You're wrong about 2018

1) Not sure why you listed USC twice. Only four "tough" games not five

2) Not sure how tough all four games will actually be. USC ended ranked 12th and Stanford 20th in 2017. FSU (New Coach for 2018) and Michigan (New QB for 2018) unranked in 2017.

3) ND could reasonably expect to go 3-1 against toughest opponents given that three out of four are home games and that schedule lays out fairly favorable other than maybe USC on the road after FSU two weeks before and an East Coast road trip the week before.

Sept. 1 MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. NBC
Sept. 8 BALL STATE 3:30 p.m. NBC
Sept. 15 VANDERBILT 2:30 p.m. NBC
Sept. 22 at Wake Forest TBA TBA
Sept. 29 STANFORD 7:30 p.m. NBC
Oct. 6 at Virginia Tech TBA TBA
Oct. 13 PITT 2:30 p.m. NBC
Oct. 20 Bye Week
Oct. 27 vs. Navy (San Diego) TBA TBA
Nov. 3 at Northwestern TBA TBA
Nov. 10 FLORIDA STATE 7:30 p.m. NBC
Nov. 17 vs. Syracuse (Yankee Stadium) 2:30 p.m. NBC
Nov. 24 at USC TBA TBA