ok I thought they’d outscore them but this is wild

an up and down CJ Carr game, with terrific throws but some loud bad plays. Irish won't see another strong defense this regular season, so a good learning experience.

Great deep passes, struggles getting anything loose underneath. Behind LOS - 9 air yards: 18-23 for 124 yards

Panthers offense basically abandoned the run (33% early down run rate) because the early struggles. Terrific havoc (again) by the Irish defense.

Will the Irish defense outscore the Syracuse offense this weekend? I think that's on the table if not likely

good offensive outing, spectacular defense. in the Navy review wrote about this being a game where Al Golden would put Heintschel in a blender, and Chris Ash was on that level.

Pitt had 2.71 yards per dropback, pressured 51% of dropbacks, 1-7 for 17 yards on throws of 10+ air yards.

hand up, as soon as this made it out of drafts I had a feeling BC would be gross

lanning is good, find where I said he sucks!

the words literally just say I’m done with this fluffing til he gets it done on the biggest stages (no the big ten title that cost $2 to get in doesn’t count)

If you love it, good for you, keep it moving

from my haters guide to CFP favorites:

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very good defenses, yeah, but gross offense too

he’s still got it

Do you look at preseason polls and power rankings and think no one deserves the top spot? Feeling in your gut this will be a chaos year in college football?

Good news, it's the Hater's Guide to the 2025 college football playoff favorites*

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Clemson and LSU getting the 2nd / 3rd most votes to win the title is insane

New Spreadsheets & Tailgates post is here, breaking out the crystal ball to predict this year's surprise CFP teams.

What under the radar programs have the best chances to be this year's IU, SMU, and Arizona State?

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Taking a deep dive into the weak link of Notre Dame’s 2024 team - the passing offense. Why lack of explosiveness held the aerial attack back, hope for 2025 with a stronger group of WRs, and what we can learn about Mike Denbrock’s plans with new QBs.

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Friday happy hour - is there a random CFB game you love / that made you fall for the sport?

Growing up in the ATL burbs UGA vs Tech was massive always and in the late 90s both were good. This stretch (mostly listening to Larry Munson call on radio got me hooked for life

Personally would prefer to live in the multiverse where NIU was a wake up call ND survived and was a virtual lock for the playoff and favorite for a 5/6 seed, but that’s just me.

Maybe let’s not presuppose the only way Marcus Freeman could win this last stretch is from losing that one?

Anyway, there just might be a pod appearance soon talking Rocky Top road trip, so dropping a few stadium highlights here.

Incredible stadium experience, hope Nico is ok and they roll the Dawgs (even if that’s not ideal for playoff seeding)