John Young

FCHS Counselor, Asst Football Coach, Scholar Bowl Coach. Go Irish!

[SteveO @_Stevee_]

@BelligeBunny @harryjsisson

[Pete Sampson @PeteSampson_]

The College Football Playoff has announced kickoff times for this season. Please plan your January accordingly.

[Daniel Jeremiah @MoveTheSticks]

Saturdays are better with College Football.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump caught on camera golfing while dozens of US service members have either died or been injured in his war with Iran.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

On video, members of Congress admit they’ve set aside ~$800 M in bonuses for ICE agents, with individual payouts reportedly up to ~$44,000.

Meanwhile, the average American bonus is around $2,500, if you even get one.

So let me get this straight:
They can’t fund healthcare, housing, or disaster relief…

…but they can line the pockets of an agency that detains first and checks facts later?

That’s the priority.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.

[Brent Terhune in Cincinnatti July 11 @BrentTerhune]

Ford employees are held to a higher standard than the president.

[Matt Brown @MattBrownM2]

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
— Orwell, 1984

[Will Compton @_willcompton]

Notre Dame would put up 50 on both of these teams

[Notre Dame Football @NDFootball]

Taking our ball and going bowling ☘️

This holiday season we will compete in a bowling event to raise money for local South Bend organizations.

In the notes, you can designate a specific player to help that position group’s fundraising efforts.

DONATE: https://t.co/qHFfHTZvFP

#GoIrish☘️

[Terry McFadden @TerryMcFadden]

When is the announcement that @NDFootball wins the 1993 National Championship after winning the head to head with FSU?

[Brad Powers @BradPowers7]

Y'all are hypocrites on ND opting out...

If your company told you for weeks you'd be getting a promotion as long as you showed up and did your job...only to give it to someone else at the last minute they said was inferior...would you show up to the optional Christmas party?

[Brady Quinn @Brady_Quinn]

So folks at @espn are upset ND isn’t playing in a bowl game after weeks of folks politicking against the lack of conference affiliation, using them as a pawn for their CFB playoff selection show, having the ACC network play the UM/ND game on repeat for 48 hours during Conf Champ week BUT now it’s a bad look they don’t want to serve ESPN’s best interest by playing in an exhibition bowl game? Got it.

[Jonas Gray @JonasLGray]

I’m so sick of the @NDFootball vs Miami argument — let’s stay grounded in what’s actually true — not feelings, not conference politics, not just “but head-to-head.” Just straight facts.

Yes, Miami beat Notre Dame 27–24 in Week 1. Nobody is denying that. But the playoff isn’t about who looked good in August — it’s about who was better over 12 full games and who actually earned a playoff spot.

Now look at the entire résumé:

Notre Dame has 10 FBS wins.
Miami has 9 FBS wins and an FCS win.
Those are not the same.

Notre Dame’s two losses came to ranked, playoff-level teams (Miami and Texas A&M).
Miami’s two losses came to unranked conference opponents (Louisville and SMU).
Again — very different résumés.

Notre Dame has zero bad losses, two ranked wins, and played the stronger schedule based on total opponent FBS wins (ND: 75 | Miami: 69).
ND also won all 10 games by double digits — dominance from start to finish.

Here’s the part nobody can debate:

Every major poll and ranking system has Notre Dame ahead of Miami.

• CFP: ND 10 | Miami 12
• AP: ND 9 | Miami 12
• Coaches: ND 9 | Miami 12
• FPI: ND top 3
• SP+: ND top 5
• FEI: ND top 5
• Sagarin: ND top 5

There isn’t a single analytic system — human or computer — that ranks Miami above Notre Dame.

Miami finished third in the ACC and didn’t reach the title game.
Notre Dame finished with a top-10 national profile and top-5 efficiency numbers.

And here’s the key part — straight from the CFP committee chair:

Notre Dame and Miami were compared directly… and Notre Dame STILL came out ahead — even after head-to-head.

Why? Because the committee evaluates the entire season, not one Saturday in August.

Notre Dame checks every single playoff box. Miami doesn’t check half of them — and they do NOT deserve to be in over Notre Dame.

Notre Dame has:
• More FBS wins
• No bad losses
• Two ranked wins
• A stronger overall résumé
• Real statistical balance
• All double-digit victories
• Better opponents
• Top-10 placement in every human poll
• Top-5 numbers in every major efficiency system
• A résumé the committee already confirmed is stronger

Miami:
• Played an FCS team
• Has two unranked losses
• Has one ranked win
• Finished 3rd in the ACC
• Trails Notre Dame in every category that matters

And here is the truth no one can twist:

There is not a single factual category where Miami has a better playoff résumé than Notre Dame — not one.

Head-to-head matters, but only as one piece of the full puzzle. And when you zoom out, it’s obvious:

Notre Dame belongs in the CFP.
Miami does NOT deserve to be in over Notre Dame. Period. #GoIrish

[FrankieV UHND ☘️ @FrankieV_UHND]

Oklahoma somehow being safe in all this is hilarious. Notre Dame and Miami are both better than them.

[Jim @NDjsmall]

People in Florida and the national media and a number of coaches have developed amnesia regarding the 1993 college football season…

#2 Notre Dame beat #1 Florida State — both ended with the same records after the Irish were upset by Boston College…

Florida State was crowned national champs — not the “head to head” winner of the game.

I only recall one school crying “foul.”

Nor any media — after this final season ranking.

[Tone Digs @ToneDigz]

If this is true... Need Vandy @ ND & Texas @ Miami this weekend.

[College Sports Only @CSOonX]

LSU is currently paying 3 head football coaches:

- Lane Kiffin: $91M contract
- Brian Kelly: $54M buyout
- Ed Orgeron: $17M buyout

Meanwhile, the library looks like this: #ItJustMeansMore

Follow: @CSOonX

[Rodger Sherman @rodger]

thinking about how Louisiana's governor forced the firing of Brian Kelly and pretended to take a principled stand against public institutions signing massive coaching contracts with financially crippling buyouts, and then LSU offered Lane Kiffin a 7-year, $100 million contract

[John Young @ndjohn01]

@CoachYin No mercy