The Optimal Notre Dame Scheduling Model

[IrishLax]

The reason ND doesn't say firm no to outreach is that there are always chances that teams already on the schedule (Texas, Bama, etc.) cancel. So you keep backup options in your pocket, incase you have to do what we did with BYU this year.

The other schools are going to tell them straight up to fuck off because no one likes this team and schedules are already set years in advance.

 

[notredomer23]

I have enjoyed the two times I've been in Lubbock for work. Great Mexican and Tex Mex food and super cheap. Wouldn't mind one bit ND going down to Lubbock and putting that charlatan Cody Campbell 6 feet under.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Texas Tech might be the least interesting “ranked” match up we could set up. I’d rather play another random ACC game than them.

I, respectfully, disagree. The Texas Tech coach has run his mouth constantly about ND, always offering his very important opinion. Their entire administration attempted to strongarm the country into allowing a QB who violated one of the only remaining sacred laws of sports.

I would be overwhelmingly in favor of stomping an Irish hole in their program.

 

[KPENN]

Notre Dame is getting to the point where they can’t be turning their nose to too many teams if it wants to remain independent. They could do a lot worse and uninteresting than Texas Tech in my opinion

 

[IrishLax]

This is probably the best way to look at strength of schedule. Ideally, you would play ~3-4 teams ranked 10-20, as few teams as possible ranked 21-35 (these are the ones that are good enough to beat anyone but you don't get credit for beating them), and then a bunch of tomato cans (teams ranked 50+). That's the easiest possible schedule while also giving you the opportunity for a couple quality wins.



Notre Dame has 9 teams in the "Tomato Can" range, and the big fear would be SMU/BYU have bad seasons and do not count as quality wins.

 

[NDPhilly]

This is probably the best way to look at strength of schedule. Ideally, you would play ~3-4 teams ranked 10-20, as few teams as possible ranked 21-35 (these are the ones that are good enough to beat anyone but you don't get credit for beating them), and then a bunch of tomato cans (teams ranked 50+). That's the easiest possible schedule while also giving you the opportunity for a couple quality wins.

In theory, yes. But so many teams not having a pulse on our schedule last year certainly hurt us in the SOS / SOR metrics they flashed on the screen all of November.

Its incredible that literally all of Wisconsin, MSU, UNC, Syracuse, BC, Stanford, and Purdue, P4 schools with real football history, are down simultaneously. And not just down, its a real possibility none of those 7 even make a bowl game.

 

[IrishLax]

In theory, yes. But so many teams not having a pulse on our schedule last year certainly hurt us in the SOS / SOR metrics they flashed on the screen all of November.

Its incredible that literally all of Wisconsin, MSU, UNC, Syracuse, BC, Stanford, and Purdue, P4 schools with real football history, are down simultaneously. And not just down, its a real possibility none of those 6 even make a bowl game.

There are a lot of things that killed us, including Navy -- who was ranked in the Coaches and AP Poll -- somehow not counting as a "quality win." The arbitrary cutoff at 25 is crazy in this day and age.

 

[Dale]

Don’t switch up on this sentiment when you lose again Sark, or I guess you may not be there anyways

 

[Katzenboyer]

Don’t switch up on this sentiment when you lose again Sark, or I guess you may not be there anyways

I have to imagine Texas fans want this guy to just STFU already. He is constantly complaining about schedules.

I know I'd be pissed off if I were a Longhorn fan.

 

[Dale]

The oddsmakers say he’s going to go 9 - 3, and he’s been doing a press tour like he believes it all offseason.