Notre Dame's 2009 Football Schedule: Enough Already

Manageable. Ugh. It's like describing a blind date as "nice." Sure, Notre Dame's 2009 schedule is "manageable."  The Irish are independent.  They, like everyone else in college football, want to play seven home games.  They, unlike everyone else, aren't constrained by a conference schedule handed down by the league. So yes, the schedule is manageable. That's by design and administrators have spent years getting it to this point. Shouldn't analysts be required to delve a little deeper into a preview of the most publicized program in college football? Because when they talk about Charlie Weis' "manageable schedule," they're insinuating one of two things—and neither is true. First, that Notre Dame's schedule is soft...and shame on them for taking advantage of their independence. Actually, Irish opponents won 76 games last season.  And that includes a whopping five victories from Washington, Washingt...