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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4642050, member: 5685"]
Agreed that they don't give a crap about those three schools. They also don't give a crap about joining the B16. If BC, SU, Pitt are all outside the B16, ND cannot be forced into the B16.

When SU and Pitt left the Big East, Notre Dame left because the leftover Big East was not viable. As long as the ACC is viable, ND will not be forced to join a conference.

So if the SEC or B16 gobbled up BC, SU, Pitt then ND's hand is forced.

IMO people shouldn't discount the SEC/ESPN trying to get ND. Currently there is no way in hell ND would consider it. But if the SEC eventually in stages grabs FSU, Clemson, GA Tech, UNC, Duke, UVA, Pitt, SU, BC the SEC is all of a sudden more attractive than the B16. They get games in Texas, Florida, and the Northeast. Only Cali is missing but ND can get that OOC.

The key would be UNC. Academically the B16 makes way more sense. But athletically UNC rather be in a Southern conference. They also don't want to go to the B16 and then have little brother NC State in the SEC. So if the SEC told UNC we will take UVA, Duke, and GA Tech to make you happy then they might very well go.
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