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College football's toughest schedule
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08:14 AM ET 05.29 | Forget the power conferences, the nation's toughest schedule, at least as it sets up during this offseason, may belong to an independent. Notre Dame is one of the few programs that doesn't play any FCS programs. The closest things to "cupcake games" are the opener against Navy in Ireland (the Midshipmen have won 24 games the past three seasons); Purdue (a Big Ten team which won seven games in 2011); at BC (who did beat both NC State and Miami last year) or against Wake Forest (which has beaten FSU four of the past six times they've met.) More impressively, the Irish face five teams that have a good shot to be in the top 15: at Michigan State, Michigan, Stanford, at Oklahoma and then the Irish finish at arch-rival USC.
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Yep. Get the popcorn ready.
Deep Creek
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I think Navy is calling ND a Pratie!
Hippy Weed
Columbus , OH
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Pittsburgh, Boston College, Wake Forest, Navy, Purdue? Maybe not cupcakes all, but sponge cake . Who wrote this silly article, Brian Kelly?
50yearfan
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THIS is the reason we'll just have to wait till NEXT year.....NEXT year is the year
WPS
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Who the hell knows.....Senior leadership at QB really helps. If Davis is healthy and the D has improved half as much as reported, this team could be good. O line really gelled at the end of the year and they had a great spring. W/ a good coach and no drama, thus is a 10-11 win team easy. As is, I still think we can win 9 games.
My bet, 9-3 regular season and 3rd in SEC W
WPS
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Sponge cake. That's good. Now we have some common language...cupcakes, sponge cakes.....
Deep Creek
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This site doesn't rank ND any higher than 29 in the past 5 years for strength of schedule.
http://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/ranking/strength-of-schedule- by-team?rating_date=2008-01-08
Brewsterdude
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This is the toughest schedule in the country? LOLOL yeah okay.
danimal09752
Ocala, FL
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Okay all you geniuses, whose schedule is tougher this year...? "Bueller...? Bueller...? I thought so...
Gariboy
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It'll be the excuse for having the 8/9 wins
SL Guido
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They may be fortunate to win 8/9 games this year...
Gariboy
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