(08-24-2022 08:23 AM)Guardian Wrote:  Can we all (SEC and B1G) just let ND wither and die on its Independent vine? They are perennially overrated and if we stopped reserving space for their ego, they would fall back to earth and irrelevancy.

You said that in a straightforward way. I wasn't as blunt but won't counter your point. The sports media, sponsors, Bowl executives, NBC, BIG, old BE, the ACC bigtime, USC & Stanford, and recently SEC schools, have all played enabling roles.

Let Notre Dame stay independent and stop with the carrots. Give the carrots to the Mustangs of SMU if need be, not for Irish stew that won't be shared.

I don't wish Notre Dame ill fortune. I respect their long history of high achievement. But these special seats at the table equal to or beyond what's granted to a power conference commissioner, and accommodating only Notre Dame with hybrid designs, need to cease in this era.