calibuck said:

Have been around the block several times, and so much that my brain gets muddled. Help me understand/remember: How come ND is treated as the second coming. Agree they've got a faithful attendance/tv crowd, but how the bloody hell do they continue to get such preferential treatment? They've got their own TV deal, and the playoff rules are constantly bent to favor ND getting in. They don't have to join a conference, but play in the ACC, although they're not eligible for the league playoff. They (IMHO) were second tier football program for past 15-20 years, but were still treated like rock stars (they were not). Can someone please put me out of my misery, and cogently explain 'how come'? There's gotta be others out there that are questioning this very same thing....PS, when daughter and family toured Northwestern, she heard someone say they were going to ND the next day. She asked if we could as well, pointed out that the next day we were touring tOSU, but if she went there, her grandfather would turn vertical flips in his grave. Thanks in advance.

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Money is usually the answer, so I'll go with that. I don't know what "cogently" means. Is my answer "cogent"?

Lots of teams spend 15-20 years as "second tier" programs (depending on how you're defining the tier system).

Also, not defend Notre Dame, but not being in a conference might be hurting them. They don't have the benefit of getting Minnesota and Northwestern and Purdue on their schedules every year. Or Rutgers or Maryland. But they get the finger for scheduling Purdue and Rice and Navy and Syracuse. My point is that they schedule 12 games a year, while conference teams only schedule 3, and then they're given the rest of their games. Some years, ND will have a tougher schedule. Other years, they'll have an easier schedule.

I do find it funny that ND insists that they stay independent. This ensures that they remain the 3rd highest paid team in the state of Indiana.

Even after 114 years after its sinking, the Titanic’s swimming pool is still full of water.

Have been around the block several times, and so much that my brain gets muddled. Help me understand/remember: How come ND is treated as the second coming. Agree they've got a faithful attendance/tv crowd, but how the bloody hell do they continue to get such preferential treatment? They've got their own TV deal, and the playoff rules are constantly bent to favor ND getting in. They don't have to join a conference, but play in the ACC, although they're not eligible for the league playoff. They (IMHO) were second tier football program for past 15-20 years, but were still treated like rock stars (they were not). Can someone please put me out of my misery, and cogently explain 'how come'? There's gotta be others out there that are questioning this very same thing....PS, when daughter and family toured Northwestern, she heard someone say they were going to ND the next day. She asked if we could as well, pointed out that the next day we were touring tOSU, but if she went there, her grandfather would turn vertical flips in his grave. Thanks in advance.

Used to use, when explaining to Board members, 'what is the legal speed on the 5?' Of course, people had various answers, but I replied, 'maybe, but it's what the CHP enforces'.....guess same applies here. Am still waiting for the NC basketball team to be hit with sanctions for grad students doing papers for the basketball team.....am turning blue from holding my breath....

Wife and I are buying a new car and I experienced something totally unfamiliar. I placed a $1,000.00 down to hold a vehicle that isn't even built yet.
We're getting a Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid and they essentially don't exist on any dealership in Metro 513.

Things I've learned as I've begun researching the delays and what might be the issue:

1). In a quiet move, Toyota has shifted production; making fewer of the "middle of the road" trim, the XLE. Everything is base or PLATINUM version. Or at least those percentages are greater than XLE's

2). Demand and resale for Hybrids is through the roof

3). Toyota doesn't take custom orders. Dealers "get what they get" and it has no bearing on how quickly they sell them. Toyota has some grand algorithm they drop into different regions in order to balance out the number of vehicles are in a certain region to stabilize parts and service costs.
There was one Grand Highlander on the lot when I went to test drive and they have 11 vehicles in "sale pending" pre-sales status (12 now, including mine)

Overall, it's not the worst thing in the world. Gives me time to shop around with financing. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this with Toyota or any other manufacturer.

BuckeyeNation27 said:

Ah, the Benny Hill game. I don't remember who won, but the answer is we all did

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I think *ichigan came back with a long drive to win, which they take a lot of credit for doing. But I give the credit to Notre Dame's bad defense.