Andy

This Notre Dame team does not deserve playoff conversation (unfortunately no one knows how to talk about the sport without it so I still see it all the time), and yet I couldn't help but notice that result. Hi, it's me, I'm the problem.

This is the most annoying blowout win in the history of Notre Dame football. A tenth of this effort and last week would've been an easy win.

ND just got pushed around by a pretty good but not great MAC team, no one beating them can be called a long shot right now. Their QB also has a labrum injury that for some insane reason it looks like Marcus Freeman is going to have him play through.

Time to look up the record for HR in an inning

Insert "I think you can go get him now" GIF from Major League

I really thought Tommy Edman was done pissing me off when he left St. Louis but here we are

The problem with this logic is that we already know what the MLB owners want out of a salary cap. They proposed one during the last lockout and the numbers were insultingly ridiculous. They only want one if they can further lower the money being spent on players, and the players are never going to propose or agree to one unless it increases the money spent on players.

You're absolutely right about this, though they basically have a cheat code of a TV deal. It goes through 2039 at an average AAV of $334M, and there's simply no way anyone else is reeling in anything close to that. I'd be somewhat surprised if the Cubs were getting 1/3 of that from TV.

You mean the drive that took place when the Saints were up 37-3? I'd damn well hope he looks competent under those circumstances. This is my NFL life until David Tepper dies or is forced to sell. And so I'll be largely checked out on the NFL until one of them happens.

Top 25 games (1) Georgia at Kentucky (7:30 pm, ABC) UTSA at (2) Texas (7 pm, ESPN) (4) Alabama at Wisconsin (12 pm, FOX) (5) Ole Miss at Wake Forest (6:30 pm, CW) (24) Boston College at (6) Missouri (12:45 pm, SEC Network) Kent State at (7) Tennessee (7:45 pm, SEC Network) (9) Oregon at Oregon State (3:30 pm, FOX) Ball State at (10) Miami (3:30 pm, ACC Network) (12) Utah at Utah State (4:30 pm, CBSSN) (13) Oklahoma State at Tulsa (12 pm, ESPN2) (20) Arizona at (14) Kansas State (8 pm Friday, FOX) Tulane at (15) Oklahoma (3:30 pm, ESPN) (16) LSU at South Carolina (12 pm, ABC) Arkansas State at (17) Michigan (12 pm, BTN) (18) Notre Dame at Purdue (3:30 pm, CBS) Northern Iowa at (23) Nebraska (7:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Other nationally available games Thursday Arizona State at Texas State (7:30 pm, ESPN) Friday UNLV at Kansas (7 pm, ESPN) Saturday TV Memphis at Florida State (12 pm, ESPN) North Texas at Texas Tech (12 pm, FS1) Cincinnati at Miami (OH) (12 pm, ESPNU) Louisiana Tech at NC State (12 pm, ACC Network) UMass at Buffalo (12 pm, CBSSN) Texas A&M at Florida (3:30 pm, ABC) West Virginia at Pittsburgh (3:30 pm, ESPN2) Nevada at Minnesota (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Prairie View at Michigan State (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Troy at Iowa (4 pm, FS1) Appalachian State at East Carolina (4 pm, ESPNU) UAB at Arkansas (4:15 pm, SEC Network) Kennesaw State at San Jose State (7 pm, TruTV) Colorado at Colorado State (7:30 pm, CBS) Indiana at UCLA (7:30 pm, NBC) UCF at TCU (7:30 pm, FOX) New Mexico at Auburn (7:30 pm, ESPN2) Air Force at Baylor (7:30 pm, FS1) Eastern Illinois at Northwestern (7:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Toledo at Mississippi State (7:30 pm, ESPNU) Maryland at Virginia (8 pm, ACC Network) BYU at Wyoming (9 pm, CBSSN) San Diego State at California (10:30 pm, ESPN) New Mexico State at Fresno State (10:30 pm, TruTV) Saturday Streaming (all ESPN+ unless noted) Central Michigan at Illinois (12 pm, Peacock) Coastal Carolina at Temple (2 pm) Morgan State at Ohio (3:30 pm) VMI at Georgia Tech (3:30 pm) Washington State vs Washington - at Lumen Field in Seattle (3:30 pm, Peacock) South Carolina State at Georgia Southern (6 pm) Colgate at Akron (6 pm) FIU at Florida Atlantic (6 pm) Gardner-Webb at Charlotte (6 pm) NC Central at North Carolina (6 pm) UConn at Duke (6 pm) UTEP at Liberty (6 pm) Virginia Tech at Old Dominion (6 pm) Bethune-Cookman at Western Michigan (6:30 pm) Hawaii at Sam Houston (7 pm) Jacksonville State at Eastern Michigan (7 pm) South Florida at Southern Miss (7 pm) Vanderbilt at Georgia State (7 pm) Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee (7 pm) Rice at Houston (8 pm)

I'd be happier for him if he hadn't been making weak -EV decisions in service of playing not to lose for 3 quarters, but luckily for him his opponent sucked eggs

Make-a-Wish team of this sport. They only exist so nothing programs can celebrate their biggest wins in history against them. I'm out on Freeman as a coach. Nice guy. Can clearly get his team up for a big-time opponent. Recruits well. But he's being given every advantage ND coaches have asked for for generations and this horsefeathers platter is what he served up with it. You learn what an ND coach is in year 3, and we've learned he ain't it.

I try not to have this happen when the Cubs are good, but obviously that hasn't been a problem much lately.

Top 25 games Tennessee Tech at (1) Georgia (2 pm, ESPN+) Western Michigan at (2) Ohio State (7:30 pm, BTN) (3) Texas at (10) Michigan (12 pm, FOX) South Florida at (4) Alabama (7 pm, ESPN) Northern Illinois at (5) Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC) Middle Tennessee at (6) Ole Miss (4:15 pm, SEC Network) Boise State at (7) Oregon (10 pm, Peacock) Bowling Green at (8) Penn State (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Buffalo at (9) Missouri (7 pm, ESPN+) Baylor at (11) Utah (3:30 pm, FOX) Florida A&M at (12) Miami (6 pm, ESPN+) Utah State at (13) USC (11 pm, BTN) (24) NC State vs (14) Tennessee - in Charlotte (7:30 pm, ABC) Houston at (15) Oklahoma (7:45 pm, SEC Network) Arkansas at (16) Oklahoma State (12 pm, ABC) (17) Kansas State at Tulane (12 pm, ESPN) Nicholls at (18) LSU (7:30 pm, ESPN+) (19) Kansas at Illinois (7 pm, FS1) Northern Arizona at (20) Arizona (10 pm, ESPN+) Iowa State at (21) Iowa (3:30 pm, CBS) Jacksonville State at (22) Louisville (3:30 pm, ESPN+) (23) Georgia Tech at Syracuse (12 pm, ACC Network) Appalachian State at (25) Clemson (8 pm, ACC Network) Other nationally available games Friday BYU at SMU (7 pm, ESPN2) Western Illinois at Indiana (7 pm, BTN) Duke at Northwestern (9 pm, FS1) Saturday TV Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (12 pm, ESPN2) Akron at Rutgers (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Troy at Memphis (12 pm, ESPNU) Army at Florida Atlantic (12 pm, CBSSN) McNeese at Texas A&M (12:45 pm, SEC Network) South Carolina at Kentucky (3:30 pm, ABC) California at Auburn (3:30 pm, ESPN2) South Dakota at Wisconsin (3:30 pm, FS1) Eastern Michigan at Washington (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Michigan State at Maryland (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Charlotte at North Carolina (3:30 pm, ACC Network) Idaho at Wyoming (3:30 pm, TruTV) Temple at Navy (3:30 pm, CBSSN) UTSA at Texas State (4 pm, ESPNU) Virginia at Wake Forest (7 pm, ESPN2) Georgia Southern at Nevada (7 pm, TruTV) San Jose State at Air Force (7 pm, CBSSN) Colorado at Nebraska (7:30 pm, NBC) Alcorn State at Vanderbilt (7:30 pm, ESPNU) Texas Tech at Washington State (10 pm, FOX) Liberty at New Mexico State (10:15 pm, ESPN2) Mississippi State at Arizona State (10:30 pm, ESPN) Oregon State at San Diego State (10:30 pm, CBSSN) Saturday Streaming (all ESPN+ unless noted) Rhode Island at Minnesota (12 pm, Peacock) Missouri State at Ball State (2 pm) St. Francis at Kent State (2:30 pm) Duquesne at Boston College (3:30 pm) UMass at Toledo (3:30 pm) Albany at West Virginia (6 pm) Central Michigan at Florida International (6 pm) East Carolina at Old Dominion (6 pm) Gardner-Webb at James Madison (6 pm) South Alabama at Ohio (6 pm) Sam Houston at UCF (6:30 pm) Cal Poly at Stanford (7 pm) Chattanooga at Georgia State (7 pm) Eastern Kentucky at Western Kentucky (7 pm) UL Lafayette at Kennesaw State (7 pm) Samford at Florida (7 pm) SE Louisiana at Southern Miss (7 pm) Texas Southern at Rice (7 pm) Tulsa at Arkansas State (7 pm) UAB at UL Monroe (7 pm) William & Mary at Coastal Carolina (7 pm) Stephen F. Austin at North Texas (7:30 pm) Long Island at TCU (8 pm) Southern Utah at UTEP (9 pm)

Bad feeling that Hendricks is making his last appearance tonight and going out with another whimper.

It's fun to laugh (and I am), but I try not to take too many victory laps, at least until ND wins more regular-season games in a season than Kelly does. I definitely have more fun following my team with Marcus Freeman coaching it, though.

This inning is the return of the May Cubs

You most certainly haven't. I read today that 1930 is the only time since the turn of the 20th century that we have scored more runs in a 10 game span.

FWIW my wife (who has a knack for these things) looked at it and said it was foul. About ready to have her apply for the New York umpire position

Why in the world is Washington trying to take extra bases left and right this inning when every hitter they send up is hitting lasers

It's not even Saturday yet and Minnesota has lost to N Carolina at home after their QB broke his leg during the game, MSU had to hold off a final drive to beat Florida Atlantic, and Wisconsin was losing to Western Michigan in the 4th quarter until a Wisconsin punt randomly bounced sideways and hit a Bronco to swing the momentum. Not the greatest start for the B1G. Shout out to Illinois, though, for doing what they were supposed to do to FCS Eastern Illinois.

As for actual games being played, I am super unconfident about Notre Dame this weekend. The starting OL has 6 career starts combined and they're going into one of the toughest road environments in the country (ND was pretty woof-y on the road last year). And A&M has a ton of talent and now has a good/not half-assing it coach.

I'm very skeptical of this because everything that can be applied to giving more teams a chance to make it also applies to ensuring the superpowers can basically never miss a CFP again. That said I completely agree with what you said in this post about G5s getting to play. It was the only legitimate reason to expand the CFP and I'm glad it stuck (and it better continue to stick, though as the B1G and SEC begin running the sport going forward, I'm nervous about it).

Why on God's green earth is Kyle still in this game