[NU Sports] Three things the Big Ten needs

[Dennis W. Brandt]

> Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
>
> We have a few more quiet days before we're sentenced to San Antonio, so 
> here's a topic for discussion. I think there are three things that the Big 
> Ten needs to do in order to elevate its football status.
>
> 1) Add Notre Dame. I hate them more than anyone on this list (trust me), 
> but geographically and academically they are a fit. They need us and we a 
> 12th team. John Cooper said this a while back - if you want Notre Dame to 
> join the conference, stop playing them. If Jim Delaney announced that the 
> Big Ten would no longer sign non-conference contracts with ND, NBC would 
> lose interest and Notre Dame would warm up to it.
>
> 2) Split into two divisions and add a conference championship game.
>
> 3) Admittedly, I'm not as serious about this one. Have each school give up 
> one home game every two years for a neutral site game. This is actually 
> what built ND into a national power. Rockne would play anyone anywhere 
> (and before airline travel existed). There'd be griping, but imagine if 
> you could get Ohio State vs. Wisconsin in Las Vegas or Northwestern vs. 
> Michigan in Washington, DC - or heck, even Iowa vs. Purdue in London.
>

Strongly agree with 1 and 2.  Strongly disagree with 3.