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[QUOTE="06029, post: 1684955, member: 1548"]
It would have played out last year if ND had beat Stanford. The loss to Clemson kept them out of the top 4. ND would have been #5 at best. Heck, they dropped after beating BC to #6. ND's ACC games does not include the elite every year. The next time they see FSU is 2018. The next time they see Clemson in 2020. In the meantime, any loss in the ACC games drops them out of the picture. The teams over the next 4 years are not the ACC elite. If they were in the ACC, 1 in conference loss, they can still make the championship game and have a much larger shot at being in the 4 team playoff.

In terms of their non-ACC games, Navy is every year and that is non P5. You also have USC every year But for the next 4 years, 1 loss keeps ND out. Here are your other games non-ACC/traditional opponents - 2016 TX, NV, Stanford and MSU. 2017 Temple, Miami of OH, Stanford and GA. 2018 Ball State, Northwestern. 2019 New Mexico, Stanford and GA. 2020 Purdue and Stanford.  And does Kelly really want a 12 game schedule against all Top 40 teams?

Panic. No. But become an afterthought because of no CG, totally unacceptable to the school and fan base.
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