Agreed. If UNC and DUke are playing at the end of the year then we need to play state.
I don't see the problem with this. Good, hopefully early test for the new staff. More road experience going into the conference slate. Should be a cool trip for the players.
Agree. We need some type of rivalry game when everyone else is playing one. State makes sense. Otherwise, LOWF.
From a reliable source, I heard Utah State will take Notre Dame's place next year.
The State game in the warm early fall sun is so much more enjoyable than the cold misty rain we have to endure every for season finale as well.
Duke didn't exactly seem depleted down the stretch this season, whereas NC State was a disaster. Not sure I buy that argument
I don't know if the Utah State rumor is true. I don't like that game either, but we're dealing with very short notice and not a lot of schools with free spots in their schedule. Personally I'd rather put two Div Iaa schools on the schedule to boost Clawson's first year record a bit.
NC State was a disaster from the beginning. Anyway one year doesn't make a trend. Duke historically performs horribly in November even when they have decent teams.
At Louisville will be hopefully a fun trip
OK, what about Vandy the last two years? They haven't exactly finished poorly.
The common denominator between finishing strong or not between all those teams seems to be schedule strength, and not their talent pools being smaller due to recruiting disadvantages