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Message: [QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 4341090, member: 71"] A quarter of a century ago (I believe the summer of 1998) the BIG offered ND a spot in the conference. There were rumors that the president and athletic director were leaning towards accepting. This led to an emergency board meeting where the school's employees were told inno uncertain terms that they could not join a conference for football. I imagine that the more time passes (and the fewer significant alumni who cherish football independence remain), ND will be less determined at a leadership level to remain independent. I imagine the BIG is looking at early to mid 2030's to start their move on ND. ND is a valuable target for the BIG as they are the reason the BIG doesn't have Chicago locked up. [/QUOTE]