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Message: [QUOTE="Townie72, post: 317954, member: 780"] Look, I get it. But, you are picking nits about who "leaves" whom and overlooking the larger point. That being that Notre Dame has a very attractive alternative to the ACC and that is an All Catholic Conference that include members of the NNBE and adds some schools to fill the Conference out. Of course, they'd like to maximize the benefits they get by holding on to as much of the Big East "brand" as they can. But it's not a "show stopper". It's a "nice to have". But, as you point out, the All Catholic Conference envisioned has many of the attributes that made the original Big East such a great conference. It's small enough, geographically compact, located in many of the major metro areas and the schools have a great deal in common. They already have "rivalries" with Georgetown, Villanova and Marquette. Add in some additional Catholic schools in some key areas and you are recreating the original Dave Gavitt Big East formula. [/QUOTE]