Notre Dame Joe

8 hours ago, runningblind said:

There are two power leagues, and we are in one of em. The easier one to win in, so I think we are just fine. We can't win anyway at the moment, so why make it harder.

Ask OU/TX.

Your conference is not easy at all, of course the SEC is slightly harder.  You need to recruit your way out of this mess.  In the SEC you would get a shot at the recruits who desperately want to be seen on ESPN's featured games with UGA et al.  Again this may have been unknown when you became the 12th member of the conference over a decade ago.  At the time Tom Osborne may have thought he got into an exclusive club. 

20 hours ago, teachercd said:

Interesting discussion is which teams in each conference could never win it all.

 

SEC:  Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Miss St, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mizzo

 

Big Ten:  Manny, Purdue, Indiana, Iowa, MSU, Rutgers, MD, Illini, NW

 

 

Arky, Minny, Purdue all had periods where they were top 5 programs.  I think Illinois may have.  

22 hours ago, huskerfan702 said:

I meant which conference would give us the better opportunity at relevance. The spotlight of the SEC plus having a brand that still carries weight I think the BIG was a safe move that handicaps us in some ways. Too many sleepy games against teams without a chance to be a contender and the recruiting landscape doesnt have the players to supplement more than 1-2 contenders 

The answer is now the SEC and clear in hindsight.  But you could not have known in 2011 that OU&TX were going to change that conference into the power league. 

I remember that game, a Fiesta Bowl bound ND team needed a fg in the final 2 minutes to beat Temple. We weren't happy but you should be now. 

4 hours ago, Go Furself said:

I still vote for Luke Fickell... wanted Nebraska to make a move for him last year.

I was a bit annoyed that ND did not really try to hire Fickell.

On 8/12/2022 at 3:53 AM, funhusker said:

If you don’t like it here in the good ole US of A, feel free to pack your crap!

I have the same response to those who tear down statues and shred the Constitution.  

2 hours ago, whateveritis1224 said:

I think the Russia invasion might be a turning point in how Democrats (or at least Bidens admin) deals with the obfuscating of facts. Biden's admin pretty much called bs and preemptively cut Russia's justifications for invading Ukraine at the knees when they released pretty much the exact timeline of what Russia was going to do back in February before they even entered Ukraine.

Putin got a warrant that said Zelensky had overdue books from the Moscow library. 

8 hours ago, Scarlet said:

I'll defer to Garland's judgement that this search and seizure was carried out on grounds more robust than a shaky case of prosecuting a former president as you're describing.  Remember Garland is the guy everyone was getting frustrated with for not acting sooner and more forcefully.   I can't see him overplaying his hand now.  Again, if it was as you indicate Trump would be banging that take as loud as possible.  

You trusted them when they said Trump was a Russian agent too.  A pretext is optional in post-constitutional America.  It is enough that you know he is an enemy of the state. 

8 hours ago, ZRod said:

We're not your enemy. We're your fellow American citizens. 

This conflict is between the Leftists and the Americans.  Everything you have said indicates which side you are on. 

4 hours ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

 

Who resembles a Third World autocrat more than Donald Trump and his dimwitted minions?  That's an honest question. 

 

It's hilarious how someone threw out this "banana republic" meme and how loyalists to this sociopath all jumped into the same lifeboat. 

No it's not an honest question.  It's diagnosis of the mind of the liberal who apparently projects what he does. 

You persecute advisors to your political enemy on any pretense; conservatives do not. 

You harass Supreme Court Justices when Constitution is read plainly; conservative do not.

You raided a former President's home; conservatives do no such thing.

We have met the enemy and it is you. 

47 minutes ago, Scarlet said:

It was probably all the boxes of top secret documents that were just laying about before going down the commode.  The issue is that destroying such docs would bar one from ever holding office again.  The take home lesson.  More shredding and flushing and less golfing. 

 

 

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2071

It does not apply to the Presidency as the statutes cannot overrule the Constitution, although apparently, the DOJ can.  

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2650328

55 minutes ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

You voted for this, twice, despite being told how terrible of a choice it was both times. You wanted this, don't act surprised now. 

And I have to vote for him a 3rd and 4th time before the Left finishes turning the USA into a 3rd world autocracy, which you most likely voted for and want. 

you people are messed up.

6 hours ago, hskrpwr13 said:

 

Funny that a conference would file an anti-trust suit due to a group of schools wanting to be in their own conference. Hard for me to believe that suit would fly, especially considering precedent that schools can negotiate independent of each other (therefore can also choose to negotiate as a group).  

Dodd may not be totally in the loop but at least he is not a click bait machine. 

10 hours ago, Born N Bled Red said:

 

 

Incredible to me how few involved 1) the Huskers or 2) trick plays. 

 

Ones that involve Nebraska 

Houston

Nebraska - Rodgers punt return

Virginia Tech

Washington

 

 

Trick Plays

North Texas - fake fair catch

Pitt.- Kenny Pickett Fake Slide

Boise State- Play that beat Oklahoma

 

Comments said that Bama had the most appearances being the other team 8 times.  Michigan/ND/Nebraska had 5,4,3. 

Also from comments:

38 minutes ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

Is Nebraska's when Jake Cotton fell backwards?

Johnny Rodgers Punt return against Oklahoma.

There was some youtube video displaying the most famous play for every program.  For the University of Pittsburgh, which claims the 1976 national title, they selected Kenny Picket scoring a TD off of the fake slide. 

This reminds me of the last days of the Big East.  They pretended to be loyal to each other but would not speak out against the ACC as they desperately wanted an invite. 

The 2010 Huskers were mentioned on Better Call Saul this week.  I forgot that  at the time you thought you were joining an exclusive club that only admitted someone once every 20 years. 

12 hours ago, knapplc said:

 

Meanwhile, Rutgers is $250 million in debt. UCLA is something like $100 million in debt.

Those paychecks make you want crap you don't need. 

15 minutes ago, gossamorharpy said:

someone call up those parents of the players to slap a lawsuit on the big10 seeking our full share we never got when we joined

I thought that was because the news schools had to 'buy' stock in the BTN out of their media distribution.

19 hours ago, BigRedN said:

Plus, if ND chooses the B1G, they still would get three [3] games to schedule.  They could have a nice full, national schedule if they like.

Scratch one of those now that Darth Swarbrick ended our tradition of playing only FBS teams. Although losing one to an FCS would garner national attention. 

12 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

Yeah...pretty hollow comments when looking at his own scheduling.

 

He's also a master at being at the top, and when someone does something to try to grow their power, acting like a victim.  He's sitting in a conference that is viewed as the best in football.  Another conference is doing something major to try to gain power and.....it's bad for college football.

 

Well dude, having just a few teams and one conference at the top and everyone else struggling...is what's not good for college football.

Maybe they will vote in the NIL salary cap. 

21 hours ago, nic said:

I only watch ND when they play Big10 teams. I guess that might include USC now if they continue to play.

Your conference improves its historical record through expansion.  Although this one actually weakens the conference record against ND.  We have an edge in the rivalry despite a slight talent deficiency. 

6 hours ago, nic said:

This is good for the Big10. I wonder what the PAC12 is thinking. Maybe more $$ on their own. 

5 hours ago, ColoradoHusk said:

I think it's the Big 12 that broke off the discussions with the PAC 12.  Oregon, Washington, Stanford, and Cal are holding out in hopes of getting brought into the Big Ten, and the remaining PAC 12 schools aren't all that attractive to bring into the Big 12.

 

The Big 12 seems set on standing pat for now, hoping for the scraps in terms of TV deals from a network and then looking to bring in other schools, as needed.

That would mean the PAC killed the negotiations because their biggest remaining players think they will get promoted.  Kind of like how Pitt made sure the Big East did not accept an offer from ESPN because they knew the Panthers were jumping away to the ACC soon. 

48 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Notre Dame is going to have to beef up their home/neutral schedule if they want $75M for 7 games.  I get they draw eyeballs, but they have 1 or 2 marquee home/neutral games per year, a few mid/low level ACC teams, and a couple cream puffs.

 

home/neutral games

2022 - Marshall, Cal, Stanford, UNLV, Clemson, Boston College, BYU (in Las Vegas)

2023 - Tennessee St, Central Michigan, Ohio St, USC, Wake Forest, Pitt, Navy (in Dublin)

2024 - Northern Illinois, Miami OH, Stanford, Florida St, Virginia, Miami FL, Navy (in NJ)

2025 - Texas A&M, Purdue, USC, Navy, NC State, Syracuse, TBD

To the contrary, we will start buying games from the FCS soon.  Where is the outrage over the end of 50 years of precedent?

7 hours ago, Loebarth said:

I won't be at all surprised if NBC pays the $75 million. In fact, I'd be more surprised if they didn't and TBH, at the current B1G and SEC rates broken down per school, I think that is a fair request. If NBC decides it's too much so be it,they can then pay more if they want to get into conference contracts to broadcast college football. Truth is, all this hoopla is doing is adding to the destruction of the real value of the dollar not to mention hurting college sports as a whole. Ugh... would love to go back to the days of split titles and off season discussions of who would have beaten whom... those were the good times. However, I digress... times have changed and the change is only beginning. Better to sit back and enjoy the ride, yes?

When a competitor lowers prices and sells at a loss it is the start of an anti-trust case.  Now what happens when that competitor buys up product, likely at a loss, to corner the market?  No, Notre Dame vs Toledo is not worth that much.  And I have my doubts about Disney buying up the rest of everything beyond that no one can consume entertainment without paying the Mouse.