Portal success? Not only do we not know how it will turn out in the end, we don't know why it has not been successful so far, nor do we know if the explanation has anything to do with being in a conference rather than, say, lack of preparation while the head coach flirted with the NFL.
I remind you conference team Alabama was left out last year and conference team FSU the year before. The conference couldn't save them. Political exclusion was enabled/required by ND losing its 2 games to its strongest opponents and the absurdity of the ACC's CCG tiebreaker, which stole an at large bid.
You suggest that a guaranteed bid to a conference champion would allow the players to participate in (the mythology of) "deciding it on the field." But the SEC, for one, wants to get rid of automatic bids. Would joining a conference come with a guarantee that would never happen? And when ND is only 1 voice in a conference, rather than representing itself in negotiations regarding the playoffs, what say would it have with respect to that.
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Replies to: "A lot of emoting and non sequiturs."
- Not at all trying to be controversial here but I have a question: - faircatchcorby - 8:28am 1/6/26
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- A lot of emoting and non sequiturs. - lacan - 3:25pm 1/6/26
- Can't wait to get a piece of that private equity money 🤮 [NT] - humbaba - 1:32pm 1/6/26
- IMHO the rationale for not joining a conference would be akin to black athletes going only to HBCUs - jrdjr84 - 12:37pm 1/6/26
- Yeah, the committee will just say oops #13 again. Better luck next year. [NT] - DiscoRick - 12:42pm 1/6/26
- ND played for the Natty last year and had maybe a better team this year. - NDNEIL - 12:35pm 1/6/26
- Honestly, uphill battle, but I think more large brands like ND need to go independent [NT] - ClashmoreMikey - 12:24pm 1/6/26
- Let's throw away 138 years of tradition because we lost a couple players - Nigel Tufnel - 11:58am 1/6/26
- I see the tradition as being a Catholic fairh based ethical & elite educational institution. - DiscoRick - 12:40pm 1/6/26
- I think our (NBC) media rating has already stated that. [NT]
- whatsamataU - 11:43am 1/6/26
- Very revealing - WoodstockIrish - 12:07pm 1/6/26
- Re: Not at all trying to be controversial here but I have a question: - Altgeld St - 11:35am 1/6/26
- Im with you in this landscape....time to join the Big 10 [NT] - 81Brown - 10:31am 1/6/26
- Agree - FENWAY - 10:21am 1/6/26
- I believe NBC will dictate ND's move to a conference. - NDblues - 10:13am 1/6/26
- Look at Indiana's 2025 Schedule. 2 games. Otherwise pathetic. [LINK]
- Hensou - 11:27am 1/6/26
- Look where they are and look where we are.So! [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:44am 1/6/26
- Look at Indiana's 2025 Schedule. 2 games. Otherwise pathetic. [LINK]
- Hensou - 11:27am 1/6/26
- Greedy powers that be have managed to destroy the wonderful game of college football!!! [NT]
- irishslovak - 9:17am 1/6/26
- That and anti-trust laws. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 9:27am 1/6/26
- Yep [NT] - irishslovak - 10:16am 1/6/26
- Disagree, the last two seasons have been exciting, entertaining and full of surprises. [NT]
- NDQuebec - 9:22am 1/6/26
- So is the NFL. College football was exciting without the $$$ angle... [NT]
- irishslovak - 10:18am 1/6/26
- College Football WAY better IMO with NIL. 12 teams + more Parity + better playing teams [NT] - KWIRISH - 2:39pm 1/6/26
- So is the NFL. College football was exciting without the $$$ angle... [NT]
- irishslovak - 10:18am 1/6/26
- That and anti-trust laws. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 9:27am 1/6/26
- Personally, with NIL and the portal, it seems tradition is out of the window anyhow. - DiscoRick - 8:51am 1/6/26
- Tradition is never out the window at ND. Joining a cartel is kowtowing to espn. [NT]
- Hensou - 9:00am 1/6/26
- Well, we're playing BYU instead of USC. - DiscoRick - 9:18am 1/6/26
- We have a Texas deal signed. Miami is in the ACC. We are finishing up a home and home Just had tOSU. - Hensou - 9:48am 1/6/26
- Yeah, I get it. Fight the good fight and all. It just seems inevitable. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 12:36pm 1/6/26
- It may be more likely that the conferences will explode. [NT]
- Hensou - 1:22pm 1/6/26
- That'd be ok too. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:54pm 1/6/26
- It may be more likely that the conferences will explode. [NT]
- Hensou - 1:22pm 1/6/26
- Yeah, I get it. Fight the good fight and all. It just seems inevitable. [NT]
- DiscoRick - 12:36pm 1/6/26
- This ^^^^^. It would be so much more fun to play these teams. But I wonder how much it would cost to - NDQuebec - 9:27am 1/6/26
- You'd think they'd just pay the revenue to the conference. - DiscoRick - 9:33am 1/6/26
- We have a Texas deal signed. Miami is in the ACC. We are finishing up a home and home Just had tOSU. - Hensou - 9:48am 1/6/26
- Well, we're playing BYU instead of USC. - DiscoRick - 9:18am 1/6/26
- Tradition is never out the window at ND. Joining a cartel is kowtowing to espn. [NT]
- Hensou - 9:00am 1/6/26
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