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Home games limit Irish schedule

Associated Press

Friday, August 21, 2009

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Nevada, Washington, Washington State and Connecticut aren't exactly a murderer's row. They are all playing Notre Dame this year, however, and are why nearly every season preview about the Fighting Irish mentions something about the schedule not being as challenging as in years past. The NCAA rated the school's schedule as the nation's toughest in 1978, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1995. As recently as 2003, the schedule was ranked third-hardest in the nation and in 2004 it was seve ...

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