even as a Michigan fan, I would love to see these two teams start a little series and play each other alot more often. That would be a great thing for fans of college football
Ohio State wouldn't have anything to gain from it, just stand to hurt their season if they went in and played a bad game one week. If they beat ND they would only be doing what they were "supposed" to be doing. And I realize that describes half of OSUs schedule each year, the point is they wouldn't be real excited to add them to their schedule. ND on the other hand could gain a lot from adding them to their schedule. Beating them could boost them into the playoff even if they have 1 loss. Much like they had 1 loss against Clemson but still got in this past season (which I disagreed with BTW, because that could have left Clemson or ND having to beat a team twice to win the national title, and they could have played 3 times which we do NOT need to see. Plus it left other good candidates out of the #4 spot). Not sure what the committee was thinking. You are right though, fans of NCAA football would like it.
There was this home-and-home in 1995-96 and the two Fiesta Bowls, and Ohio State just flat-out dominates Notre Dame. There is not really much of a comparison in talent when you watch these teams play each other - and that's been the case for two decades now.
I remember watching this live, we had a party and invited our friends and Demetrius kick was so exciting and set the tone for that game. The plays he made that year including the Rose Bowl win over Arizona State are legendary. God bless him now that he's passed from cancer.....I hope the Buckeyes will honor him and Terry Glenn from this awesome team.....
This was Stan Jackson as OSU's QB. This must have been his best game because from what I remember he could barely move the offense and had to be benched.
Urban Meyer was the WR coach for Notre Dame in 1996. Bob Davie was the Defensive Coordinator. The following year 1997, Greg Mattison was ND's defensive coordinator. He joined Ohio State's coaching staff in 2019.
"Did they invent football?" "Is this a coronation?" Actually Rutgers invented football and all Big Ten fans should thank Jim Delaney for bringing Rutgers into the Big Ten. Game note: Pepe Pearson was a great running back.
Pearson will probably never get the credit he deserved. He really was a great college running back; he was just a half step too slow to be elite. I saw him play in NFL Europe, he was good there also.
Rutgers didnt invent football. The game they played in 1869 is hardly like american football at all. And no, bringing them into the big ten was a huge mistake. It didnt make the conference more competitive, it further married the big 10 to cable television. And it makes travel for athletics worse. Who wants to go to rutgers for a weeknight game in volleyball or basketball all the way from ann arbor or further west?
THE KICK WAS GOOD! i advanced the film one frame at a time and the ball snuck in the RIGHt UPRIGHT. You might have noticed an OSU fan put this up. Mike was a Vietnam Vet and deserved better-making the greatest clutch kick in M football history and a likely Natiional Title for Bo
If their 1995 game was all about big plays, this was all about straight-out, forward, head-on dominance. Not as flashy as 1995, but just as effective Whereas 1995's game was defined by George/Glenn, this was the Orlando Pace show.
3 Turnovers (2 of them led to Notre Dame TD) and we still beat them pretty easily. Whens the last time Michigan beat good Notre Dame teams 2 years in a row this easily?
I don't like arguing over who would win, because it seems pointless because the only real way to find out is have the two teams play, which won't happen
the 49 and 38 points came before the big defense change. After those games, there was a lot of pressure put on the defensive staff and players from the media to the fans. I live in Columbus, and people were calling for fickell to get fired on the talk shows. It was bad. The team made a huge leap after those games, though. Most points they allowed after that was 23 against penn state with most of those coming in garbage time. Also, you have to consider that teams can improve
Winning by a TD or more is not a Squeaker (especially against the Badgers at Camp Randall). So that leaves only Michigan and Indiana. Those games werent exactly as nail biting as the Final scores. The Buckeyes seemed to have their way with Michigan in the 2nd half. The Indiana win may have ended up being Squeaked out due to a couple Hoosier fireworks in the final minute but the Buckeyes had a 17 point lead before that.
@@dharmabeachbum6330 Oh please. The two wins Noted Damn has were in the 30s, but the last 3 in modern times are Ohio State. If they played 10 games, Ohio State would win 9. So always can be construed from 9 out of 10, my friend. NUFF SAID...
@@dharmabeachbum6330 Well recently they always beat Notre Dame. In English Grammar ALWAYS can signify a current trend, for example: You are always leaving your socks on my floor. Thus, your argument fails, MY FRIEND. LOL!! This shows that OSU fans are more intelligent than those of the pedophiles. NOW TRY AGAIN....
To all Buckeye fans-screw all these shit talking trolls--there are only a small handful of college football programs with anything near what we have accomplished-we have 35 Top 5 finishes ever- some of the best teams ever-1942/1954/1961/1968/1969/1970/1972/1973/1974/1975/1979/1984/1993/1995/1996/1998/2002/2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2012-those are teams I would consider excellent to very good teams that could beat the majority of most college football teams
Notre Dame was the one who got Abused and we already played Penn State. I wouldnt trade this past Bowl season for all the December Bowls the Irish have played in the last 15 years, only winning 2 of those Bowls, and never winning a BCS game.
I've seen a few OSU games; and I never said that OSU is incapable of beating Notre Dame. What I disagreed with was him saying that Ohio State would tear Notre Dame apart. I mean they gave up 49 points to Indiana, and I think 37 to Nebraska. So I'm pretty sure ND could score on the OSU defense; and with Notre Dame that's always my biggest concern. Of course OSU has a good offense themselves; and they could win; but there's no evidence that they would blowout Notre Dame.
disagree. I haven't seen many notre dame games this year, but I can tell you haven't seen too many ohio state games, either. Ohio State is a solid team with a great coach and players with ton of potential. What you saw all year is a team that is very inconsistent that's showed flashes of brilliance and immaturity. One thing that was always consistent was its ability to rise to the occassion. I've got no doubt in my mind that the buckeye team this year could beat anyone out there.
What are Notre Dame fans doing making comments on this page-we have fucking destroyed them the last few times we played them- and were have they been since 1993-I think it is called irrelevancy Irish clowns.The last title you won was with a coach that learned from Ohio State's Woody Hayes.We would love to play ND every year and hear you guys whine and cry just like all the Wolverine clowns do calling us cheaters and talking about the 1910's and 1920's when we hade a dirt field and no stadium
1) I HATE Ron Powlus-He sucked the big one. 2) Holtz's most talented team is either the 92' or 93' teams. 3) That OSU team was sick. I LOVE Notre Dame and I have to say I remember how frustrating that game was to watch. Not sure if it was the opening kickoff, or that Powlus option run down the sideline where he got caught from behind because he had cement blocks for feet, or the that Powlus had severe happy feet when in the pocket, or the fact that powlus sucked.
SMART GUY--you do know these schedules are made years in advance? We were supposed to play Vanderbilt instead but they canceled on us. Florida A&M is STILL not worse than the typical Navy team. Not playing makes a better Offseason than losing a Bowl. We should be playing the Irish every year anyway. Notre Dame (a Midwestern team who already plays Purdue, Mich State, and Mich every year) is afraid of joining the Big 10 and losing their individual power to a Powerful Conference. WHY ELSE the ACC?
6:53 Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler sighting! Didn't see Lee, maybe he was being told he would get to put on a mascot head for the first time next week
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Also, they have always been that way, even before Nick Saban came; so they don't have that excuse that they don't need to pay attention to anybody else because they're the best; although they will make that claim. I just don't understand how you can only pay attention to one team. I'm a Notre Dame fan; but I still follow teams all over the country, because I know there's lots of good teams out there; but the people down here, just aren't interested, they could honestly care less.
Again, not seeing to much of Notre Dame, I find it hard to believe that a non spread team that's not really that dynamic on offense would score easily on ohio state. The ohio state defense was built for teams like notre dame. Look how wisconsin ran the ball and scored all over indiana and nebraska. They put up 63 and 70 on those teams by playing big man, rough football. Against ohio state, they were held to 7 points with 10 seconds remaining in the game.
If only Coop had recruited a reliable QB they would have won a couple NCs. The QBs rarely performed well vs tsum and blew some key games. Will always appreciate Cooper for re-locking up Ohio & opening up recruiting nationally..... and kicking ND's ..... twice!!
Michigan turned the ball over and made many mistakes in their losses that year. OSU was more talented but Michigan should have entered the OSU game with a better record.
Well, I didn't see the Wisconsin game; but you might actually have a point when it comes to that one game. But come on, 49 points to Indiana? And then turning around and "crushing" Notre Dame; doesn't that sound unlikely? Also Nebraska also plays that kind of football and they scored 37. I mean Indiana should never score 49 on OSU; if for no other reason than lack of talent compared to OSU. Keep in mind that all I'm arguing is that OSU would not blowout ND.
i never said they would destroy notre dame. alabama lost a game and they are in the title. in 2002 when we won the national title, we had several close games, hell cincinnati damn near beat us, purdue had us beat but we hit a last second bomb to win the game, the weird thing is that although we almost lost to those horrible teams we still won the national title. every team has close games, pitt woulda beat notre dame had they made the easy field goal. ohio state close games mean squat.
Of course OSU could destroy them, but they didn't; and you shouldn't make excuses for the defense; unless you were on the field with them there's no way you can no what happened. Don't forget OSU had several other close games. Like I said several times before though; I'm not even trying to debate who would win, because it's pointless; all I'm saying is that the claim that they would destroy ND, just doesn't make any sense. If Indiana, Purdue, California, Michigan can hang with them why cant ND?
Did you know when Ohio State Schedule Cal when they were a top 10 team with a quarterback name Aaron Rodgers. Did you know Vanderbilt & Georgia cancel out of the deal that was suppose to happen this year, which explains Buffalo & Florida A&M???? Did you know Notre Dame play their 3 Big Ten rivals & 2 Pac 12 rivals, Pitt, Boston College, & Navy every year???? which leaves a 10 years agreement with BYU, Home & Home series with Oklahoma, & throw in the New ACC contract, 5 ACC games per year.
all northern i know, i hate some dame fans but i am so pulling for them because i hate the sec more. i will die if dame loses 45-14. its to the point you have to have an sec team in the title, alabama was killed by a&m, yet get to the title? oh well.
Yes I know, it's worse for me because I live in Alabama, and I'm from Massachusetts; so I see firsthand how arrogant, and single-minded these fans are. What drives me nuts, is they claim to be big football fans; yet they only pay any attention to their local teams; they don't even watch NFL football just because theirs no team in Alabama. All that talk about Alabama fans being knowledgeable fans is total bullshit. You can never talk football with them unless you want to talk Alabama or Auburn
Sucks for you Irish fans Strength of Schedule isnt determined by how many ranked teams you played--just by all your Opponents rank out of 120 teams. If the Irish do play 4-5 ranked teams, the other 7-8 games are Cupcakes. Which is why the Buckeyes win in that category most years
the same OSU that squeaked out wins against California, Indiana, UAB, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Sorry sweetheart, im from Ohio, theyre trash. Defense wins championships. Lets not all grow up to be fan boys.
Now lets see some REAL Squeakers against bad teams. If the UAB game was a squeaker, whats that make the Irish game against Boston College? The Irish played even worse against Purdue than the Buckeyes did. How about your 3 point win against a 5 loss BYU? And none of us cant forget the legendary Notre Dame performance against a 6-6 Pitt team. 3 Overtimes? Questionable calls which probably had a direct effect on the outcome of that game?
even as a Michigan fan, I would love to see these two teams start a little series and play each other alot more often. That would be a great thing for fans of college football
Ohio State wouldn't have anything to gain from it, just stand to hurt their season if they went in and played a bad game one week. If they beat ND they would only be doing what they were "supposed" to be doing.
And I realize that describes half of OSUs schedule each year, the point is they wouldn't be real excited to add them to their schedule.
ND on the other hand could gain a lot from adding them to their schedule. Beating them could boost them into the playoff even if they have 1 loss. Much like they had 1 loss against Clemson but still got in this past season (which I disagreed with BTW, because that could have left Clemson or ND having to beat a team twice to win the national title, and they could have played 3 times which we do NOT need to see. Plus it left other good candidates out of the #4 spot).
Not sure what the committee was thinking.
You are right though, fans of NCAA football would like it.
@@squigglyline2813 delusional
@@216sportsnetwork what were you smoking
Coop had problems with Ichigan, but owned ND.
There was this home-and-home in 1995-96 and the two Fiesta Bowls, and Ohio State just flat-out dominates Notre Dame. There is not really much of a comparison in talent when you watch these teams play each other - and that's been the case for two decades now.
Fred Pagac sighting. I was so bummed when he left the program. A great DC for the Buckeyes.
8:29 ND QB stomps on Kelley’s hand when he gets up. Classless
I remember watching this live, we had a party and invited our friends and Demetrius kick was so exciting and set the tone for that game. The plays he made that year including the Rose Bowl win over Arizona State are legendary. God bless him now that he's passed from cancer.....I hope the Buckeyes will honor him and Terry Glenn from this awesome team.....
Terry was gone in 96 homie
Thank you for the upload! I was born in 1991 and couldn’t find highlights anywhere!
Greatly Appreciated!!!
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pearson was def underrated but i can understand why, he had big shoes to fill after eddie left
Ohio State did a great job containing 3 time Heisman trophy winner Ron Powlus. 😂
This was Stan Jackson as OSU's QB. This must have been his best game because from what I remember he could barely move the offense and had to be benched.
Urban Meyer was the WR coach for Notre Dame in 1996. Bob Davie was the Defensive Coordinator.
The following year 1997, Greg Mattison was ND's defensive coordinator. He joined Ohio State's coaching staff in 2019.
I wonder if Notre Dame feels they could have kept Urban Meyer around.
The John Cooper era .... Couldn't beat that school up north
They've done better since..😏
Back when a Fullback still existed.
"Did they invent football?" "Is this a coronation?" Actually Rutgers invented football and all Big Ten fans should thank Jim Delaney for bringing Rutgers into the Big Ten. Game note: Pepe Pearson was a great running back.
Pearson will probably never get the credit he deserved. He really was a great college running back; he was just a half step too slow to be elite. I saw him play in NFL Europe, he was good there also.
Rutgers didnt invent football. The game they played in 1869 is hardly like american football at all.
And no, bringing them into the big ten was a huge mistake. It didnt make the conference more competitive, it further married the big 10 to cable television. And it makes travel for athletics worse. Who wants to go to rutgers for a weeknight game in volleyball or basketball all the way from ann arbor or further west?
Two things about coach Cooper: he could never beat Michigan, and his teams always had their kicks blocked!
He could recruit the best of them though.
Neutron Man sighting at 1:18
RIP Neutron Man
THE KICK WAS GOOD! i advanced the film one frame at a time and the ball snuck in the RIGHt UPRIGHT. You might have noticed an OSU fan put this up. Mike was a Vietnam Vet and deserved better-making the greatest clutch kick in M football history and a likely Natiional Title for Bo
Buahahaha 😂😂😂
If their 1995 game was all about big plays, this was all about straight-out, forward, head-on dominance. Not as flashy as 1995, but just as effective
Whereas 1995's game was defined by George/Glenn, this was the Orlando Pace show.
Chris Kreager the 96 defense was way better
And we thought special teams were bad last year...I had forgotten what a mess OSU's field goal unit was then.
that's NBC, the NotreDame Broadcasting Corp.
First half was a BEATDOWN. Was ND supposed to be any good? This was one of the best Ohio State teams of the 90s though....boys could play. GO BUCKS!
3 Turnovers (2 of them led to Notre Dame TD) and we still beat them pretty easily. Whens the last time Michigan beat good Notre Dame teams 2 years in a row this easily?
@leftcoastbuckeye well you gotta go into buckeye mode early, beat everyone else there
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Did the beckys beat michigan in 1996?
Ohio State's Special teams played a mixed performance
1:59 what a smart play by the punter to bat that ball down, nortre dame could have easily taken that back for a TD! btw O-H!
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Wow! How many yards did PP have?
Notre Dame has had 4-5 Good Seasons since this game? Lol
I don't like arguing over who would win, because it seems pointless because the only real way to find out is have the two teams play, which won't happen
jeremy10ization
Osu has beaten the shit out of ND 4 times in a row. Just stop.
Whew I forgot how god awful the special teams were in this game! Hey got the win though! Love Stanleys kickoff return
I said "yikes" watching the special teams play...smh
We went undefeated. What did you guy's win?
the 49 and 38 points came before the big defense change. After those games, there was a lot of pressure put on the defensive staff and players from the media to the fans. I live in Columbus, and people were calling for fickell to get fired on the talk shows. It was bad. The team made a huge leap after those games, though. Most points they allowed after that was 23 against penn state with most of those coming in garbage time.
Also, you have to consider that teams can improve
Teams play in September for first regular season meeting since this 96 game. Surely Ohio State can make it 5 in a row against Irish.
How does 7 straight sit with ya? 😂
Winning by a TD or more is not a Squeaker (especially against the Badgers at Camp Randall). So that leaves only Michigan and Indiana. Those games werent exactly as nail biting as the Final scores. The Buckeyes seemed to have their way with Michigan in the 2nd half. The Indiana win may have ended up being Squeaked out due to a couple Hoosier fireworks in the final minute but the Buckeyes had a 17 point lead before that.
A future Big Ten rivalry? One can only dream, even as Nebraska joined this year...
always the homer Notre Dame announcer wondering .... what if ?
6:53 Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler
OSU always beats Notre Dame. Would've happened this year too. nuff said
Your definition of "always" differs from my definition of the same word. I believe the series stands at 3-2, with the Buckeyes having the edge.
@@dharmabeachbum6330 Oh please. The two wins Noted Damn has were in the 30s, but the last 3 in modern times are Ohio State. If they played 10 games, Ohio State would win 9. So always can be construed from 9 out of 10, my friend. NUFF SAID...
@@Nonpeon The definition of always: at all times; on all occasions.
Your original statement was incorrect. ..Enough said.
@@dharmabeachbum6330 Well recently they always beat Notre Dame. In English Grammar ALWAYS can signify a current trend, for example: You are always leaving your socks on my floor. Thus, your argument fails, MY FRIEND. LOL!! This shows that OSU fans are more intelligent than those of the pedophiles. NOW TRY AGAIN....
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To all Buckeye fans-screw all these shit talking trolls--there are only a small handful of college football programs with anything near what we have accomplished-we have 35 Top 5 finishes ever- some of the best teams ever-1942/1954/1961/1968/1969/1970/1972/1973/1974/1975/1979/1984/1993/1995/1996/1998/2002/2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010/2012-those are teams I would consider excellent to very good teams that could beat the majority of most college football teams
I can't wait for the 1995 edition.
good stuff dude, but please add the score every now and then...
Notre Dame was the one who got Abused and we already played Penn State. I wouldnt trade this past Bowl season for all the December Bowls the Irish have played in the last 15 years, only winning 2 of those Bowls, and never winning a BCS game.
Just as an FYI…OSU has beaten up on Florida in basketball twice since they played in the title game…badly.
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I've seen a few OSU games; and I never said that OSU is incapable of beating Notre Dame. What I disagreed with was him saying that Ohio State would tear Notre Dame apart. I mean they gave up 49 points to Indiana, and I think 37 to Nebraska. So I'm pretty sure ND could score on the OSU defense; and with Notre Dame that's always my biggest concern. Of course OSU has a good offense themselves; and they could win; but there's no evidence that they would blowout Notre Dame.
jeremy10ization
Well Osu tore ND apart in 2013. So much for that.
The Buckeyes were definitely 👌🔥💯ready.Quite a team. Lou Holtz goes our in less than stellar fashion
disagree. I haven't seen many notre dame games this year, but I can tell you haven't seen too many ohio state games, either. Ohio State is a solid team with a great coach and players with ton of potential. What you saw all year is a team that is very inconsistent that's showed flashes of brilliance and immaturity. One thing that was always consistent was its ability to rise to the occassion. I've got no doubt in my mind that the buckeye team this year could beat anyone out there.
What are Notre Dame fans doing making comments on this page-we have fucking destroyed them the last few times we played them- and were have they been since 1993-I think it is called irrelevancy Irish clowns.The last title you won was with a coach that learned from Ohio State's Woody Hayes.We would love to play ND every year and hear you guys whine and cry just like all the Wolverine clowns do calling us cheaters and talking about the 1910's and 1920's when we hade a dirt field and no stadium
1) I HATE Ron Powlus-He sucked the big one.
2) Holtz's most talented team is either the 92' or 93' teams.
3) That OSU team was sick. I LOVE Notre Dame and I have to say I remember how frustrating that game was to watch. Not sure if it was the opening kickoff, or that Powlus option run down the sideline where he got caught from behind because he had cement blocks for feet, or the that Powlus had severe happy feet when in the pocket, or the fact that powlus sucked.
SMART GUY--you do know these schedules are made years in advance? We were supposed to play Vanderbilt instead but they canceled on us. Florida A&M is STILL not worse than the typical Navy team. Not playing makes a better Offseason than losing a Bowl. We should be playing the Irish every year anyway. Notre Dame (a Midwestern team who already plays Purdue, Mich State, and Mich every year) is afraid of joining the Big 10 and losing their individual power to a Powerful Conference. WHY ELSE the ACC?
6:53 Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler sighting! Didn't see Lee, maybe he was being told he would get to put on a mascot head for the first time next week
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if we made it to the national title so to say and barely beat whoever, does that mean that we arent really the national champs because we barely won?
Awesome game. Keep it up man.
Also, they have always been that way, even before Nick Saban came; so they don't have that excuse that they don't need to pay attention to anybody else because they're the best; although they will make that claim. I just don't understand how you can only pay attention to one team. I'm a Notre Dame fan; but I still follow teams all over the country, because I know there's lots of good teams out there; but the people down here, just aren't interested, they could honestly care less.
MVP= Buckeyes O-line.
Again, not seeing to much of Notre Dame, I find it hard to believe that a non spread team that's not really that dynamic on offense would score easily on ohio state. The ohio state defense was built for teams like notre dame. Look how wisconsin ran the ball and scored all over indiana and nebraska. They put up 63 and 70 on those teams by playing big man, rough football. Against ohio state, they were held to 7 points with 10 seconds remaining in the game.
If only Coop had recruited a reliable QB they would have won a couple NCs. The QBs rarely performed well vs tsum and blew some key games.
Will always appreciate Cooper for re-locking up Ohio & opening up recruiting nationally..... and kicking ND's ..... twice!!
95 and 96 were holtz's worst teams at ND. Shame they didn't play each other in the late 80s and early 90s. Very different outcomes
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I couldn't stand Stanley Jackson. He was an interception machine. Joe Germaine should have been the man from the get-go.
Threw 8 int in two years of sharing starting QB, which is somewhat better than average.
would26 Jackson didn’t throw a lot of interceptions. He threw a few costly ones though . Esp vs Michigan
@@jclbuxfan that INT in the endzone vs TSUN in '97 still haunts my dreams
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6:14 OSU leads 22-7 at the half.
And this home/home series is why Bret Pusburger hates Ohio State.
He's always been a ND fanboi.
Typical OSU choke against a weaker team later that year. Michigan smh
Michigan turned the ball over and made many mistakes in their losses that year. OSU was more talented but Michigan should have entered the OSU game with a better record.
Well, I didn't see the Wisconsin game; but you might actually have a point when it comes to that one game. But come on, 49 points to Indiana? And then turning around and "crushing" Notre Dame; doesn't that sound unlikely? Also Nebraska also plays that kind of football and they scored 37. I mean Indiana should never score 49 on OSU; if for no other reason than lack of talent compared to OSU. Keep in mind that all I'm arguing is that OSU would not blowout ND.
if you have it, I would love to see the 96 Cirtus Bowl Ohio State versus Tennessee. that was a great game.
1:18
Yeah, Ohio State dominates in BCS games.....(this statement is of course dripping with sarcasm).
Matt Lewis
Well they did win more BCS games than any other team. So there's that.
i never said they would destroy notre dame. alabama lost a game and they are in the title. in 2002 when we won the national title, we had several close games, hell cincinnati damn near beat us, purdue had us beat but we hit a last second bomb to win the game, the weird thing is that although we almost lost to those horrible teams we still won the national title. every team has close games, pitt woulda beat notre dame had they made the easy field goal. ohio state close games mean squat.
The Horseshoe...?? Not quite...😏
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Of course OSU could destroy them, but they didn't; and you shouldn't make excuses for the defense; unless you were on the field with them there's no way you can no what happened. Don't forget OSU had several other close games. Like I said several times before though; I'm not even trying to debate who would win, because it's pointless; all I'm saying is that the claim that they would destroy ND, just doesn't make any sense. If Indiana, Purdue, California, Michigan can hang with them why cant ND?
jeremy10ization
Really?
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Did you know when Ohio State Schedule Cal when they were a top 10 team with a quarterback name Aaron Rodgers. Did you know Vanderbilt & Georgia cancel out of the deal that was suppose to happen this year, which explains Buffalo & Florida A&M???? Did you know Notre Dame play their 3 Big Ten rivals & 2 Pac 12 rivals, Pitt, Boston College, & Navy every year???? which leaves a 10 years agreement with BYU, Home & Home series with Oklahoma, & throw in the New ACC contract, 5 ACC games per year.
i know what ya mean brother!
all northern i know, i hate some dame fans but i am so pulling for them because i hate the sec more. i will die if dame loses 45-14. its to the point you have to have an sec team in the title, alabama was killed by a&m, yet get to the title? oh well.
Yes I know, it's worse for me because I live in Alabama, and I'm from Massachusetts; so I see firsthand how arrogant, and single-minded these fans are. What drives me nuts, is they claim to be big football fans; yet they only pay any attention to their local teams; they don't even watch NFL football just because theirs no team in Alabama. All that talk about Alabama fans being knowledgeable fans is total bullshit. You can never talk football with them unless you want to talk Alabama or Auburn
Uh, relevancy?
At leeast Cooper beat the shit outta Notre Lame twice lol
So many turnovers!! Crazy. O H I O
Sucks for you Irish fans Strength of Schedule isnt determined by how many ranked teams you played--just by all your Opponents rank out of 120 teams. If the Irish do play 4-5 ranked teams, the other 7-8 games are Cupcakes. Which is why the Buckeyes win in that category most years
we own the fighting irish GO BUCKS
12-0. Suck on that.
the same OSU that squeaked out wins against California, Indiana, UAB, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Sorry sweetheart, im from Ohio, theyre trash. Defense wins championships. Lets not all grow up to be fan boys.
Ricky McGowan
You're a clown
Now lets see some REAL Squeakers against bad teams. If the UAB game was a squeaker, whats that make the Irish game against Boston College? The Irish played even worse against Purdue than the Buckeyes did. How about your 3 point win against a 5 loss BYU? And none of us cant forget the legendary Notre Dame performance against a 6-6 Pitt team. 3 Overtimes? Questionable calls which probably had a direct effect on the outcome of that game?
Notre Dame is a joke, still patting themselves on the back for accomplishments a century ago when guys wore leather helmets.
They're probably better than your team
Sounds like Michigan🤭