Also, ND's connectivity in 2009 wasn't great.

by LaFortune Teller , South Bend, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 16:57 (5977 days ago) @ LaFortune Teller

Especially for an independent. We ranked only 19th in connectivity following the bowl games (Army and Navy were #1 and #2). The independents (especially us) should be leading the way for college football connectivity.

(Connectivity in and of itself shouldn't be a scheduling goal, of course. We play games against 7 different conferences next year AND the two other independents, so we should very safely be the most connected team in college football next year. That we might simultaneously be one of the least connected teams to top-25 teams would be hilarious if it weren't so depressing).

Here's a bit of trivia: ND was connected to all but one team in college football in 2009 by 3 links or fewer. We are four degrees of separation, however, from Memphis.