Comments on: Would You Rather http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763 "It's a rivalry week every week at Notre Dame," Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:59:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: JVH http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18333 JVH Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:47:15 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18333 Let's just shut down the whole program. Seriously, WTF was that!? Let’s just shut down the whole program. Seriously, WTF was that!?

]]> By: ShakeDownTheThunder http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18332 ShakeDownTheThunder Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:09:14 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18332 If we can't score on Navy with two Heisman trophy candidates on offense, who really cares about the damn schedule. If we can’t score on Navy with two Heisman trophy candidates on offense, who really cares about the damn schedule.

]]> By: Divotfiller http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18331 Divotfiller Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:58:44 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18331 How about Boise St., just a thought. How about Boise St., just a thought.

]]> By: Irishman http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18329 Irishman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:12:52 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18329 I would like to join conference USA I would like to join conference USA

]]> By: DagerOne http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18326 DagerOne Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:47:34 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18326 I'm with Wertz (his first post, not his second...I kind of like Canada). Though I don't know that I care to have MSU on the schedule every year, nor Purdue. I think I'd rather have alternating home-and-homes with both of those schools...one in place of the other. I wouldn't even mind a home-and-home against a MAC school for variety once in a while, but have it be Miami (OH) played in Paul Brown Stadium, or Ball State at Lucas Oil Field, e.g. for their "home" games. And I want an SEC school in the mix. It doesn't have to be LSU or Florida, but I'd welcome a South Carolina or Kentucky-type matchup. I’m with Wertz (his first post, not his second…I kind of like Canada). Though I don’t know that I care to have MSU on the schedule every year, nor Purdue. I think I’d rather have alternating home-and-homes with both of those schools…one in place of the other. I wouldn’t even mind a home-and-home against a MAC school for variety once in a while, but have it be Miami (OH) played in Paul Brown Stadium, or Ball State at Lucas Oil Field, e.g. for their “home” games. And I want an SEC school in the mix. It doesn’t have to be LSU or Florida, but I’d welcome a South Carolina or Kentucky-type matchup.

]]> By: Irish_Wertzy http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18322 Irish_Wertzy Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:32:40 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18322 I "Blame Canada" I “Blame Canada”

]]> By: Irish in the Hammer http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18318 Irish in the Hammer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:48:51 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18318 I live in Canada...Steeltown, Hamilton, ON (aka the Hammer) and I'm in favour of scheduling games that keep the Fighting Irish being broadcast on one of the big three networks. Why? ESPN isn't "allowed" here in Canada due our governmental broadcast regulations and I can't stand trying to follow on the web casts (ie. Justintv etc.) except for the NBC one...what happened to that anyway? (After USC it seems to have disappeared.) By playing more home and home series with more BCS teams (esp. SEC, Pac10 and B12), we'll be available every Sat. via ABC and CBS too! Tell me that the SEC game of the week featuring ND vs. almost anyone, won't get priority over Florida whupping St. Mother-Mary-Holy-Water High's JV flag football team. (Sorry UF...but the Citadel *and* Charleston Southern...I mean really?) Anyway, hoorah for over the air broadcasts of ND football. Let's aim to see Ole Miss, Arkansas, USC (Spurrier's guys), (hell even Vandy!), Washington (again), Oregon State, UCLA (again), Nebraska, Kansas, TAMU, Baylor (I think that TX is fertile recruiting grounds) etc. etc. I'm sure that with some effort (and more flexibility!) Swarbrick can start signing up those H and H series with some more far flung and interesting teams. Come on ND, let's get on a plane to play a game a few more times each year! That would be more like "barnstorming". Heck, why not try to get a game in the Rogers Centre in Toronto (home of the International Bowl) with U of Buffalo for crying out loud! I'm sure they'd jump at the chance and you could draw from a huge radius (S. Ontario=5 million people, Detroit 3-4 hrs away, Buffalo 1-2 hours away, even NYC is a short flight away!) Hey it works for Broadway style theatre shows...we bus 'em in from all over the place! Anyway...Go Irish! Beat (with respect of course!) Navy! I live in Canada…Steeltown, Hamilton, ON (aka the Hammer) and I’m in favour of scheduling games that keep the Fighting Irish being broadcast on one of the big three networks. Why?

ESPN isn’t “allowed” here in Canada due our governmental broadcast regulations and I can’t stand trying to follow on the web casts (ie. Justintv etc.) except for the NBC one…what happened to that anyway? (After USC it seems to have disappeared.)

By playing more home and home series with more BCS teams (esp. SEC, Pac10 and B12), we’ll be available every Sat. via ABC and CBS too! Tell me that the SEC game of the week featuring ND vs. almost anyone, won’t get priority over Florida whupping St. Mother-Mary-Holy-Water High’s JV flag football team. (Sorry UF…but the Citadel *and* Charleston Southern…I mean really?)

Anyway, hoorah for over the air broadcasts of ND football. Let’s aim to see Ole Miss, Arkansas, USC (Spurrier’s guys), (hell even Vandy!), Washington (again), Oregon State, UCLA (again), Nebraska, Kansas, TAMU, Baylor (I think that TX is fertile recruiting grounds) etc. etc. I’m sure that with some effort (and more flexibility!) Swarbrick can start signing up those H and H series with some more far flung and interesting teams.

Come on ND, let’s get on a plane to play a game a few more times each year! That would be more like “barnstorming”. Heck, why not try to get a game in the Rogers Centre in Toronto (home of the International Bowl) with U of Buffalo for crying out loud! I’m sure they’d jump at the chance and you could draw from a huge radius (S. Ontario=5 million people, Detroit 3-4 hrs away, Buffalo 1-2 hours away, even NYC is a short flight away!) Hey it works for Broadway style theatre shows…we bus ‘em in from all over the place!

Anyway…Go Irish! Beat (with respect of course!) Navy!

]]> By: Irish_Wertzy http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18315 Irish_Wertzy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:17:04 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18315 I guess I want a balance. I want an Oklahoma or Texas or Miami or Clemson or hell even Florida on our schedule as one of our "out-of-conference" games. For us, I consider the following our "conference games" as they have historical significance with the school: USC Michigan MSU Navy Stanford Purdue That's three home, three away with 3 B10 teams, 2 PAC10 teams Add in two Big East Teams, that's 1 home, 1 away each year Add in another home and home series with a Big12/SEC/ACC Opponent That's another 1 home, 1 away each year Then schedule a single game neutral site game in a high recruiting area against a mid-to-high level BCS conference team. Feel free to have it be a Florida team (but not in Florida). Feel free to have a B12 team, just make the terms more acceptable to the visiting team if they are a higher caliber team. Then, add in a home game on opening weekend against a reasonable opponent (WAC/MWC/MAC/CUSA etc) that is a 6-5-1 breakdown. That will make 6 home games not 7, which will make tickets more of a premium I guess I want a balance. I want an Oklahoma or Texas or Miami or Clemson or hell even Florida on our schedule as one of our “out-of-conference” games.

For us, I consider the following our “conference games” as they have historical significance with the school:
USC
Michigan
MSU
Navy
Stanford
Purdue

That’s three home, three away with 3 B10 teams, 2 PAC10 teams

Add in two Big East Teams, that’s 1 home, 1 away each year

Add in another home and home series with a Big12/SEC/ACC Opponent
That’s another 1 home, 1 away each year

Then schedule a single game neutral site game in a high recruiting area against a mid-to-high level BCS conference team. Feel free to have it be a Florida team (but not in Florida). Feel free to have a B12 team, just make the terms more acceptable to the visiting team if they are a higher caliber team.

Then, add in a home game on opening weekend against a reasonable opponent (WAC/MWC/MAC/CUSA etc)
that is a 6-5-1 breakdown. That will make 6 home games not 7, which will make tickets more of a premium

]]> By: JVH http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763&cpage=1#comment-18314 JVH Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:30 +0000 http://www.irishroundtable.com/?p=1763#comment-18314 I just got this email today: "If I was appointed AD, I would change the scheduling philosophy such that we only play at home or in cool places. That's all I really care about. I mean, who the F wants to go to East Lansing or West Lafayette for anything like that, ever. We should play all of our road games in major cities which are fun to go to, and I don't give a shit who the opponent is. And yes, I realize this is unreasonable and impossible, but it would be awesome to be figuring if we wanted to meet at the game in New Orleans or Phoenix or Seattle or Atlanta or Dallas. Now that would be some shit I can get excited about." I just got this email today:

“If I was appointed AD, I would change the scheduling philosophy such that we only play at home or in cool places. That’s all I really care about.

I mean, who the F wants to go to East Lansing or West Lafayette for anything like that, ever. We should play all of our road games in major cities which are fun to go to, and I don’t give a shit who the opponent is. And yes, I realize this is unreasonable and impossible, but it would be awesome to be figuring if we wanted to meet at the game in New Orleans or Phoenix or Seattle or Atlanta or Dallas. Now that would be some shit I can get excited about.”

]]>