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Only until the NCAA-FBS says "only conference champions" are allowed ....


in the championship playoffs will Notre Dame even consider parting ways with their football independence. That’s been said a thousand times on here. Many believe that even if the NCAA rules that “only conference champions” are allowed, Notre Dame will still cherish their football independence over conference membership.

I believe that this will hurt Notre Dame’s football recruiting. Any 3 or 4 or 5-star recruit who wants the chance at playing for a national championship will not consider Notre Dame. To those kids, Wake Forest or Vanderbilt will at least have a chance at one, even though a small one. That’s better than no chance.

How will Fighting Irish fans feel 10, 15, or 20 years down the road? Will younger fans feel differently? How will Notre Dame fans feel if a school like Indiana, Purdue, or Northwestern wins a football national championship? Kudos to Notre Dame if they don’t care about national championships, but it won’t have a positive effect on recruiting and fan support once the older generations pass on. Notre dame will likely be playing for pre-New Years bowl games. Heck, even Marshall and Bowling Green can promise that to their football recruits and fans.

(In response to this post by CobbCountyHokie)

Posted: 09/19/2016 at 4:19PM



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This is why Notre Dame needs to join the ACC as a full time member -- CobbCountyHokie 09/18/2016 11:50AM
  I think you slightly contradict yourself here -- RTFC 09/20/2016 2:55PM
  Yes. Conference tie ins ** -- TerryD 09/19/2016 1:25PM
  What about the Cotton Bowl? -- I85Hokie 09/19/2016 2:52PM
  Cotton Bowl has tie ins with the Big XII and SEC** -- VTHokie2000 09/20/2016 12:07PM
  ND coaches and players have been here before -- TerryD 09/19/2016 11:57AM
  That's all they can do. ** -- HOO86 09/19/2016 12:00PM
  That is often good enough ** -- TerryD 09/19/2016 12:01PM
  Ahem. They can still win one for the Gipper. -- Victor Tango 09/19/2016 11:21AM
  Here is what Jack Swarbrick said last February -- TerryD 09/20/2016 11:50AM
  This is Swarbrick last October -- TerryD 09/20/2016 11:53AM
  Thanks, TerryD, that clarifies things for me. -- Will Stewart  09/21/2016 10:47AM
  These are Swarbrick's comments in June, 2016 -- TerryD 09/20/2016 11:56AM
  I imagine the players and coaches... -- TerryD 09/19/2016 1:24PM
  Because times and kids change... -- VTBB 09/19/2016 2:11PM
  People said that twenty years ago -- TerryD 09/19/2016 3:52PM
  And still not in a football conference :) ** -- TerryD 09/19/2016 7:47PM
  Yet : ) : ) ** -- daveinop 09/23/2016 11:04AM
  No mention of conferences at all -- TerryD 09/20/2016 07:09AM
  Read Domer's message again... I get it now ** -- Calamitous 09/20/2016 12:21PM
  I agree that any conference is a bad idea... -- Calamitous 09/19/2016 11:31AM
  Terrible idea. -- lawhokie 09/19/2016 09:00AM
  Not singling out this board by any means -- TerryD 09/19/2016 12:02PM
  FWIW, I support ND independence. -- Maroon Baboon 09/19/2016 09:54AM
  I would support ND independence if... -- Calamitous 09/19/2016 11:24AM
  I heard Herm Edwards while reading this post -- Colonel Jessup 09/18/2016 2:35PM
  Their Company line is that they don't care. -- Mr. Touchdown 09/18/2016 1:00PM
  Oh well, it's basketball season in South Bend. -- Maroon Doom 09/18/2016 12:03PM

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