I guess watching the SEC playing for a Natty every year, in large part due to getting an additional bye thanks to playing cream puffs in November, was just too much to stomach so the Irish will now try to also game the system. This is terrible for college football. The unfairness of the current system is punishing teams like Notre Dame and USC whose legacy was built on playing the best anytime and anywhere. Now they’re being forced to do the unthinkable and schedule games that will not be so much about competition but about assuring a win. Just another very good reason why the playoff needs to be expanded to 8 teams and these OOC walkover games stricken from the schedule and replaced by an additional conference game. To his credit Helton has never complained or used this as an excuse, a true Trojan.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21920124/notre-dame-examine-future-scheduling-strategy
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21920124/notre-dame-examine-future-scheduling-strategy
