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**Legacy** · 04-29-2008, 01:37 PM

I agree ND should try to play games in Florida/Georgia and Texas. One difficulty is conference schedules.
Texas - The Big 12 teams typically do not schedule out of conference games during conference schedules. Here's the future schedules through 2015 - Big 12 Conference - Official Athletic Site ND may need to look at Non-Big 12 Texas teams, including include TCU or SMU. Dallas would be a great place to play. For now, White has scheduled a neutral site venue game in San Antonio with Wash St U. in '09.
Florida & Georgia - The SEC teams occasionally play non-conference games during the conference schedule, but those state teams traditionally and politically play other in-state teams. Here's Florida's announced schedule - Florida Football Future Schedules Fla Atlantic, Fla International and FSU seem to be on Florida's schedule for years to come. FSU has major academic and NCAA difficulties. Miami seems booked until 2013 - Miami Hurricanes Football Future Schedules
An obstacle might be ND choosing the 7-4-1 format for games with 6 traditonal rivals reducing that to 3-1-1. Scheduling is tightened up further is long term contracts with Pittsburgh and now UConn. Notre Dame Football Schedules
Solutions -- Texas -- ND may need to look at Non-Big 12 Texas teams, including include TCU or SMU. Dallas would be a great place to play. For now, White has scheduled a neutral site venue game in San Antonio with Wash St U. in '09.
Florida -- S. Florida would not only meet part of a Big East commitment, but the Big East teams could be more flexible with ND for later season games, and the away game may be scheduled in a large venue - Orlando, etc. Ideally, the schedule would have a game in Florida each year, alternating two Florida (or Georgia) teams as USC and Stanford schedules allow ND to play a California game yearly. However, ND's schedule probably runs out of room before that can happen.

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Legacy Walk-On Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 99 Cash: 5,854.11 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 5,854.11 Donate	I agree ND should try to play games in Florida/Georgia and Texas. One difficulty is conference schedules. Texas - The Big 12 teams typically do not schedule out of conference games during conference schedules. Here's the future schedules through 2015 - Big 12 Conference - Official Athletic Site ND may need to look at Non-Big 12 Texas teams, including include TCU or SMU. Dallas would be a great place to play. For now, White has scheduled a neutral site venue game in San Antonio with Wash St U. in '09. Florida & Georgia - The SEC teams occasionally play non-conference games during the conference schedule, but those state teams traditionally and politically play other in-state teams. Here's Florida's announced schedule - Florida Football Future Schedules Fla Atlantic, Fla International and FSU seem to be on Florida's schedule for years to come. FSU has major academic and NCAA difficulties. Miami seems booked until 2013 - Miami Hurricanes Football Future Schedules An obstacle might be ND choosing the 7-4-1 format for games with 6 traditonal rivals reducing that to 3-1-1. Scheduling is tightened up further is long term contracts with Pittsburgh and now UConn. Notre Dame Football Schedules Solutions -- Texas -- ND may need to look at Non-Big 12 Texas teams, including include TCU or SMU. Dallas would be a great place to play. For now, White has scheduled a neutral site venue game in San Antonio with Wash St U. in '09. Florida -- S. Florida would not only meet part of a Big East commitment, but the Big East teams could be more flexible with ND for later season games, and the away game may be scheduled in a large venue - Orlando, etc. Ideally, the schedule would have a game in Florida each year, alternating two Florida (or Georgia) teams as USC and Stanford schedules allow ND to play a California game yearly. However, ND's schedule probably runs out of room before that can happen.