Would you really want a 3-4 loss ND team in the playoffs? They would have zero shot at winning and would probably get spanked in the 1st round.
ND and House V. NCAA
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You gave 1 example and several what-ifs. Eventually they'll expand to 16 with no byes so it won't matter.
Utah won the Pac 12 in both 2021 and 2022 after going 9-3. Washington did it in 2018. In 2021 Utah was outside of the top 12/14 too.
I’d really like to know what the format is for 2026. I haven’t been able to find anything.
100% I want a 10-3 or 9-4 ND team in the playoffs. A team can lose games due to injury and horrible luck or flukes. Plus you can recruit off of that… “we’ve been to the playoffs (or quarterfinals) ‘X’ times in a row”.
I can think of a couple ND teams that were better than their record.
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Tough post to read.
Thankfully the Notre Dame Admin wants no part of a conference.
The mere thought or mention of Notre Dame Football playing full time in the Big 10 gives me nausea.
I want ND to remain an independent, as I expect 99% of the fanbase does. But as I read more about the settlement being discussed in the House v. NCAA case, as well as the other related class action cases againt the NCAA that are following in the pipeline (the Hubbard, Carter and Fontenot cases), it seems increasingly inevitable to me that college football is moving toward the creation of a couple of super conferences or a super league. The proposed settlement in the House case will have the NCAA pay a settlement fund of $3 billion and going forward will allow power conference athletes to share in annual school revenues. If the settlement is approved, it will bring some seismic changes to the game. The several stories I have read say that the smaller Divison I conferences and schools are expected to give a lot of push back against the deal being discussed--because basically they are being kicked to the curb by it--so it is by no means a given it will happen, but we all will have to wait and see. So sadly, the days of ND remaining an independent may be numbered. I truly hope I am wrong, but we will see how all of this shakes out. Hold on to your hats.
In the event you are interested, here is an AP story that came out today on the proposed House settlement:
apnews.com
In the event you are interested, here is an AP story that came out today on the proposed House settlement:
Proposed $2.77 billion settlement clears first step of NCAA approval with no change to finance plan
A potential $2.8 billion settlement of an antitrust lawsuit has cleared the first of a three-step NCAA approval process.
apnews.com
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I believe you are wrong.I want ND to remain an independent, as I expect 99% of the fanbase does. But as I read more about the settlement being discussed in the House v. NCAA case, as well as the other related class action cases againt the NCAA that are following in the pipeline (the Hubbard, Carter and Fontenot cases), it seems increasingly inevitable to me that college football is moving toward the creation of a couple of super conferences or a super league. The proposed settlement in the House case will have the NCAA pay a settlement fund of $3 billion and going forward will allow power conference athletes to share in annual school revenues. If the settlement is approved, it will bring some seismic changes to the game. The several stories I have read say that the smaller Divison I conferences and schools are expected to give a lot of push back against the deal being discussed--because basically they are being kicked to the curb by it--so it is by no means a given it will happen, but we all will have to wait and see. So sadly, the days of ND remaining an independent may be numbered. I truly hope I am wrong, but we will see how all of this shakes out. Hold on to your hats.
In the event you are interested, here is an AP story that came out today on the proposed House settlement:
Proposed $2.77 billion settlement clears first step of NCAA approval with no change to finance plan
A potential $2.8 billion settlement of an antitrust lawsuit has cleared the first of a three-step NCAA approval process.
So you believe the House settlement (assuming it is approved the NCAA members and then by the court) will change nothing?
