List of FBS teams that have never played a FCS team

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Seen this mentioned multiple times. * - FrMiceli 2021-01-28 20:07:32
The real issue is this: why have we diluted our strength o - ACross 2021-01-27 12:58:54
- Thank you. For carrying this particular argument for - BlarneyGreen 2021-01-30 15:44:01
- B/c there aren’t 27 independents to schedule anymore - NDCuse 2021-01-29 17:06:00
  - Yet - HTownND 2021-01-30 08:04:50
    - I just glanced at the ‘22 schedule, what a p.o.s. - GolfJunkie17 2021-01-30 13:15:45
      - And yet we're playing - tf86 2021-01-31 13:59:51
      - Many schedules suck - GWINNETTIRISH 2021-01-31 09:17:58
      - It may be the worst one - HTownND 2021-01-30 22:59:33
        Okay I get it - GWINNETTIRISH 2021-01-31 12:48:46
    - Aren’t all of those August/September games though? * - kmurphy173 2021-01-30 10:20:13
      - August games are relatively rare - tf86 2021-01-31 14:38:39
      - I think the OSU - HTownND 2021-01-30 11:25:28
        Ah, didn’t realize the dates weren’t set yet - kmurphy173 2021-01-30 11:56:47
  - Complete load of crap - ACross 2021-01-29 18:27:42
- You want a padded schedule - Tbone 2021-01-28 13:14:28
  - All confrences blow - Goldhelmethead 2021-01-28 18:49:52
    - the ACC just happens to blow the most goats * - ACross 2021-01-28 18:58:07
      - More than the PAC-12? * - IrishApache 2021-01-29 02:33:40
        Yes - HTownND 2021-01-29 15:08:07
        Without a doubt, yes. - ACross 2021-01-29 13:34:34
        Or Big 12? I think the ACC is a solid 3rd place right now * - irishlaw2010 2021-01-29 10:51:24
        Not really no - HTownND 2021-01-29 15:12:01
        I've been torn about this too - it's all on UT - Irish2003 2021-01-30 17:45:00
        Off the field? Yes. - tf86 2021-01-29 12:19:45
      - When the ACC was contacted with ESPN - Goldhelmethead 2021-01-28 19:07:19
  - It's a putrid football conference - ACross 2021-01-28 14:08:15
    - POTD! * - Porpoiseboy 2021-01-28 18:39:37
    - I believe that there are major changes coming to college - jt 2021-01-28 14:35:22
      - You seem to be very well informed on these things - tf86 2021-01-28 14:41:46
        the power 5 are the ones working towards this - jt 2021-01-28 14:44:45
        oh, it is not all the power 5 - ACross 2021-01-28 18:55:32
        yes, that's why I said 4-6 divisions - jt 2021-01-28 20:35:45
        I envision the meathead schools going their own way - ACross 2021-01-28 20:58:10
        I think the big issue is player remuneration - crazychester 2021-01-29 12:29:41
        I think that's what Jack wants you to believe - jt 2021-01-29 18:00:31
        I agree which is why I included the word "amateur" - ACross 2021-01-29 14:38:28
        Yeah, I think that's a nice thought - jt 2021-01-28 21:30:20
        Name likeness and image is not the primary revenue driver - ACross 2021-01-28 21:40:05
        No, it's not - jt 2021-01-29 00:28:50
        Congress could resolve that - tf86 2021-01-29 09:46:25
        Yes, I agree - jt 2021-01-29 10:38:10
        And ND has to decide - ND_Navy 2021-01-28 16:54:24
        that is my guess - jt 2021-01-28 17:27:29
        I hope there is a third option * - ACross 2021-01-28 20:16:28
        that ship sailed a while back - jt 2021-01-28 20:34:45
        Technically, the 3rd option is the group of 5 and leftovers - btd 2021-01-30 15:55:58
        I was framing that as the second option - jt 2021-01-30 16:52:22
        Meanwhile, the WAC is trying to get back to FBS * - NavyJoe 2021-01-28 15:00:15
        Yes, they are - jt 2021-01-28 15:07:25
        I would think NMSU would go back - tf86 2021-01-28 18:06:26
        Football independence has been great financially - jt 2021-01-28 18:38:37
- Other than padding win totals, it's no good for anyone. - Bruno95 2021-01-28 08:29:03
  - Bruno, someone's looking for you on Cartier Field. * - Barrister 2021-01-28 16:30:27
    - "someone" is being very generous to that poster * - Raoul 2021-01-28 21:28:11
  - With one exception: 2007 Mich. v. Appalachain State - NJDoubleDomer 2021-01-28 10:44:20
    - As I recall, the glow of Michigan losing to App St lasted - cujays96 2021-01-28 13:58:28
      - False! - enginerd194 2021-01-28 17:41:50
    - That same 2007 Michigan team beat ND 38-0. * - Tex Francisco 2021-01-28 10:46:13
      - Don't remind me - tf86 2021-01-28 11:03:55
  - Georgia 2017 as well? - tf86 2021-01-28 09:59:19
  - It's good for the visiting team - jt 2021-01-28 09:26:14
    - Their fans get a midseason bowl game - miamioh_irishfan 2021-01-28 09:28:35
- Its all part of the prepackaged plan. - Goldhelmethead 2021-01-27 18:54:31
  - and a cherry picker * - nd71 2021-01-28 13:51:41
- Is there another option? - molecular 2021-01-27 17:40:42
- everyone else is doing it * - jt 2021-01-27 13:01:54
  - But....... - Jerryd 2021-01-27 13:40:04
Still True, after USC cancels - Irishwest 2021-01-27 11:15:41
Not sure this is a proud claim for ND any longer - Pat85 2021-01-27 10:28:10
- Just like that 1965 game ND played in the Middle East (link) - Kayo 2021-01-29 07:02:06
- I love the idea, but I'm selfish - nodakirish 2021-01-28 09:39:20
  - The idea stinks. Let’ em move up to FBS and we’ll play’em. * - FrMiceli 2021-01-28 20:22:50
- Would love ND v NDSU - fastenatingguy 2021-01-28 01:34:14
  - Let's make it interesting... - dbldomer7375 2021-01-28 07:29:55
    - Cannot support this. UND actually ND fans back into the - ColoraDomer 2021-01-29 13:34:30
    - Sigh - DakotaDomer 2021-01-28 22:43:17
    - Sigh - DakotaDomer 2021-01-28 07:51:38
      - let's be fair to NDSU - jt 2021-01-28 13:58:52
  - There is no other reason * - DakotaDomer 2021-01-28 06:16:49
- That's not barnstorming. It's slumming. * - tdiddy07 2021-01-27 14:55:30
- How about Northern Iowa at The Field of Dreams? - BeastOfBourbon 2021-01-27 14:29:24
  - We'd take them out behind the woodshed. * - notra_dahm 2021-01-27 17:07:28
- I would rather Notre Dame GIVE UP FOOTBALL - jt 2021-01-27 12:35:11
  - This is correct! Oregon was going to play ND State, but in - Domerduck 2021-01-27 12:41:28
  - How about St. John's? * - Pat85 2021-01-27 12:37:51
    - Collegeville is okay. Big thumbs down to St Cloud State * - jt 2021-01-27 12:46:47
      - Roll Toms * - Exit77 2021-01-27 16:10:10
- What possible benefit comes from that arrangement? * - DakotaDomer 2021-01-27 11:15:00
  - On paper, very little - Pat85 2021-01-27 12:29:25
    - I don’t understand what we get out of it - DakotaDomer 2021-01-27 12:57:44
    - Edited * - DakotaDomer 2021-01-27 12:57:44
      - tinder not working for you? * - jt 2021-01-27 13:02:21
- I think you're wrong - tf86 2021-01-27 10:50:31
  - ND State / JMU / Northern Iowa - MAS 2021-01-27 14:13:21
    - There has been talk of JMU - tf86 2021-01-28 14:34:15
      - My son is a senior there - MAS 2021-01-29 11:01:39
    - And Appalachian State beat Michigan.... - Marine Domer 2021-01-27 14:26:27
      - True true. A glorious day in history even if they moved up - MAS 2021-01-27 19:19:01
        First game televised on the Big 10 Network - NDToronto 2021-01-28 13:46:23
        The App State game was the same day as the 2007 GT game. * - LoungeTroll 2021-01-29 11:21:14
  - Agreed, I don't love some of the MAC/MWC games that we've - Tex Francisco 2021-01-27 11:29:16
  - I cannot disagree with that, but our once higher bar - Pat85 2021-01-27 10:58:43
    - Now would be a perfect time to drop Navy. - 01momanor 2021-01-28 14:27:58
    - Bear Bryant's quote is relevant here - tf86 2021-01-27 12:29:07
      - Of course it's moot if you get blown out when you get there - njnd96 2021-01-28 08:14:03
      - What Bear Bryant meant to say was, - SorinBasement 2021-01-27 15:47:30
    - That's a crock. SEC champs rarely played 11 P5 teams. This - Domerduck 2021-01-27 12:20:37
      - I stand corrected regarding 11 power 5 games - Pat85 2021-01-27 12:37:12
        It also has a lot to do with how you lose. That 2018 tOSU - Domerduck 2021-01-27 16:55:16
    - I disagree - pmoose 2021-01-27 11:29:59
      - So you think we can present an 8 power-5 - Pat85 2021-01-27 12:19:51
        I wasn't including your constraints in your argument - pmoose 2021-01-27 14:29:53
        Agree with 9 - tf86 2021-01-28 14:39:01
        And they will almost always play a 10th game - Pat85 2021-01-28 15:16:03
        A few points - tf86 2021-01-29 12:16:05
        So we are no longer playing Navy? * - Pat85 2021-01-29 14:27:02
        Others have thrown that out as a possibility - tf86 2021-01-31 16:24:47
I don't have a problem with FBS playing FCS - novadamer 2021-01-27 10:26:52
- At the very least they should not count in the W/L - irishfitz124 2021-01-27 10:33:10
Yes. * - G.K.Chesterton 2021-01-27 10:23:45
It is true. - gordonbombay 2021-01-27 10:15:58
- And Michigan right before them in 2007 with App State - milhouse 2021-01-27 10:34:58
  - whatever our faults, we will always have this... * - graNDfan 2021-01-27 12:21:26
  - Michigan State also was on that list until - tf86 2021-01-27 10:52:03
    - We need to preserve that streak - BIG MAC 2021-01-27 11:58:05
      - Agree 100% * - tf86 2021-01-27 12:46:08