Take a look at the 2016 schedule and smile............ :-)

[twalsh]

Swarbrick knows Kelly can't beat top tier programs so he dumbed down ND schedule , he is truly ND's MVP.

Flex games in 2015:
Texas
UMass
Temple

Flex games in 2016:
Texas
Michigan State
Nevada
Army

Yeah, old Jack really dumbed down the schedule in 2016.

 

[Java65]

I wouldn't chalk up away at Texas as a win. They played some good football as the season went on. Cutcliffe has built a good program at Duke and that certainly won't be an easy win.

The difficulty with the schedule is that any team on that schedule except for maybe Nevada and Army CAN beat ND if ND doesn't play well.