Indiana just dropped UMass to play FCS Jacksonville State on their 2027 schedule.
This would be your example Kirk.
Notre Dame's schedules are not a result of ND not wanting to schedule tougher opponents, but are a result of tougher opponents not wanting to schedule ND.
Herbstreit has a point about weak scheduling, but chose exactly the wrong example.
Our schedule this year is also way stronger than Miamis.