“Kudos to Notre Dame” - Rich Eisen on the Fighting Irish’s CFP Win over the Georgia Bulldogs

[@007ndc]

Rich: Brian Kelly was a lazy recruiter at ND and left holes in the roster that Marcus Freeman had to fill with key transfers. Freeman has recruiting humming and in the future will rely less and less on the transfer portal. Go Irish

[@sococomfort22s34]

It’s also not about class rankings. The class rankings are about the same but it’s more about speed and athleticism that looks to be the difference

[@AdrianFarris-m5f]

BK was really lazy getting QB's. That's why they have had to go the transfer portal for one 3 out of the last 4 years.

[@melroc8566]

I think ND is always gonna have a recruiting disadvantage because of the undergrad academic standards. But grad transfers are great because they only have to take a few classes and don’t always finish their degrees.

[@michaelkraus4135]

@@AdrianFarris-m5f A Big part of Kellys problem was being VERTICALLY CHALLENGED.

[@StormyCalm]

You wouldn't know it by this, but the vast majority of ND players were recruited out of high school.

[@FIFODavid]

Notre Dame beating an SEC school in a playoff game just down the road from Brian Kelly, in Baton Rouge, will be hilarious until Kelly succeeds at LSU.

[@JeffBird86]

He’s gonna be on the hot seat next year.

[@ohmy3699]

A fact not in evidence.

[@Denza.]

Its crazy how unsuccessful Kelly has been since going to LSU. Hes a total disappointment

[@JeffBird86]

@ for lsu standards yes. He did stabilize Notre Dame and brought it back to respectability. Marcus Freeman had some hickups but he’s taking Notre dame to a new level.

[@robbie192]

Stupid comment and he is not on hot seat...this is a teenager no nothing about football thread

[@justinsullivan5839]

Brian Kelly abandoning ship was the best thing to happen to ND in a looonnggg time ☘️ I don’t see any team beating Ohio St, but I’m proud of this team. The future is bright!!

[@zeaferjones1404]

I knew Oregon was going to lose but jeeze didn't out right say it until the humiliation happened. Notre Dame has a better chance than Oregon did because Notre Dame is peaking at the right time. However I'd bet on Ohio State winning it all.

[@Plants28]

​@@zeaferjones1404 chill. Notre dame can barely score 20 points. 90 pass yards vs georgia? Ohio states defense will have their way

[@MarkTravis-pu5mh]

@@Plants28I’m not sure about that y’all think nd push over you will learn there not these games played on the field not what stat say

[@darrencudjoe755]

​@@Plants28LMAO😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 HAVE THEIR WAY HUH

[@dennisgroce7862]

​@Plants28 all the hypotheticals id nonsense. Sound like a Bama fan...the games have to played. Ohio State could show up like they did when they played Michigan...we don't know that.

[@connorobrien8763]

Riley Leonard is not a “Duke player” He played at Duke, he is fighting Irish through and through and has proved that since week 3

[@eligap4839]

He's both, like Payton Manning is both a Colt and a Bronco. I'm a Notre Dame fan and a Broncos fan.

[@InnocentSmith831]

He's proved that since he was accepted through the Transfer Portal. But I get what you are saying. Having a bad game can happen to anyone as the team is still in progress of gelling.

[@keeganfarone9577]

Would be nice if he actually learned how to throw the ball downfield at some point in his football career. ND is limited only by their lack of long ball game.

[@davidleblanc1811]

Kirby Smart was thoroughly outcoached and out prepared

[@erickbolden2584]

And outclassed off the field.

[@DangleSan]

You college football die hard's are still missing it, he wasn't out coached he was out recruited, NIL and the portal have taken away the stranglehold the SEC had on 5 star recruits for the past decade

[@joshuatopp2039]

@@DangleSan bro, I can promise you one thing, they were not out recruited😂😂😂 that’s such an incorrect take it’s crazy. They won the natty 2 out of last 3 years, they got everyone they wanted. You dumb bozo. He was out coached. You don’t see our bench players getting 15 yard penalties. That’s coaching

[@BlueCollarHockeyFan]

Turns out Brian Kelly leaving Notre Dame was the Best thing that ever Happened to the Program....Marcus Freeman is beloved by his players which Brian Kelly NEVER was, he's already had more success against ranked opponents and in the CFP then Brian Kelly did in a decade and he's brought in the Coordinators and Coaches that have brought the Best out of the players, they have depth, they're smart and they're physical, why can't they Win the National Championship??

[@scottinnh88]

Kelly made it to a back national championship game so

[@scottinnh88]

When Kelly started this team wouldn’t have even made the big game. Every team makes it to the playoffs now

[@carloscortes7266]

No Rich, you haven’t watched them all season long. You’re just assuming things off one game. Notre Dame had a great squad last year and Sam Hartman did really well with them. We took Ohio State to the limit and made the last second blunder. We played Riley Leonard last year at Duke and we were all impressed with them and then went out and got him. He was the missing piece that we needed for a championship caliber tea. There was a lot of progress that needed to be made for us to get to where we are. It didn’t just happen because we went to the portal. Doesn’t work like that. Give Notre Dame the credit. They deserve and don’t do this but thing

[@zando66]

NOTRE DAME, OUR MOTHER ☘️

[@BlueCollarHockeyFan]

PRAY FOR US!!!

[@Denza.]

☘️☘️☘️

[@jerseyboy84]

Pray for us!!!!

[@jonnybaze7449]

Love thee Notre Dame!!!!

[@johnnycicero4709]

pray 4 us!!!!

[@erickbolden2584]

The Irish dominated both lines of scrimmages and out coached an experienced program.

[@earlmiles6334]

Yes, agree. Domination on the lines won this game!

[@killahrabbit1400]

Shoutout to the genius coaching move to fake punt then hard-count then free play midway through the 4th quarter. Notre Dame held onto the ball for more than seven minutes for 41 yards. The Chicago Bears would never...

[@DocMartin2135]

Bro I am a fan of both the bears and ND and it’s laughable how poorly coached the bears are in comparison 😭

[@devildoc4257]

The bears are horrible. I'm a notre dame bears and cubs fan. At least I finally saw the cubs win rhe world series. Never thought I'd live long enough for that.

[@charliecox1051]

According to Rich, that happened in the 3rd quarter after an Irish timeout

[@BT1919]

ND had MULTIPLE starters out, including their all American corner, stud offensive tackle, best defensive lineman and several other starters and they still punched Georgia in the mouth and SEC’d the SEC Champs.

[@swedejohanson7739]

Yeah, don’t forget Botelho and Traore. The starting Viper and backup Viper. Been out since the 3rd game of the year. Both huge losses

[@zeaferjones1404]

As an Oregon fan that game kept me from quiting college football all together. At least Notre Dame is fun to watch.

[@raveouscarlias4479]

Hey, heads up Duck Fan. Notre Dame fan here and I fully believe you guys just had an off day. It happens. Look at us vs FREAKING NIU. Lol. We already saw you beat Ohio State once. There is nothing to feel bad about this season really, as I feel the future is bright for Oregon. Dan Lanning is a great recruiter and a good coach. He just ran into a buzzsaw that is an awakened OSU team that very well may buzzsaw everyone left in the field including us. So, again, Tremendous season.

[@zeaferjones1404]

@raveouscarlias4479 Thank you! That makes feel a lot better! Notre Dame should feel proud of how they took it to Georgia one of the best SEC team! Also people talk about Oregon's uniforms but I've always liked Notre Dame gold helmets. As an Oregon fan I like those green uniforms because they remind me of Oregon but I also really like the dark blue too. I've always admired Notre Dame!

[@orangeandblackattack]

ND fan here..quietly, I had my guys losing to you in championship game in my bracket. I've watched every one of our games and 6 Oregon games. Good luck next year!

[@NDTD-je8wl]

A couple of things about the transfer portal discussion. 1. In the transfer portal era. ND also lost key players to the portal. For example, their leading WR last year was a West Coast-based Freshman who decided to transfer to UCLA. They had a Tight End in their rotation who transferred to Tennessee. Mid-season this year a corner-back on their two-deep announced that he was entering the portal (right before Benjamin Marrison was injured). 2. With 12 team play-offs a team competing for the Championship has to play 16 games (a team that loses their conference Championship would have to play 17). This means more injuries and players getting banged up. Depth matters more than ever and the portal can help with that. 3. The players that Notre Dame can recruit in the portal are limited due to self-imposed academic requirements so we see kids from Duke, Northwestern, Wake Forest, etc. 4. The kids in the portal were very helpful for Notre Dame last night, but think that the story should also include all the backups and underclassmen that have contributed. Notre Dame replaced Joe Alt at left tackle with a true Freshman Anthonie Knapp. When All-Amercan Cornerback Ben Morrison went down he was replaced by true-freshman Leonard Moore and didn't miss a beat. The list goes on. The play by second-stringers and third-stringers who stepped up and performed when called upon has been incredible.

[@ElleYeah13]

ND has somehow made the Next Man In mentality a strength - while the personnel loses hurt, any so called drop off in talent has been mitigated by the pride, effort & grit of each subbed in player. You can tell these players love each other, MF, the staff, the university. So damn proud of this team & this program. Go ☘️!!!

[@flyingirish31]

Transfers or not, the culture at ND is different. And rather than fighting that like an egomaniac like Kelly does, Marcus embraces it and goes and finds star talents and sells them on why they should take the meaningful way to greatness. It doesn’t work for everyone and that’s fine. But Marcus doesn’t buy the idiotic idea that stars can’t be good students. And he even goes after the guys that didn’t go for the pitch first time, had time to mature and now want to transfer in. It’s quite amazing.

[@1Phepsi]

Freeman doesn't just take star players, he has staff that vets the player to make sure they're a fit for Notre Dame and the University of Notre Dame. That's basically why they only take players that are grad students. Very smart of Freeman in my opinion. Go Irish 🏈☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@flyingirish31]

⁠kinda. Close. But not exactly. Sentiment is correct tho

[@1Phepsi]

@@flyingirish31 It's exactly correct. But believe whatever you want.

[@flyingirish31]

@1Phepsiit’s not what I believe, it’s what know in this case. Every student athlete is evaluated. Part of that evaluation is always fit. But there is also some that don’t quite fit that in years past the University would have said “no way” that Freeman (and Kelly before him) is allowed to take on if he feels he can work with him. The difference between him and Kelly is he develops and improves prospects in every way. And when they don’t develop or when they prove to not be a fit, he is honest with them on why they aren’t getting minutes. Mickey is an example of that. So he’s able to cast a wider net, and furthermore, he’s able to make the most of those he catches.

[@1Phepsi]

@flyingirish31 Sorry man, but if they don't meet the academic requirements they are not accepted, end of story.

[@007ndc]

Marcus Freeman outcoached Kirby Smart and ND beat the hell out of vaunted SEC champ Georgia. Take that ESPN and Paul Finebaum etc. Go Irish

[@litedawg]

He sure did. Why Kirby didnt call a timeout on the punt was truly baffling.

[@litedawg]

@ReedMiller LOL. GT had 20 different chances to win the game and they choked.

[@nhdproduction]

@@litedawg He didn't have but two left and was trying to save em. I mean the timing of that play as far as second half, late in the game knowing the other team is trying t save timeouts to try to get back in the game, The yardage of the 4th down that made it enticing to go for it was a perfect storm and Kirby just got caught in it. GO IRISH !!!! I bet if he had 3 timeouts he would've called it.

[@bsu-xw1ln]

@@litedawgAnd Notre Dame blew out GT, what’s your point?

[@litedawg]

@@bsu-xw1ln I was responding to another comment that’s no longer there

[@briansarah2745]

No we don’t need to make freeman a NFL coach we are going to hold on to that man at Notre Dame for a long time

[@samzung101]

Georgia had their entire team other than Beck. ND's entire d-line did not start at the beginning of the season and they lost Ben Morrison. ND did that with backups 😂

[@toddschlicher]

Don’t forget about the 2 starters on the OL that are also out.

[@dawnmclees]

Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that Notre Dame or Penn St. would be playing for a national championship??

[@broaddusmarines]

I did...if the year was 1990.

[@raveouscarlias4479]

I mean, as a Notre Dame fan I knew we COULD with the team we had....It's not like we haven't gotten there semi-recently. It's just with Brian Kelly's teams we always had a pretty good starting roster with NO DEPTH. And it always killed us. This year, Marcus Freeman has filled all the holes that Brian Kelly wouldn't have. Notre Dame is deeper than it's been since the Lou Holtz days and it shows. Hell, the last few years we had serious potential. Blowing out Clemson, Almost beating Ohio State (Marcus was learning and choked the game away) etc. Now Freeman is more experienced and a MUCH better coach. They've improved their win total in all 3 seasons from the year before under Freeman and are recruiting well and knocking it out of the park with the transfer portal. ND is in good hands under Marcus Freeman.

[@DanStrayer]

Darrell Royal’s SWC champion Texas Longhorns take on Woody Hayes’ Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl on CBS, while Ara Parseghian’s Notre Dame Fighting Irish do battle with another logoless helmet independent - Joe Paterno’s Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl on NBC!

[@Shadow-jw1kt]

That’s a crazy throwback😂

[@mikebronicki8264]

Notre Dame only takes graduate transfers. Just FYI. So these guys already have degrees from Duke, South Carolina and Marshall.

[@michaelcataldo808]

This isn't correct. Leonard is a senior- no degree from Duke.

[@mikebronicki8264]

@michaelcataldo808 Riley has a Duke degree in Public Policy. Google is your friend.

[@mikebronicki8264]

Some sites only list FR SP JR SR while others include GR for Graduate Students.

[@michaelcataldo808]

@@mikebronicki8264 from what I understand, he studied public policy at Duke but didn't receive a degree. He transferred after his junior year. Google is my friend lol I just can't find anything that states he received a degree from Duke. Feel free to shoot me a link if you have one. Go Irish

[@the80sguy80]

Love Notre Dame & always will, Best win since FSU 93! GO IRISH! ☘ 🏈 ☘

[@paul9745pdb]

I get the transfer argument but the D win the game and they’re mostly Freeman recruits.

[@riat8006]

Every other school that plays college football can have student-players transfer into its program so this transfer BS is a moot point. Let it go, Rich.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Yeah, I was skeptical of Freeman when Kelly left, and hes been 100X better than Kelly in everyway, he even corrected all the roster errors/holes Kelly left. I dont care what happens at this point. Im so proud of this ND program. Its been the best season ive seen in my whole life, cant wait to see ND play Penn State whom I respect greatly. Should be an old school kinda game.

[@djzoodude]

Also, basically all the sports media owes Indiana an apology. They belonged in the playoff field, they just had the bad luck to run into the buzzsaw that is ND this year.

[@DrPhill96]

They did not deserve a thing and it showed.

[@mikebronicki8264]

​@@DrPhill96 Well they lost to ND by 10, while UGA lost by 13. So I guess UGA didn't belong either?

[@djzoodude]

@DrPhill96 sure bud

[@brentmckenzie2793]

​@@mikebronicki8264they were down 27-3 late and thoroughly outplayed all game. Got some points in absolute garbage time its a total "feel good" score for Indiana

[@DrPhill96]

@@mikebronicki8264 - And got their ish pushed in by the ONLY ranked team that they faced in the regular season.

[@radamrussell]

Georgia literally and figuratively dropped the ball, but that late-game 4th down, I won't call it trickery, call by Coach Freeman was smart, smart, smart situational football.

[@Denza.]

Pure Genius move. Out coached All the Way

[@saramcguire297]

ND Fan here. Don't cut Gunner Stockton too short. Lots of errors happened around him that caused the big sacks and fumbles (O line, etc), and also just some really well executed defense by ND - they are beasts! But the kid has a hell of an arm. And I was freaking out each time he aired one out. He will be someone to watch next season.

[@robbie192]

Lol...headache

[@DrPhill96]

Dude is mid.

[@saramcguire297]

@@DrPhill96 Nahh... Just hasn't seen much game time. But I think he could be good with more snaps and a chance to have more consistency.

[@DrPhill96]

@@saramcguire297 - Next year they won’t even make he playoffs.

[@StormyCalm]

I've seen some comments on Brian Kelly's laziness as a recruiter. During the LSU game, a captain got injured. As he was being carted off the field, the announcer mentioned that Kelly believes in him so much as a leader, and appreciates his love for LSU so much that he has him meet with potential transfers instead of Kelly. All i heard as an ND fan was that Brian Kelly didn't feel like doing the work again, so he passed it on to someone else.

[@jonnybaze7449]

Couldn’t thank BK and NUI more… they are the reason we are here. Couldn’t have done it with BK and we needed a large slice of humble pie delivered by the huskies. Who ended up with a nice season themselves.

[@streetliving]

8:00 I will enjoy this memory forever. I wish he had an earlier start for us with a couple more years. This reminds me of a father son conversation

[@jonnybaze7449]

I’m so happy transfers were brought up. I knew that information but when it’s spelled out it shows how important the portal was to ND.

[@joenolan4917]

Haha I could here the pain in his voice when he said rocket ismail

[@GeronFletcher]

You know what’s funny is no one ever mentions that Notre Dame isn’t the only independent college football program lol. They act like they’re the only one.

[@ricksmith2127]

Probably because teams like UConn, UMass aren’t football powerhouses

[@brendanboggs2883]

Calling whatever uconn and UMass are doing over there "a football program" is pretty generous of you lol

[@d40warrior]

UMass isn’t even independent anymore lol they’re joining the MAC and UConn won their bowl game which is more than many powerhouses can say lol

[@GeronFletcher]

@@ricksmith2127 yeah lol but still. It shows me that being independent isn’t what bothers people. It’s being successful without them that bothers people

[@kbrewski1]

Riley Leonard has Notre Dame football heritage in his family from what I've read. He's living his dream.

[@earlmiles6334]

ND had a much stronger Defensive and Offensive line. End of story. Game over!

[@thomasdudro9458]

The transfer portal success is a testament to Coach Freeman and Notre Dame's image, reputation, and culture. Players want to play for a tribe that plays like a fierce family - that's Notre Dame.

[@michaeldavis4368]

Note the top 4 seeds are all out. That week off was a killer.

[@kbrewski1]

In a system designed by the Conference Commishes to maximize the path to the NC, its deliciously ironic that there are NO CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS in the F4.

[@ketolomics]

@michaeldavis4368. Ahahahaha!!!!! Nice. Easy to imagine how dominating Arizona State and Boise State would have been had they just not been *forced* by the committee to sit idle for a week. Everything would have been different. Penn State out. Texas out. Ohio State looking to get buried by Arizona State. Notre Dame about to get dismantled by Boise State. You are right, man. That week off was a killer. Altered the whole course of destiny.

[@golddnn6299]

Go ahead and give the credit to the transfers Rich. The talking heads haven’t been giving credit to us all year, so keep underestimating this squad

[@docbradleydc]

Respect to Wolverine fan Eisen. Good synopsis

[@flyingirish31]

Transfers or not, the culture at ND is different. And rather than fighting that like an egomaniac like Kelly does, Marcus embraces it and goes and finds star talents and sells them on why they should take the meaningful way to greatness. It doesn’t work for everyone and that’s fine. But Marcus doesn’t buy the idiotic idea that stars can’t be good students.

[@DarrellNemeth]

Well said, well liked.

[@dutchislax14]

I do respect rich giving ND props and especially Freeman- I know it’s tough for him deep down to see ND back at this level but at least UoM got their title

[@AS-ok8hi]

Michigan cheated everyone knows it too

[@RobertGrant-e9l]

Yes by cheating & now trying to buy another i 1 million in NIL money for incoming QB

[@mochabean5692]

Notre Dame-Ohio State will be a wonderful game

[@Plants28]

For who? Ohio state fans? 56-17 osu

[@drunkviggo7263]

If it happens, it will get high tv ratings.

[@AFL67pitt]

Well that is if ND can get past PSU and if that offense is how they play normally then that’s not happening

[@DJ7mph]

That Notre Dame coaching staff is really good at using the portal aren't they?

[@michaelkraus4135]

You have a grasp for the obvious !

[@DJ7mph]

@michaelkraus4135 it was sarcasm. Geez

[@djzoodude]

He totally messed up explaining that play where UGA jumped off sides. ND had a 4th and inches from their own 20 yard line, lined up for a punt, and then ran everyone off the field and ran the offense back on while the play clock was running. Georgia ran their punt return unit off and their defense on, and then Leonard called a hard count, which in combination with all the confusion, caused the Georgia offsides.

[@Melvinmutt]

and it was in the 4th qrt with like 7 minutes left.. Rich said the 3rd qrt. probably didn't even watch the game.

[@kevstervegas]

The NIL and portal have weakened the SEC dominance that made it awfully regional. I’m happy more schools are in it to win it all. CFB is in a better place when more regions are involved.

[@antoniolemos5111]

This is nonsense... why no one was saying that ND was favotite because of portal transfer? The narrative was all about th3 stellar Georgia team, more physical and resilient... now it's all fault of the portal.. Go Irish! We walked the doggies.. 🐕

[@menwithven8114]

This is why when news broke BK left while me and my wife were on vacation we high fived

[@jacob4920]

I'll give Eisen credit here. None of that "Notre Dame got lucky" crap. None of that "Oh, Georgia's not really good," baloney. And certainly none of that "Well the SEC Champions didn't deserve to be in the Playoff," because there is NO way you're selling THAT to college football fans! Eisen simply gives the Irish credit, for winning a good game. The people who CAN'T do that, are the people most butthurt by Notre Dame's "upset." lol

[@DrPhill96]

I love the NIL and transfer portal!

[@jonnybaze7449]

Beat state!!!!!🍊☘️💪

[@jjgreen5206]

Marcus Freeman deserves praise. I thought ND was done after that loss to Northern Illinois.

[@ryanbrown8200]

Except he failed to mention that these transfers are graduate transfers since it’s so hard to get into ND and would have been eligible without the portal. No mention of the defense being in the UGA backfield all game and the horrible o line play from Georgia. No respect, Go Irish!!

[@11cmgrah]

Notre Dame is showing the benefit of not playing in a conference championship game under the new format.

[@shade38211]

And Georgia had a bye.

[@mikegibson5041]

Osu did not play a conference game

[@michaelpacak3401]

Georgia had a bye, give all of us a break, Notre Dame, enough said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and someone doesn't like it, too fn bad!!! Irish Forever!!!!!

[@MaRkYWaHoO]

Not really

[@irvinglambert9316]

By losing one of Notre Dame's most important players in the first playoff game?

[@Redmenace96]

NOt a big college fan I admit. Just reading the headlines, I thought ND was over-rated (historically, they are) and Georgia was going to execute an SEC beat down (again, history). Was really pleased that ND came out on top in a good, competitive game! Looked up the spread AFTER the game. 1.5 pts. I guess it is a new history and new 21st C. "Fasten your seatbelts, its going to be a bumpy ride." - Bette Davis

[@williammcguire130]

Yeah it probably helps to follow the sport more closely and then your opinions reflect reality

[@dutchislax14]

@@williammcguire130😂😂

[@consolewarbot9107]

SEC dominance over the last decade will properly be reffered to as the "pre-NIL" era. It's a new ball game when all schools can effectively pay for talent, not just one school/conference. Kirby Smart learned yesterday why Saban retired.

[@kbrewski1]

Notre Dame still has more recognized legitimate National Championships than any school, 13. They are top 5 in all time Wins, winning Pct etc. Get a clue. ND is also 81-18 over the last 8 years with 3 trips to the CFP. They've had double digit 10+ W seasons in 7 of the last 8.

[@TebowTheNextKilmer]

A team that competes for a Natty without cheating must have Rich utterly confused.

[@dutchislax14]

😂😂

[@kentzepick4169]

Get over it.

[@TebowTheNextKilmer]

@kentzepick4169 Another 'Michigan Man' here, I see.

[@swedejohanson7739]

I understand Rich is giving ND a complement, but ND has been good the last 10 years. Solid 9-11 win team a year. What Freeman has done is elevated what Brian Kelly laid the foundation for. I give Kelly a lot of credit for that.

[@MaRkYWaHoO]

Texas vs Penn state would be a nightmare for ratings

[@DrPhill96]

OSU vs ND would be worse.

[@petergoodelle291]

Our Lady of victory.....pray for us! Go Irish!

[@DomLab-g2n]

GOD WILLS IT

[@ketolomics]

I see. So your mythological sky dictator is cool with starving kids but definitely takes time out of the busy schedule to injure Beck so the Irish can win. Wow.

[@Nite2012Mare]

Go Irish 🍀🍀 Freeman > Kelly

[@JuanTorres-hv5ig]

Urban Meyer shall not get his dream N.D.coaching job soon.

[@isaacperry8195]

As an Irish fan I have no Idea how we keep winning despite having a terrible qb but I love it.

[@MaymeBlue-tz8qw]

FYI ND has already dipped into transfer portal for 2 WRs and a defensive back

[@laurenhamilton4188]

That was the first play RJ Oben made all year.

[@bigchickenfu6160]

GO IRISH 🍀🍀🍀

[@adampratt1925]

I'll laugh so hard when Rich has to talk about an Ohio State vs Notre Dame national championship game.

[@steratorefriends6596]

Shoutout Shane Gillis

[@paulvonauth7254]

my Notre Dame and how about that Riley Leonard, STUDS....

[@chrisblacharski3583]

It was not the third quarter and ND did not call a time or to switch from the point team.

[@PWJXDR]

These are graduate transfers not undergrads. ND has only ever had two undergrad transfers

[@menwithven8114]

Die hard ND fan here. Leonard is the worst QB at passing the ball weve ever had. Its wild how college football works

[@jeffboyd7867]

But with RPO offenses now dominating, he doesn't need to be a 300 yd/game passer, or even 200 yd/game. He threw for 90 last night, yet his legs were the difference as the Georgia D had to stay mostly honest with the threat of him running. Also a diehard ND fan, and last night exorcised many demons. Obviously want them to win it all, but I think last night was a step toward returning to the late 80s/early 90s era of ND football even if they come up short next week or beyond

[@menwithven8114]

@jeffboyd7867 oh I'm not complaining! That was their biggest victory of my adult life and Leonard is one of the main reasons. Its just crazy how offense in college football is so different then the NFL.

[@menwithven8114]

@jeffboyd7867 im 42 and have 2 brothers that have watched every ND football game together for 25 years. So all we know is disappointment. Unfortunately one of my brothers died from a brain tumor 2 months ago. I just spent the last hour at his grave playing the highlights of the game and told him we FINALLY won a big one!

[@Mel-py7no]

Brandon Wimbush was worse

[@DaveIrish66]

Not statistically he's not. What do you mean?

[@MaymeBlue-tz8qw]

They got to keep all 14 million dollars as opposed to the other 3 teams have to share with their conferences

[@Universalknowledge13]

They won ten games last yr. Have gotten better each year since freeman started btw this is his third yr period as a head coach. With the best first three years of ANY nd head coach. Notre dame was good last year and the year before. But THIS team is different. Different mentality this is a different team than week 2 and they’re showing it. Give them their dues. They’re not flashy but playing ball.

[@broncofun5636]

When does this play on the Roku channel? I’m watching the channel live now (2PM ET) and it is playing the episode from yesterday.

[@HarryAcorns]

Why dont we just make it 32 regional college football programs. So each team can pull from every college in their region. And we can call it NFLC. NFL College.

[@adambowers496]

Go Irish ☘️☘️

[@jgluff16]

As much as I hate the transfer portal, it’s going to hold college coaches more accountable for putting guys in the right spots to make plays, or they leave. Long time coming. Earn those seven figures!

[@jgluff16]

Also, great breakdown, Rich! Wild I’ve been watching you for almost 30 years!

[@patrick815]

Here come the Irish !

[@markoconnell4518]

Gunner did not “show he is a backup QB”. Beck didn’t have a good season, and Gunner played at least as well as Carson in that game.

[@tallsmile28]

Are they still shoving chest passes into giant soda cans??? LMAO

[@scotte2177]

I think people overlook notre dames mastery of the cfp. They pretty much hafta be top 8ish in the country and will get a bid. People goof on their schedule but its like most conference schedules now. Its not inconceivable that you play 6, 7 or more cupcakes when you're conference membership is double that

[@Silversterling542]

It wasn’t just transfers that step up in this game 😂

[@rejean2744]

On Michigan's title....you cheated.

[@kentzepick4169]

Get over it.

[@ketolomics]

@@kentzepick4169Ohio State “fan”

[@Jviotr]

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that every single CFP team that got a first round bye lost. I think all those teams sitting for 2-3 weeks, and then playing teams just coming off playoff, win-or-out victories made the difference. I’d actually vote for an 8 team playoff, and eliminate the first round, but I know that won’t happen.

[@ketolomics]

@Jviotr so in your assessment, Arizona State would certainly have knocked off Texas and Boise State would certainly have knocked off Penn State if only the playoff format wouldn’t have forced them to take a bye week? That’s quite a - hypothesis.

[@NutCrud]

Everyone devaluing the win because Georgia was playing a backup QB. After Mills and Cross got hurt, ND was playing without 4 starters on the defensive line. They’re out their 1st round corner and you’re #3 corner going into the season. Also missing 2 starters on the offensive line. People say ND isn’t good enough, beats good team, then suddenly well that team wasn’t very good.

[@kbrewski1]

You knew all the Irish haters would come up with lame excuses and idiocy. Losing Riley Mills in the Indiana game, our best D player, was just as big a loss. Plus, Gunner actually played pretty well.

[@easton838]

ND Dominated Georgia

[@michaelvellon1632]

It's just so amazing how everyone is focused on the ND transfers as if it's not really ND. Almost as if there weren't any transfers on any of the other teams. Bottom line, ND beat Georgia, the SEC champs.

[@MaymeBlue-tz8qw]

Defense did it missing 5 starters plus losing Howard Cross

[@AFL67pitt]

Any team that’s top notch uses the Portal now so exactly what is your point Rich

[@DarrellNemeth]

Notre Dame won with an extremely depleted Defense and a young Offensive line.its all about recruiting and coaching.

[@evanprocaccini245]

Rich, tell your co host / producer / dude with a mic to keep the NFL and Marcus Freeman out of the same sentence please :)

[@edwardbargiel1428]

Do these guys even watch the games. It wasn’t the 3rd quarter rich it was the 4th quarter for the 4th down punt call. You even looked it up.

[@AS-ok8hi]

The subtle backhanded takeaways from Notre dame’s accomplishments by people is disgusting. They’re just haters cause they know they aren’t as classy of a program. Go Irish ☘️

[@adereiojones9889]

GO IRISH ☘️

[@zelbongrimmage3770]

Lets go Irish

[@leemarie7724]

ND had a TEAM win....yes....a novelty in the five star worls of pay for play.....hopefully, they will get a chance against the $10 millioin dollar team the last three years....OSU

[@glencastleberry8632]

Georgia losing to RUDY ? What the hell , embarrassing!

[@BabylonBoyce]

FBK. Always and Forever.

[@Sleepy609]

NO NEED FOR A CAREER JUST “SPECIAL MOMENTS”