They don't realize that outside of CB and the AD offices in Provo and South Bend, absolutely no one is paying attention to how many games of what series have been played on which home fields.
To the entire country, this is simply a big-stage game against household names. And BYU takes home a big paycheck.
For those who still can't get over the hurt, Relax, Independence is over, and this kind of scheduling angst will mostly be a thing of the past.