Notre Dame to the B12

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Conference re-alignment is such a joke.

Fuck the BCS. Seriously.

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It's basically the Big XII that has been the most gay about this all, and they are the ones crossing regional boundaries. Adding WVU? Poaching half the ACC? Go die in a fire, especially Texas who started this whole thing with their greed. They really need to issue a "chill the fuck out" credo though. If only the "legislating branch" that is the NCAA actually had any power over its constituency..

[St. Francisco]

Deloss Dodds could derail this whole shabangalang, should he even feel that UT's power would in any way be compromised... He likes being the biggest dog in the sport of big dogs, and quite honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he did nix this in the 11th hour...

edit: However, with the additions of ND, FSU and Clemson, the contract payout would jump to $28 million per team, per year, not counting the money from tier three rights (ND would make at least $10-15 million there per year) nor the money from a B12 championship game (additional $3-5 million per school)...

On Tuesday, Dodds confirmed in an interview with CBSSports.com that the conference has approached Notre Dame about joining:

We've talked to Notre Dame about the Big 12 ... They could put some football here [by playing a few non-conference games against Big 12 opponents].

Dodds is talking about the plan that would have non-football sports join the league, with football having more of a partnership by playing a handful of games against Big 12 teams, which would likely include Texas on a consistent basis -- a game, it seems safe to say, that fans around the country would love to see.

But what about expansion? Texas has been thought to be against it and Dodds confirmed that position as well, once again citing the advantages of not playing a conference championship game:

I don't think it needs to expand. It certainly can expand because there will be people that will want to be a part of it. That's another good thing.

We could expand to some number. You name the number -- 12, 14, 16. We could expand but the question is 'do we need to expand?' In my mind 10 is perfect because you play everybody in football and there is a double-round-robin in basketball.

When we get into whatever system we get in for a championship, I think those coaches that play in a conference championship are going to say 'What in the world are we doing?'

[FirstTimer]

From Jack Swabrick

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Wednesday that the school remains committed to the Big East for its Olympic sports, despite a recent report indicating that Texas AD DeLoss Dodds has reached out to gauge the program's interest in joining the Big 12.

Swarbrick dismissed the report, saying, "It's a mistake to treat this as some sort of pitch by DeLoss. We're two people who talk frequently and talk about where we think this business is headed and who's doing what. We've talked about playing each other more, scheduling each other in other sports. It's a conversation that's had all of those elements to it.

"No one should have an impression where there was a point in time where DeLoss was making a pitch to Notre Dame. It's been a more collaborative, collegial discussion about the 2 schools and how we can do more together."

[ralaw]

It's ashame that college football will become a collection of conferences with schools that have no traditional ties or geographical symmetry.

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It's ashame that college football will become a collection of conferences with schools that have no traditional ties or geographical symmetry.

Will suck the most for the fans. CFB has always been a sport where you could drive to road games, and that aspect is disappearing quickly.

[Atlas]

Will suck the most for the fans. CFB has always been a sport where you could drive to road games, and that aspect is disappearing quickly.

that aspect was dead long before this round of expansion...

as for the ND AD, he is just posturing...

[FirstTimer]

Swarbrick has too much swag to posture

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that aspect was dead long before this round of expansion...

as for the ND AD, he is just posturing...

Once Mizzou and A&M joined the SEC, I died a little bit inside. Florida playing Missouri every year?



Would have preferred WVU for the sake of fan travel, and Mizzou staying in the B12. Anyway, now word is SEC is going after Virginia Tech and NC State. Va Tech makes sense, even though I hate those cunts, they make sense. But NC State brings nothing to the table, lol.

[Jayrock]

ND moving is going to trigger an explosion of realignment.

[FirstTimer]