ND Scheduling Factors - Page 4 - Notre Dame Football Discussion

**Sureal** · 05-09-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by scrodz

ND is scheduling cupcakes. You're afraid to schedule tough teams, because you want the BCS payday you get if you win enough games. You're even afraid to play your cupcakes on their home field. Rockne would be ashamed to see what the Golden Dome has become.

Oh boy. Here we go...

scrodz · 05-09-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by goldandblue

Scrodz your bound to be either a michigan fan or an SEC fan. Either way, Many of us ND fans aren't for an cupcake schedule. We like to play the best out there so when we get to the point where we should be we can say we played the best and beat the best.

The best? UConn? Arizona State? You won't even play them home and home. Seriously, you guys used to take on all comers. Now it's just whoever will make you a buck.

**Sureal** · 05-09-2008, 04:21 PM

So if ND was in the Big Tenleventy the schedule would be tougher...

scrodz · 05-09-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sureal

So if ND was in the Big Tenleventy the schedule would be tougher...

No, but you wouldn't be able to shop for home wins like you're doing now.

**SoCalDomer** · 05-09-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by scrodz

The best? UConn? Arizona State? You won't even play them home and home. Seriously, you guys used to take on all comers. Now it's just whoever will make you a buck.

ASU finished tied for first in the Pac-10 last year, with a 10-3 overall record and 7-2 conference record. They finished the season ranked #16 The only reason they didn't go to the Rose Bowl was because they lost to USC head to head. They had the same conference record as USC. Conneticut finished 2nd in the Big East and 9-4 overall.

Both schools are far better than the entire Sun Belt conference, which seems to be the prefered whipping boys of the SEC. The Big 10 likes to beat up on the Mid American conference teams. Neither of those conferences are BCS.

ND has yet to schedule a D-1AA school, which many of the SEC and Big-10 folks did last year.

Last year ND finished i believe in the top 10 in strength of schedule.

The only school on our schedule this year not in a BCS conf is SDSU and Navy. And to be fair to Navy, they can hold their own with most BCS schools.

So, that's fine if you feel ND schedules soft teams, but it's not a feeling based on facts. Get your facts straight.

**Sureal** · 05-09-2008, 05:22 PM

yeah, what SoCal said...

KamaraPolice · 05-09-2008, 06:07 PM

Michigan, USC and Navy are the only games that I feel have to be played on an annual basis. I can understand Purdue, but why is Standford on there? I'm not aware of the tradition there.

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KamaraPolice Reps Are a Girls BFF Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,126 Cash: 73.19 Bank: 1,570.89 Total Bankroll: 1,644.08 Donate	Michigan, USC and Navy are the only games that I feel have to be played on an annual basis. I can understand Purdue, but why is Standford on there? I'm not aware of the tradition there.

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