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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4802030, member: 289"] The 1950's when Notre Dame had no TV contract, was deemphasizing, (slightly), had a strong following in the east and had already agreed to play Navy every year, Maryland was a national power who had left the Southern Conference because they wouldn't let them go to a bowl game and the service academies were still national powers: Army, Navy Boston College, Syracuse, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Maryland and Notre Dame. Perfect size for a conference. Play everyone once in football and twice in basketball. Represent the northeast. Plenty of good football and some good basketball schools as well. Eventually expand to 12 with Connecticut, Cincinnati and Louisville. That's my dream conference. The basketball onlies would have their own conference and that would be our 'challenge' partner. [/QUOTE]