r/CFB • u/staplor Arizona State • Territorial Cup • 1d ago

Feature Story [Jeyarajah] How BYU booked a program-defining date with Notre Dame in Provo

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/byu-scheduling-notre-dame-provo/
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u/rageb8err Ole Miss Rebels • BYU Cougars 1d ago

ND strong armed BYU (as they do many teams) into giving up a home game in an already lopsided series agreement. Sigh, at least this is a home and home.

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u/cooterdick Tennessee • North Carolina 1d ago

They gave up a home game to get a home game in a home and home?

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u/rageb8err Ole Miss Rebels • BYU Cougars 1d ago edited 1d ago

No this is separate from 26/27 series.

They agreed to a 4/2 (four in SB, two in Provo) six-game series in 2010. Most of the games got canceled a couple years into it bc of ND agreeing to that ACC scheduling agreement.

So BYU played the first two in SB in 2012/2013 and the only “home” game for BYU that ND didn’t cancel was a game they moved to 2022, but forced BYU to play it in Vegas, make ND the home team, and gave them a higher ticket count than BYU.

It’s in the article, the downvotes are crazy lol.

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u/saltytradewinds Notre Dame • Oregon State 1d ago

I was bummed they canceled the series. Would have been a lot of fun too.

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u/rageb8err Ole Miss Rebels • BYU Cougars 1d ago

Yeah, I think ND would have not gone that route had the ACC agreement never happened. It wasn’t black and white.

BUT they have a lot of influence and they will and often do strong arm teams to give up home games, because what else are they gonna do? Playing ND in Timbuktu will still generate more money than whoever their replacement is. ND has a lot of weight to throw around, it’s impressive.