re: After ducking USC, Notre Dama will play eight teams with at least 8 losses in 2025.

Brian Kelly was the mastermind behind their soft arse schedules. Freeman’s future schedules look a little different. Of course, one guy is a little tougher than the other.

BOTH "ducked" the game.

Or more accurately, both were willing to play. But they could not agree on when the game would be played.

ND wanted to continue the tradition of playing the game in October (went at ND) and at the end of the season (when at USC). USC did not want to play ND during the Big 10 schedule.

This year the game would have been at USC on November 28th. USC did not want to play ND at the end of the season. So they proposed playing it as the season opener in "week 0". ND did not want to play it then. Now it's just a silly pissing match blaming each other with BOTH are at "fault"

I'm pretty sure the Big Ten would be fine with an unofficial 4-game agreement if it involves playing traditional rivals like Purdue, MSU, Michigan, and USC almost every year.

I dont have an issue w/ being independent.
Have a real schedule
Img in Florida gods and plays top raked teams all over the country at least they are using their freedom to go play high end schools. ND has that ability and gets rice.
If they do not play a top 25 schedule to start the season then they shouldn't qualify.

Notre dame is a disgrace, not just to CFB but to humanity. Pedo pushing freaks

Hey ND, you’re welcome to come on down south and join the SEC. We will gladly take your $ and throw it into our pot.

We would gladly love to get into the Chicago market and piss off Big10 folks. Indiana borders Kentucky so it’s not even close to the jumble that the Big10 has with USC/UCLA/Oregon/Washington.

South Bend travel to and from most of the SEC isn’t nearly as expensive as traveling from the east coast to the west coast for sports. Just saying. It’s not as far fetched as people think


ND would NEVER agree to an even rev share in a conference. They’re too greedy and fearful of losing their status.

It’s only a matter of time before Texas goes independent

Thats pretty much a de facto ACC schedule with bad B1G teams as OOC. Navy and BYU are comparable to Georgia Tech and Florida State/Clemson(they’re no longer 2017 Clemson, get that out of your head)

You are right. I just realized I must have skimmed it. The sad thing is, 6 people upvoted that post.

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As a catholic, I absolutely abhor the fact that Notre Dame is considered THE Catholic University

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I really wish Creighton or Gonzaga would get a football program going. There's plenty of FCS catholic schools like Incarnate Word in San Antonio, just need a different top shelf team with a football program.