Comments on: What “Soft” Schedule?

By: Her Loyal Sons » Game by Game Predictions are Back Baby!!!

Her Loyal Sons » Game by Game Predictions are Back Baby!!! — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:23:21 +0000

[...] right number here though. I don’t think ND’s schedule is as weak as some say (see my post on it), but I think ND will be well-equipped to handle most of the teams they face. This [...]

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By: trey

trey — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:59:53 +0000

The whole “Service academy” argument only gained momentum a few years ago when, for the first time(ever or in a long time?) we played all three in one year. That’s just not the case in a regular season. As Biscuit said, the only perennial we play is Navy, so if we ever sched one of the others, that’s still only two of the services in one season.

Also, AF is in a really down cycle the last few years, but they had REALLY solid teams in the past. Remember Fischer Deberry?

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By: The Biscuit

The Biscuit — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:07:02 +0000

DTK, Army is also the Academy we play least frequently. Navy is the only perennial.

Carey, sorry if it was a bad example, or to make Troy the poster boy for Eastern [INSERT STATE] or FAU or whatever. Just the first that came to mind. I agree with the scheduling way in advance sentiment.

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By: carey christensen

carey christensen — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:12 +0000

While I wholeheartly agree with much of your rational – picking on Troy is just wrong. They are being picked by Steele himself to finish at 31 I believe. This is a good program and would stand and probably defeat the academies year to year. This will be Florida’s ONLY test of any kind before they start SEC play.
I am a golden domer and love the Irish but schedules are usually made several years in advance – especially with the POWER PROGRAMS which include ND. This year just happens to be down.

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By: brendan

brendan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:07:16 +0000

DTK,
I would argue that Air Force is legit as well, though not as good as Navy. Sure, Army is a cupcake, but in my opinion there’s a world of difference underlying a scheduling philosophy in scheduling a cupcake b/c of your long and storied history with them rather than b/c for a mere $750K you can get a “free” win. If decades from now Ohio State became a regular 1-11 team, no one should fault Michigan for scheduling them and no one should fault ND’s scheduling of Army.

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By: DeepTeaKup

DeepTeaKup — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:22:32 +0000

BTW, I think DI teams playing outside of D1 is pathetic, UM included (insert App State joke wherever).

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By: DeepTeaKup

DeepTeaKup — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:21:40 +0000

Biscuit, I will give you Navy, fair enough. Like I said I was too lazy to look it up, I also think they will suffer without Johnson as HC. Army and Air Force though?

My larger point was that ND’s schedule is nowhere near as “special” as it used to be. Which, if you want to play in a NC game at some point is probably a good thing

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:19:06 +0000

True dat, brother.

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By: FightingSonOfNotreDame

FightingSonOfNotreDame — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:29:23 +0000

Great post brah

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By: The Biscuit

The Biscuit — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:35:18 +0000

And BTW DTK, last year Navy beat Rutgers and #16 Wake Forest. Those are quality wins, and that’s just last year. Do they belong in the same breath as FL or LSU? Clearly not. But they’re not DII or Eastern/Western Michigan either, which is my point.

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