this thread is ridiculous. maybe 5 posts total that actually addressed the topic of schedules. we all know how most of you feel, ND is overrated, they suck, they're terrible, etc. Get it out of your system. Then address the fact that ND's schedule is at the least comparable to other big schools.Illini said:
We're getting there. Illinois sucked this year, but it was only because they didn't execute at crucial times, and turned the ball over an insane amount of times. But they competed well, and had their chances to win in every game but one. Zook......hard to read that guy. Very likeable, great recruiter, gets fired up.....just not sure if he knows that much about football. We need him, because he's one of the only guys that can sell that coming to Illinois for football is a good idea if you are a high school blue-chipper. Cause he's getting the recruits. I just think he's gonna have to surround himself with better football minds if we are gonna jump to being a good program. But none of us Illini fans are greedy. We just want to be competitive, go to a bowl game every year, and pass the time until basketball season.Dsethi said:
Dsethi said:
I wouldn't mind a UF-ND matchup either. Chris Leak is inconsistent and does not scare me one bit. One of my best football memories was the 1992 Sugar Bowl between them when Jerome Bettis scored three TD's in a span of 2:52 in the 4th quarter. We got our tickets from a Florida alumnus so we were sitting in a pissed off sea of orange and blue. I could probably get tickets if they played again if not for my wife being pregnant and due on Jan. 2nd.
Boxslayer said:
Maybe Tennessee and FSU took ND off. ND has played BC many times and will be back on the schedule. ND does like to rotate games around the nation for recruiting purposes. They will always play a game in Cali, NY-East Coast area, down south.
By your logic, BYU will be soft in 2010 because ND is avoiding Louisville after playing in 2009. :missingte
Dsethi said:
i know bro...but this thread is about notre dame's current and future schedule and i dont see how the original poster bragging about playing boston college and georgia tech is a good thing.....
he made this post like...i challenge you to look at this unbelieavble brutal schedule...and i just dont see it....especially with reggie ball, calvin johnson and matt ryan goners
FairWarning said:
I dont understand your last line.
But even if Tenn and FSU took ND off, they should still be able to get games with any other SEC team, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Texas, Miami, there has to be some kind of a powerhouse type of team that will play them.
They keep scheduling 2nd rate type schools like Georgia Tech, BC, Penn State. Fine if you have some traditions with them, but that means they should be scheduling more powerhouses in their other games - Like they have been in previous years. Not North Carolina Stanford and Duke. They are shying away from that now.
This year completely exposed Notre Dame. Only two tough games, and two blowouts. They are ranked in the top ten, when in reality, that 14-10 game with Ga Tech turns out to not be a fluke. They are a top 15-20 team that will play in a BCS Bowl because of what they did 40 years ago tradition-wise. I dont see how that is fair for other teams.
Maybe you can explain that one to me.
The truth is Notre Dame knows if they lose 1 or 2 games they'll always find themselves in a BCS game because they benefit from a heavy media bias and pre-season ranking. So if they win all of their games and drop USC and Michigan, or split with those two teams, they may end up in a BCS Bowl.
The end result? Armed services, Stanford, North Carolina, Duke, Goergia Tech, Boston College. Very winnable, and not very challenging schedule outside of the bookend games.
Notre Dame is still a significant way away from serious NC contention. The past two years their defense has been seriously exposed. Sure its great they just recruited Jimmy Clausen but unless they get some very good defensive players its going to be the same story. They need several years of strong defensive recruiting.
They need to join a conference and not just pick and choose teams they should play and let me say they do it very carefully. They set up their schedule very nice. Look at next years schedule. Easy games all at the end so they can make up ground in the polls. Look at all those home games at the end as well.
Anyway, they get a lot of love from the media. They were overrated this year and the fact they will probably sneak into a BCS game shows how flawed this system really is. Look at LSU's schedule. BRUTAL. Should Notre Dame go ahead of LSU? Definitely not in my opinion.
They need to join a conference and not just pick and choose teams they should play and let me say they do it very carefully. They set up their schedule very nice. Look at next years schedule. Easy games all at the end so they can make up ground in the polls. Look at all those home games at the end as well.
Anyway, they get a lot of love from the media. They were overrated this year and the fact they will probably sneak into a BCS game shows how flawed this system really is. Look at LSU's schedule. BRUTAL. Should Notre Dame go ahead of LSU? Definitely not in my opinion.
