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Nevada Is The Scariest Game On The Notre Dame Football Schedule

By Joshua Vowles

Nov 5, 2015; Fresno, CA, USA; Nevada Wolf Pack running back James Butler (20) carries the ball to score a touchdown against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the fourth quarter at Bulldog Stadium. The Wolf Pack won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2015; Fresno, CA, USA; Nevada Wolf Pack running back James Butler (20) carries the ball to score a touchdown against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the fourth quarter at Bulldog Stadium. The Wolf Pack won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Notre Dame football schedule is always filled with tough games.

Yes, the Notre Dame football schedule always has a heavy handful of tough games each year. It’s part of being independent in the dependent world of college football. Notre Dame has to prove itself better than most by a larger margin. This is helped (or hurts if you want that point of view) by playing big name schools from around the country such as USC, Stanford, Michigan State, Texas, and others.

One team that most of you would fail to mention as a tough game this year is the game against Nevada- and that’s how you lose.

One only needs to look at recent history and current circumstances to understand that Nevada may end up being the scariest game on the Notre Dame football schedule. Yes, it’s a trap game- and the trappiest (new word) trap game around.

Back in 2012, Notre Dame played Navy in Dublin, Ireland and the very next week they hosted the Purdue Boilermakers. Notre Dame trounced what was a pretty good Navy team, but against Purdue, the Irish struggled across the board, and it was painfully obvious that it was because they were tired from the short week and were getting physically beat on the line of scrimmage.

This year, because the really good and interesting games on the first Saturday of the season are so plentiful, Notre Dame and Texas decided to move their game to Sunday night because they wanted the nation’s attention (they both might have a bit of an ego problem).

So, essentially, the Irish will go into their next game at home on a short week- much like that Purdue game in 2012 after Navy. Nevada, on the other hand, plays their first game on the Friday night prior and will have an extra day of rest / preparation for their game against the Irish. If my math is correct that’s a whopping two days difference for the teams.

The 2016 Notre Dame team is not as good as the 2012 version, and Nevada is much better than that 2012 Purdue team. Nevada is coming off a bowl win and has a legitimate running attack. While the talent difference is huge, the other circumstances surrounding this game cause me to pause and say THIS IS THE SCARIEST GAME ON THE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.

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