"Notre Dame is running away from its historic football rivalry against USC all because it wouldn't accept a schedule change. USC coach Lincoln Riley isn't the reason why the Trojans won't be playing Notre Dame for the foreseeable future. USC shouldn't have to play a tough nonconference game against Notre Dame in the middle of their season when all other Big Ten teams are spared a similar contest."
"The world of college football may be awash in uncertainty, but the last several weeks have proven one thing beyond a shadow of a doubt. Nobody runs like Notre Dame. When the Irish got jobbed by the College Football Playoff committee and insanely were left out of the CFP, they refused to play another game this season. Notre Dame ran from the Pop Tarts Bowl."
"Then came Monday's announcement that Notre Dame no longer will regularly play USC, essentially ending a 100-year-old rivalry because the Irish didn't want to change the dates of the game. Notre Dame ran from the Trojans. Call them the Fightin' Chickens, a once-proud Irish program that demands acquiescence or it will take its ball and go home. The Irish could have played USC at the beginning of the season, but refused."
Notre Dame refused a scheduling change that would have moved the USC game, and that refusal halted the regular Notre Dame–USC rivalry. Notre Dame also declined to play in the Pop Tarts Bowl after being left out of the College Football Playoff. Critics characterize Notre Dame's actions as avoiding competition and demanding acquiescence. Lincoln Riley and USC are not blamed for the rivalry's pause, and USC prioritizes College Football Playoff positioning over a midseason nonconference contest. A scheduling tweak could have preserved the rivalry and aided both teams, but Notre Dame declined the adjustment.
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