Our own Jon Joseph has another dandy article about a team who is a 'Natty contender, and a fan-favorite opposing coach!

Is the Schedule for Cristobal’s Miami ‘Playoff Friendly?'

Thank you, Charles. Among this season's grudge match games, don't miss Miami at Notre Dame on 11/7, the same day the Ducks visit Ohio State.

The Notre Dame schedule shows the Miami game kicking off at 7:30 PM Eastern, which means the Ducks vs. Bucks game is likely to be a High Noon kickoff on Fox. 🤬

Miami against Notre Dame will be the only game between these two Blue Chip Roster teams featuring an opponent with a Blue Chip Roster. And the game could determine which of the two has a 1st-round PO bye.

Hopefully, in 2026, the CFB PO committee will pay more than lip service attention to the strength of schedule.

Beat Boise!

Great information again, Jon. Boy, our Schedule-Maven has killed the offseason!

So many games this fall to watch on a Saturday, and you're right--Domers vs. Canes will be a dandy...

Great analysis as usual, JJ!

The question is who will be the Lousville and SMU this year? Wake Forest and Clemson? MariNo did behave better in the PO stretch last year, but has he really learned? Or will he get cocky and digress again?

Hope OBD gets further in the PO than MariNo this year!

The ACC does not have the high powered conference members to help challenge the Canes. Or improve its SOS.

ND has gone out of its way to eliminate blue bloods from their schedule, USC, Michigan, etc. They schedule 5 ACC teams and feast on G6 competition

Both teams will be rewarded for their lightweight scheduling and get a,CFP invite.

The BIG Ten (18) schedulers could learn from this. They went out of their way to sabotage their big national brands (tOSU, Oregon and USC with challenging schedules. Very little room for more than 1 loss. All 3 of those schools could have a strong season and be rewarded with 3 losses. Self cannibalism is not the ticket to the CFP.

JJ or Jon Boy thank you for your research and articles.