No Big Ten Switch in Football

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team won’t play in the Big Ten Conference anytime soon. The last time there was a serious move to take the Notre Dame Football team to a real conference was back in the late 1990s, when it was widely speculated that the Domers would move into the Big Ten.  After recent remarks by Penn State coach Joe Paterno, a guy with more than a little bit of clout in the college football world, it was seen as a possibility that the Big Ten (which currently has 11 team as football members) might add one or two more teams. The obvious choice would be Notre Dame. However, the idea was shot down.

The benefits of joining a conference like the Big Ten are many. Games won’t be all over the place near the end of the season. You’ll get to stack up against other top notch teams in the conference standings, thus making your power level more easily definable. However, joining the Big Ten would mean the Irish have a more restrictive schedule. It might be harder to get into a bowl game. For now, at least, the Irish will remain independent.

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