Blue roundup: Will Notre Dame's decision to opt out of future games with Michigan help or hurt BYU?

Compiled by Jeff Call, Deseret News

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 25 2012 12:11 p.m. MDT

Michigan's Denard Robinson runs out of the tackle of Notre Dame's Manti Te'o (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in South Bend, Ind.

Darron Cummings, Associated Press

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Summary

Notre Dame is opting out of its series with Michigan.

Notre Dame is opting out of its series with Michigan, meaning the last scheduled game between college football's winningest programs will take place in 2014. Will this help or hurt BYU? The Cougars and Fighting Irish have four announced games that have not been scheduled.

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CordonBleu

Park City, UT

It's exciting to be able to play a storied program like Notre Dame, but it's certainly not a make or break situation for BYU if Notre Dame decides to opt out of part of it's scheduled 6-game series with BYU.

I still think More..

12:26 p.m. Sept. 25, 2012
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CougFaninTX

Frisco, TX

@ NightOwlAmerica "The only reason to keep BYU is to play a cup cake. The decision by ND is very revealing. They just dumped a long time rival with a storied program. What do you honestly think that says about the relationship between BYU & More..

5:34 p.m. Sept. 25, 2012
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TrueBlue

Orem, UT

upinthenight

Sorry to burst your crimson-colored BYU-hating bubble, but if Notre Dame decides to keep BYU on its schedule, what it says about BYU is the Cougars are such a well-respected program that a storied program like Notre Dame would More..

1:48 p.m. Sept. 26, 2012
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