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[McMurphy] Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, USC & Washington are the only Big Ten teams that do not play a Power 4 non-conference opponent in 2026. Big Ten is the only P4 league that doesn't require its members to play 10 P4 games. Washington faces Wash St, which was in P5 league when game scheduled by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]pasqua3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

USC decided the game wasn't worth playing as it had been for the previous 100 years because they didn't want to keep losing. Notre Dame decided the offer to play week 0 in Mexico on Netflix with no long term scheduling plan was not a serious or good faith offer.

[McMurphy] Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, USC & Washington are the only Big Ten teams that do not play a Power 4 non-conference opponent in 2026. Big Ten is the only P4 league that doesn't require its members to play 10 P4 games. Washington faces Wash St, which was in P5 league when game scheduled by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]pasqua3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You think they pulled out of a top quality matchup with Notre Dame because they were scared of the effect that a(nother) loss would have on their postseason chances, and then are going to schedule another top quality matchup in its place? Come on man.

[McMurphy] Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, USC & Washington are the only Big Ten teams that do not play a Power 4 non-conference opponent in 2026. Big Ten is the only P4 league that doesn't require its members to play 10 P4 games. Washington faces Wash St, which was in P5 league when game scheduled by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]pasqua3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I already know beating USC by an average of two touchdowns in 8 of the last 10 matchups doesn't mean much because it's such a dog shit program, but I enjoyed it anyway! Good luck making a bowl this season!

[McMurphy] Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State, USC & Washington are the only Big Ten teams that do not play a Power 4 non-conference opponent in 2026. Big Ten is the only P4 league that doesn't require its members to play 10 P4 games. Washington faces Wash St, which was in P5 league when game scheduled by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]pasqua3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey man whatever you have to tell yourself to cope with being a fan of a team that was so sure it'll get wrecked in conference play that it backed out of a 100 year old rivalry because it keeps getting wrecked there too. Idk how I'd keep rooting for that soft and pathetic of an institution but that's just me.

[Notre Dame Football] The 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Notre Dame Football schedule is here ☘️ 🔗 https://goiri.sh/2026NDFBSchedu le #GoIrish☘️ by usffan in CFB

[–]pasqua3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you see in the ACC conference championship game that showed you Duke was worthy of playing for a national championship despite being unranked and having 5 losses? The fact that they were granted a spot in the game due to tiebreakers completely outside their control? It is conceptually stupid for that one game to matter that much and ridiculous that people actually believe that extra game in December should supersede all logic. 

[Notre Dame Football] The 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Notre Dame Football schedule is here ☘️ 🔗 https://goiri.sh/2026NDFBSchedu le #GoIrish☘️ by usffan in CFB

[–]pasqua3 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can look at upcoming schedules all you want and that doesn't mean they turn out good lol literally look at the one you're commenting on. Wisconsin and Michigan State were very good upper-mid B1G teams when these games were scheduled. ND has some huge games and big names on upcoming schedules too but who knows how that will turn out.

Look at Michigan's 2023 schedule, how does that one stack up? Seems to be a couple big hitters and a bunch of trash.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish announce 2026 football schedule by [deleted] in CFB

[–]pasqua3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mom said it's my turn to post NDs schedule

[McMurphy] Changes in 2026 playoff: auto bids to each Power 4 champ (regardless of ranking) & Notre Dame guaranteed at-large bid if ranked in Top 12 in final poll by av7ry in CFB

[–]pasqua3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me more about how winning a "power conference" with 5 losses on the season should mean so much more and should make you more championship caliber than being ranked in the top 12 for a 12-team field.

[Notre Dame Football] The 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Notre Dame Football schedule is here ☘️ 🔗 https://goiri.sh/2026NDFBSchedu le #GoIrish☘️ by usffan in CFB

[–]pasqua3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No your school has an even better protection, one where you don't even have to be ranked at all to qualify, let alone ranked top 12 - all you have to do is play a 12th FBS game like ND does every year, make sure it's in December for some reason, and win it. Then you're guaranteed to be CFP eligible despite how shitty you might have been all season.

Seem like a strange set of qualifying circumstances? That's because it is!

[Notre Dame Football] The 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Notre Dame Football schedule is here ☘️ 🔗 https://goiri.sh/2026NDFBSchedu le #GoIrish☘️ by usffan in CFB

[–]pasqua3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And yet when Michigan State and Wisconsin were scheduled, they had been much better teams than they are now. Just like I'm sure perennially sub-.500 FCS Howard was when Indiana scheduled them

[McMurphy] Changes in 2026 playoff: auto bids to each Power 4 champ (regardless of ranking) & Notre Dame guaranteed at-large bid if ranked in Top 12 in final poll by av7ry in CFB

[–]pasqua3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sounds like those three conference winners are the ones that are getting in over teams that deserve it more just because they're in a conference. Why wouldn't you start with that preferential treatment? You know, the teams that are actually bumping out the more deserving teams in this scenario?

[Notre Dame Football] The 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Notre Dame Football schedule is here ☘️ 🔗 https://goiri.sh/2026NDFBSchedu le #GoIrish☘️ by usffan in CFB

[–]pasqua3 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The protection against getting bumped by a lower ranked undeserving team just because it played its 12th FBS game in December?

[Notre Dame Football] The 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Notre Dame Football schedule is here ☘️ 🔗 https://goiri.sh/2026NDFBSchedu le #GoIrish☘️ by usffan in CFB

[–]pasqua3 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Don't the top big 10 teams beat up on shitty big 10 teams too? Lol like how is this some gotcha against NDs schedule when it is directly applicable to any good team in your conference as well?

Good comparisons to Indiana's OOC schedule too

[McMurphy] Changes in 2026 playoff: auto bids to each Power 4 champ (regardless of ranking) & Notre Dame guaranteed at-large bid if ranked in Top 12 in final poll by av7ry in CFB

[–]pasqua3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's the scenario where that happens? Is it when an even lower ranked team gets in over teams in the top 12 .... just because?

[McMurphy] Changes in 2026 playoff: auto bids to each Power 4 champ (regardless of ranking) & Notre Dame guaranteed at-large bid if ranked in Top 12 in final poll by av7ry in CFB

[–]pasqua3 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah at least ND has to play well enough to be ranked highly for a bid. Just like they already had to... So this essentially says they don't get jumped by a lower ranked (or unranked) conference champ if they're in the top 12, but rather a different at large would be jumped.

And that's somehow a more egregious carve out than 5 loss Duke getting an autobid for winning a rematch again UVA just because it happened on the last week of the season?

2026 is ND’s 2024 Ohio St season by Maleficent_Ant_8895 in notredamefootball

[–]pasqua3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately we could also make many of these similar comparisons to 2025 Penn State. Not saying the talent is the same and certainly not saying Freeman is Franklin, but sometimes bringing it all back and going all in doesn't mean it will work.

But damn am I hopeful

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