss team, and the Sooners slipping at least once. Honestly, a one loss Oregon can still get in over undefeated UC because of the OSU victory earlier in the year. OU is the key. If they lose I think UC has a clear path.

I am not saying they are at their peak, but looking at Notre Dame's remaining schedule there is a good chance they finish the regular season 11-1. Tell me who out of this schedule will beat the Irish:

USC
UNC
Navy
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Stanford

I realize it is easy to assume Notre Dame is "not strong" because they lost to a school named "Cincinnati" but the fact is UC beat them convincingly in South Bend. The game was not as close as the 24-13 score indicated.

I can't recall ever in my 4 decades following CFB that a win at Notre Dame is deemed "unimpressive". People forget that Notre Dame had won 26 at home until UC walked into that stadium.

ND is not that good this year but your right they could go 11-1.

I was impressed with the amount of Cincy fans that were at the ND game it reminded me when Nebraska played there 10 years ago. Lots of red.