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True cupcakes have been and will continue to be completely undervalued. If you play FSU + Bama + 3 true cupcakes it's the same net odds of going 5-0 as playing 3 "Louisville" equivalent schools plus Navy and Rice. In the former, people would go "OMG GREAT WINS OVER BIG TEAMS" and in the latter they'd say "you haven't beaten anyone..."

Even though both stretches would be the same difficulty to complete undefeated.

Look at Alabama's schedule from 2012. They beat UM and Miss St who both ended up with 5 losses. A good but not great LSU and a really good Georgia. Lost to the best team on the schedule in A&M. But people talked about surviving the SEC "gauntlet" for months. And they had 3 absolute cup cakes on the schedule too.
 

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Look at Alabama's schedule from 2012. They beat UM and Miss St who both ended up with 5 losses. A good but not great LSU and a really good Georgia. Lost to the best team on the schedule in A&M. But people talked about surviving the SEC "gauntlet" for months. And they had 3 absolute cup cakes on the schedule too.

Bama played the #3, #4, #5, # 8, #13, and #15 ranked teams in 2012. To compare that schedule against ND's schedule this year is a bit of a stretch.
 

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Bama played the #3, #4, #5, # 8, #13, and #15 ranked teams in 2012. To compare that schedule against ND's schedule this year is a bit of a stretch.

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here is next years schedule...IMO we need to run the table to make the Final 4.
we will not get any benefits of the doubt from that room.
pretty much every one of them have a reason personally finanacially or otherwise not to like ND. the only way they cant keep us out of it is if we go undefeated.





2015 Football Schedule

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S05 TEXAS
S12 @ Virginia
S19 GEORGIA TECH
S26 UMASS
O03 @ Clemson
O10 NAVY
O17 SOUTHERN CAL
O31 @ Temple (LFSF)
N07 @ Pittsburgh
N14 WAKE FOREST
N21 BOSTON COLLEGE (Fenway Pk.)
N28 @ Stanford
 

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I expect Texas to turn it around fairly quickly... it's not like that team is devoid of talent... GT, Stanford, Clemson and SC all comprise a decent resume but there is definitely no wow game there and more 'soft' games than recent years.
 

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Look at Alabama's schedule from 2012. They beat UM and Miss St who both ended up with 5 losses. A good but not great LSU and a really good Georgia. Lost to the best team on the schedule in A&M. But people talked about surviving the SEC "gauntlet" for months. And they had 3 absolute cup cakes on the schedule too.
False.
I present to you the 2012 Georgia football schedule:
-Buffalo Bulls
-@ Missouri Tigers
-Florida Atlantic Owls
-Vanderbilt Commodores
-Tennessee Volunteers
-@ South Carolina Gamecocks (they got throttled in that game and lost 35-7)
-@ Kentucky Wildcats
-Florida Gators (a win that looked impressive but the Gators got blown out against Louisville in the Sugar Bowl and have looked really bad since)
-Ole Miss Rebels
-@ Auburn Tigers (the Tigers were horrible that year)
-Georgia Southern Eagles
-Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

UGA started that season with anywhere from 5-7 wins in the bank essentially. With that schedule if you don't go 11-1 at the minimum you completely suck.
 
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here is next years schedule...IMO we need to run the table to make the Final 4.
we will not get any benefits of the doubt from that room.
pretty much every one of them have a reason personally finanacially or otherwise not to like ND. the only way they cant keep us out of it is if we go undefeated.





2015 Football Schedule

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S05 TEXAS
S12 @ Virginia
S19 GEORGIA TECH
S26 UMASS
O03 @ Clemson
O10 NAVY
O17 SOUTHERN CAL
O31 @ Temple (LFSF)
N07 @ Pittsburgh
N14 WAKE FOREST
N21 BOSTON COLLEGE (Fenway Pk.)
N28 @ Stanford

Having only one bye really blows.
 

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Nov 8 | Arizona State

Id give our schedule a solid C for 2015, and this one a "you should be f-ucking ashamed of yourself" F-----------------------
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ickythump1225

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Bama played the #3, #4, #5, # 8, #13, and #15 ranked teams in 2012. To compare that schedule against ND's schedule this year is a bit of a stretch.
I'm not trying to take anything away from Alabama because they are a really good program and that 2012 team was tremendous... However Alabama's schedule almost works the opposite of ND's in that ND's looks killer at the beginning of the year and then doesn't always live up to the hype. But ND tries their hardest to schedule really competitively and tries to have a tough schedule.

Whereas Alabama only plays a super tough schedule on accident. Going into this year Alabama's schedule looked pretty tame but now only looks like a gauntlet because Ole Miss decided to have their once in a generation good season and Miss. St. decided to have their first ever good season in the same year. WVU is currently their best win but again that was accidental too as WVU normally isn't very good but they're pretty tough this year.
 

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Yeah that's really not THAT hard of a schedule... serious props to them for scheduling Wisky though, would be nice to see them play up at Camp Randal though
 

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here is next years schedule...IMO we need to run the table to make the Final 4.
we will not get any benefits of the doubt from that room.
pretty much every one of them have a reason personally finanacially or otherwise not to like ND. the only way they cant keep us out of it is if we go undefeated.





2015 Football Schedule

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S05 TEXAS
S12 @ Virginia
S19 GEORGIA TECH
S26 UMASS
O03 @ Clemson
O10 NAVY
O17 SOUTHERN CAL
O31 @ Temple (LFSF)
N07 @ Pittsburgh
N14 WAKE FOREST
N21 BOSTON COLLEGE (Fenway Pk.)
N28 @ Stanford



So it's USC after Navy?
Not sure I like that after reading the other thread...
 

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Yeah that's really not THAT hard of a schedule... serious props to them for scheduling Wisky though, would be nice to see them play up at Camp Randal though

Never been to Wisconsin before. Would love it if they would do a home and home. Forget these pissy neutral site BS games.
 

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Where can one get that hoodie?

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Honest, i was in the middle of PMing you for your mailing address with the intent of purchasing one and sending it to your for Christmas... but then thought, "If this guy is scared to post a photo of himself he'll take me asking for his address as a threat to national security. "
 

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Honest, i was in the middle of PMing you for your mailing address with the intent of purchasing one and sending it to your for Christmas... but then thought, "If this guy is scared to post a photo of himself he'll take me asking for his address as a threat to national security. "

Nah...

just bring with you when you come down for the Iron Bowl. I scored you some prime seats just like you asked. And don't worry, I won't tell anyone out here you were sporting that crimson hoodie game day. If you're nice, I will get you in to meet little Nicky. And maybe a shout out from Pawl Finebomb.

But... back on topic.

I still like ND and a ten point win in this one.
 

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Honest, i was in the middle of PMing you for your mailing address with the intent of purchasing one and sending it to your for Christmas... but then thought, "If this guy is scared to post a photo of himself he'll take me asking for his address as a threat to national security. "

Or as just creepy.
 
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