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[QUOTE="WoadBlue, post: 5144774, member: 1145"]
ND has no meaningful vested interest in anything northeastern because the northeast for all things Major CFB is decidedly less than it was even in 1990, which was much less than it was in 1960. Just the Cincinnati TV market will produce at least as much football talent as all New England plus all  NY state. And the only large groups of viewers of CFB living in those states are either ND or Penn St fans. And both are long accepting that their favorite CFB team very rarely play in their home areas.

Times have changed immensely for CFB. That means they have changed for ND. What ND truly needs from football independence (being able to boast about being too rich and powerful to need a conference in football is not a need) is not the same as those needs were in 1970. Today areas that have high concentrations of top recruits are the South, the Midwest, and CA. The areas that have the most passionate CFB fans are the South and midwest.

As South Bend is perfectly placed in the midwest close to IL, OH, and MI, ND has basically no needs to focus on anything midwestern because Home Games against any foes deliver that. So in terms of scheduling ND needs to play teams from and in the South and CA. But not the northeast. ND's needs are where the most D1 CFB recruits and the largest number and most passionate TV watching CFB  fans live.
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