Does a 10-2 Notre Dame make the playoff, per Booger McFarland and Pardon My Take?

Booger McFarland and the Pardon My Take hosts weigh a 10-2 Notre Dame whose only losses come to BYU and Miami. The view that emerges is that Notre Dame probably gets in, helped by its top-12 provision, but no Irish fan should feel calm on selection day. The case may hinge on SMU: a top-10 SMU gives Notre Dame one more quality win, while an unranked SMU leaves the resume thin.

• A host says the margin matters: a close loss to Miami is very different from a blowout.
• The schedule offers few big wins down the stretch, which is the core worry.

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Pardon My Take (2026-10-28). Read the whole episode summary →

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