ND was ranked 14th after week 3 in 1977, 11th after Oct 17…

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1977 team was preseason #1 team. 18 starters returning - 1978Irish 2021-10-16 00:02:56
- Unimportant hypothetical: Would the 1977 team have made... - irishdemon 2021-10-16 11:44:16
  - Maybe. Conference championship games might have helped. - MobileIrish 2021-10-17 01:12:24
    - if we're going to include conference championship games - jt 2021-10-17 01:59:39
      - By the end of the 92 season, ND was as good as anyone. - MobileIrish 2021-10-17 14:20:04
  - No. 1)Texas 2)Oklahoma 3)Alabama 4) Michigan 5) Notre Dame * - OldIrishFan 2021-10-16 13:35:35
    - Who knocked Oklahoma off for us? * - Moff 2021-10-16 19:40:43
      - Assuming this is not rhetorical - Cheg80 2021-10-16 19:46:43
        Holtz told an awesome story about that week - irishrock 2021-10-16 21:50:30
        So he didn’t say to “Just do your job and execute” * * - OldIrishFan 2021-10-17 09:56:13
        Or “ we need to match our opponent’s intensity.” - Son of Galway 2021-10-17 12:59:00
        it wasn't Holtz's job to motivate his team - irishrock 2021-10-17 11:58:37
After we beat a top 5 team by 30 points count me in. - Carlos Huerta 2021-10-15 20:08:07
- make the playoff and do it then * - irishnole4638 2021-10-15 22:07:11
  - Do you take drugs Danny? * - socal_doubledomer74 2021-10-16 00:22:35
    - He just has a disease that no drugs can cure. * - notra_dahm 2021-10-16 09:57:52
    - Every day. * - DawsonMayes871 2021-10-16 06:59:34
  - This team is not in the same league as any of the teams - tar 2021-10-15 22:10:42
    - The '75 and '79 teams would like a word. - G.K.Chesterton 2021-10-15 22:32:55
      - The '75 team was offered a bid to the Cotton Bowl - tf86 2021-10-16 10:34:02
        As I recall, a bowl game was never considered as we were 6-4 - OldIrishFan 2021-10-16 13:40:36
        At least the Liberty Bowl allowed us to beat Flutie and BC. * - G.K.Chesterton 2021-10-16 14:57:05