Why not Notre Dame in the Big Ten?..........

[RyCo1983]

Not again...SMH

Had to.

 

[Mr. McGibblets]

Stay independent. Do it like the NFL does with AFC/NFC games. One year play Big 12, Next Year SEC, One year Pac 10, and One Year Big 10 etc and keep that rotation while still keeping the traditional games. Im not serious, however, I think it would lead to some interesting match-ups.

 

[Mr. McGibblets]

This thread also had me wondering why ND never considered field turf over the traditional grass.............

Also, why hasnt this board ever addressed ND lowering their academic standards in order to expand the pool of recruits of which to choose from?

 

[johnnykillz]

This thread also had me wondering why ND never considered field turf over the traditional grass.............

Also, why hasnt this board ever addressed ND lowering their academic standards in order to expand the pool of recruits?

ACamp may have bleached his a-hole, but I'm about to bleach that little yellow tuft of hair on your head if you keep instigating stuff.

Honey mustard or ranch, McNugget?

 

[Mr. McGibblets]

ACamp may have bleached his a-hole, but I'm about to bleach that little yellow tuft of hair on your head if you keep instigating stuff.

Honey mustard or ranch, McNugget?

Haha, Me--- Instigate?...........The tuft is green.

 

[johnnykillz]

Haha, Me--- Instigate?...........The tuft is green.

**** green, is it?

 

[Ironman8]

This thread also had me wondering why ND never considered field turf over the traditional grass.............

Also, why hasnt this board ever addressed ND lowering their academic standards in order to expand the pool of recruits of which to choose from?

Real question is why there isn't a jumbotron yet.

 

[woolybug25]

Real question is why there isn't a jumbotron yet.

Or the field turf....

 

[johnnykillz]

Real question is why there isn't a jumbotron yet.

First solid point.

Or the field turf....

Second.

 

[Rocket89]

Was all that was needed for this thread.

 

[Ben E.]

also, why hasnt this board ever addressed ND lowering their academic standards in order to expand the pool of recruits of which to choose from?

eff that, i would rather see ND playing at holy cross's level than see the illiterate thugs that litter the SEC and Posu playing for ND...

 

[Ironman8]

eff that, i would rather see ND playing at holy cross's level than see the illiterate thugs that litter the SEC and Posu playing for ND...

It was sarcasm my man.

 

[IrishInFl]

Hello Irish fans. Just joined up on your football board. Always loved the Irish and the great Notre Dame football tradition! My one big objection is that Notre Dame should have joined the Big Ten when they had the chance several years ago. Why? Your school is located right in the heart of Big Ten country, reasonable travel distances for all sports programs and revenue sharing in the Big Ten is Tops in the Nation. I don't want to beat a dead horse with this post but let me hear it from the Notre Dame fans that know football.! Also, has Nebraska ever played Notre Dame in football? Just curious. Also, Go Gopers!! Thank you in advance for your responses. Randy Olson-Minneapolis,Minnesota.

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[phork]

If the football team kept stinking it up I could see the possibility. But if Kelly can maintain a level of excellence there is no need.

 

[justinpham]

Try the search function:

http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/not...how-much-longer-can-nd-stand-independent.html

http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/53403-notre-dames-demands-if-they-join-b10.html

http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/53332-nd-big10-conversations.html

 

[Ben E.]

It was sarcasm my man.

oops, my bad man!

 

[froggopher]

Notre Dame in Big Ten......Nope!

Notre Dame in Big Ten......Nope!

Thanks for your responses. I take that all-around answer to be a big NO! Notre Dame wants to remain an independent. Nothing wrong with that. Go Gophers!!

 

[Rhode Irish]

Just going to throw this out there: I'm not convinced the OP was trying to insult Notre Dame with his initial post. I have very strong feelings about Notre Dame's independence, and obviously so do most ND fans and posters on this board. Still, if I went to another team's board looking for some feedback about how they thought of a certain issue, I would hope for a more helpful and tolerant response than the OP got here.

This is probably the best response in the thread:

I won't rehash all the old arguments. Instead, here's a link if you're genuinely interested in why ND has not and probably will never join a conference, Randy.

Notre Dame Football: 10 Reasons Why the Irish Will Never Join the Big Ten*

The most compelling reason is that Notre Dame enjoys unparalleled national brand strength. Joining a conference would regionalize ND's brand, effectively destroying an incredible amount of value.




*I sincerely apologize for linking to BR. This article was written by Matt Mattare, who runs the ND blog We Never Graduate. He's worth reading.

because even if he didn't feel like getting into a discussion about the topic, he still gave the OP something in response to his question.

I thought it was pretty obvious the OP wasn't trolling and just legitimately wanted to know what people thought. I'm not sure why we got 3+ pages of people posting nonsense in response.

 

[johnnykillz]

Thanks for your responses. I take that all-around answer to be a big NO! Notre Dame wants to remain an independent. Nothing wrong with that. Go Gophers!!

Well, let us (IE) say we have mixed responses.

I would say a percent, possibly large, would like to remain independent.

A few would love to see the Big 10 (Big 12?) an option.

It is certainly a passionate subject.

 

[IrishInFl]

Thanks for your responses. I take that all-around answer to be a big NO! Notre Dame wants to remain an independent. Nothing wrong with that. Go Gophers!!

Gophers suck. UMD is better at every sport.

 

[woolybug25]

Just going to throw this out there: I'm not convinced the OP was trying to insult Notre Dame with his initial post. I have very strong feelings about Notre Dame's independence, and obviously so do most ND fans and posters on this board. Still, if I went to another team's board looking for some feedback about how they thought of a certain issue, I would hope for a more helpful and tolerant response than the OP got here.

This is probably the best response in the thread:





because even if he didn't feel like getting into a discussion about the topic, he still gave the OP something in response to his question.

I thought it was pretty obvious the OP wasn't trolling and just legitimately wanted to know what people thought. I'm not sure why we got 3+ pages of people posting nonsense in response.

GET OFF OF MY LAWN!!!!

 

[johnnykillz]

I'm not sure why we got 3+ pages of people posting nonsense in response.

I'm not sure why you gotta play Mr. Mom here, chief...?

Gophers suck. UMD is better at every sport.

Huh?

 

[Rhode Irish]

I'm not sure why you gotta play Mr. Mom here, chief...?

Ha. Yeah, not sure, either. I guess I felt kinda bad picturing the kid hitting refresh looking for an answer to his question and just getting bombarded with responses alternating between people blasting him for having asked the question and indecipherable IE gibberish.

 

[SoDakDomer]

I'm not sure why you gotta play Mr. Mom here, chief...?



Huh?

I'm assuming UMD= university of minnesota duluth

 

[IrishInFl]

I'm not sure why you gotta play Mr. Mom here, chief...?



Huh?

UMD= University of Minnesota-Duluth. Won national championships in football and hockey this past season. Beat the Gophers in hockey, which is the only sport that really matters in Minnesota.

 

[johnnykillz]

Ha. Yeah, not sure, either. I guess I felt kinda bad picturing the kid hitting refresh looking for an answer to his question and just getting bombarded with responses alternating between people blasting him for having asked the question and indecipherable IE gibberish.

Alright.

Touche'.

We know he's a Gopher fan and will be visiting SB soon.

At least he didn't bring this sh!t up at the Linebacker after all the turds are sloshed! ( I heard Clausen brought this up, one time there. )

Also, I think he knows something important about the subject, so that if he chooses to bring it up again, he'll have a good angle on it, instead of a scatter-gun approach.

Lastly, little Phammer brought up a solid point: The search function. It yields quick information considering history.

 

[johnnykillz]

...hockey, which is the only sport that really matters in Minnesota.

Gotcha.

I'm American, not French-Canadian.

My fault.

 

[IrishInFl]

Gotcha.

I'm American, not French-Canadian.

My fault.

Yet you like soccer. Huh.

 

[johnnykillz]

Yet you like soccer. Huh.

I live in the desert man.

We have "roller hockey" locally.

Falling on concrete hurts like hell!

Got any skates for grass?

 

[eNDzone]

I think it is time for the Big 10 to come up with a new scheme for naming their conference. That way they can just keep adding teams kind of like Windows new operating systems. They had 11 teams for how long and now there are 12.

I would go with the Big10.2

Who knows some day it might be the Big 10.18