Sat, 9/5 If we had a schedule with the first 6 games looking like this what do think the media would be saying??? This is the defending champions Hoosier schedule by the way. vsUNT TBD Tickets as low as $111 Sat, 9/12 vsHOW TBD Tickets as low as $94 Sat, 9/19 vsWKU TBD Tickets as low as $105 Sat, 9/26 vsNU TBD Tickets as low as $138 Sat, 10/3 @RUTG TBD Tickets as low as $102 Sat, 10/10 @NEB TBD Tickets as low as $132
I didn't watch but another tough loss for the Irish men at home to UVA . Double OT, but reported that we blew a 19 point lead and had opportunity to win in regulation and both OT but couldn't get it done.
Bob, Please don't miss my point. I realize the back end of their schedule is tough. My point is that ND would get raked over the coals if the start of their schedule was the same as IUs.
Our schedule isn't especially tough either . 5 ACC teams, including Miami. with 3 Big 10 teams along with Rice and Navy. We do open with Wisconsin at Lambeau field. In year's past that would be a strong opener. But not sure what Wisconsin will be like this year
Tim, I just felt that one had to look at Indiana’s entire schedule to judge it. They are playing 9 bowl teams. In comparison, Miami’s schedule certainly looks soft but nobody is focusing on them. Sept. 4 - at Stanford Sept. 10 - vs. Florida A&M Sept. 18 - at Wake Forest Sept. 26 - vs. Central Michigan Oct. 3 - at Clemson Oct. 10 - Off Week Oct. 17 - vs. Florida State Oct. 24 - vs. Pittsburgh Oct. 31 - at North Carolina Nov. 7 - at Notre Dame Nov. 14 - vs. Duke Nov. 20 - vs. Virginia Tech Nov. 28 - vs. Boston College In ND’s case, when they scheduled MSU and Wisconsin, both were solid nationally recognized programs. Can’t fault ND for failing to foresee that both were going to implode.
Thanks, Bob. I've been saying that for years. It's nice to have someone outside the ND "family" acknowledge it. Re: Tim's post. Tim, I understand what you're saying, but after IU won the B10 championship and went on to win the national championship, just like Ohio State and Michigan in the 2 prior years, no one in his/her right mind is going to criticize IU's schedule or the B10 in general. Our friends down south may not agree, but it's apparent to me that the B10 and the SEC are pretty darn close, if not equal, in overall SOS.
For what it’s worth the B10 has currently surpassed the SEC or at best matched them, yeah I know that’s sacrilegious to the networks but it’s becoming apparent. As far as Miami’s schedule it’s a current ACC schedule in a league that’s teetering. 2030 offers the $75 mil buyout that will see Clemson, FSU and Miami eyeing other pastures to feed on.
Strength of Schedule has nothing to do with anyone doing anything wrong. Conferences schedules are set. Sometimes you have a tough schedule and sometimes you don’t. But it should still be a consideration in the rankings. Indiana finished undefeated and won decisively. There is no debating that. If you don’t lose a game, there will never be any doubt about getting into the playoffs. The problem comes when you do lose a game or two and you have played 4, 5 or 6 ranked teams. How do you decide who is number 12 and number 13? I submit that SOS has to be a key component of those decisions. I do think that playing a tough out of conference opponent is stupid under the current system. There is no upside.
Terry, based on a post I saw a short while ago on X, it's public knowledge that Lou's entered hospice care, which means he's near the end.
Irish women lost at CAL last night. They played hard but had so many fouls, all the players had 4 fouls. It didn't help that CAL shot 70% from 3 point land. Also looks like more turnover on the football staff. Mickens left for Baltimore and Al Washington is leaving for the Dolphins. Freeman has some good candidates for both positions. I guess it's what happens when you have success on the field. Saban had this every year.
Rumours flying around that the Irish are leaving the ACC and all sports, except football, will join the Big East. Football will have a limited scheduling agreement with the Big 10 and the SEC. I wonder where the money is coming from to buyout of the ACC deal
Wouldn't the buyout apply only to - or predominantly to - football because of the financial dominance of that particular sport? At this point it's only rumor, but I'd be happy to see it. The BE is not an "easy" conference for basketball or any of the so-called minor sports. One thing that would be more favorable is the travel schedule. Dropping ACC FB teams from the schedule and replacing them with B10/SEC teams would improve our SOS. I'd be surprised that the B10 and SEC football would be agreeable to add a strong ND to schedules in view of the overall toughness of their conference schedules. Oh well. It's just rumor.....or wishful thinking.
This is from an Athletic article; as part of the article, several writers were asked to make a bold prediction for the upcoming season. Here are two responses that are ND-related: Pete Sampson: Notre Dame formally notifies the ACC of its intention to withdraw from the league and enters into a scheduling partnership with the Big Ten/SEC to fill out its missing football scheduling inventory. The rest of the Irish sports shift to the Big East. Scott Dochterman: With the Big Ten whiffing on its preferred CFP format and failing to secure an outside funding package from UC Investments, the league will make a splash by reaching a future football scheduling agreement with Notre Dame. The league will provide up to six games each year for the Irish — including an annual game with USC — and Notre Dame also will move its other sports (men’s hockey already competes in the Big Ten) under the league umbrella in due time. Notre Dame also will join the Big Ten’s bowl package.
I quickly scanned Terry's introduction and went straight to the two comments. As a result I missed that they're predictions and not fact. I've come back to reality, but I hope it - or something similar - happens.
What I don't understand, if the AD is actually working to move away from the ACC, how that will happen. Clemson and FSU both tried and the best they could do was get some financial concessions on how the money is split up. There is a huge poison pill in the agreements all the teams, including ND, have signed and it extends to 2036. So how will the Irish get around what Clemson and FSU could not get around, and were unwilling to pay the amount of money it would take to get out of their relationship with the ACC.
Terry, I wonder if ND belongs in a different way than the other schools. We know it does for football. If this prediction moves closer to reality, I guess we'll find out.
Irish football appears to be about to hire Illinois DC , Aaron Henry, as the DB coach to replace Mickens. No word on the LB coach hire to replace Al Washington. Henery has a history with Chris Ash. On the basketball front the irish women took down Stanford in Palo Alto. As usual Hidalgo was the engine driving the team. She scored basically half the ponts, It was a much needed win for the ladies.