tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post3691100695302579615..comments2024-01-10T13:13:28.243-06:00Comments on We Are Notre Dame: Thoughts on these Texas to the Big Ten rumors, how they might affect Notre Dame, and the recent NCAA rule change proposalsJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03901172802515710288noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-65379065345868974702023-09-04T20:10:35.315-05:002023-09-04T20:10:35.315-05:00Interesting thoughtssInteresting thoughtsshistoria barrigahttps://bloghistoriabarriga.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-58389022414095133932010-03-12T20:16:55.671-06:002010-03-12T20:16:55.671-06:00Wait, you're serious?!?
No way will scUM and ...Wait, you're serious?!?<br /><br />No way will scUM and tosu allow in two other Alpha Dogs. For a century, the Big Ten has been run for the benefit of the programs in Ann Arbor and Columbus. Penn State was good, but not as good as the "big 2" when they were brought in. What makes you think they'll take us, Texas, and TAMU?<br /><br />No, if the Big Ten get us, there'll be no further expansion for a generation...unless they can get Texas without TAMU and Rutgers can get themselves together. In the meantime we're looking at schedules like:<br /><br />Navy<br />USC<br />Purdue<br />IU<br />Illinois<br />Iowa<br />tOSU *OR* Michigan<br />Penn State<br /><br />probably two of: Michigan State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern<br /><br />and two of: Army, Air Force, BC, Stanford, Washington, random Texas team, random academic cupcake game, random Big East Team<br /><br />*FOREVER*<br /><br />*In Perpetuity*<br /><br />*Until Christ's Return*<br /><br />I grew up in the midwest and I still have no desire to go to roadtrip to Champagne or Minneapolis. I can't imagine how the legion of Coast-dwelling Almuni, both actual and Subway, are going to feel about this Big Ten scheduling, but my guess is less enthused than I am by our games against secular Big East Schools. Like you, I've no love for the current scheduling philosophy (seriously? Western Michigan? I know it's a CCHA team, but <i> come'on</i>) but the Big Ten isn't the answer. Let's try having six "road" games a year first.<br /><br />I can't see how this is possibly a good idea except for the money...unless we're talking about a Big Ten Hockey Conference. ND, UM, tOSU, MSU, Wisc., and Minnesota would be a lotta fun. In your position's defense, it is a *lot* of money that the CIC, and to a lesser extent, the Big Ten, can provide. Since Fox or somebody bigtime owns the other 49% of the BTN, I don't think their going away until Cable goes the way of the evening paper. However, the price of Membership is too high. CUA already left the AAU, and they were the last Catholic school in it. Notre Dame's great strength is that it's professors are there to teach undergrads. I don't know how they'd justify the >50K pricetag if all the classes are taught by TAs like the big secular publics. Not to mention that it will give Michigan what it's always craved, the power to bring us down to it's level. Wadsworth was told right when he warned that if we joined the Big Ten we'd find ourselves on the wrong end of a LOT of 11-1 and 10-2 votes.<br /><br />If Notre Dame does what I protested against back in '99, I don't know if I'd have an Alma Mater anymore. It wouldn't be anywhere near the same school I went to not all that long ago.'Til 2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/14173348211114437991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-26796915692414888662010-02-17T08:57:44.281-06:002010-02-17T08:57:44.281-06:00So, is it fair to say that the BTN itself really i...So, is it fair to say that the BTN itself really isn't that great? In other words, yeah they have this great deal with cable providers, but how long will that last?<br /><br />Do we have anything on television to compare this to? It seems to me that the BTN is built on a pretty shaky foundation and that down the road they won't be making as much money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-30508562396169929692010-02-16T23:48:22.458-06:002010-02-16T23:48:22.458-06:00Anon, the BTN is raking in the money because they ...Anon, the BTN is raking in the money because they put a figurative gun to the head of all of the providers in Integer country to insist on putting the BTN in a basic tier with per-subscriber payouts to the BTN to match. I think they're getting something crazy like $1 or $2 per subscriber. It's a license to print money.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230182384316801468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-19435406229338591112010-02-16T21:32:31.084-06:002010-02-16T21:32:31.084-06:00I also wonder how the Big Ten Network makes all th...I also wonder how the Big Ten Network makes all this money. Have they got a boat load of advertisers pumping money into this?<br /><br />I live in Buffalo and I can watch any important Big Ten football game that's being played. Every week Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, MSU, Wisconsin and Iowa are on a pretty basic cable package.<br /><br />It makes me wonder who is watching the Big Ten Network, and again, where all this money is coming from. Are there that many people tuning into watch women's volleyball games and men's lacrosse games?<br /><br />I just get the sense that right now this network is "hot" but in 5 or 10 years it most definitely will not be. Which is why, if I'm Texas, I'd have to severely question uprooting all of my teams to make more money off of basically a brand new sports conference network.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-90931958602305825932010-02-16T16:11:43.081-06:002010-02-16T16:11:43.081-06:00Great blog... again.
But I have to disagree. ...Great blog... again. <br /><br />But I have to disagree. I think Texas to the Big Ten is straight-up bonkers. It's insane, and it won't happen. It's just plain bonkers. But if they do, it won't even be about football, or "branding", but strictly about money. Though maybe the dreamers and schemers moving through the halls of power at the UT athletic offices really do nurture these delusions of grandeur, and foresee the Big Ten as their avenue to true, transcendent greatness. So maybe it will be about branding. <br /><br />But I don't see it. It just seems bonkers to me. <br /><br />As to ND joining the Big Ten, that would be awesome. I don't care if we give up the NBC deal, just as long as every one of our games is on free basic-cable TV. But whatever. I just want to start winning again. <br /><br />And lastly, how the hell does the Big Ten network make so much money? All I ever watch is Big Ten games every Saturday on ESPN. I feel like almost all their games on basic-cable are available for viewing totally for free. What are all these big games that only can be seen on Pay-Per-View that people are paying top dollar for? The only game I remember being restricted to the Big Ten network was Michigan/MSU. And that's it. <br /><br />But I guess the numbers don't lie. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Anyway, good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-29919880204200385942010-02-16T08:45:33.853-06:002010-02-16T08:45:33.853-06:00I know some of the smoke about this has been comin...I know some of the smoke about this has been coming from the Texas camp, but there's no way this happens. If Texas became the 12th team, they would have to honor their historic rivalries with Oklahoma and A&M and all the sudden that schedule becomes an absolute bear. <br /><br />Plus, it makes no sense logistically for their Olympic sports. That's quite a bit of travel for Texas' cross country team to be doing.<br /><br />Finally, Texas baseball is one of the best programs in the country. A move to the Big Ten would not make any sense from a baseball standpoint.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565787827731693750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-12213905183258483942010-02-15T21:42:37.746-06:002010-02-15T21:42:37.746-06:00I don't think there's any way Texas joins ...I don't think there's any way Texas joins the Big Ten. And there's no way they're grabbing two other teams either.<br /><br />Without Texas in there, the Big Ten schedule isn't appealling. You just know if ND joined the Big Ten we'd be putting joke teams on the schedule to round out the non-conference games.<br /><br />Conference schedules are so hit and miss, especially with two divisions. I mean, did Florida really play that tough of a schedule last year?<br /><br />Anyway, I've heard from Texas fans that they don't want to join the Big Ten. I just can't see them walking away from their region and rivalries for this. Are they really that in need for money?? They made the most out of any football team this year. And Oklahoma has one bad season and all of a sudden Texas is too good for the Big 12?<br /><br />I do wish that ND was on ESPN/ABC instead of NBC. Why have such retarded announcers? The broadcast just blows from start to finish. Night games on ESPN are a million times better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-56035396878544833042010-02-15T21:00:31.599-06:002010-02-15T21:00:31.599-06:00Why not?? In the SEC, you have Alabama, Florida, ...Why not?? In the SEC, you have Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and LSU. That's 5 heavyweights. Why couldn't we be in a league like that?? Are we a football program or would you rather play pattycake with UConn and Duke?? <br /><br />I'm tired of the weak schedules. I want to go and see some actual good games at Notre Dame Stadium for a change. Besides, we wouldn't play all those teams every year. We'd probably play some combination of 3-4 heavyweights. That's what we always played in our hey day. Why couldn't we handle that today if we actually committed to being a championship football program instead of this Disneyland crap that we've been trotting out for 15 years?? <br /><br />Are you basically saying that we can't compete with teams like Ohio State and Texas and Penn State?? Why couldn't we play and beat those teams?? If we lost a game or two, big whoop. At least we'd have a chance to get some big wins. I care about the competition itself not just scheduling our way to a BCS game. <br /><br />I prefer to remain independent, but not if we're going to trot out these dud schedules every year.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749996801204575270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19884649.post-2923213381827631972010-02-15T20:15:55.118-06:002010-02-15T20:15:55.118-06:00why would you want to play ohio state, michigan, t...why would you want to play ohio state, michigan, texas, penn state, usc each freakin year?<br /><br />that is the stupidest shit i have ever read. <br /><br />in today's college football era, the goal is compete in bcs games, not get thrashed during a regular season death schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com