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I agree that the schedule is weak... by NDde

but how far in advance was it made? Five years ago, Stanford and Wisconsin were pretty decent teams. Virginia Tech too, I'm guessing. Also, one could have assumed that with good coaching USC and FSU would be powerhouses now. I'm not saying that I'm happy with ND scheduling MAC or directional schools, but I don't think anyone knew that our opponents on the whole would be so crappy this year. Also, even if we do go 11-1, you won't catch me advocating for the playoffs. IMO, with a reasonably challenging schedule this is a 7-5 team.