It appears that ND’s objective is to remain independent maybe eroding due to most recent…..
….events, besides not having to share football revenue, what is the overarching reason NOT to join a conference?
Replies to: It appears that ND’s objective is to remain independent maybe eroding due to most recent…..
Being in a league hasn't hurt the other schools who have won national titles since ND
last won one.
The risk in joining is: loss of uniqueness and identity, and becoming just another college team
Being average and blending into the crowd is very easy; and the attraction of getting a check for flying on autopilot cannot be denied.
Does a regular paycheck from The Man beat the greater upside and downside of going it alone? Depends on your history, your level of confidence in yourself, and perhaps your prescience as well.
Once you become a member of a collective, don't kid yourself: you've lost part of your specialness and have given up a significant part of your autonomy and self-determination for greater safety. .
100+ years later and you really think that would happen?
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Agree
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Well said,right to the point
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The risk is we become a small catholic midwest school
With a small alumni base and no longer a national brand, what impact does that have?
The world is different now so maybe it doesn’t matter? I don’t know the answer. But that’s the risk with very little reward (outside of more TV money).
You honestly think that would happen? Wow.
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Winning should overcome that if schools schedule us?
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I don’t see ND joining a cartel anytime soon.
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👆This! Why join one of those glops of slop? They are too big and probably not sustainable.
Each conference has too many bottom feeders that just cash checks. (Too many Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins, not enough NY Yankees)
The Medellin Cartel was less corrupt than the SEC…
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The most logical reasons: $ & the current system likely blows up w/in 5 years.
The other less tangible reason is the Nebraska effect resulting in brand dilution and a deteriorating product.
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