This would require NCAA approval, but how about an Independent palyoff game after regular season ends. We could even make it an "honor our armed services people" game. We could play the weekend after the season ends the best of the service academies - - Army, Navy or the Air Force. We would need to replace the Navy game with another team, maybe Oklahoma, Texas or some other recognized perennial power house.
I think the Naval Academy would forgive us for not scheduling them annualy. This would mean additional revenue to ND and might quite the critics about not playing a thirteenth game.
Not a perfect scenario, but food for thought.
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