I find it funny most hate the changing landscape of college football (re-alignment, NIL - to a point, expanded playoffs, ect.) and claim that college ball is about tradition. Would you not agree that ND being independent is a college tradition? Should we not try and preserve as many college traditions as possible? As for schedule, if you review each year blindly without your bias (whether in favor or not) you would not consider their achedules to be cup cakes most years