[Husker] Notre Dame's hand forced now?

[David Elfering]

Maryland is a good school with huge research facilities. Having
attended ther I think it fits the Big 10 profile. It's also in a
population and exposure epicenter.

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David Elfering
aroundmaha at gmail.com
(402) 522-6545

On Jun 10, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Rod Wellman <gobigred66 at mac.com> wrote:

> I don't know...just one of the names I've heard thrown in the mix of
> possible schools the Big 10 is interested in.
>
> Rod Wellman
> Sioux City, Ia.
>
> On Jun 10, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Tony Lambert wrote:
>
>> What would Maryland bring to the Big 10
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:20:23 am
>> To: husker at tssi.com
>> From: Rod Wellman <gobigred66 at mac.com>
>> Subject: [Husker] Notre Dame's hand forced now?
>>
>> I've been hearing how ND still isn't convinced it wants or needs to
>> join a conference.  But could that change in light of the most
>> recent developments?  And if so, how fast does the Big 10 turn into
>> a 16-team conference?
>>
>> Imagine how quickly the situation is changing for Notre Dame.  All
>> along they've been saying they are not interested in joining a
>> conference unless they have to.  Well, the rush to 16 team super
>> conferences might be that "have to" part of the equation.  Let's
>> say back in April the Big10 extended offers to Texas, Notre Dame
>> and an Eastern school, like Pitt, Syracuse, Maryland or Rutgers,
>> with the promise that it would cap expansion at 14.  With the
>> allure of the added TV markets, at that point, ND might have had a
>> hard time turning the invitation down.  Well, Texas HAD to say
>> "no", because the politics of the state wouldn't let them go
>> without A&M and T Tech, thus the "Tech problem" referenced in the
>> email.  So, ND was back to its original position:  that there was
>> no compelling reason to lea
>
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