23andCounting Posted May 29 Posted May 29 23 hours ago, Bash Riprock said: Is ND losing Texas from the schedule in upcoming years? Writer indicates Indiana and Bama are in question as well. Notre Dame in danger of losing major future opponent It doesn't matter. A one loss Notre Dame team is guaranteed to make the playoff no matter the schedule strength. I don't blame programs like USC and Texas for questioning their sanity by scheduling the Irish in today's college football landscape. Nor would I blame IU and Alabama. The new model for the B1G and the SEC is to schedule cupcakes wherever possible. That's the key ingredient to making the playoff for those two conferences. The committee gives no credit for losses against good teams. Notre Dame will be better served if they start pushing more games against ACC and Big 12 programs. Those conferences need Notre Dame on their schedules, whereas the other two do not. Quote
Bash Riprock Posted May 30 Posted May 30 18 hours ago, 23andCounting said: It doesn't matter. A one loss Notre Dame team is guaranteed to make the playoff no matter the schedule strength. I don't blame programs like USC and Texas for questioning their sanity by scheduling the Irish in today's college football landscape. Nor would I blame IU and Alabama. The new model for the B1G and the SEC is to schedule cupcakes wherever possible. That's the key ingredient to making the playoff for those two conferences. The committee gives no credit for losses against good teams. Notre Dame will be better served if they start pushing more games against ACC and Big 12 programs. Those conferences need Notre Dame on their schedules, whereas the other two do not. Those teams schedule "cupcakes" because of the strength of their conference. The teams in question of playing ND in the future, all had stronger SOS's than ND this past season. This is a real concern for ND...and that is SOS in future seasons. With ACC teams offer stronger SOS's? Wll ACC (outside of the guaranteed 5 games) and the Big 12 be inclined to play ND? I am not as sure they need ND as much as you think they do....can't see schools like Texas Tech and Arizona State running out to schedule ND. Ultimately, will this push ND to a conference?? Quote
23andCounting Posted May 30 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, Bash Riprock said: Those teams schedule "cupcakes" because of the strength of their conference. Correct 1 hour ago, Bash Riprock said: The teams in question of playing ND in the future, all had stronger SOS's than ND this past season. Correct 1 hour ago, Bash Riprock said: This is a real concern for ND...and that is SOS in future seasons. Incorrect...........but debatable. 1 hour ago, Bash Riprock said: Will ACC (outside of the guaranteed 5 games) and the Big 12 be inclined to play ND? I will argue that the ACC and Big 12 do indeed need Notre Dame. They already know that competing with the B1G and SEC is an uphill climb. It's hard for the committee to say "you're not deserving" if you beat a Freeman lead Irish team. I think those two conferences need to go in with a "go big or go home" approach to scheduling. Not to mention the kind of revenue at stake when Notre Dame comes to town. 1 hour ago, Bash Riprock said: Ultimately, will this push ND to a conference?? Potentially, if your above concerns come to fruition. But I don't think so. Notre Dame is pretty resilient with their independent status. And again, even without Texas, USC, Indiana, or Alabama, a one loss Notre Dame team more than likely makes a 12 team playoff. If the Irish get strong armed as teams like Texas Tech, Arizona State, Clemson (by choice, Miami (by choice), or North Carolina (by choice) opt not to schedule them down the road, then yeah. maybe conference affilliation 5 years down the road is in the cards. Quote
Bobref Posted May 30 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, 23andCounting said: Potentially, if your above concerns come to fruition. But I don't think so. Notre Dame is pretty resilient with their independent status. And again, even without Texas, USC, Indiana, or Alabama, a one loss Notre Dame team more than likely makes a 12 team playoff. If the Irish get strong armed as teams like Texas Tech, Arizona State, Clemson (by choice, Miami (by choice), or North Carolina (by choice) opt not to schedule them down the road, then yeah. maybe conference affilliation 5 years down the road is in the cards. If the CFP goes to 24 teams, as the B1G is pushing, that eliminates the pressure to join a conference to increase SOS. It’s been 10 years since the Irish finished a season outside the top 24, and as long as Freeman is there, it’s highly unlikely. Quote
23andCounting Posted May 30 Posted May 30 1 hour ago, Bobref said: If the CFP goes to 24 teams, as the B1G is pushing, that eliminates the pressure to join a conference to increase SOS. It’s been 10 years since the Irish finished a season outside the top 24, and as long as Freeman is there, it’s highly unlikely. They are a lock in a 24 team field with two losses and a weak schedule. Quote
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