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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 54428, member: 40"] I want to be clear, I'm not "picking" Notre Dame to end up in the Big 10. I'm just challenging the notion that they don't fit there, per the post above. I'd love to see them come to the ACC along with us, instead of UConn or Rutgers. Let me rebut some of your points: [I]Midwest census heading down...Notre Dame already has its followers there; [/I] Notre Dame has a national following--not sure that the population trend in the midwest is relevant. A confernce move wouldn't be about generating more "followers," not even sure that gaining access to new television markets would be a factor. They're already on NBC, and they already have an amazing television deal. They won't be able to top that in $$$ or exposure joining any conference. IMO, the only two reason they'd be induced to join a confernece for football would be [1] if the NBC deal goes away, or [2] if they are somehow shut out from participating in the BCS / playoffs / whatever form the postseason takes once the dust settles. As noted above, I get why ND fit in the Big East, and that they identified with the catholic institutions comprising half of the BE's membership. I also understand that they identify more with the northeast than the midwest. Not sure that that would be true of the southeast, where a significant portion of the ACC resides. [I]ACC has growing geographic area...has rivalries with ND[/I] Other than BC [a big one], what ACC teams does Notre Dame have rivalries with? And are you really suggesting that these rivalries are on par with the traditional rivalries they have with Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, etc.? Admittedly, I didn't count Pitt here since they aren't competing in the ACC yet]. [I]has easier path to BCS; [/I] No argument there--that's one of the off the record main reasons I think that ND has avoided joining the Big 10. However, this isn't a point about "fit." [I]has more olympic and non traditional good sports...Lax, golf, track and field[/I] I'll certainly concede lax. The other olympic sports is debatable, given the quality of Big 10 non-revenue generating sports. [I]not to mention ND placed hockey team in eastern conference not midwest[/I] ...the Big 10 doesn't exist as a hockey conference today, although I think they just formed one [supposed to start in a few years]. Powerhouse hockey programs like Minnesota / Wisconsin play in other leagues. [/QUOTE]

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