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This is what I mean about getting into a level of by potatohouse

schedule analysis that splits hairs to the root.

I'm ultimately not staunchly disagreeing with you, nor desiring to die on the decidedly lumpy and flawed Hill of Brian Kelly. But I just don't see much value in your attempt to differentiate such similarities. Your description of what Ohio State accomplished over the past two years reads like something we'd mock Notre Dame state media for polishing up.

The best win over that stretch is Penn State. The next best is a four-loss Wisconsin. And then we have 2020 Indiana (6-2) and Northwestern (7-2) who, combined, defeated one +.500 team (Wisconsin 4-3) as "borderline signature wins"?

You want to argue there is a difference in "worthiness" there versus ND's wins over 2018 Michigan, Syracuse, Stanford and 2020 UNC and Covid-Clemson? Maybe. I don't begrudge the opinion. It is at all meaningfully differentiating? I don't see really see that.

I'm happy to give Clemson good credit for kicking the shit out of us in the ACCCG. I think there is a touch of irony in devaluing Notre Dame by using Notre Dame as an example of a valuable win (the only one in three years). I would've been fine if that loss had kept us out of the playoff.