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Lincoln Riley’s Anti-Notre Dame Game Argument Falling Apart

Some very interesting adjustments were announced today by the College Football Playoff regarding strength of schedule and strength of record:

  • “The current schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents.”

And this:

  • “This metric rewards teams defeating high-quality opponents while minimizing the penalty for losing to such a team.”

So it benefits USC to play a team like Notre Dame and a loss to a team like Notre Dame will be minimized. Also, there will be “a greater penalty for losing” to a lower-quality opponent.

This smashes Lincoln Riley’s arguments/fears for continuing the series.

Do I think Riley will be persuaded? Probably not. Because his real argument is he just doesn’t like playing good teams. Period.

28 thoughts on “Lincoln Riley’s Anti-Notre Dame Game Argument Falling Apart”

  1. –As if the voters who pick the Top-12 teams don’t have a tough enough job, now they must factor in the strength of schedule

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  2. No matter what metric is used, losing to Notre Dame most years is not the best way to qualify for the Playoffs

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  3. KAM: Official statement regarding Bed, Bath and Beyond: We will not open retail stores in California. This isn’t about politics — it’s about reality. California’s system makes it nearly impossible for businesses to succeed, and I won’t put our company, our employees, or our customers in that position.

    DON: One Party Democrat State of Alta Kalifornia declines under Governor Mimbo.

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    1. 55% of California Voters “We like it —- we’ll be better off as a state with an illegally enlarged population and a mightily diminished tax base!”

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      1. KAM: But what happens after the 20 million illegals in Alta Kalifornia vamoose back to their real country?

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      4. KAM: Where will we get our physicians, dentists, computer programmers and truck drivers?

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      5. Why is it no one ever mentions lawyers when they’re listing all the “good” categories of people…?

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  4. There is always a college football playoff selection committee. And they have the discretion to select the teams that they want in the playoffs. Forget this analytics stuff. If the past is any indicator, they will favor SEC teams over those on the west coast. They don’t respect USC and never will. If USC goes 9-3 with loses to ND, Oregon, and Illinois they likely will not get into the playoffs even if all three losses were within a field goal. And if Alabama, Georgia, LSU or Texas A&M had a similar record against lesser opponents they would stand a better chance than USC of getting in. That is the reality of the situation. Having said that, stop complaining Riley and just play the ND game. That is what Pete Carrol did. Dominate your opponents.

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    1. “Keep running right at ’em until they don’t want it anymore.”

      –Pete Carroll advice to Justin Vargas in his 1st Notre Dame game

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  5. KAM:

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    BREAKING: Microsoft employees and “community members” calling themselves the “Worker Intifada” have established a “liberated zone,” also known as an encampment, on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington.

    DON: Preachy Mainstream Moderate antisemite Democrats strike again

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  7. KAM: You don’t need to actually create ads at this point. Just run the footage of angry white liberals being mad that crime is being fixed in DC.

    DON: White Mainstream Moderate Democrats insanely scream at both VP Vance and Secretary Hegseth as they walk through a suddenly safe Union Station in DC. This further proves why the Democrats can never have power again. Look at how they act.https://x.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1958228114309304823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1958258591498215602%7Ctwgr%5Ec6760e1ac5af77e38ffe08eae32770d82c5d6bc9%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapundit.com%2F739612%2F It’s ridiculous.

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  8. Another key in there is that there is now less weight for defeating lower quality teams. So maybe this is one small step to move the SEC away from playing a cupcake week instead of 9 conference games.

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    DON: The Blue Hair Libs say it was only one assault of a child- he was turning his life around!

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    1. Hunter Biden: “I can tell you, based on personal experience, that a person can pull their life together after child assault…..”

      #”Well,MostlyPullItTogether….

      #…ThereWillProbablyBeAFew,PardonableRelapses”

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  10. KAM: The Smithsonian’s “Talking About Race Portal” stated that declares that declares that “objective, rational, linear thinking,” “quantitative emphasis,” “hard work before play,” and various other values are aspects and assumptions of whiteness.

    The Smithsonian’s discussion on whiteness included the idea that rigid time schedules reflect a cultural norm that prioritizes punctuality and efficiency, often associated with white cultural values. This characteristic can create challenges for individuals from different cultural backgrounds who may have different approaches to time and scheduling, like showing up on time for class, an appointment or work.

    DON: No wonder Historians and researchers are expressing “grave concern” about my push to purge national taxpayer funded museums of racist Democrat propaganda.

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  11. KAM: Let’s talk about men today. I have observed that there is nothing so silly as the expression of a man who is being complimented.

    DON: That doesn’t pertain to me. But what does is the old saying, somewhat skewed, of “Behind every great man there is a surprised woman”

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