Dan Hawkins.
Rumor has it that he was nearly ND's coach in 2005.
Well....sort of, anyway.”
I think that they definitely play Cal this year, and perhaps Stanford also. They beat Stanford one time, before Harbaugh got there.
It's been a pretty serious program for a while; they were a division 2 power for years and then moved up to 1AA and I think that they're still pretty good. Hawkins is a very good coach for that level. I think that it would be FAN-TASTIC if they came into LA and beat the Trojans.
become my all-time 2nd-favorite team. Or at least tied with App State.
that Davis has actually had some down years recently. Eh, maybe they'll suck.
Chip Kelly got Oregon to start scheduling FCS teams. He'll do the same at UCLA.
Notre Dame better not follow suit. Not having the conference championship game already is used as a negative for playoff consideration, unfairly considering all other teams playing an FCS game but used nonetheless. ND cannot weaken its schedule further. That's the ACC's job.
Even with Chip Kelly’s predilections, I’d expect UCLA to schedule San Jose State 10 years in a row before they schedule an FCS opponent.
Then followed that up with scoring 3 points against Clemson?
Mmmmm.....Kellyball.....
Not my fault that my center couldn't snap in the shotgun in a hurricane. It's not like you can go under center or something.
Air Kelly!
Example #1 linked and I'm sure others can find more colorful language.
I have many USC fans and this stat was often worn as a "Badge of Honor."
We don't schedule FCS teams was often bragged about by both ND fans and USC fans at all our tailgates. When I brought this up yesterday, the anger and disgust was palpable. It was just another in the long list of kicks to the fruit stand that USC fans have had to deal with in the post-Carroll era. Not only does ND get to proclaim this still, but so does UCLA and that REALLY pisses off the USC fans (even though I don't see UCLA being able to claim this for much longer).
I know this latest scheduling BS really has their fans pissed because, like us, SC fans are passionate (and somewhat manic) but I couldn't imagine what this board would be like if Savvy did this to ND. New Mexico is close enough.
MAC teams now regularly appear on the schedule. Let’s hope ND refrains from scheduling FCS teams.
it last December. They wanted Helton to be fired, Swann refused. Not sure he even noticed the jersey incident.
I truly don’t think Savvy will schedule — or if he would, he would not be permitted to schedule — an FCS team. But if he did, what could we do about it? He seems to care not a whit about all of the cancelled season tickets, the soft ticket markets, or the decline in alumni donations of the smaller variety. Whatever happens, his toes are still tappin’. And that’s why he’s Savvy Jack.