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Experts Still Down on Notre Dame Despite Blowout at Purdue

The Fighting Irish remain outside the experts’ top 10. It will likely stay this way until the Irish face Louisville in South Bend.

While the AP has Notre Dame at No. 18 in the Top 25 poll and the USA Today/coaches poll has the Fighting Irish at the same spot, other experts didn’t give the Irish much credit for beating the brakes off the Purdue Boilermakers 66-7 on Saturday.

As with the AP and coaches poll, there are likely a few factors at play. There were no major upsets — though there were a couple of close calls. The Irish were expected to beat Purdue. Notre Dame hasn’t yet faced a true test since the shocking loss to Northern Illinois. Sure, there was concern the Irish might have a hangover after the loss to the Huskies, but it’s unlikely that Notre Dame will face an on-field test until Louisville comes to town in two weeks.

Danny Kannell has the Irish out of his top 12, with the top five being Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Miami and Alabama. CFB Kings has the Irish in the No. 22 spot and a top five of Georgia, Texas, Ohio State, Ole Miss and Miami. Meanwhile, Joel Klatt has the Irish outside his top 10, with a top five of Texas, Ohio State, Miami, Tennessee and Georgia.

It will probably take a fairly decisive win over Louisville for Notre Dame to climb back up the rankings, unless other teams get upset. It also goes without saying that the Irish will need to win at home — and probably win by a comfortable margin, at a minimum — over Miami of Ohio, as well.

 

 

 

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Mike Norvell’s road woes vs. ranked teams good omen for Notre Dame

Too soon to chalk up the Florida State game as a win?

One of Notre Dame’s most anticipated games in 2024 will be when it hosts Florida State on Nov. 9. Both teams are ranked in the top 10 to begin the season, and it’s seen as one of the few games on the schedule that could give the Irish trouble. At least that’s the sentiment right now.

But are the Seminoles as much of a threat to the Irish as they’re being made out to be? CFB Kings pulled up Mike Norvell’s history against ranked opponents on the road going back to his first head coaching gig at Memphis. If this is to be believed, the Irish stand a very good chance at emerging from that game victorious:

All of a sudden, the pressure on the Irish to win this game just became greater. They definitely don’t want to be the team that let Norvell end this drought. Regardless, they will prepare for this game they would against any other ranked opponent, history be damned. Irish fans should be appreciative of that at least.

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CFB Kings punches hole in ‘Notre Dame is overrated’ argument

Say this the next time your Irish-hating friend or relative opens their mouth.

The preseason college football polls are starting to come out, so we’re one step closer to the 2024 season beginning. The AP Preseason Poll is the most recent to come out and Notre Dame has clocked in at seventh. They also were No. 7 in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

It’s not a surprise given that the Irish are expected to be College Football Playoff contenders.Inevitably, the Irish being in the top-10 of a preseason poll will lead to the naysayers and Irish haters coming out of the woodwork and making the tired “overrated” argument.

However, CFB Kings took to social media and gave some recent AP poll history that indicates how recent preseason rankings actually haven’t been that far off:

No, the Irish don’t have any recent national championships or major bowl wins, but that’s not the argument here. The point is the voters aren’t as blinded by the historical aura of Notre Dame as many might think they are. They see things pretty well, and that should excite Irish fans and believers like nothing else.

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