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If the Big 12 raids the Big East for three additional programs, it will further diminish the Big East's basketball prestige. With the Big East in such a state, the Big 12 would be the stronger basketball conference. At this point, it would be advantageous for Notre Dame to shift conferences.

This would be advantageous to Big 12 because of the value in having Notre Dame in basketball, as well as for it creating two beneficial scenarios for the future:
1. Notre Dame becomes a member in all sports.
2. Notre Dame remains independent in football, and with the precedence of the conference having a basketball-only member already established, Texas similarly follows suit.

Doesn't matter. SMU is going to the SEC or Pac 12

How many nd alumni do any of you know?

Everyone knows two:

1) Steve

2) Rudy

Two Things Could Happen:
1. Private Big East BB schools could form their own Conference-what happens to Notre Dame's other sports
2. Notre Dame could look to another Conference for other sports. ACC and Big 10 have reportedly said No. UT and ND have had these discussion

How many ND fans want BB schedules with ECU, Southern Miss, UCF, USF, SMU and UH? How about Marshall and Tulsa too if ACC takes UCONN and Rutgers?

Done talking about this, not going to happen

You are over thinking

For non-football sports, if the above option, i.e. Big 12, is considered, then the Big 10 works best for ND. The quality of competition and proxmity is better to be regional.

Nice "Game of Thrones" reference.

Dutch wrote:if there is one school i have confidence that S.O. is in communication with it's ND. I still think he wants the AD job there. a move for UCF & SMU bodes very well for that.

i'm sure he knows what's up. moreso than chipper.

Nd non rev to b12; smu fb only to b12

Water Pony wrote:For non-football sports, if the above option, i.e. Big 12, is considered, then the Big 10 works best for ND. The quality of competition and proxmity is better to be regional.

Except b10'would never do such a thing

Its all or nothing nd

Two questions, will joining the Big XII for all sports give ND more money than the BE hoops and NCAA credits give them. If not, no soap. Second, look at ND's hoops roster. Lots of players from the BE map, not a lot from the Big XII (revised) map. In other words, games in DC, Philly, NY, Chicago, Milwaukee are important to their recruiting. The ACC would work for them. The Big XII would be a bad choice. Don't see it happened.

StallionsModelT wrote:Nice "Game of Thrones" reference.

All this realignment is similar to those books.

StallionsModelT wrote:Nice "Game of Thrones" reference.

He spelled Jon wrong.

"It is known."

Big East looks to be toast. If it does survive, will it be AQ? We need another option.