I agree, and have a ND source (admittedly not a ridiculously well-connected one)

Jul 4, 2022
11:19:24pm

LeftOfNormal Truly Addicted User

that says from everything he's heard, that's the ND admin's exact line of thinking.

Which is why it's all about ND's access to whatever playoff or National Championship exists. If that goes away without them joining a conference, they'll join.

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Signs point to ND staying independent, and doing so until they lose access to NC

LeftOfNormal

7/4/22 10:44pm

All the SEC/B10 need to do is refuse to play ND till they get in. Problem solved

Future_Tacos

7/4/22 10:49pm

Not a chance Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue and USC agree to that.

LeftOfNormal

7/4/22 10:56pm

The real good news out of that is that B1G and $EC can’t control the playoff

cougarmeister

7/4/22 10:51pm

Ugh... ND not joining the B1G helps yewtah... Then UO and UW are on the docket with the B1G and makes yewtah more likely

BlueVU

7/4/22 10:54pm

Maybe. More likely than not, but not MUCH more likely than not.

LeftOfNormal

7/4/22 11:13pm

They lose access to North Carolina if they end their ACC agreement.

ochobeeguy

7/4/22 11:06pm

Yukyukyuk. National Championship

LeftOfNormal

7/4/22 11:14pm

They are the crown jewel of college football. No reason for them to dilute

The Old Y

7/4/22 11:10pm

I agree, and have a ND source (admittedly not a ridiculously well-connected one)

LeftOfNormal

7/4/22 11:19pm

Here's the thing I have to respect about ND - it's really not about the money for them

krindorr

7/4/22 11:43pm

How do you know this?

DirtyWater

7/5/22 7:22am

How do I know what? That it isn't about $?

krindorr

7/5/22 7:36am

I don't think the BIG expands w/o ND. Nobody else adds enough value to the mix.

Nat Gas Man

7/4/22 11:11pm

I hope to heck you're right, AND I hope that's made known to all parties before

LeftOfNormal

7/4/22 11:20pm

If no more additions could mean a battle between pac 12 and big 12 for survival.

johnnybyu

7/4/22 11:28pm

IMHO, there are only four teams from the PAC to consider. WA, OR, ASU and

Nat Gas Man

7/4/22 11:28pm

I think only ASU is interested in the big 12 from those 4. I think it would be

johnnybyu

7/4/22 11:30pm

Utah and Colorado don't add $$$. Every school would have to take a paycut to add

Nat Gas Man

7/4/22 11:33pm

The first moves need to be about survival. The pac 12 sitll has better brands

johnnybyu

7/4/22 11:35pm

I think their Presidents and ADs are interested in not ending up in the MWC.

LeftOfNormal

7/4/22 11:41pm

Bring it down? have you looked at the teams in the big 12? The AZ schools and

johnnybyu

7/4/22 11:43pm

I don't think anybody here is thinking the Big12 is superior at anything.

LeftOfNormal

7/5/22 12:05am

There is a 0% chance the 4 schools the big 12 gets are Stanford, UO, UW, and ASU

johnnybyu

7/5/22 12:21am

That's funny you say Utah has a better brand than most, and throw out commuter

byublue42

7/5/22 8:09am

Disagree

runningryan

7/4/22 11:46pm

And I am in a very Old Testament type of mood.

runningryan

7/4/22 11:50pm

Don’t you know that Notre Dame is special. They think they’re exceptional and it

BlooCoog

7/5/22 12:02am

Big 12 only needs to take 2 Pac 12 teams to finish off that conference as a

BlooCoog

7/5/22 12:06am

Gotta think something like this is the way to go. For UO and UW to anchor a conf

LeftOfNormal

7/5/22 12:16am

Yep. And nobody else is going to take Utah.

BlooCoog

7/5/22 10:08am

RE: Yep. And nobody else is going to take Utah.

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