Originally Posted by
Popcorn Trick
Thing about Notre Dame schedule that is specifically great other than the overall strength and lack of 3 or 4 directional schools on it is that is that two of the best teams to expose their weaknesses are on it in Oklahoma and USC. Both away. Obviously, you can't play everybody, and some years we get BCS contenders that play nobody, but for ND to have to play these schools is a uniquely great test.
Oregon is a beast of a team and better than SC, but as an ND fan, I would rather match up against their offense than USC's.