ND has one of the toughest schedules in the country every year, and this one was no exception. The fact that you have to argue about five of the teams and acknowledge a sixth just backs that up. All of those teams were ranked at some point, and FOUR of them in the top ten. Show me another team that comes close to that kind of schedule. And yes Navy was undefeated when the played them, and the game wasn't close.
The fact that you have to argue about five of the teams and acknowledge a sixth just backs that up.
Only in your desperate, flailing sets of rationalization "proofs" Did you actually READ what I wrote about those sad sack teams? Pitt is the only decent one, decent /= good. They were NEVER ranked, they lost their 2nd and 4th games, and if ranking defines toughness MAC teams get ranked for crying out loud, start your BCS balloting for Bowling Green right now. That second loss of this challenging schedule was to the mighty don't-call-us-Division-2 UConn Huskies...and Pitt walks in and beats ND on its home turf. Talk about rationalizing to the point of delusion. This is just sad. Hey I love ND, but this is not helpful and this is not conservative thought, ND is not a victim, ND is a poorly coached football team.