Save for the rare appearance by LSU, or some other power conference member most games are the likes of Michigan, MSU, Valpo, UIC, Toledo, etc. So, why not follow that same scheduling model to get to 50 games this year? None of those require overnight stays by the road team, as they are 3-4 hour bus rides each way.

I looked at that same thing yesterday, and I simply don't understand why ND is not scheduling more games to enhance its resume, unless its simply about saving money.....would that surprise anyone here?

If they're serious about hosting a regional, wouldn't 5 or 6 more wins look good on the resume?

With athletic budgets already decimated by the pandemic, and a non-revenue sport with zero attendance allowed, I think we have to assume that ND is being conservative in scheduling, but I think that the MAC/directional schools that ND would normally host on these weekday games are in even more dire straits than ND, and it's probably not close.

Even the bus ride/meals/etc. have to be killers for Toledo, the Michigan schools/etc. especially if ND is not paying them to come.

Of course, ND could have looked to schedule larger, more competitive schools like MSU, Michigan, Indiana, Purdue, OSU, Cincinnati, Northwestern, etc. Unless the Big 10 is not allowing OOC games?