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Notre Dame-USC rivalry coming to an end
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:20 am
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:20 am
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Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:21 am to red sox fan 13
Sad day for college football. USC’s choice, btw.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:22 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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USC’s choice, btw.
Because they play in a real conference, btw.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:22 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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Sad day for college football. USC’s choice, btw.
How so?
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:23 am to red sox fan 13
Notre Dame can replace them with Troy
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:23 am to red sox fan 13
Every D1 school should cancel/not schedule ND games. Force them to join a conference or play a schedule of D2 teams.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:23 am to Buckeye Fan 19
ND refused to play in September, which was the only viable date in the modern landscape, and then ran a media campaign around it to paint themselves as the victim.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:25 am to red sox fan 13
I hate what this sport has become:
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Yet, scheduling complications and College Football Playoff implications were at the root of the series’ demise, according to those familiar with the negotiations.
The latest round of discussions among administrators at each school fizzled over the last two weeks — a stunning about-face. In fact, the two programs were on the verge of finalizing a two-year extension of their agreement in late November, with USC agreeing to host Notre Dame next season on the traditional date after Thanksgiving and the Irish hosting in 2027.
However, USC officials determined that the game date was not ideal considering past decisions from the CFP selection committee in punishing schools for losses, especially those late in the season.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:28 am to red sox fan 13
As an LSU fan, realignment has taken away several matchups I miss. ND could just join the Big 10 and they can easily remedy this. I hope other teams blackball ND and this forces them to join a conference finally.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:28 am to mattz1122
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Notre Dame can replace them with Troy
Troy high school in Texas or Troy high school in California?
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:28 am to RollTide1987
0 benefit to anybody to play competitive out of conference games now. None - if you win, great, but the punishment is not worth the reward.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:31 am to RollTide1987
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However, USC officials determined that the game date was not ideal considering past decisions from the CFP selection committee in punishing schools for losses, especially those late in the season.
Time to bring back the bumper stickers exceptionally popular around BR in 2003
FUSC
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:31 am to Jizzy08
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ND could just join the Big 10 and they can easily remedy this.
Or USC not imploding the Pac 12 and moving almost the entire conference to the Big Ten? Scheduling wouldn't be an issue at all. They could lose to Notre Dame late, win the Pac 12, and still go to the CFP.
Instead...they're in a fight for survival in these stupid super conferences we made for ourselves.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:32 am to Horsemeat
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0 benefit to anybody to play competitive out of conference games now. None - if you win, great, but the punishment is not worth the reward.
Hence why Notre Dame shouldn’t be allowed in the playoffs.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:32 am to RollTide1987
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USC officials determined that the game date was not ideal considering past decisions from the CFP selection committee in punishing schools for losses, especially those late in the season.
I don't necessarily disagree in theory, but that's not really accurate. ND didn't lose a game this year after mid-September but was still excluded. Bama lost 2 of their last 4 games and was still included.
Your resume is your resume regardless of when the games occurred.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:34 am to usc6158
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ND refused to play in September, which was the only viable date in the modern landscape, and then ran a media campaign around it to paint themselves as the victim.
“In fact, the two programs were on the verge of finalizing a two-year extension of their agreement in late November, with USC agreeing to host Notre Dame next season on the traditional date after Thanksgiving and the Irish hosting in 2027.
However, USC officials determined that the game date was not ideal considering past decisions from the CFP selection committee in punishing schools for losses, especially those late in the season.“
The game could’ve remained at the same dates it’s been for decades. ND had already accommodated USC for decades by not making USC play in South Bend in November. USC was fine with the current dates, until considering further the potential consequences of a loss* (which, based on recent series history, would be very, very likely).
*Also, as an aside, a bit ironic, given how the at-large scenario played out this year. Date of loss used to be much more impactful in cfb than I think it is now, which I do think is a good thing.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:36 am to Horsemeat
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0 benefit to anybody to play competitive out of conference games now. None - if you win, great, but the punishment is not worth the reward.
Miami would not be in the playoff without the ND win.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:37 am to RollTide1987
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Or USC not imploding the Pac 12 and moving almost the entire conference to the Big Ten? Scheduling wouldn't be an issue at all. They could lose to Notre Dame late, win the Pac 12, and still go to the CFP
The management of the PAC-12 conference was damn near criminally negligent. The PAC12 network was horribly mismanaged when it should have been the gold standard for all sports not football and basketball.
The death of the old PAC-12 makes me so damn nostalgic for what we once had with a true, regional P6
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:37 am to Buckeye Fan 19
The fact of the matter is, ND needs Southern Cal and not the other way around. 
Posted on 12/22/25 at 11:37 am to Buckeye Fan 19
There was an agreement to play Week Zero and ND said no.
USC will have a top 5 SOS without ND this year while ND will be playing a AAC schedule.
USC will have a top 5 SOS without ND this year while ND will be playing a AAC schedule.
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