Bash Riprock

You won’t believe anything other than in your own mind. You said nothing on the LA Times link I provided and I’m sure you will discredit SI as well if it doesn’t align with your view. Perhaps you can start providing “credible” links.

My point is both sides turned down the deal. ND made an initial proposal. SC said no and came back with a counter. ND said no and it ended. 23..,,earlier provided LA Times…Sports illustrated link below. Good enough? https://www.si.com/college/usc/football/real-truth-usc-trojans-notre-dame-rivalry-pause-college-football-playoff

You stated USC wouldn’t agree to a long term deal…I’m asking why would it have to be long term? Lock up a 2 year deal like other deals ND has put in place. Buys time to work on a longer term deal.

ND agreed to a 2 year deal with BYU. Indiana is a 2 year deal. Why would the USC deal need to be longer?

Guess not a Coach Whittingham fan….

I’m not suggesting punishment at all. But I will say ND better be open to compromise when it comes to scheduling. They will not always hold the best cards. Schools that feel they can play for the playoffs will absolutely be reluctant to schedule them late in the year given their own conference demands.

I wouldn’t say playing ND is an automatic loss for them, but absolutely a tough game. Why would anyone want to play a ND late in the season while playing through a tough conference schedule? Even if SC beats ND, it just takes a toll on a team that by then is pretty beaten up. I thought USC offered a decent compromise to start off the season against ND. Not sure why the Irish didn’t agree.

Its not about threats....its about the risk/return for scheduling difficult non-conference games when its not really needed given the SOS in these megaconferences are satisfactory to get the ratings and FPI needed to get into the playoffs. Additionally, like USC, many teams do not desire tough non-conference games in the final half of their seasons, that create a scheduling challenge for ND as an independent. I disagree there are "many" P4 programs "jumping" at the chance to schedule ND. There are fewer and fewer willing to do so given the risk/return and I bet that number drops to a very few for teams later in the season. Hopefully, the ACC will agree to schedule their 5 conference games against ND the last 5 weeks of the season. But even when push comes to shove, and we've seen it with pushing for Miami in the playoffs, the ACC will stick to their own best interest vs ND's. Its not the advantage you think it is to be an independent. Years ago, there were several independent teams. There is a reason now why there are only 2 independent teams, and UConn is certainly not a football power.

Looks like judge denied the motion to dismiss the former Michigan OC charges for his 10 charges for aggravated identity theft....more than 3300 student athletes...mostly women. What a mess...what a culture...... Who hired both Sherrone Moore and Matt Weiss at University of Michigan?? Of yeah...that "great coach" Jim Harbaugh.... https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47398842/judge-rules-matt-weiss-face-aggravated-id-theft-charges

That’s fine. But remember when it comes to scheduling, conferences place priority on their own. ND has to accept that reality.

So the joke is on all except 2 teams?? ND and UConn. Interesting logic…

That is a decent exodus if he’s right….

Temp is way too quiet….penalty box??

Leavitt to IU? https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/transfer-portal/2-4-million-qb-sam-leavitt-down-to-three-college-football-programs-oregon-indiana-lsu

Bill Plaschke,, writer for the LA Times goes full nuclear on ND for the series ending with USC

When the current interim head coach claims the organization at Michigan has been malfunctioning for 5 years, that is newsworthy. That period spans 2 different head coaches, and is the opinion of a Michigan insider that lives in this culture. That says a ton about the entire Michigan administration, including head coaches. Additionally, Harbaugh hired Moore to his staff in 2018 and heavily endorsed him for the Michigan head coaching job when he left for the Chargers. Michigan has a mess to clean up and according to Poggi, it didn't start with Moore....which most of us already knew.

I am not sure Riley gets to make that decision on his own. FB16 is correct....now that SC is in a megaconference, there is no upside now to playing ND...ESPECiALLY late in the season. I think the series would have most likely continued had ND met SC's request to play the game early. Evidently, they couldn't make the schedules work. SC has to travel enough playing in the Big 10, going east. To put another long trip east (evey other year) late in the season is not helpful. (not to mention the committee seems to forgive early season losses much more than late season losses) Much to risk and most likely doesn't move their SOS that much. Keyshawn...such a think tank! We should all listen to his countless pearls of wisdom. Then why was the new agreement added in the first place if it wasn't potentially advantageous??

Somehow, the committee had no problem putting IU and ND in a first round game last year. They would have no issues putting them in the same bracket this year or any year in the future. That is a game that would bring intrigue and ratings. But you are probably right as to where they would have been with the seedings this year had they Irish made it in.

It would seem a current Michigan assistant now interim head coach claims Michigan has been a mess over the past 5 years. That includes part of the Harbaugh tenure. Perhaps he sold out to get the big one??? Great coach? Very good coach?

So what do you do with schools outside the P4? Have their own playoffs? Kind of like high school class football? I could get behind that.