[NU Sports] Merger: Big East & BIg 12

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Perhaps, incorrectly, they believe the ACC will cut them a deal letting them
keep NBC which they know the Big Ten won't do.  In that case, I think
they'll be very surprised since the ACC has shared everything equally since
the day it was founded back in 1953 (can you tell I also went to an ACC
school).  Just like the Big Ten, equality is a bedrock principle for the
ACC.  Welcome to your nightmare Irish.
Mark


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On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Ben Adler <whosonfirst81 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Anyone else notice what to me is by far the most intriguing part of the
> ESPN story?
>  "According to a source close to Notre Dame, the Irish's first choice is to
> remain as an independent in football and stay in the Big East in all other
> sports.
> If the Irish decide they can't remain as a football independent then the
> choice would be to pursue the ACC before the Big Ten.
> But the latter is not the ideal scenario for the fiercely independent
> Irish. The Irish don't want to give up independence unless forced."
>
> Really?  ACC over Big Ten?  Under what logic?
>
> Are they simply too stubborn to come crawling to the conference that
> they've rejected repeatedly over the years?  Or do they have some objective
> reason for preferring the ACC?
>
> Ben
>
> From: Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com>
> To: "Scott Zeller, M.D." <scottzel at gmail.com>
> Cc: NUSPORTS <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Merger: Big East & BIg 12
>
> > Since they would combine the Big East schools with colleges in the
> Missouri
> > Valley region, I suggest the new conference be called:
> >
> > *The Big Valley*
> >
> >  (of course, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, Lee Majors, Linda
> > Evans and Peter Breck)
>
> Could be better than any suggestions Jim Delaney might offer.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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