Matthew Baumstark

go irish !

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

it will forever bother me that the national championship jersey patches show the year the game is played in, not the season it represents … this is the championship for the 2025 season, get that 2026 patch outta here

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

@PeteSampson_ if they win this game, mario cristobal will talk about the value of head to head competition, i just KNOW it

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

pop tart bowl was just delayed, not denied

rip USC rivalry though…guessing ND told SC to kick rocks

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Notre Dame and USC have failed to reach a deal to extend their historic series and are working to schedule replacements for 2026, sources tell @YahooSports.

In fact, the Irish are finalizing a 2-year series with BYU. ND-BYU next October in Provo.

https://t.co/iRZCjY6Up0

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

@PeteSampson_ how was that hit not targeting?

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

did texas a&m really just run a “force for good” ad???

[LandonTengwall @LandonTengwall]

Does anyone know the reason why NFL games kickoff on time, but College Football games generally kickoff 8-15 min late

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

@bloss_henry24 @jlkurtz henry, this guy told people that JAKE RETZLAFF would be coming to ND this year after he was kicked out of BYU

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

@bmarcello bro didn’t answer the question

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

@CFBPlayoff they listed ohio state first 😭😭😭

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

did he answer the question??

[CBS Sports College Football 🏈 @CBSSportsCFB]

College Football Playoff Chairman Hunter Yurachek tells @bmarcello why the committee kept Alabama in the playoff field after their blowout loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship.

[Bud Davis @JBudDavis]

📊Opponent-Adjusted EPA/play
Week 1-15

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[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

dickie v knows ball...that's my future laetare medalist

[Dick Vitale @DickieV]

Yes ⁦@NDFootball⁩ left out of the playoffs is hard to comprehend. Can the committee logically explain how they could have ND in the Top 12 ahead of Miami for 5 weeks and then leave them out in the end, after Miami lost to 2 currently unranked teams. Where is the logic??

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

i mean this is just the most inconsistent possible solution??

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

@CFB_Data curious — how far down did CJ Carr end up? traditional passer rating pegged him as a top 5 QB in efficiency, curious what drives the discrepancy here (opponent adjustments perhaps? other factors?)

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

chat are we cooked?

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

besides ND-UM, only one of these games (2025 OU-MICH) was played before week 6.

if ND-UM was played last week, UM would (and should) be ranked ahead of ND. however, a season's worth of additional data & team trajectories since then must be factored in.

[CFB Kings @CFBKings]

Last season, there were 7 head-to-head results among Top 25 teams who finished with the same record.

✅ (10-2) #5 Georgia ranked ahead of (10-2) #7 Tennessee

✅ (9-3) #11 Alabama ranked ahead of (9-3) #14 South Carolina

✅ (9-3) #11 Alabama ranked ahead of (9-3) #19 Missouri

✅ (9-3) #13 Ole Miss ranked ahead of (9-3) #14 South Carolina

✅ (9-3) #14 South Carolina ranked ahead of (9-3) #17 Clemson

✅ (9-3) #14 South Carolina ranked ahead of (9-3) #19 Missouri

✅ (10-2) #15 Arizona State ranked ahead of (10-2) #18 BYU

This season, as of right now, there are 6 head-to-head results between Top 25 teams with a same record.

✅ (10-1) #4 Georgia ranked ahead of (10-1) #7 Ole Miss

✅ (10-1) #5 Texas Tech ranked ahead of (10-1) #11 BYU

✅ (9-2) #8 Oklahoma ranked ahead of (9-2) #10 Alabama

✅ (9-2) #8 Oklahoma ranked ahead of (9-2) #15 Michigan

✅ (9-2) #10 Alabama ranked ahead of (9-2) #14 Vanderbilt

❌ (9-2) #12 Miami ranked 3 spots behind (9-2) #9 Notre Dame

If Miami beats Pitt and doesn’t jump Notre Dame, there’s simply an agenda to deliberately keep the Canes out.

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

@bloss_henry24 i think he is…that ross dellenger piece from today was enlightening

[Matthew Baumstark @matthewbaumstar]

it feels like the heisman house inflatable will be making an appearance this weekend

[Bill Radjewski | CollegeFootballData.com @CFB_Data]

Marcus Freeman has taken ND to Elo heights not seen since the days of Ara Parshegian. Will he be able to pay it off and end the Irish's national title drought?