I disagree. As a Subway Alumni, I love that ND comes and plays in Yankee Stadium (even if I hate the Yankees!) It keeps the ND brand alive beyond the football season: which for the kids and their ribbons and trophies, is important. There are kids playing football in the 5 boroughs right now that very well may not have heard of ND, and will know them because they played at Yankee Stadium (and hopefully run roughshod over Syracuse). I don't disagree with some other parts of your post -- and moreover, I'd also agree it would make sense to be more prudent about scheduling these cross-country trips more strategically in the schedule -- but playing the "road home" games in NY and CA (or CHI) makes sense for recruiting purposes, in my opinion