uke1:
its technically a league play...being Independent...Notre Dame doesnt add out of conference teams like Florida Int. & Western Carolina. They play Michigan/USC/GA Tech...not sure why you would hint they have a cake schedule....every major conference team has 'gimmes' on their schedule as well.
not to mention ND isnt even in a conference and therefore dont have a championship game. they get away playing a joke schedule. Michigan their one game and they got smoked at home. Now they have USC.
Next year they should just add on the Coast Guard, Peace Corps, and the Girl Scouts.
Florida at least plays in a conference where each and every week is a dog fight. Not to mention they have a championship game. Then a bowl game. They have a brutal stretch of games and schedule overall.
Next year they should just add on the Coast Guard, Peace Corps, and the Girl Scouts.
Florida at least plays in a conference where each and every week is a dog fight. Not to mention they have a championship game. Then a bowl game. They have a brutal stretch of games and schedule overall.
catsfan said:
One thing though, these schedules are made way in advance and are somewhat cyclical as far as how tough and who and when...the Irish have played many tough schedules over the years.
Look at the schedule below, that schedule looks a lot easier after Penn State and Michigan State both slipped as the year progressed...the first four games are very tough most years...I'm npot sure there are 5 teams in the country who would have been 7-1 after the first 8 games here.
<TABLE class=yspwhitebg cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=ysprow1 vAlign=top><TD noWrap>Sat, Sep 2</TD><TD>at Georgia Tech</TD><TD>W 14-10</TD><TD noWrap>--</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2 vAlign=top><TD height=18> </TD><TD noWrap>Sat, Sep 9</TD><TD>(19) Penn State</TD><TD>W 41-17</TD><TD noWrap>--</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1 vAlign=top><TD height=18> </TD><TD noWrap>Sat, Sep 16</TD><TD>(11) Michigan</TD><TD>L 21-47</TD><TD noWrap>--</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2 vAlign=top><TD height=18> </TD><TD noWrap>Sat, Sep 23</TD><TD>at Michigan State</TD><TD>W 40-37</TD><TD noWrap>--</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1 vAlign=top><TD height=18> </TD><TD noWrap>Sat, Sep 30</TD><TD>Purdue</TD><TD>W 35-21</TD><TD noWrap>--</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2 vAlign=top><TD height=18> </TD><TD noWrap>Sat, Oct 7</TD><TD>Stanford</TD><TD>W 31-10</TD><TD noWrap>--</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1 vAlign=top><TD height=18> </TD><TD noWrap>Sat, Oct 21</TD><TD>UCLA</TD><TD>W 20-17</TD><TD noWrap>--</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
hno: :think2:
