ND adds Arkansas in '20 & '25

[BobbyMac]

Notre Dame and Arkansas Set Two-Game Football Series :: Notre Dame Football :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics

 

[ThePiombino]

Notre Dame and Arkansas Set Two-Game Football Series :: Notre Dame Football :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics

Meh...

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[zelezo vlk]

Brett Bielema in 2020, but who in 2025?

 

[dublinirish]

Brett Bielema in 2020, but who in 2025?

bobby petrino

 

[BobbyMac]

Meh...

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Exactly. Would have rather added TCU, Baylor, Rice or SMU. Get into Texas against teams you should beat. Go where the players are.

Plus, who knows what 2025 brings with Arkansas, A&M or even Purdue. Add SC, Miami, Stanford (if they extend the contract) and the ACC teams and that could be no fun.

But hey... If Lou's happy, I'm happy.

Here's the 2025 schedule:

09/13 - Purdue
09/27 - Texas A&M
10/04 - at Arkansas
TBA - at Boston College
TBA - at Miami, FL
TBA - Navy
TBA - NC State
TBA - at Pittsburgh
TBA - Syracuse
TBA - USC

Stanford is only contracted out to 2024. If they extend it that makes 11 then you schedule a cupcake to round it out.

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[BeauBenken]

I don't think Arkansas is bad, sure there are much bigger draws, but they're SEC team, kinda in the middle of a number of recruiting hotspots, and a team that plays a brand of football (at least currently) that we can play against.

Granted, when you're planning stuff this far out, who knows.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I don't think Arkansas is bad, sure there are much bigger draws, but they're SEC team, kinda in the middle of a number of recruiting hotspots, and a team that plays a brand of football (at least currently) that we can play against.

Granted, when you're planning stuff this far out, who knows.

For 2020 it should work out, unless Big Brett Bielema has some heart issues in the meantime. Petrino at Arkansas would scare the crap out of me though.

 

[BobbyMac]

For 2020 it should work out, unless Big Brett Bielema has some heart issues in the meantime. Petrino at Arkansas would scare the crap out of me though.

Petrino?

Obviously Chip Long will be HC of the #4, defending SEC-W champion Hogs.

They will have played Petrino and his Aggies the week before in South Bend.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Petrino?

Obviously Chip Long will be HC of the #4, defending SEC-W champion Hogs.

IN 2025, sure. 2020? I don't know about that. Now if Sanford wants to go about 8 hours west from WKU as a last "prove it" stop before a crack at a blue blood, then sure.

 

[dublinirish]

tough finish there against Brian Van Gorder's talented USC squad

 

[BobbyMac]

IN 2025, sure. 2020? I don't know about that. Now if Sanford wants to go about 8 hours west from WKU as a last "prove it" stop before a crack at a blue blood, then sure.

I was totally kidding but having 3 years of Brandon Wimbush and Phil Jurkovec is the kinda luck that gets an OC at a blue blood a high end P5 job especially one with roots and experience in the hiring school's footprint.

tough finish there against Brian Van Gorder's talented USC squad

Southern Connecticut would never hire him.

 

[woolybug25]

Meh

 

[zelezo vlk]

I was totally kidding but having 3 years of Brandon Wimbush and Phil Jurkovec is the kinda luck that gets an OC at a blue blood a high end P5 job especially one with roots and experience in the hiring school's footprint.

Hmm, I suppose. I would think that it'd take a few really bad seasons for Arky before they pull that trigger though.

 

[connor_in]

Meh...

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Meh

All of this

 

[Blaise]

I'm always a fan of scheduling the SEC and then shutting them up...

They brag about having a dominant conference but in reality they have one super dominant team who beats everyone and a bunch of average teams... Some years good, some bad.. but beating a SEC team is always good on resume cuz Writers love themselves some SEC

 

[Armyirish47]

Anything is possible!!!!!!!

 

[arrowryan]

The people that say "meh" about this confuse me because they are probably the same people that bitched about scheduling Georgia, A&M, Michigan, etc because they think the schedule would be too hard. So Notre Dame goes out and schedules a middle of the road SEC team and they complain about that. Who do you want them to schedule? TCU, the school that doesn't play defense? We wouldn't get any credit for beating them. Rice? Lol. A&M? They're already on the schedule. Oklahoma? Already played them.

Arkansas isn't a bad team to schedule. They're probably the same level of competition as V Tech. If we beat them, then we beat a SEC team. We don't get to say that too often

 

[woolybug25]

The people that say "meh" about this confuse me because they are probably the same people that bitched about scheduling Georgia, A&M, Michigan, etc because they think the schedule would be too hard. So Notre Dame goes out and schedules a middle of the road SEC team and they complain about that. Who do you want them to schedule? TCU, the school that doesn't play defense? We wouldn't get any credit for beating them. Rice? Lol. A&M? They're already on the schedule. Oklahoma? Already played them.

Arkansas isn't a bad team to schedule. They're probably the same level of competition as V Tech. If we beat them, then we beat a SEC team. We don't get to say that too often

Not me. I liked the UGA and A&M deals. Fuq UM tho.


I just think Arkansas is a "meh" option. As in, I'm impartial to it. They could be good or bad by then, so it has nothing to do with difficulty. They are a middle of the road SEC team. Florida or Auburn would have been better if we went that route. I would like a Bama or TN matchup too. At least some historical significance with those. I just don't really care about Arkansas.

 

[arrowryan]

Not me. I liked the UGA and A&M deals. Fuq UM tho.


I just think Arkansas is a "meh" option. As in, I'm impartial to it. They could be good or bad by then, so it has nothing to do with difficulty. They are a middle of the road SEC team. Florida or Auburn would have been better if we went that route. I would like a Bama or TN matchup too. At least some historical significance with those. I just don't really care about Arkansas.

Florida or Auburn would be risky. I don't think they'll middle of the road SEC teams in 2020; they'll probably be good again. Depending on what our schedule looks like, scheduling a top 5 or top 10 team wouldn't be a wise decision. Like you, I want them to schedule Tennessee. I've been asking for that for a few years now. I wouldn't mind Ole Miss or Mississippi State either.

A game against Arkansas is fine because beating a team that has the SEC patch on their jersey is good for media purposes and it's good for team morale.

Simply put, I like that Jack and BK are dipping their toes in the SEC water. I like that UGA is coming this year, that they scheduled Arkansas, and that they scheduled Vandy. I'm always a fan of playing new teams.

 

[dwshade]

Exactly. Would have rather added TCU, Baylor, Rice or SMU. Get into Texas against teams you should beat. Go where the players are.

Plus, who knows what 2025 brings with Arkansas, A&M or even Purdue. Add SC, Miami, Stanford (if they extend the contract) and the ACC teams and that could be no fun.

But hey... If Lou's happy, I'm happy.

Here's the 2025 schedule:

09/13 - Purdue
09/27 - Texas A&M
10/04 - at Arkansas
TBA - at Boston College
TBA - at Miami, FL
TBA - Navy
TBA - NC State
TBA - at Pittsburgh
TBA - Syracuse
TBA - USC

Stanford is only contracted out to 2024. If they extend it that makes 11 then you schedule a cupcake to round it out.

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1. We're playing Texas A@M as well.

2. Arkansas recruits a ton in Texas and Louisiana so those kids will notice.

 

[Armyirish47]

Not me. I liked the UGA and A&M deals. Fuq UM tho.


I just think Arkansas is a "meh" option. As in, I'm impartial to it. They could be good or bad by then, so it has nothing to do with difficulty. They are a middle of the road SEC team. Florida or Auburn would have been better if we went that route. I would like a Bama or TN matchup too. At least some historical significance with those. I just don't really care about Arkansas.

Meh? How dare you! According to this highly scientific article Arkansas is the #19 program of all time. OF ALL TIME.

AP College Football Rankings: Greatest Programs Of All-Time | College Football News

A&M? # 21 = clown shoes.

Get excited!

 

[BobbyMac]

1. We're playing Texas A@M as well.

2. Arkansas recruits a ton in Texas and Louisiana so those kids will notice.

1. Which I noted twice in the post.

2. But they won't be at the game, they'll be 5-10 hrs away at home.

 

[woolybug25]

Florida or Auburn would be risky. I don't think they'll middle of the road SEC teams in 2020; they'll probably be good again. Depending on what our schedule looks like, scheduling a top 5 or top 10 team wouldn't be a wise decision. Like you, I want them to schedule Tennessee. I've been asking for that for a few years now. I wouldn't mind Ole Miss or Mississippi State either.

A game against Arkansas is fine because beating a team that has the SEC patch on their jersey is good for media purposes and it's good for team morale.

Simply put, I like that Jack and BK are dipping their toes in the SEC water. I like that UGA is coming this year, that they scheduled Arkansas, and that they scheduled Vandy. I'm always a fan of playing new teams.

Wait... I thought when you were berating me because you thought I believed they were too tough of an opponent for us to play? But you don't like Auburn or Florida because they would be too tough of an opponent? Ha

 

[dwshade]

1. Which I noted twice in the post.

2. But they won't be at the game, they'll be 5-10 hrs away at home.

They will be watching the game on TV and I would imagine many will take visits for that game.

 

[arrowryan]

Wait... I thought when you were berating me because you thought I believed they were too tough of an opponent for us to play? But you don't like Auburn or Florida because they would be too tough of an opponent? Ha

No lol. I'm confused because when they schedule someone like UGA or Michigan, we have people complain because they think it'll make the schedule too tough. But when they schedule a lesser opponent like Arkansas, they say "meh". Like who do you want them to schedule? UGA is too tough and Arkansas is "meh"?

I don't like scheduling Florida or Auburn that far in advance because then the schedule looks like USC, Stanford, Florida or Auburn, 5 ACC teams, and don't forget about Navy. If they want to replace USC or Stanford with Florida or Auburn, then that's fine. Notre Dame doesn't need help in SOS to get into the playoffs, so adding Florida or Auburn to the schools they already play doesn't help them any.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Arkansas has been pretty much a .500 team since Bielema started. I'm not sure I see that going any different

 

[woolybug25]

Arkansas has been pretty much a .500 team since Bielema started. I'm not sure I see that going any different

If Bielema isn't there anymore it could.

 

[zelezo vlk]

If Bielema isn't there anymore it could.

You think the bbq will catch up to him?

 

[Irishnuke]

7-8 years ago everyone would have said meh about Clemson or Ole Miss. Things change. A couple of bagmen step up and they could become a contender like those two. Hopefully they stay mediocre though.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

I'm cool with this. The Lou Holtz bowl. Gives Holtz a reason to come to campus for a weekend, heck is always a good thing.


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