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# ![@PeteSampson_ Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::29513470.png) @PeteSampson_ Pete Sampson

Pete Sampson posts on X about notre dame, pete, cfp, freeman the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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[ncaa football](/list/ncaa-football)  #455 [ncaa basketball](/list/ncaa-basketball)  XXXX% [countries](/list/countries)  XXXX% [finance](/list/finance)  XXXX%

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[notre dame](/topic/notre-dame) #10, [pete](/topic/pete) #12, [cfp](/topic/cfp) #46, [freeman](/topic/freeman) #61, [college football](/topic/college-football) #250, [the first](/topic/the-first) #2016, [history](/topic/history) #3158, [social media](/topic/social-media) #447, [should be](/topic/should-be) #143, [if you](/topic/if-you) XXXX%

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### Top Social Posts
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"The final AP Poll of the regular season: X. Notre Dame XX. Miami XX. Alabama The gap between Notre Dame and Miami in voting is bigger than the gap between Miami and Alabama. Notre Dame is also closer to No. X Oklahoma in voting than No. XX Miami"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997699186134077608)  2025-12-07T16:06Z 89.5K followers, 138.9K engagements


"Kirk Herbstreit calls his own network's Tuesday night rankings show a "mistake and misleading""  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997722699284852995)  2025-12-07T17:39Z 89.5K followers, 119K engagements


"Hunter Yurachek says he told committee members to go back and watch Notre Dame vs Miami"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997726596695052431)  2025-12-07T17:55Z 89.5K followers, 192.2K engagements


"Imagine the committee ranking Miami above Notre Dame but having to take Notre Dame by rule. Or imagine Notre Dame dropping to No. XX on Selection Sunday to void this clause"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997765667420774644)  2025-12-07T20:30Z 89.5K followers, 113.3K engagements


"Notre Dame President Rev. Bob Dowd puts out a statement supporting the football team after its decision to opt out of a bowl game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997851397833073113)  2025-12-08T02:11Z 89.5K followers, 130.6K engagements


"As we sort through another round of "join a conference" it's worth dusting off this story about why Notre Dame won't. Pete Bevacqua told @RossDellenger yesterday that independence is part of the school's DNA. This was my stab at explaining why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998037157202805203)  2025-12-08T14:29Z 89.5K followers, 51.5K engagements


"Pete Bevacqua said the captains and other players said they couldnt imagine taking the field as a shell of the team that went 10-2 as it pertains to skipping the bowl game. Speaking on the Dan Patrick Show about opt outs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998053293453459766)  2025-12-08T15:33Z 89.5K followers, 71.3K engagements


"The rankings cant just be musical chairs at some fifth-grade birthday party. They need to mean something. - Pete Bevacqua Also notes he actually loves Pop-Tarts particularly the brown sugar flavor. Nothing against Pop-Tarts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998054779730206886)  2025-12-08T15:39Z 89.5K followers, 76.9K engagements


"@cush_atc I would be stunned if that happened . tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998154519054807467)  2025-12-08T22:15Z 89.5K followers, 1731 engagements


"Jeremiyah Love is headed to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist. The first Notre Dame player to do so since Manti Teo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998181548684890337)  2025-12-09T00:03Z 89.5K followers, 99.3K engagements


"Notre Dame and Clemson began talks about the 12-game series in roughly 2021-22. There are plenty of arguments to be made about Notre Dame's schedules being weak but this isn't one of them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998417200047337710)  2025-12-09T15:39Z 89.5K followers, 130.7K engagements


"Notre Dame has picked up a commitment from four-star junior cornerback Ace Alston from Cincinnati Ohio. Listed offers from Alabama Ohio State Oregon and USC. Alston is rated as the No. XXX overall prospect on XXX and No. XXX overall on Rivals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998420982621671808)  2025-12-09T15:54Z 89.5K followers, 37.9K engagements


"@UNC_and_CFB Declining from Trevor Lawrence and the greatest run of success in school history who could see that coming I think we can reasonably agree that when Notre Dame signed this deal they were expecting Clemson to be more of a 10-2 type of program"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998422213024989463)  2025-12-09T15:59Z 89.5K followers, 2750 engagements


"Pete Bevacqua said the ACC went on a "social media campaign" against Notre Dame and the school was disappointed. "Why would you attack an unbelievably important business partner in football'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998439626302779826)  2025-12-09T17:08Z 89.5K followers, 30.8K engagements


"Pete Bevacqua supports the 5+11 model in the CFP over the Big 10's plan of multiple automatic bids. I happen to think that there should be automatic qualifiers for the (P4) champions . but then I think you have to earn it on the field. And those should be at large berths.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1950316296945701052)  2025-07-29T22:03Z 89.5K followers, 27.9K engagements


"Last week Hunter Yurachek said Notre Dame and Alabama was *the* debate within the committee. Said some committee members still had Notre Dame ahead of Alabama *before* the SEC title game. Today Who knows Rece Davis fails to ask Yurachek on the broadcast about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997727894047760838)  2025-12-07T18:00Z 89.5K followers, 189.1K engagements


"I'm torn on Notre Dame opting out of the bowl. On the one hand if you want to blow up the system sometimes you gotta pull the pin yourself. Notre Dame just did that. On the other how does skipping XX bowl practices help Notre Dame make next season a title contending one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997780501394751709)  2025-12-07T21:29Z 89.5K followers, 217.3K engagements


"Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua will hold a press conference tomorrow at noon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998031481994883437)  2025-12-08T14:06Z 89.5K followers, 357.2K engagements


"Pete Bevacqua speaking on the Dan Patrick Show said he expects another 12-team CFP in 2026. Still believes the format needs to go to XX teams XX at large bids and five conference champions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998054120905744828)  2025-12-08T15:36Z 89.5K followers, 26.3K engagements


"Late in '24 I wrote on Notre Dame's relationship with the ACC. Long time ago. Pete Bevacqua "The stronger the ACC the better it is for Notre Dame" Jim Phillips It has served both Notre Dame and the ACC well. I still believe it to be the case" Today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998150340043022718)  2025-12-08T21:58Z 89.5K followers, 34K engagements


"@ralphDrussoATH @ScottDochterman The entire structure of the CFP committee is just impossible (and they make it harder on themselves than it needs to be too). Conflict of interest is already baked into the cake. I really have no clue how you get that out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998418975991140389)  2025-12-09T15:46Z 89.5K followers, XXX engagements


""He'll use this as motivation at the right time. He's got a long memory. He'll use this as motivation next year." Pete Bevacqua on Marcus Freeman's mindset after being left out of the CFP. "He won't forget.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998445773315350761)  2025-12-09T17:32Z 89.5K followers, 31.7K engagements


"Pete Bevacqua on the possibility of Marcus Freeman departing for the NFL and matching other contract offers. Said Notre Dame will make sure Freeman is at the "Top top top tier of college football coaches when it comes to compensation for college football coaches.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998447084614078906)  2025-12-09T17:38Z 89.5K followers, 53K engagements


"Jeremiyah Love up and walking off the field following that apparent injury. Not sure what happened there maybe caught a knee in the ribs while being tackled"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1994980438302142591)  2025-11-30T04:02Z 89.3K followers, 43.9K engagements


"Irish headed back to Kyle Field The bracket today has No. XX Notre Dame heading to No. X Texas A&M for the first round. Would be the third meeting in two seasons between the Irish and Aggies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1996009195426947236)  2025-12-03T00:10Z 89.3K followers, 33.4K engagements


"For the record all four losers in power four conference championship games last season dropped in the final poll. Texas and Penn State dropped one spot each. Iowa State and SMU dropped two spots each"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1996037597026812393)  2025-12-03T02:03Z 89.4K followers, 53.1K engagements


"Notre Dame mens hoops closes out Missouri for a 76-71 win and holy hell its hard to overstate how much Micah Shrewsberry needed that. Irish now 6-3. Markus Burton (18 points XX assists) and Cole Certa (17 points decisive 3-pointer) were tremendous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1996072563206975693)  2025-12-03T04:22Z 89.4K followers, 20K engagements


"Marcus Freeman tells NBC News on Notre Dame's CFP drop to No. XX one spot behind Alabama: Were never always going to agree especially when your program is the one thats getting dropped after winning by 20-something points"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1996292211462324555)  2025-12-03T18:55Z 89.3K followers, 102.9K engagements


"Notre Dame signed its best recruiting class in a generation yesterday. Some thoughts on what the Irish got right and how the recruiting operation blew up some preconceived notions about what's possible in South Bend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1996616041859002630)  2025-12-04T16:22Z 89.3K followers, 36.8K engagements


"Welp how about Notre Dame and Miami"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997456812694802513)  2025-12-07T00:03Z 89.3K followers, 72.7K engagements


"Making fields goals. See Its harder than you think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997517737791541324)  2025-12-07T04:05Z 89.3K followers, 30.1K engagements


"Vanderbilt at Notre Dame tomorrow Im game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1996964793001845116)  2025-12-05T15:28Z 89.4K followers, 110.5K engagements


"Does anyone want to see this Alabama team play in the College Football Playoff Anyone Anyone at all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997462319115456765)  2025-12-07T00:25Z 89.4K followers, 85.8K engagements


"@PatFreedomEagle As I've said a few times Marcus Freeman is very much a coach who invites player feedback. And when you do that you have to take it like it or not. It's one of the reasons he's a coach so many guys want to play for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998111703993852289)  2025-12-08T19:25Z 89.4K followers, XXX engagements


"Notre Dame opts out of a bowl game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997770842437013589)  2025-12-07T20:51Z 89.5K followers, 192.8K engagements


"Ah yes the terrible precedent of opting out of eating a life-size Protein Slammin Strawberry Pop-Tart on live television. The humanity Think of the children"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997882871076299158)  2025-12-08T04:16Z 89.5K followers, 88.3K engagements


"Pete Bevacqua said the ACC did permanent damage to its relationship with Notre Dame speaking on the Dan Patrick Show"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998052346782224759)  2025-12-08T15:29Z 89.5K followers, 733.6K engagements


"Pete Bevacqua speaking to local media. "Miami deserves to be in the CFP of course they do." Notes Alabama Texas and Vanderbilt were also deserving alongside Notre Dame. Said it's "mind boggling" that the season actually ended at Stanford"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998438331030327666)  2025-12-09T17:03Z 89.5K followers, 48K engagements


""The ultimate gut punch." Pete Bevacqua on Notre Dame's exclusion from the CFP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998438629828428269)  2025-12-09T17:04Z 89.5K followers, 20.1K engagements


"Pete Bevacqua said ACC football stadiums sell out XX% of the time on average. When Notre Dame visits an ACC stadium the sell out rate is 90%. Notes television ratings also rise with Notre Dame's participation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998440201115328736)  2025-12-09T17:10Z 89.5K followers, 319.3K engagements


""We were definitely being targeted." Pete Bevacqua on the ACC's social media campaign against the Irish during the CFP run-up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998441167990481393)  2025-12-09T17:14Z 89.5K followers, 30.7K engagements


""This season is not going to become an unfortunate footnote in the history of Notre Dame football." Pete Bevacqua"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998445295802228940)  2025-12-09T17:31Z 89.5K followers, 23.4K engagements


"After talking to more than a dozen people around the Notre Dame in the past XX hours I think Notre Dame did end the season on their terms. Ending it in a minor bowl game would have been ending it on everyone elses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998497910812463342)  2025-12-09T21:00Z 89.5K followers, 117.6K engagements


"I respect the commitment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1995671565154091016)  2025-12-02T01:49Z 89.4K followers, 1M engagements


"Notre Dame mens hoops with an incredible 87-85 overtime win at TCU after losing Markus Burton to injury in the first half. Jalen Haralson was every bit the five-star with a game-tying fadeaway in regulation. Finished with XX points X rebounds and X assists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997146467505496193)  2025-12-06T03:29Z 89.4K followers, 31.2K engagements


"Ladies and gentlemen college football"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997370012554707105)  2025-12-06T18:18Z 89.4K followers, 75.1K engagements


"So Alabama cant drop at all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997393655662014870)  2025-12-06T19:52Z 89.4K followers, 271.9K engagements


"@JayTownAlabama @espn @AlabamaFTBL @GregSankey No. X Georgia lost the SEC Championship Game TWO YEARS AGO and dropped out of the four-team CFP field the next day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997700153881579950)  2025-12-07T16:10Z 89.4K followers, 23.8K engagements


"Wow. Notre Dame misses the College Football Playoff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997721047647633733)  2025-12-07T17:33Z 89.4K followers, 70.5K engagements


""If you wanted it to make sense then have it make sense." Joey Galloway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997721431430598830)  2025-12-07T17:34Z 89.4K followers, 46.7K engagements


"Will be interested to see how Marcus Freeman and Pete Bevacqua handle this. They campaigned very little publicly although I'm not sure how much utility there was in doing so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1997724171036721255)  2025-12-07T17:45Z 89.4K followers, 72.5K engagements


"Whos to blame for Notre Dames shocking snub ESPN the system the ACC and yes the Irish themselves. Thoughts on an infamous day for Notre Dame football that will leave a scar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998007619466793314)  2025-12-08T12:31Z 89.5K followers, 75.6K engagements


"Kenny Minchey is from the Nashville area and theres a local school there that has an opening at quarterback"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998076762132005032)  2025-12-08T17:06Z 89.5K followers, 138.5K engagements


"@teebrighty I wouldnt just bank on a true freshman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998077286856397230)  2025-12-08T17:08Z 89.4K followers, 4125 engagements


"@ScottDochterman While I don't like the idea of codifying conference inequality into the postseason and see no reason why the Big XX and SEC can't simply prove they're worthy of the at-large spots annually Petitti was absolutely correct to not trust the CFP committee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998415424107749618)  2025-12-09T15:32Z 89.5K followers, 6849 engagements


"@tkelley320 @MerrillMan25 As noted he's a junior. That means he'd enroll at Notre Dame in 2027"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998428010165211455)  2025-12-09T16:22Z 89.5K followers, XXX engagements


"Pete Bevacqua said Notre Dame opting out of a bowl game this year is not an indication of Notre Dame no longer accepting non-CFP bowls. Said it was a "hard decision" for this year's team but this year's team only"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998444921355727321)  2025-12-09T17:29Z 89.5K followers, 62.7K engagements


""I understand they have to stand up for their teams in football. We just think there's other ways to do it." Bevacqua answered that question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998481903603573015)  2025-12-09T19:56Z 89.5K followers, 83K engagements


"Meet our All-Americans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/PeteSampson_/status/1998774691675160811)  2025-12-10T15:19Z 89.5K followers, 15.8K engagements