karen lotz;907994 wrote:I'm disappointed that I gave that guy a page click.

KnightRyder;908021 wrote:i think your more disappointed that what was said is true.

krambman;908091 wrote:Notre Dame was the first school to break away from the NCAA's control and sign their own TV deal.
Notre Dame joined a conference for everything but football because that is what would make them the most money.
Notre Dame claims independence as one of their key principles.

The athletic director at that school has no right to call out another for looking out for themselves with little regard for others. They showed no concern for other institutions when they signed their own TV contract, breaking away from a system where everyone got relatively equal money and relatively equal television exposure. They show no concern for their fellow Big East members when they cost them money by remaining independent in football instead of joining the conference for every sport. They show no collegiality by remaining fiercely independent. No school has been more selfish and showed less regard for others over the years than Notre Dame.

killer_ewok;908100 wrote:And as we see now....they're all the same. All of the schools are out for self. ND was ahead of the curve but now the schools that see they can get away with their own networks, independence, etc. are doing it.

karen lotz;908031 wrote:that the Big East is butthurt that ND wouldn't join for football? If the relationship between ND and the Big East is so bad for the conference, why don't they say either join for football or take your other sports elsewhere?


A couple of other things. It is "you're" not "your" and also, have you ever said which team you are a fan of or are you still afraid?

KnightRyder;908677 wrote:is it any of your business which team i'm a fan of? secondly last time they played the crying irish , they dismantled the domers.

karen lotz;908683 wrote:Trolling every team on this board while not saying which team you are a fan of is chicken ****. Florida State?

karen lotz;908683 wrote:Trolling every team on this board while not saying which team you are a fan of is chicken ****. Florida State?

Tobias Fünke;908391 wrote:Since Notre Dame would make more money in a conference for football, isn't that argument pretty moot now? I also don't remember other schools losing money when Notre Dame opted out of the FCA agreement. And leaving a conference is a much, much different scenario than not joining a conference.

KnightRyder;908834 wrote:and another thing dumb azz i started this thread so how is that trolling.

krambman;909211 wrote:The Big Ten and maybe the SEC are the only conferences where they would make more TV than they would staying an independent in football. In any other conference they would make less.

ND signing their own TV contract didn't cost anyone money. As I pointed out, everyone has benefited from that. But when they did sign that contract, they weren't concerned with collegiality or whether or not other schools would benefit from it. They made the decision only concerned with increasing their revenue and their exposure.

While leaving a conference may be different than not joining one, the point remains the same. Swarbrick was criticizing Pitt and Syracuse because they acted selfishly, only being concerned with what would benefit them with no regard for how it might affect others. Notre Dame has made the decision to sign their own TV deal and to stay independent in football while joining a conference for everything else for the exact same reasons.