A 100 year old Football Rivalry Ending?

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Anonymous wrote:Those two programs haven't been consistently at top for years. Notre Dame needs to join a conference or they will be on the outside looking in.

Um, who was i the National Championship last year? Oh right, ND.

Thanks to their independent status. In a real conference their record would probably take a hit.

They’re basically playing an ACC schedule.

5 ACC games are not equal to 9 Big Ten or 8 SEC games

That’s true, but 5 ACC games plus USC, Michigan etc every year is a stronger schedule than most ACC teams experience, and while not the B10 or SEC it’s still a real conference. ND would probably do better in the ACC than as an independent.

Notre Dame backed (chickened) out of its Michigan rivalry years ago. Now they’re going to back out with USC. Always citing scheduling as the reason. In other words they want to schedule more sure fire wins. Notice Navy and Stanford are still on the schedule?

Notre Dame has won eight of the last 10 games they have played against USC, including the last three in a row. You have no idea what you’re talking about.

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I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

Whoever it is, he just doesn’t get it. Notre Dame plays Navy every year because Navy want the game and Notre Dame is grateful to Navy for basically keeping the school open during WWII. And Notre Dame plays Stanford as much as it can because it helps recruiting on the West Coast and because it values Stanford academics.

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The Marcus Freeman era is here. There will be no reason for Notre Dame to ever join a conference. Recruiting is easier than ever because they want to be coached by MF and get a degree from ND.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

Whoever it is, he just doesn’t get it. Notre Dame plays Navy every year because Navy want the game and Notre Dame is grateful to Navy for basically keeping the school open during WWII. And Notre Dame plays Stanford as much as it can because it helps recruiting on the West Coast and because it values Stanford academics.

….and 2 guaranteed wins most years. ND did back out of the Michigan rivalry. You know why? They lost more than they won. ND values Stanford academics. Please. If Stanford started winning consistently against them, they would be axed just like they did to Michigan. Notre Dame can’t have too many losses and still stay independent. It’s all about the $$$

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Anonymous wrote:USC and ND have been making the trip for a 100 years. The travel is not the issue. But for some reason, colleges in California aren't keeping up with changes in football. USC, Cal, Stanford, and UCLA all seem to fading fast in the new era. And looking at their empty stadiums, they seem to have lost a lot of fans in recent years. Not sure how to fix it except through better coaching and recruiting.

It's simple. The schools have become really asian.

Doesn’t matter what the reason is, it’s a good thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

Whoever it is, he just doesn’t get it. Notre Dame plays Navy every year because Navy want the game and Notre Dame is grateful to Navy for basically keeping the school open during WWII. And Notre Dame plays Stanford as much as it can because it helps recruiting on the West Coast and because it values Stanford academics.

….and 2 guaranteed wins most years. ND did back out of the Michigan rivalry. You know why? They lost more than they won. ND values Stanford academics. Please. If Stanford started winning consistently against them, they would be axed just like they did to Michigan. Notre Dame can’t have too many losses and still stay independent. It’s all about the $$$

Notre Dame ended it due to scheduling constraints after they agreed to play ACC teams. See below:

The most recent end to the rivalry stemmed from Notre Dame's conference affiliation changes and scheduling constraints. In September 2012, Notre Dame announced that it would move all sports except football from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). As part of this deal, Notre Dame's football team committed to playing at least five ACC opponents each season to maintain ties with the conference. This required a major overhaul of their non-conference schedule.

To accommodate the ACC games while preserving their most cherished rivalries—such as annual series with USC, Stanford, and Navy—Notre Dame exercised a contractual opt-out clause to cancel the scheduled home-and-home games against Michigan for 2015–2017. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick informed Michigan's AD Dave Brandon via letter just 10 days after the ACC announcement, providing the required three-year notice. The final game under the original agreement was in 2014, a 31–0 Notre Dame shutout in South Bend.

This decision was purely logistical and financial: Notre Dame needed to prioritize ACC matchups for revenue and scheduling balance, as the conference shift brought stability and media deals. Michigan had already opted out of potential future games (2018–2019) earlier, but Notre Dame's move sealed the series' indefinite pause. Both schools expressed interest in future games, leading to a brief revival in 2018 (Notre Dame win, 24–17) and 2019 (Michigan win, 45–14), but no further dates were added.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

Whoever it is, he just doesn’t get it. Notre Dame plays Navy every year because Navy want the game and Notre Dame is grateful to Navy for basically keeping the school open during WWII. And Notre Dame plays Stanford as much as it can because it helps recruiting on the West Coast and because it values Stanford academics.

….and 2 guaranteed wins most years. ND did back out of the Michigan rivalry. You know why? They lost more than they won. ND values Stanford academics. Please. If Stanford started winning consistently against them, they would be axed just like they did to Michigan. Notre Dame can’t have too many losses and still stay independent. It’s all about the $$$

Notre Dame ended it due to scheduling constraints after they agreed to play ACC teams. See below:

The most recent end to the rivalry stemmed from Notre Dame's conference affiliation changes and scheduling constraints. In September 2012, Notre Dame announced that it would move all sports except football from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). As part of this deal, Notre Dame's football team committed to playing at least five ACC opponents each season to maintain ties with the conference. This required a major overhaul of their non-conference schedule.

To accommodate the ACC games while preserving their most cherished rivalries—such as annual series with USC, Stanford, and Navy—Notre Dame exercised a contractual opt-out clause to cancel the scheduled home-and-home games against Michigan for 2015–2017. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick informed Michigan's AD Dave Brandon via letter just 10 days after the ACC announcement, providing the required three-year notice. The final game under the original agreement was in 2014, a 31–0 Notre Dame shutout in South Bend.

This decision was purely logistical and financial: Notre Dame needed to prioritize ACC matchups for revenue and scheduling balance, as the conference shift brought stability and media deals. Michigan had already opted out of potential future games (2018–2019) earlier, but Notre Dame's move sealed the series' indefinite pause. Both schools expressed interest in future games, leading to a brief revival in 2018 (Notre Dame win, 24–17) and 2019 (Michigan win, 45–14), but no further dates were added.

PS: ND would totally destroy Michigan if they played them tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

Whoever it is, he just doesn’t get it. Notre Dame plays Navy every year because Navy want the game and Notre Dame is grateful to Navy for basically keeping the school open during WWII. And Notre Dame plays Stanford as much as it can because it helps recruiting on the West Coast and because it values Stanford academics.

….and 2 guaranteed wins most years. ND did back out of the Michigan rivalry. You know why? They lost more than they won. ND values Stanford academics. Please. If Stanford started winning consistently against them, they would be axed just like they did to Michigan. Notre Dame can’t have too many losses and still stay independent. It’s all about the $$$

Notre Dame ended it due to scheduling constraints after they agreed to play ACC teams. See below:

The most recent end to the rivalry stemmed from Notre Dame's conference affiliation changes and scheduling constraints. In September 2012, Notre Dame announced that it would move all sports except football from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). As part of this deal, Notre Dame's football team committed to playing at least five ACC opponents each season to maintain ties with the conference. This required a major overhaul of their non-conference schedule.

To accommodate the ACC games while preserving their most cherished rivalries—such as annual series with USC, Stanford, and Navy—Notre Dame exercised a contractual opt-out clause to cancel the scheduled home-and-home games against Michigan for 2015–2017. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick informed Michigan's AD Dave Brandon via letter just 10 days after the ACC announcement, providing the required three-year notice. The final game under the original agreement was in 2014, a 31–0 Notre Dame shutout in South Bend.

This decision was purely logistical and financial: Notre Dame needed to prioritize ACC matchups for revenue and scheduling balance, as the conference shift brought stability and media deals. Michigan had already opted out of potential future games (2018–2019) earlier, but Notre Dame's move sealed the series' indefinite pause. Both schools expressed interest in future games, leading to a brief revival in 2018 (Notre Dame win, 24–17) and 2019 (Michigan win, 45–14), but no further dates were added.

PS: ND would totally destroy Michigan if they played them tomorrow.

Like they destroyed Texas A&M and Miami this year? The last time ND played Michigan, which you conveniently left out, Michigan destroyed ND 45-14. Michigan was ranked #19 and ND was #8.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401112227/notre-dame-michigan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

Whoever it is, he just doesn’t get it. Notre Dame plays Navy every year because Navy want the game and Notre Dame is grateful to Navy for basically keeping the school open during WWII. And Notre Dame plays Stanford as much as it can because it helps recruiting on the West Coast and because it values Stanford academics.

….and 2 guaranteed wins most years. ND did back out of the Michigan rivalry. You know why? They lost more than they won. ND values Stanford academics. Please. If Stanford started winning consistently against them, they would be axed just like they did to Michigan. Notre Dame can’t have too many losses and still stay independent. It’s all about the $$$

Notre Dame ended it due to scheduling constraints after they agreed to play ACC teams. See below:

The most recent end to the rivalry stemmed from Notre Dame's conference affiliation changes and scheduling constraints. In September 2012, Notre Dame announced that it would move all sports except football from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). As part of this deal, Notre Dame's football team committed to playing at least five ACC opponents each season to maintain ties with the conference. This required a major overhaul of their non-conference schedule.

To accommodate the ACC games while preserving their most cherished rivalries—such as annual series with USC, Stanford, and Navy—Notre Dame exercised a contractual opt-out clause to cancel the scheduled home-and-home games against Michigan for 2015–2017. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick informed Michigan's AD Dave Brandon via letter just 10 days after the ACC announcement, providing the required three-year notice. The final game under the original agreement was in 2014, a 31–0 Notre Dame shutout in South Bend.

This decision was purely logistical and financial: Notre Dame needed to prioritize ACC matchups for revenue and scheduling balance, as the conference shift brought stability and media deals. Michigan had already opted out of potential future games (2018–2019) earlier, but Notre Dame's move sealed the series' indefinite pause. Both schools expressed interest in future games, leading to a brief revival in 2018 (Notre Dame win, 24–17) and 2019 (Michigan win, 45–14), but no further dates were added.

PS: ND would totally destroy Michigan if they played them tomorrow.

Like they destroyed Texas A&M and Miami this year? The last time ND played Michigan, which you conveniently left out, Michigan destroyed ND 45-14. Michigan was ranked #19 and ND was #8.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401112227/notre-dame-michigan

My mistake. To your credit, you did add the thrashing in 2019.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the USC booster is for USC or just a downright ND hater. Maybe both!

Whoever it is, he just doesn’t get it. Notre Dame plays Navy every year because Navy want the game and Notre Dame is grateful to Navy for basically keeping the school open during WWII. And Notre Dame plays Stanford as much as it can because it helps recruiting on the West Coast and because it values Stanford academics.

….and 2 guaranteed wins most years. ND did back out of the Michigan rivalry. You know why? They lost more than they won. ND values Stanford academics. Please. If Stanford started winning consistently against them, they would be axed just like they did to Michigan. Notre Dame can’t have too many losses and still stay independent. It’s all about the $$$

Notre Dame ended it due to scheduling constraints after they agreed to play ACC teams. See below:

The most recent end to the rivalry stemmed from Notre Dame's conference affiliation changes and scheduling constraints. In September 2012, Notre Dame announced that it would move all sports except football from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). As part of this deal, Notre Dame's football team committed to playing at least five ACC opponents each season to maintain ties with the conference. This required a major overhaul of their non-conference schedule.

To accommodate the ACC games while preserving their most cherished rivalries—such as annual series with USC, Stanford, and Navy—Notre Dame exercised a contractual opt-out clause to cancel the scheduled home-and-home games against Michigan for 2015–2017. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick informed Michigan's AD Dave Brandon via letter just 10 days after the ACC announcement, providing the required three-year notice. The final game under the original agreement was in 2014, a 31–0 Notre Dame shutout in South Bend.

This decision was purely logistical and financial: Notre Dame needed to prioritize ACC matchups for revenue and scheduling balance, as the conference shift brought stability and media deals. Michigan had already opted out of potential future games (2018–2019) earlier, but Notre Dame's move sealed the series' indefinite pause. Both schools expressed interest in future games, leading to a brief revival in 2018 (Notre Dame win, 24–17) and 2019 (Michigan win, 45–14), but no further dates were added.

PS: ND would totally destroy Michigan if they played them tomorrow.

Like they destroyed Texas A&M and Miami this year? The last time ND played Michigan, which you conveniently left out, Michigan destroyed ND 45-14. Michigan was ranked #19 and ND was #8.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401112227/notre-dame-michigan

Miami and Texas A&M were the first two games of the season. The loss to Miami was by 3 points and Texas A&M by 1 point. All other games were definitive wins by ND, including USC. Miami was the first of the season and an away game with a freshman QB doing his first ever start in college and a brand new defensive coordinator. Both have improved significantly since then and the voters in the polls see this. ND will be in the playoffs this year. And I will say it again -- ND would destroy Michigan if they played this year.

[Anonymous]

Ohio State is the King of the Big10. Harbaugh saw the handwriting and got out before things went south. IU, USC, and Penn State with the right coach will outperform the wolverines.

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Anonymous wrote:Ohio State is the King of the Big10. Harbaugh saw the handwriting and got out before things went south. IU, USC, and Penn State with the right coach will outperform the wolverines.

And it also helps to leave before you get caught cheating.

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Irish are the best at these sizzle videos.

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Anonymous wrote:Irish are the best at these sizzle videos.

Was just reading some of the replies on this. Is it true that Lincoln Riley refused to shake hands with Marcus Freeman after the game?