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Originally posted by Mobycat:
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Originally posted by Fletcher Beck:
[b]So to come in here and say that ND schedule was so much tougher are full of shit. When you look at ND opponents records at the end of the season, your arguement carries no merrit. Look at the "three big wins" that ND had and where their opponents finished, Pittsburg (5-6), Michigan (7-4), Pudue (5-6). At least every ranked oppentent that Oregon beat finished with a winning record. Fresno State (8-4), Arizona State (6-5) and California (7-4).
The computer would say differently.

Schedule strength...

ND - #19 (76.39)
Oregon - #34 (74.30)[/b]
Not sure where you got yours from, but SOS depends on who you ask, but most put Oregon's schedule as tougher (somewhat) - these are the first two hits I got on google:

http://teamrankings.com/ncf/27powerratings.php3

Oregon - 49
ND - 53

http://hurricane.lsu.edu/_gbe/comppoll/

Oregon - 57
ND - 72

Point is, neither were great, but most rankings and anybody who watches a lot of CFB that looks at both schedules would conclude that Oregon played the tougher schedule. ND arguably has a better "best" win, but they also have that pesky loss AT HOME to 5-6 MSU.

Bottom Line: Most would agree that Oregon played a tougher schedule (or at worst it's comparable), but Oregon only lost 1 game versus 2, and that loss was to USC - not at home versus a 5-6 MSU.

The BCS computers, which don't buy into ND's "tradition," have Oregon at 5 and ND at 10.

ND isn't a bad team, but once again they are overrated, which OSU will illustrate for the world to see. It will be nothing new - ND hasn't won a bowl in over a decade. If that isn't a sign of being consistantly overrated, I don't know what is.