re: ND schedule, not SEC caliber, but harder than I thought

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that one anecdotal example is just not statistically significant whatsoever.

in general, the trend is for the poverty AQ schools (such as purdue) to be more talented than nonAQ schools (such as wku).

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Over the long run I agree with about talent levels. Tennessee or Mich State, even if they're not great in a given year, do probably wear a team down slightly more than Navy or Western Kentucky.


However, back to my original point, all this arguing about cupcake opponents shifts focus away from top end strength which is where the overwhelming percentage of losses by Top10 teams derive.

Whether the difference is a 1/75 chance of losing or a 1/100 chance in losing between teams we're discussing is also not nearly as statistically relevant as playing three Top 15 teams instead of two.