ND will only exacerbate it, in my opinion. The BIG10 does NOT have enough quality teams to fill a schedule with BIG MARKET matchups.... to be honest you will have only 1-2 big games a year (OSU, Oregon, Penn St, Michigan) and the rest are now mid. Nebraska has lost all of its rivalry's and playing the likes of Iowa or Northwestern each week is of no national interest. Even this year, Nebraska gets all excited about their team (5-1) because they haven't played anyone... then they lose to Minnesota. They can have their best record in a decade and still have no national respect.
USC is headed to the same fate. West Coast teams, of all sports, are afterthoughts because of the time difference and unless there is a coaching change, this #1 recruiting class will have the same fate as Caleb Williams teams... under performing. Can you watch this USC team fold Saturday and think it will chance to beat OSU in the future (unless there is a dramatic change from the top-down)? USC will not support a program that can't win a BIG10 championship or even make an expanded playoff for long. Again, USC will be the west coast Nebraska and ND would enjoy piling on them for the rest of the decade, but we might start feeling sorry for them, as well!
Replies to: "I don't disagree with their rationale, however, USC is headed for a Nebraskaesque future and losing"
- Interesting Post on ND-USC [LINK]
- irishone - 10:49am 10/22/25
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- USC has made themselves just another Big 10 team... instead of perpetual kings of the left coast. - Curly1918 - 1:39pm 10/22/25
- "People go to USC because it is easier to spell than UCLA." - Lou Holtz [NT]
- FoolBear - 1:52pm 10/22/25
- I’d offer UCLA the spot on ND’s football schedule and a perpetual home and home on the basketball - sweetbobbyg - 3:43pm 10/22/25
- While this is a good suggestion, I don’t think UCLA wants to play us either. - Hensou - 4:57pm 10/22/25
- More cash to grab, no? [NT]
- sweetbobbyg - 8:43pm 10/22/25
- I think they’d prefer to buy a victory against a local pushover. [NT] - Hensou - 10:54pm 10/22/25
- More cash to grab, no? [NT]
- sweetbobbyg - 8:43pm 10/22/25
- While this is a good suggestion, I don’t think UCLA wants to play us either. - Hensou - 4:57pm 10/22/25
- I’d offer UCLA the spot on ND’s football schedule and a perpetual home and home on the basketball - sweetbobbyg - 3:43pm 10/22/25
- "People go to USC because it is easier to spell than UCLA." - Lou Holtz [NT]
- FoolBear - 1:52pm 10/22/25
- I don't disagree with their rationale, however, USC is headed for a Nebraskaesque future and losing - FoolBear - 12:51pm 10/22/25
- Yes, it will be much harder to dominate. [NT] - Hensou - 3:10pm 10/22/25
- Laughable how this B10 gomer claims it is ND who won't sign an extension. No credibility. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:32pm 10/22/25
- Their opinion would carry more weight if they didn't just get their butts kicked. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:46am 10/22/25
- Isn't the bigger question: why do schools even need conferences any more? Nix the middle man. [NT]
- LanceManion - 11:24am 10/22/25
- This is an easy fix for the Power 5. 6 regional divisions, 11 teams each. - jakers - 11:58am 10/22/25
- I think this is where it ends up, or something like it. Anyone who sees ND's haul from 2024 CFP and - LanceManion - 1:57pm 10/22/25
- This is inevitable. - D2 - 1:14pm 10/22/25
- This structure would be great. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:47pm 10/22/25
- This is an easy fix for the Power 5. 6 regional divisions, 11 teams each. - jakers - 11:58am 10/22/25
- The article is pure crap. Opinion not facts. - Hensou - 11:23am 10/22/25
- EVERY major school will only want to play ND in the first three weeks of the season going forward... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:20am 10/22/25
- Possibly true. So why give usc a favored spot? - Hensou - 11:41am 10/22/25
- I would not give them a favored spot. Series should stay scheduled substantially as it is in my view [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:07pm 10/22/25
- Possibly true. So why give usc a favored spot? - Hensou - 11:41am 10/22/25
- Big Ten Information and News. Not biased at all. - jimbasil - 10:59am 10/22/25
- USC has made themselves just another Big 10 team... instead of perpetual kings of the left coast. - Curly1918 - 1:39pm 10/22/25