[yost]

Originally Posted by Stoney

Then they should take Saban up on his offer! The Irish are soft overated and cowards when it comes to playing Alabama. Back in the 60's they said we don't play bowl games. Alabama went undefeated three years straight and was robbed of a national title because ND came back to Tie Michigan.

Get your information straight. ND came back to tie Michigan State (MSU) that year, not Michigan (U of M).

[yost]

Originally Posted by D1recruiter

Secondly, I don't mind the Irish selecting a Big East opponent in the future in place of Michigan State as long as it isn't a "bottom feeder". Keep in mind the Irish for all intended purposes belong to the Big East.

If ND truly belongs to the Big East then it needs to schedule many more BE football opponents. There's really nothing "eastern" about ND. Of course, you can say the same about Louisville, WVA, & Cincinnati. In fact, ND is further west than some B10 schools.

I'm kind of surprised that Michigan agreed to extend its contract with ND. Of course, we all know the history between the 2 programs and how Michigan refused to schedule the Irish for most of the first half of the 20th century. Bo Schembechler was also against scheduling ND since the Irish turned down membership to the B10.

Well, anyway, I'm glad that the series with Michigan will continue. It only makes sense to renew the series involving the 2 all-time "winningest" programs in Div IA although you could scarcely tell that either one is a winning program this season. Further, although venerable rivals, both are basically "blood" relatives.

It's a historical relationship unique to ND & Michigan. Are there any other programs out there with a comparable relationship? Unfortunately, both are presently being upstaged by the USC's, Florida's, & LSU's of the college football world. However, both remain my favorites among the college football giants...yes, even in the lean times.

[D1recruiter]

Originally Posted by yost

If ND truly belongs to the Big East then it needs to schedule many more BE football opponents. There's really nothing "eastern" about ND. Of course, you can say the same about Louisville, WVA, & Cincinnati. In fact, ND is further west than some B10 schools.

I'm kind of surprised that Michigan agreed to extend its contract with ND. Of course, we all know the history between the 2 programs and how Michigan refused to schedule the Irish for most of the first half of the 20th century. Bo Schembechler was also against scheduling ND since the Irish turned down membership to the B10.

Well, anyway, I'm glad that the series with Michigan will continue. It only makes sense to renew the series involving the 2 all-time "winningest" programs in Div IA although you could scarcely tell that either one is a winning program this season. Further, although venerable rivals, both are basically "blood" relatives.

It's a historical relationship unique to ND & Michigan. Are there any other programs out there with a comparable relationship? Unfortunately, both are presently being upstaged by the USC's, Florida's, & LSU's of the college football world. However, both remain my favorites among the college football giants...yes, even in the lean times.

Well put, Yost!