... past from a variety of people: “Notre Dame has a weak schedule.” You won’t have to read the comment sections of any Notre Dame article for very long before coming upon that phrase. Usually, the weak schedule argument is coupled with other comments such as, “Notre Dame needs to join a conference,” “Notre Dame is afraid to join a conference,” or “Notre Dame could not compete in the Big Ten.” It’s no secret that Notre Dame has struggled to be a consistent winner for over ten years, but the above statements are gross misinterpretations of the past. If we are to believe these things, then the numbers and stats should back them up. So, do they? In order to find out, I wanted to answer ...

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