(10-25-2019 12:11 PM)goofus Wrote:  

(10-25-2019 10:12 AM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  

(10-25-2019 09:11 AM)Bogg Wrote:  Apparently yesterday Benedict said he's been exploring a two-day football/basketball package in New York where UConn and a school to be named would play football in Yankee Stadium one day and basketball at MSG the other. Notre Dame's name is getting thrown around online, but there are probably a half-dozen schools or more you could do that with and make it really attractive. I'm happy the AD realizes they can do some really interesting things with scheduling if they heavily leverage NYC and/or Boston.

Benedict has really impressed me as an AD in the past few months. I was skeptical to his fit coming from an SEC Football-dominant school, but he seems to truly understand the advantages that basketball can have toward helping improve football.

Notre Dame would obviously be a great get for Yankee Stadium (which is something they have done there in past few years as part of Shamrock Series). ND would likely not agree to anything in the next couple of years, but likely several years down the road as part of such an agreement.

I would not be shocked if it ended up being a B1G team, such as Michigan, Michigan State or Ohio State. Each program has strong alumni in the NYC area, and would hold a dual benefit for football and men's basketball, IMO.

I don't see any Big Ten football teams being interested in this.

Basketball season starts when? In late November? Big Ten football teams are pretty much committed to conference play in late November and early December.

Plus Notre Dame football always plays its last game on thanksgiving weekend in California. Why would they want to turn around and play in a baseball stadium in New York a week later or maybe a week earlier?

Not saying they would, but ND travelled like that last season.

ND played Syracuse at Yankee Stadium on 11/17 and then flew to California to play USC on 11/24.

This came after ND played Navy in San Diego.


2018 NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
OPPONENT/LOCATION
DATE
KICKOFF
TV
TICKETS/RESULTS

Michigan Wolverines
Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN

09/01/2018
7:30pm
NBC
W, 24-17

Ball State Cardinals
Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN

09/08/2018
3:30pm
NBC
W, 24-16

Vanderbilt Commodores
Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN

09/15/2018
2:30pm
NBC
W, 22-17

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC

09/22/2018
12:00pm
ABC
W, 56-27

Stanford Cardinal
Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN

09/29/2018
7:30pm
NBC
W, 38-17

Virginia Tech Hokies
Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA

10/06/2018
8:00pm
ABC
W, 45-23

Pitt Panthers
Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN

10/13/2018
2:30pm
NBC
W, 19-14

Navy Midshipmen
Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA

10/27/2018
8:00pm
CBS Sports Network
W, 44-22

Northwestern Wildcats
Ryan Field Evanston, IL

11/03/2018
7:15pm
ESPN
W, 31-21

Florida State Seminoles
Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN

11/10/2018
7:30pm
NBC
W, 42-13

Syracuse Orange
Yankee Stadium New York, NY

11/17/2018
2:30pm
NBC
W, 36-3

USC Trojans
LA Coliseum Los Angeles, CA

Traveling like that is not seen as a problem for ND, but an opportunity.

(ND opens the season next year in Dublin, Ireland).