No, but if Michigan loses to OSU or vice versa and gets kicked out of the playoffs, those teams won’t be happy. They are choosing to play each other as the last game just like USC and ND are. Will it go away? Maybe, but my guess is it won’t.
USC is already talking about ending the ND rivalry even though it has been going on for a long time. It just might not be an every year game. People thought Texas/Texas A&M would never not be played, or Pitt/WVU,... When only 4 teams made the playoffs, you had to be undefeated or 1 loss so you had to have an extraordinary season. Now, you probably can get in with 2 losses or even 3 which means you don't have to have a great season to get into the playoffs so schools may not want too many challenging out of conference games.
I’m married to an Aggie, and we went to one of the last games against Texas at College Station. When A&M went to the SEC, Texas said that their schedule would not permit them to play A&M anymore. Times change, I guess.
If Michigan or Ohio State lose to the other and have 1 or 2 losses, they will still make the 12 team playoff. In the past, losing the Ohio St./Michigan game almost excluded you from the playoffs. Not anymore.
Yeah but they aren't going to think like that it they miss. And you know the way committees think. They'll think team X played themselves out. It's only the high elite that won't worry about their schedule. If it was 24 teams I think most schools wouldn't care anymore
Only if they agree to a home and home with UConn football
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If it helps UConn, it's key. He said to spread the word.
A national name. Outside of the NE, no one really knows who is on the Big East. They know UConn and Villanova. If they know their history, people might remember when Georgetown was good. If the Big East wants to be seen more nationally, a name like Notre Dame will help. The soccer and lacrosse helps as well.
Although Notre Dame's addition to the Big East would be big, that story's already been written in history. Going back to the Big East was perhaps presdestined for UConn to help the school escape desolation/isolation in AAC, lick its wounds, and get its basketball programs back to what they are now. Notre Dame does not feel the same pressure nor need to do so. ND likes its loose affiliation with "higher" minded universities in the ACC, at least until the ACC dismantles forcing the domers to look elsewhere. ND does not simply walk back into
Are you saying B1G fans aren't very familiar with the Big East? I have to believe B1G fans and especially basketball fans are very familiar with our conference since our programs are in the same footprint. From UConn and Villanova out to Marquette and Creighton. Notre Dame would help but I don't see it rejoining unless there were some type of Big East/ACC mashup. SEC country may not be as familiar but that's to be expected.
Yeah, that’s what I’m daying, outside of UConn and Villanova. Marquette really doesn’t have any attraction outside of Milwaukee. Everyone knows UConn for their elite basketball programs and Villanova for various reasons (stupid 2018 NC game for me) but the other schools just don’t register.Are you saying B1G fans aren't very familiar with the Big East? I have to believe B1G fans and especially basketball fans are very familiar with our conference since our programs are in the same footprint. From UConn and Villanova out to Marquette and Creighton. Notre Dame would help but I don't see it rejoining unless there were some type of Big East/ACC mashup. SEC country may not be as familiar but that's to be expected.
The AAC wasn't the problem; coaching was. I'd imagine that, if Hurley had been at the reigns during UConn's time in the AAC, its basketball program would have done just fine. But suppose I'm wrong. Suppose UConn's basketball success is indeed due to its "predestined" NBE affiliation. How is that kinship with the NBE going to lift UConn football out of its desolation/isolation?
The AAC was killing the women's program as well. That wasn't coaching.
Minor sports don't make much of o dent...
He specifically asked about ND outside of football and what ND would bring to the Big East table. The Big East cares. A Catholic U, National Brand, and Basketball round out the pluses. Yes basketball. I think ND has fallen victim to the ACC curse.
UConn's success in basketball keeps UConn in the national news and in the conversation for realignment.
Really? I agree that there's a lot of conversation about UConn and realignment in the Boneyard. But elsewhere? Not so much. Maybe an occasional reference to UConn as possible backfill if the ACC is wounded by defections. Other than Yappy's brief flirtation with UConn before the 4C schools fell into the B12's lap, I'm not aware of any specific P conference interest in the Huskies. If I'm missing something, then please enlighten me.
You are clearly willfully ignorant and not interested in any enlightenment.
Ironically, I see UConn and ND sharing a conference affiliation after next go around.
