[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] Keith Arnold CFT[/FONT]
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Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, who already made waves this offseason with the announcement that the Fighting Irish might battle Army in the first football game at new Yankee Stadium, recently hinted that another high profile game might be in the future for Notre Dame, only this time against a signficiantly better opponent.
While talking with Jerry Briggs of the Express-News in San Antonio, Swarbrick was asked about any potential scheduling matchups, and when speaking about the potential landmark aniversary game with Army in 2013, he also hinted at another anniversary game on the 2013 slate, one against Texas.
“We’re about to go into a period of time where we’re encountering a whole bunch of 100th anniversaries,” Swarbrick said. As a matter of fact, 2013 is the 100th anniversary of our (first) game against Texas.”
When pressed on the issue of scheduling Texas, and whether those games would be played at a neutral site or as a home-and-home series, Swarbrick hedged his bet a little.
“I’m not really in a position to talk about the prospects of that game in any particular year,” Swarbrick said. What I can say is that we would love to play Texas. We love playing the schools that have had a comparable history. But also that share our values.
“I think Texas is one of the great athletic programs in the country. Not just now, but for many years. I’m a huge fan of the program, their coaches, and (athletic director) DeLoss (Dodds) is one of the giants of our industry. So, if we can figure out how to play Texas at some point, we would love to do it.”
A potential Texas - Notre Dame matchup would be a great addition to a nonconference schedule that is becoming less and less interesting as teams simply try to schedule guaranteed wins. [/FONT]
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Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, who already made waves this offseason with the announcement that the Fighting Irish might battle Army in the first football game at new Yankee Stadium, recently hinted that another high profile game might be in the future for Notre Dame, only this time against a signficiantly better opponent.
While talking with Jerry Briggs of the Express-News in San Antonio, Swarbrick was asked about any potential scheduling matchups, and when speaking about the potential landmark aniversary game with Army in 2013, he also hinted at another anniversary game on the 2013 slate, one against Texas.
“We’re about to go into a period of time where we’re encountering a whole bunch of 100th anniversaries,” Swarbrick said. As a matter of fact, 2013 is the 100th anniversary of our (first) game against Texas.”
When pressed on the issue of scheduling Texas, and whether those games would be played at a neutral site or as a home-and-home series, Swarbrick hedged his bet a little.
“I’m not really in a position to talk about the prospects of that game in any particular year,” Swarbrick said. What I can say is that we would love to play Texas. We love playing the schools that have had a comparable history. But also that share our values.
“I think Texas is one of the great athletic programs in the country. Not just now, but for many years. I’m a huge fan of the program, their coaches, and (athletic director) DeLoss (Dodds) is one of the giants of our industry. So, if we can figure out how to play Texas at some point, we would love to do it.”
A potential Texas - Notre Dame matchup would be a great addition to a nonconference schedule that is becoming less and less interesting as teams simply try to schedule guaranteed wins. [/FONT]
