That stat is a total mirage and you know it. SP+ from LAST YEAR? That's ancient history, man. Half those teams lost their quarterbacks and their entire offensive lines. You're living in the past. Look at the actual 2024 schedule. It's a joke. They play one, maybe two legitimate playoff contenders all year, and they'll be udnerdogs in both. The rest is a parade of mid-tier ACC teams and service academies. Calling that a "tough slate" is pure fantasy. Every Power Four team in the SEC or Big Ten faces a gauntlet weekly. Notre Dame gets a couple of big TV games and a whole lot of filler. Their reputation for a tough schedule is a media creation, always has been. They benefit from nostalgia, not reality. If any other program tried to sell that schedule as "tough," they'd get laughed out of the room. It's a path to 10 wins built on sand. Let's see them play in a real conference week in and week out, then we can talk about schedule strength. Until then, it's a weak lineup designed to protect their brand, not test their team.