Looking at it that way I would agree, but the average bettor isn't going to look at it that way. They'll see the far easier schedule and the first time head coach vs one that's made it to two playoffs.
That said I think Notre Dame will end up being a juggernaut under Freeman, he just hasn't had a chance to prove it yet.
Our players will be better too. No chance Riley has a top 3 class. Top 10, likely. It will be ND, Ohio State, Georgia, A&M and Bama. USC in the mix. ND is going to be 1 or 2 and repeat this in 2024. People don’t realize how good this 2023 class is. This isn’t a BK recruiting class. It’s not like it’s 2009 and we have the #21 class followed by #10 while USC sits at the top. This is a different era. That one 2008 class put us in the title game 4 years later. ND is about to do that back to back to back. And we were #6 last year (one of BKs best).
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