ND started this mess in the 90s with their $40MM deal with NBC. This launched

Mar 23, 2023
9:00:40am

Benfica1 Truly Addicted User

more financial deals breaking from the NCAA and going straight to the conferences.... which lead to the BCS.... And to the insanity that's going on right now.

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Notre Dame President and AD calling for changes:

rainorsnow

3/23/23 6:35am

Domino! 👀

bruincoug

3/23/23 6:45am

Notre Dame, the epitome of establishing an uneven playing field, decrying the

Six Foot Seven

3/23/23 6:48am

Yes. We should limit how much travel time you are allowed — and 2/3rds of ND’s

zia cougar

3/23/23 7:08am

Just as an FYI, ND actually requested this as part of their negotiations with

moknowssports

3/23/23 8:00am

I don’t hate ND. Just think it’s easy to impose rules that will have

zia cougar

3/23/23 8:34am

I've never seen ND with 8 home games (looking at you, Ohio State/SEC West)

moknowssports

3/23/23 8:50am

You playing the victim card with ND is weird. ND is not a victim.

ParentingNotForSissy

3/23/23 9:47am

RE: I've never seen ND with 8 home games (looking at you, Ohio State/SEC West)

Six Foot Seven

3/23/23 10:06am

You can't claim 8 home games if 2 are neutral site/require travel...

moknowssports

3/23/23 12:53pm

Yep, that is why I listed 2009 as the only 8 home game season.

Six Foot Seven

3/23/23 1:02pm

ND crying that B1G and SEC too powerful but likely will be in B1G within 2 years

RossoNeri

3/23/23 7:06am

Not too powerful, but too exclusive. ND bucking the system is a good thing, No??

SinkingQuffa

3/23/23 9:10am

They could take the yewts spot in the B1G or SEC tomorrow…

AlternateShot

3/23/23 11:41am

He is right on the employee piece. Lots of schools will drop sports rather than

Nat Gas Man

3/23/23 7:10am

If a student leaves early, they have no right to their scholarship.

IrishBlue

3/23/23 7:51am

P5 schools have to guarantee scholarships for four years or in some cases until

Nat Gas Man

3/23/23 8:07am

Notre Dame & Swarbrick pretending to be the paragon of virtue in college sports

BlooCoog

3/23/23 8:04am

If it checks the currently tightening grip of the SEC-B1G monopoly, though...

SinkingQuffa

3/23/23 9:11am

Student ath-o-leets!

MarylandFan

3/23/23 8:42am

ND started this mess in the 90s with their $40MM deal with NBC. This launched

Benfica1

3/23/23 9:00am

It was the original lawsuit from Oklahoma that started the arms race

Nat Gas Man

3/23/23 9:07am

True that.

Benfica1

3/23/23 9:22am

Was it $40M? The info that came out last year indicated they were only making

moknowssports

3/23/23 12:56pm

(not $40MM a year - I think it was an 8 year deal)

Benfica1

3/23/23 2:57pm

I'm all for sensible change, but ND? Come on. Hypocrite!

Happy As Larry

3/23/23 11:43am

Notre Dame is the poster-child of special exceptions. No one should pay

TrueBlue67

3/23/23 1:20pm

Until their A5 vote is taken away they have the same power as a G5 conference

Nat Gas Man

3/23/23 1:39pm

I said nothing about ND's vote as an A5. I was talking about ND's credibility.

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