[CrazedZooChimp]

CZC, I don't think the $EC wants any of this at the moment.  They'll never risk their precious W-L record with a Pac-12 powerhouse (did I really just say that?) on the non-conference record.  And since ND is afforded all this undue adulation, we might as well take advantage of it.

Well, lots of their teams will schedule one, they just won't schedule more than one (I mean, granted, Wisconsin/ASU/U$C/etc. aren't as good as us, but they probably are in a close category).

[CrazedZooChimp]

CZC, I don't think the $EC wants any of this at the moment.  They'll never risk their precious W-L record with a Pac-12 powerhouse (did I really just say that?) on the non-conference record.  And since ND is afforded all this undue adulation, we might as well take advantage of it.

Well, lots of their teams will schedule one, they just won't schedule more than one (I mean, granted, Wisconsin/ASU/U$C/etc. aren't as good as us, but they probably are in a close category).