UMass-Amherst playing a bought game at Notre Dame in 2015

[Rumrunner]

Supposedly a one game contract.

http://www.gazettenet.com/2012/04/11/umass-football-to-play-notre-dame-in-2015

Notre Dame's schedule is filling up thru 2016:

11 games in 2014 on the schedule
12 games in 2015
11 games in 2016


7 games in 2017
5 games in 2018, 2019


http://nationalchamps.net/NCAA/future_schedules/notredame_future.htm

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Well, now that Navy is beating them, the Irish have to look elsewhere to try to maintain their status. Yale or Dartmouth may soon themselves with a South Bend booking. Notre Dame is the Titanic of football programs (it doesn't sink immediately, it takes a while). Their only hope is to join a conference.

 

[Palatine]

Nice paycheck for Umass. That's about it.

 

[mattp]

i think joining a conference would only exacerbate their decline. the bottom line is no program can afford to sit on their laurels in this day and age. TCU can beat Texas, Stanford can beat USC, and Wake Forest can beat Florida State. any program that thinks they can rely on historical hierarchy will have trouble keeping their head above water, and Notre Dame's no different. the only difference is they have more control over their schedule and i think that's all that's keeping them above .500

 

[mcs333]

They need exposure. Good move by them

 

[TouchdownHusky]

They need exposure. Good move by them

By playing UMass? Out in South Bend? They need an easy win is more like it.

 

[Dann]

good get for umass. thats all.

 

[businesslawyer]

Contract was never signed, and reasons were never clearly articulated.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

UMass ND? Good deal for UMass... and I wonder if UMass could beat them...we did!!

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Well, now that Navy is beating them, the Irish have to look elsewhere to try to maintain their status. Yale or Dartmouth may soon themselves with a South Bend booking. Notre Dame is the Titanic of football programs (it doesn't sink immediately, it takes a while). Their only hope is to join a conference.

The ND-Navy series is not, and will not end. That's more important to them than every game except USC.

 

[noeynox]

If you recall, that contract falling through is the reason we aren't already in the ACC. Sarcasm off.

 

[MidTown Husky]

Ask Desmond Conner from the Courant he will tell you all the details

 

[Doggie Style]

That was the reason from what I read a while ago. ND agreed to a 6 game series, 3 home3 away. The original plan was to have one Uconn game @ Gillette, and 2@ the Rent. ND tried to make one at the New Giants Stadium and one @ Gillette, so essentially we would of gotten one home game out of a 6 game series. Uconn wouldn't agree, series over!

 

[Doggie Style]

Anyone know why our Navy series was mysteriously cancelled a few years back? It was cancelled right after they beat the tar out of us a couple of years ago. Don't remember anything in writing after it happened.....

 

[MattMang23]

I thought it was because we ran up the score on them, so Paul Johnson got pissed, had the series canceled and then ran the score up on us the next game.

 

[Waquoit]

I thought it was because we ran up the score on them, so Paul Johnson got pissed, had the series canceled and then ran the score up on us the next game.

I heard it was FUCRE who did the cancelling.

 

[Waquoit]

Obviously not a Big Fan of UConn.

 

[Waquoit]

Nice paycheck for Umass. That's about it.

Yeah, screw them. We played for free! Hey, wait a minute....