sleeper wrote: What tradition and identity is ND trying to preserve? The fact that year in year out they are overrated by their fans and the media only to have a mediocre at best season and be placed in a bowl game they don't deserve only to get BLOWN out and have their fans go on and on about how good they will be next year blah blah blah? The only thing ND is preserving is their arrogance and stupidity, especially when NBC decides that 9 million a year for a bottom feeder program is too much, and ND comes begging for the Big Ten to be relevant again. ND wouldn't gain much from joining the Big Ten as most likely they'd still be mediocre year in year out, but at least when they lose their bowl game some people other than ND fans might give a hoot and want them to rise back to the top of college football.

rock_knutne wrote: ND actively pursued entrance in to the Big 10 years ago but was denied due to the BIGOTS that ran the show!

NOL fan wrote:interesting. that's pretty much the exact opposite of what I have seen other people state........unless the bigots you are referring to are the ND people who decided against joining the Big Ten

rock_knutne wrote:

NOL fan wrote:interesting. that's pretty much the exact opposite of what I have seen other people state........unless the bigots you are referring to are the ND people who decided against joining the Big Ten

Back in the 1920's, ND actively wanted to join the Big 10 and were denied because of their religious beliefs, plus the fact that ND's exposure and fame made the other Big 10 schools envious. Look it up.

karen lotz wrote:

sleeper wrote: What tradition and identity is ND trying to preserve? The fact that year in year out they are overrated by their fans and the media only to have a mediocre at best season and be placed in a bowl game they don't deserve only to get BLOWN out and have their fans go on and on about how good they will be next year blah blah blah? The only thing ND is preserving is their arrogance and stupidity, especially when NBC decides that 9 million a year for a bottom feeder program is too much, and ND comes begging for the Big Ten to be relevant again. ND wouldn't gain much from joining the Big Ten as most likely they'd still be mediocre year in year out, but at least when they lose their bowl game some people other than ND fans might give a hoot and want them to rise back to the top of college football.

Again with the irrelevant talk?? Isn't it kind of odd that someone like yourself would spend so much time talking about something as "irrelevant" as Notre Dame? Why would the Big Ten even consider inviting Notre Dame after they declined ten years ago if they are so irrelevant. The Big Ten is looking at expansion for one reason, to make money. Notre Dame = $$$$ because to quite a few people they do have an important place in college football.

NOL fan wrote: ah, I thought you were talking about 1999, which is a little more relevant to now. Perhaps you should have said "decades ago"

rock_knutne wrote:That's funny because ND was denied entry in to the Big 10 many moons ago due to their religious beliefs. I don't blame ND for saying no in more recent times.

sleeper wrote:Irrelevant does not mean they are not talked about, Irrevelant means that year in year out, it doesn't matter what they do because they won't win anything other than a mediocre bowl game, if they choose to accept it.

sleeper wrote:What about in 1999, or in 2009?

ND always living in the past, time to grow up.

rock_knutne wrote:

sleeper wrote:Irrelevant does not mean they are not talked about, Irrevelant means that year in year out, it doesn't matter what they do because they won't win anything other than a mediocre bowl game, if they choose to accept it.

Here we go, the spin doctor at work again! If ND is so irrelevant then why has the Big 10 approached them multiple times to join? sleeper is a very appropriate username for you because you're brain dead!

sleeper wrote:They want their money. ND is a whore, and she will be pillaged over and over again if she joins the Big Ten.

rock_knutne wrote:

noquarter wrote: Go figure - a domer and from Steubenville - blind is as blind does

Blind as in a top notch football program year in and year out? Wow, first blind hatred and now jealousy.........that's a lethal combination!

noquarter wrote: ^^ very defensive - maybe he should pass that on to the football squad (we all know how well they play defense)!!!!

noquarter wrote: Which program do you refer to? Big Red? No jealosy here. Big Red does have good program (Mooney thinks so). I was refering to the two biggest homer groups on the free and regular huddle - hell throw Pickerington or Elder in the mix and you would have the trifecta or quad something or another.

Mr Pat wrote: Notre Dame should join the Big 10, another team that can't win bowl games! Unless they play Hawaii, LOL TO TEH BANKZ!!!!

sjmvsfscs08 wrote: Soon to be? Wow what an arrogant fuck.

sjmvsfscs08 wrote: Soon to be? Wow what an arrogant fuck.