Yep, as the 2 main conferences and the 3rd (big 12) start taking over, ND could easliy be on the outside looking in. Sure the ND brand will still carry some weight, going undefeated or having 1 lose in season should be OK to get into the CFB playoffs, 2 loses as we saw this year puts them on the outside. It will be more difficult for ND to schedule high caliber teams as they want a few practice games prior to league play