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For example: finding revenue options outside of the norm, partnerships with companies/naming rights and pro-sports teams, recruitment revenue incentives at the high school level, etc.... would this be easier at the INDEPENDENT level, or make it harder?

For ND, I think they have the flexibility, connections, and brand to pull it off; but few others could.

To your point:

- maybe USC with the LA/Hollywood connections, but they are a dumpster fire currently. (They are one bad loss away from firing their coach and starting all over.)

- Michigan could but I don't think they have the leadership/coach to turn it into wins without Harbaugh(cheating).

- The SEC teams (Texas, Alabama, Georgia) are sold on the SEC and too invested/dependent on the ESPN/media propping up the SEC to go alone.