Had ND joined the Western Conference back then, it would not be the ND that we know and love today. His anti-Catholic bigotry was not unusual for his time.
Still, it is amusing that this small man so threatened by a tiny, private Catholic school in Indiana would unknowingly contribute greatly to its ascendency to the top echelon of college football.
So here's to Fielding Yost. You are a true Michigan Man. And screw you.