Are you content playing a full schedule of patsies? There's no reason for an elite team to play ND.

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Are you content playing a full schedule of patsies? There's no reason for an elite team to play ND.

Author: Curly1918 (17374 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 2:25 pm on Dec 4, 2025

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And how prepared will we be during the playoffs if we've never faces serious competition?

Replies to: "Are you content playing a full schedule of patsies? There's no reason for an elite team to play ND."

If we are frozen out of the playoffs should we join a conference? - Curly1918 - 1:28pm 12/4/25 (22) [View All]
- We could have lost the first two games in a conference! [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:39am 12/5/25
- Only the new Super Conference. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 9:30pm 12/4/25
- No! ND will not be excluded. Networks love ND, Yankees & Cowboys! Great TV ratings! Love or hate - irishslovak - 4:50pm 12/4/25
  - Re: No! ND will not be excluded. - irishelder - 5:23pm 12/4/25
- Yes, let’s dump 130+ years of tradition because we lost our first two games - Nigel Tufnel - 3:08pm 12/4/25
  - Our 130+ year "tradition" did not involve a full schedule of patsies. - Curly1918 - 4:43pm 12/4/25
    - True - Chicago Pre-Flight was a tough out [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 5:44pm 12/4/25
      - Read the new Leahy book. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:33pm 12/4/25
        Thanks - I plan to - Nigel Tufnel - 2:26pm 12/5/25
      - Lost to Physicians & Surgeons a couple times...along with Indianapolis Light Artillery... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:17pm 12/4/25
    - the scheduling will be the challenge. Until the conferences get all the automatic qualifiers they - WestCoastIrishFan - 5:16pm 12/4/25
- No. The traditional conferences will go away at some point. Plus, I think we'd get screwed. - LanceManion - 3:02pm 12/4/25
  - The dissolution of conferences will be a litigation apocalypse involving many parties. - Curly1918 - 4:46pm 12/4/25
  - . [NT] - Curly1918 - 4:46pm 12/4/25
- If u want to be independent, it comes with strings attached. - ndphysics - 2:59pm 12/4/25
- ND stakeholders will prevent a true conference affiliation. This is fine as long as the same people - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:37pm 12/4/25
- No. The CFP will go to 16 and we'll be able to get in any year we're good. [NT] - Chrisb - 1:49pm 12/4/25
  - Are you content playing a full schedule of patsies? There's no reason for an elite team to play ND. - Curly1918 - 2:25pm 12/4/25
    - Elite teams have played us and will play us. - Hensou - 3:01pm 12/4/25
  - No. So we can play a 7-5 opponent in the title game? Just win 1 of two to start the season. [NT] - ELP - 1:50pm 12/4/25
    - Clemson, Florida State, Miami and Virgina Tech are traditional powers who will recover... - Curly1918 - 2:22pm 12/4/25
      - Those teams play us now. We made it last year and would have this year if we win at least 1 of 2. - ELP - 6:13pm 12/4/25

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