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Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:25 am to
Posted by theballguy
Un-PC for either side
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:25 am to
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That would be an epic disaster for ND.


1 hundo.
Posted by Easttnbuck
Member since Jan 2025
72 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:17 am to
they only got kicked out due to a technical issue.

one of their research hospitals was originally included at the main campus, but was in reality on a satellite campus, and the AAU deemed it later to not be part of the school.
Posted by Pvt Hudson
Member since Jan 2013
4801 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:57 am to
Big12 schools would let ND revenue-whip them.

SEC and Big10 would not.
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
31782 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:20 am to
zero chance this happens - ND is almost as "snotty" about academics as the B1G schools

if they join a conference; it will be ACC or B1G
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
19997 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:21 am to
ND would never join the SEC.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
78928 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:29 am to
It's almost Iike not joining a conference.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 7:09 am
Posted by RedDirt
Tampa
Member since Jan 2017
1061 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:30 am to
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This feels like a lot of blind optimism from second hand Big 12 sources. No way Notre Dame doesn’t join the Big 10.


This. It’s been a conversation for decades. There’s no way this isn’t the end product. B1G needs another blue blood, Notre Dame needs a modern outlet for their football program.
Posted by GurleyGirl
Georgia
Member since Nov 2015
14516 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:31 am to
Seems a reasonable option for them.
Easy schedule and good chance to win the conference championship.
Somewhat better match geographically; fairly close to Cincinnati, West Virginia, Iowa St. and Kansas.
Posted by scottydoesntknow
Member since Nov 2023
10775 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:33 am to
That fat ND reporter that was making the rounds yesterday yelling at everyone will be very disappointed. He said ND was too good to join a conference
Posted by TideWarrior
Asheville/Chapel Hill NC
Member since Sep 2009
13184 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:33 am to
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B1G doesn't want them, either. ND has turned them down before.


My understanding they both want it and now with ND as an AAU member it makes sense. This issue for both though is TV revenue. ND currently does not share any even with the ACC is my understanding. They want to keep their money and the B1G wants their money. Until that hurdle is figured out, I doubt they come to an understanding.

Joining the B12 they can demand to keep their money or most of it just like Texas did years ago.

Not to mention the clause kicks in for them that if they are ranked top 12 they are guaranteed apot in the playoffs so not sure why join a conference.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 6:39 am
Posted by Tiger Iron
Middle LA
Member since Apr 2012
2067 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:46 am to
I don't think that's really gonna strengthen their case
Posted by Sleepy_Tiger
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Aug 2021
11233 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:47 am to
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The SEC must be out for reasons on their side, I doubt Sankey would reject them


besides location, what part of Notre Dame is even close to a cultural fit in the SEC?
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21874 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:58 am to
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besides location, what part of Notre Dame is even close to a cultural fit in the SEC?

Location? South Bend is damn near in Michigan
Posted by AtlantaLSUfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2009
26879 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:00 am to
Big 12.

ND is obsessed with the path of least resistance.
Posted by Zgeo
Baja Oklahoma
Member since Jul 2021
3299 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:01 am to
ND will find that any conference schedule is harder than tip toeing thru the tulips on their independent schedule…..In the Big 12 every team would be building their year around beating ND……

I think ND goes the route of Harvard and Yale a big name in the early history of football but not relevant in current times…….
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
9611 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:01 am to
ND should be a BIG team. Makes so much sense that it will never happen.
Posted by Boomer65
Norman
Member since Sep 2022
1246 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:03 am to
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The SEC must be out for reasons on their side, I doubt Sankey would reject them.


We don’t need Notre Dame when we already have Texas to deal with. One is more than enough.
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
22620 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:04 am to
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No way Notre Dame doesn’t join the Big 10.

It's the day Jim Delaney was praying for for decades.
Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger
Colorado Springs
Member since Jun 2023
9611 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:05 am to
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Joining the B12 they can demand to keep their money or most of it just like Texas did years ago.


And Texas basically destroyed that conference. Did the B12 not learn their lesson?
Posted by CrimsonBoz
Member since Sep 2014
20402 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:07 am to
Did y'all see the memo that ND apparently has with the CFP committee?

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