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I'm thinking that Notre Dame has done the math and has said that it's more financially responsible to stay independent given the current college football climate. Call me naive but I tend to believe thar those adminstrators have done their due diligence. They didn't get where they are by being stupid.

what? staying independent for ND is about identity and tradition.

there are plenty of articles detailing why ND would make more money in the B1G. i figured everyone was well aware of this by now?

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Posted by OrangeBlood

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Posted on 11/19/12 at 2:28 pm to rocket31

I'm not an ND fan - but have good friends who are alumni and they have stated emphatically that the B1G being CIC schools would not be a place where ND, as a Catholic institution, would ever want to be. I believe them.

Yes - ND would make more money. And Yes - somethings are more important to ND.

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Posted by TulaneUVA

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Posted on 11/19/12 at 2:30 pm to rocket31

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staying independent for ND is about identity and tradition.

And if ND were to start playing in the ACC or BIG10 as a conference member (read: regional games) and did not play the USC's of the world and then lost that identity and tradition, what then? Why is it so important to maintain that image with their fan base? It's because that image is associated with some $$ figure. They figure they don't have any brand appeal any more if they play in an exclusive conference.

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Posted by WikiTiger

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Posted on 11/19/12 at 2:37 pm to rocket31

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staying independent for ND is about identity and tradition.

at least we agree on one thing.

and this whole side topic got started by me saying that tradition holds back progress, and I think ND staying independent is one of many examples of this

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