Hoopfan wrote:Xuperman wrote:Hoopfan wrote:Would you really want the flagship school of the BE to be a football first school? I don’t see any ms dropping football since they all actually get real TV money unlike UConn
Notre Dame would be the only reason for any further expansion. They fit the conference template perfectly with location and tradition. I have a feeling powerful ACC football programs like F St and Clemson will eventually have enough of their “independent status”.....demand the Irish schedule 8 conference games like everybody else and share more of their massive football revenue. The Irish will fail to capitulate and hello BEast.
As far as having a football 1st school becoming a perceived flag ship, I see no reason that would detract from the Big East BBall image. In fact, I think most would agree it would only enhance it. They are, after all, the most famous Catholic university in the world.
ND is going to elevate whatever conference they are in due to what you mentioned. It would just seem worrisome to me that like the old BE alignment they’d always be one foot in and one foot out due to football. Maybe they stay for 20 years and it’s worth it. Maybe they jump ship at 2 years making BE look “bad”. Whatever bad may be
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