ND and the BCS

[Legacy]

Notre Dame Football Joined a Conference—For the BCS | Bleacher Report

 

[LOVEMYIRISH]

Notre Dame Football Joined a Conference—For the BCS | Bleacher Report

He's got some nice points, but in the end he's wrong. The current agreement was the right way to go. No school gets $17M for appearing, the conference does. The money is shared. There is no reason why ND should be different.

 

[irishmarine]

it comes down to we still have to win games and or bowls to get paid. so let s make some damn money

 

[coachjohnson]

I don't ever see us joining a conference, and as long as we can still make the cash there's no reason to join one, I would hate to see us in a conference.

 

[GoldenDomer21]

I don't ever see us joining a conference, and as long as we can still make the cash there's no reason to join one, I would hate to see us in a conference.

This might be blasphemous. But I wouldn't mind seeing ND in the SEC and possible the BIG 10. I liek the idea of a conference as long as the conference is strong. Weak conferences wouldn't destroy ND. And ND should retain the ability to pull out of the conference if the conference strenght did not meet ND standards. Just think, ND having to compete in a strong conference like the SEC would force it to play the top notch teams that are winning NC. It goes back to my lets make ND's schedule a little tougher argument.
If ND was in the SEC they would have to play LSU, Auburn, FLorida, Georgia, Arkansas, and Tenn. Maybe not in the same season. But we'd be playing them. In the BIG 10, they have MU, MSU, Penn St. Wisconsin, and OSU. Five teams that ND can play in one season and do well.

Then again, don't fix something if it isn't broken...

 

[LOVEMYIRISH]

I don't ever see us joining a conference, and as long as we can still make the cash there's no reason to join one, I would hate to see us in a conference.

The day ND joins a conference is that day that the Administration is stating to the world "ND Football as we know it is DEAD."

 

[irishmarine]

then we star having to do what the conference wants and we lose alot of control wouldnt we

 

[Sureal]

This might be blasphemous. But I wouldn't mind seeing ND in the SEC and possible the BIG 10. I liek the idea of a conference as long as the conference is strong. Weak conferences wouldn't destroy ND. And ND should retain the ability to pull out of the conference if the conference strenght did not meet ND standards. Just think, ND having to compete in a strong conference like the SEC would force it to play the top notch teams that are winning NC. It goes back to my lets make ND's schedule a little tougher argument.
If ND was in the SEC they would have to play LSU, Auburn, FLorida, Georgia, Arkansas, and Tenn. Maybe not in the same season. But we'd be playing them. In the BIG 10, they have MU, MSU, Penn St. Wisconsin, and OSU. Five teams that ND can play in one season and do well.

Then again, don't fix something if it isn't broken...

SEC? Serious?

They have no reason as of right now to join a conference unless by some strange reason they are forced to by the powers of Grayskull. ND makes too much money as an independent and they would definately not join the SEC.

 

[NDboy15]

sorry double post

 

[NDboy15]

This might be blasphemous. But I wouldn't mind seeing ND in the SEC and possible the BIG 10. I liek the idea of a conference as long as the conference is strong. Weak conferences wouldn't destroy ND. And ND should retain the ability to pull out of the conference if the conference strenght did not meet ND standards. Just think, ND having to compete in a strong conference like the SEC would force it to play the top notch teams that are winning NC. It goes back to my lets make ND's schedule a little tougher argument.
If ND was in the SEC they would have to play LSU, Auburn, FLorida, Georgia, Arkansas, and Tenn. Maybe not in the same season. But we'd be playing them. In the BIG 10, they have MU, MSU, Penn St. Wisconsin, and OSU. Five teams that ND can play in one season and do well.

Then again, don't fix something if it isn't broken...

That screams elitist and that won't go over well with other schools.

 

[coachjohnson]

Although I am not a fan of ND EVER joining a conference, I do know that if ND was in the SEC that they would sign the top 10 classes year in and year out.

 

[LOVEMYIRISH]

Although I am not a fan of ND EVER joining a conference, I do know that if ND was in the SEC that they would sign the top 10 classes year in and year out.

We always did before Ty Willingham...we are doing so again.

 

[GoldenDomer21]

That screams elitist and that won't go over well with other schools.

yeah, it does. I realize it too. I'm a little bit of one though. Like I said, it will never happen. But I wouldn't THAT disappointed if it did. Like others have said, we'd have a top recruitment class year in and year out. We would turn into an elite team. It was just some food for thought.