10-07-2015, 11:53 AM
We're going to be competing against all the other 1 loss teams for a shot at the playoffs. IMO, every advantage will matter.
The past few years have shown that Stanford can win and recruit even when ND is doing well. You can't rely on other teams being down for your team to be up, and luckily we've shown we don't need to.
If Stanford loses another , I'll be rooting for ND to lose every game. And to be honest, even if they lose every game between now and we play them, I'll find great joy in that scenario as well (although I'll be bummed if the selection comes down to Stanford vs. a Power 5 team with a single loss and we lose out because of SOS arguments).
But if ND became an average football program, why would we want them on our schedule every year? I've enjoyed the games so much because we're playing against top flight talent, often as the under dog, have the national spotlight on us, and because winning it matters.
The past few years have shown that Stanford can win and recruit even when ND is doing well. You can't rely on other teams being down for your team to be up, and luckily we've shown we don't need to.
If Stanford loses another , I'll be rooting for ND to lose every game. And to be honest, even if they lose every game between now and we play them, I'll find great joy in that scenario as well (although I'll be bummed if the selection comes down to Stanford vs. a Power 5 team with a single loss and we lose out because of SOS arguments).
But if ND became an average football program, why would we want them on our schedule every year? I've enjoyed the games so much because we're playing against top flight talent, often as the under dog, have the national spotlight on us, and because winning it matters.