Beginning in 2014, a playoff selection committee will determine which four college football teams play for the national title. Some are skeptical of the committee, so we -- the Elvii of college football -- have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations. We call it the T.C.B. Poll. ...
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TCB Poll: Week 9 Reactions
Beginning in 2014, a playoff selection committee will determine which four college football teams play for the national title. Some are skeptical of the committee, so we -- the Elvii of college football -- have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations. We call it the T.C.B. Poll. ...
Notre Dame Still Squarely in Playoff Picture
I know. Being the second-ranked football team this week would make us all feel a lot more comfortable about our chances of making the inaugural edition of the College Football Playoffs. We are one silly offensive pass interference away from "hosting" a first round playoff matchup. Now that we're all done throwing our remotes, replacing our flat screens, and replenishing our liquor cabinets, it's time to look at the playoff picture. The whole picture. We don't know what exactly the 12-person ...
Notre Dame Fans, There Is No ACC Referee Conspiracy
Look, I understand that everyone is upset about the offensive pass interference call against Notre Dame which took away a win from Florida State. I am right there with you. But this whole, "there are ACC refs conspiring against us" needs to stop immediately. It's a terrible look and it isn't even close to factual. Thanks to a comment on HLS on Tuesday, I was made aware of a forum post that linked to another blog post which claimed that Pat Ryan, the back judge that flagged that fateful OPI ...
TCB Poll: Week 8 Reactions
Beginning in 2014, a playoff selection committee will determine which four college football teams play for the national title. Some are skeptical of the committee, so we -- the Elvii of college football -- have joined together to present our weekly playoff nominations. We call it the T.C.B. Poll. ...
Notre Dame and Florida State: OPI for the Masses
Yes, this is a post about that play or, more specifically, that penalty. We have two weeks to digest the entire Notre Dame and Florida State epic. That game shouldn't be defined by that one penalty nor do I want it to be. However, I'm mad as hell and can't get that moment out of my head so it's time to vent. Today, Brian Kelly mirrored my feelings perfectly as to why I'm so full of piss and vinegar right now: https://twitter.com/eTruth_Irish/status/523898772971991040 I stand behind ...
Notre Dame @ Florida State: Please Sign Your Predictions Here
I think we all need to forget about how terrible this exercise went last week. Despite just about all of us knowing the trap game was upon us, we drank the green koolaid and put on our blue and gold glasses. The result: only four people called the spread correctly (and one was Biscuit who did this exercise TWO MONTHS AGO). Only one person got both the spread and the over/under total correct. For the first time all season, zero got a combination of the spread, total, and prop. Much like all ...
Podcast! Kevin McDougal & Oscar McBride Preview FSU!
Note: This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. You can listen right now below, download in iTunes, or even load an mp3 on our BlogTalkRadio site. Enjoy! Check Out Sports Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with TNNDN on BlogTalkRadio Hope you're ready for A LOT of highlights this Saturday that include the guy we interviewed this week on Down the Line. None other than Kevin McDougal, quarterback of the incredible 1993 Notre Dame Football Team! McDougal's place in Fighting Irish ...
Florida State Fans Want to Boycott College GameDay, Feel Free to Take Over
My friends over at FanSided broke a story that Florida State fans want to boycott ESPN's College GameDay. Uproxx later picked up that there is also a Facebook group and that the idea appears to be picking up some steam on Twitter. The reason? They aren't happy that ESPN is doing their job and reporting what's going on with Jameis Winston. Apparently, ESPN is supposed to operate like the Tallahassee PD and just ignore everything. Because irony isn't dead, FSU fans aren't boycotting by not ...
Irish Blogger Gathering: This Is the Big One
Well, folks, here we go. It's time for arguably the biggest game of the season and probably one of the few top-five matchups this season outside of the awesome SEC. By now, y'all should know the drill, so I'm going to skip the boring details and jump right into this thing and hit the ground running like I just grabbed some crab legs at Publix. My question: Slow and error-prone starts have plagued the Irish this season (save for an opening TD drive against Purdue). If you're Brian Kelly, ...