Besides being unapologetically blunt about his success, and conference pride.

The man just said Indiana would help out little brother Notre Dame, by scheduling them in a two for one. Just like any B1G opponent would for any other G6 program.

Well he got the last part wrong. No MAC, WAC, or Pac-12 school outside of Oregon State or Washington State, is getting any home games vs a B1G opponent. But I love the sentiment.

We all love USC vs Notre Dame as a spectacle. But USC was right to take a hiatus. That game could knock USC out of a playoff spot, while Notre Dame will still be safely in with their new top 12 guarantee, and that's almost a given with them assured of ten wins a year against their soft schedule. Meanwhile USC could be facing Oregon, Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, and Notre Dame in the same year.

I still don't see why ND should get such a guarantee. Let them join a conference and fight it out the way other teams do.

To me, Cig and the Hoosier fan base are incredibly annoying. Jealousy? Some for sure. They could learn to win with a little more grace. Hope they get stomped into the dirt every week until they do.

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2 hours ago, GatOrlando said:

That game could knock USC out of a playoff spot,

Bummer . . . not.

No playoffs, no Riley. Then their coaching carousel begins and we benefit recruiting wise.

Thanks, Gat. Cig is always entertaining, and his honesty and openness are refreshing.

Hats off to SC for calling Notre Dame's and the majority of pundits bluff. It was all SC's fault that a traditional series was being canceled, right?

SC is no longer in the Pac-12 and has to travel to the Eastern and Central Time Zones to play regular-season conference games. The Trojans were not going to add another trip to their schedule every other season to play Notre Dame in South Bend in October.

Back to Cig. Indiana cancelled a H+H series with ND that would have started in 2030. With the cancellation, ND agreed to play SC earlier in the season.

Notre Dame gets away with fraudulent scheduling, with the enabling ACC and Navy being annual ND punching bags. ND's 2026 strength of schedule is ranked in the high 60s, with 68 Power 4 teams. And these arrogant, entitled sons of Irish are in the PO if ranked 12th or higher? Why?

Last year's Indiana 'at' Miami champ game drew millions more eyeballs than the 2024 Ohio State vs Notre Dame champ game.

Cig's spot on. Join a conference!

I'd love to see ND playing Ohio State's schedule this season. ND's three B1G opponents in 2026 are Wisconsin, Purdue, and Michigan State. That's some B1G scheduling voodoo.