it's misleading to look at SEC teams' schedules

they've taken the approach as a conference that the goal in football is national championships, therefore it is better if you're going to lose to lose games earlier in the year. They have their "buy" games later in the year, right before the rivalry/conference championship games.

I honestly don't think that it's that much different from a scheduling perspective. I just think that ND sold out. It's cool. They're going to thrive and survive without me as a hard core fan, and if I get a chance to watch them, I will tune in for a bit. If I'm in Phoenix for the New Year and they're playing in a bowl there, I will check it out. But I am not going to go out of my way, as I just don't have the buy in that I used to. I expect this sort of bullshit from the Georgia's, Alabama's, and Ohio Stat's of the world. I think that ND used to be different. If it's not anymore, that's all well and good. ND is going to do what is best for ND.