If the Big East can be saved, Notre Dame can keep it's favored nation status there. (Football independent, Everything else Big East) If not, Notre Dame has to find another option. They could join up with the basketball members of the Big East and do the same thing under another name.
The super conferences aren't here yet. Until then they can listen to the Big 10 and ACC but they don't need to join them yet. SEC isn't on ND's radar. Notre Dame will want some cover of academics to join a conference and SEC doesn't provide it. ----- Original Message ----- From: M-D November To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Notre Dame football, NBC, and Comcast I'm not really sure I follow your logic. ND isn't a member of the Big East for FOOTBALL; they're an independent. True, ND is a Big East member in basketball and other sports, but football is their prestige program. ND won't join the Big East for football just to prop up the conference - the Big East has no major TV deals (that was shot down, in no small part by Pitt's hand last year) and too few marquee programs (once Pitt & Syracuse leave the conference in 27 months) to give ND any kind of scheduling boost. ND can only remain independent so long as they have scheduling flexibility & a TV deal. As college football goes the way of the super-conference, like Tom said earlier their scheduling flexibility disappears, and so does their TV deal. They'd better at least start TALKING to the ACC & SEC now, if not for admission, then at least for scheduling options. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
