"Why stick your neck out playing ND?"
Money. As an AD of a contending program, if I can add a guaranteed sellout to my home schedule at the very top of the premium pricing sheet (and/or a top neutral site game that is nothing but a whole heap of cash), *and* not kneecap my playoff chances with a loss, that's a win-win.
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- Rakes (our CW) has a good rundown on PB's playoff comments -
Jay,
2026-05-18, 06:55
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- any of those theories seem plausible to you + -
CW (Rakes),
2026-05-18, 12:48
- I am far from convinced on the schedule flexibility point -
beattherush,
2026-05-19, 08:54
- "Why stick your neck out playing ND?" -
Jay,
2026-05-19, 09:24
- I wonder -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-19, 09:51
- it's significant - Jay, 2026-05-19, 10:02
- I wonder -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-19, 09:51
- Why? Because there will be a ton of shitty 8-4 teams - KGB, 2026-05-19, 09:00
- "Why stick your neck out playing ND?" -
Jay,
2026-05-19, 09:24
- definitely, the scheduling aspect makes the most sense - Jay, 2026-05-18, 13:11
- I am far from convinced on the schedule flexibility point -
beattherush,
2026-05-19, 08:54
- any of those theories seem plausible to you + -
CW (Rakes),
2026-05-18, 12:48