Rome next season with the Pope possibly in attendance, why wouldn’t someone like Coach Calipari want to coach in that game?
(W/r/g to the big city idea. Notre Dame is a universal name, it shouldn’t be shoved in a shoe box. (Matt 5:14)
Notre Dame basketball should play the majority of their games after football season in late Jan/Feb on Thursday nights & Saturdays or Friday/Sunday depending on the week. They should not compete, as best they can with NFL playoffs. ND should play the “big city idea” on Thursday, Friday or MLK or Prez Day. That way they fulfill ACC schedule.
Btw, that’s the way the NCAA tournament is set up. You play 2 games (usually tough opponents) in a two game over 3 days stretch.
ND hoops will likely make bank with a guy like Coach Calipari. Players and coaches cost money in this era. The extra money should be poured/invested back into the program.
(IMHO it’s not that the game has changed or ND can’t compete, it’s that we have to think big, outside the box. Look at what the Cubs have done with Wrigleyville. They make money year round, with much of the revenue coming from outside the ballpark walls. We can do this!! LFG! God bless & Go Irish!)