I may get the financial case for ND remaining independent but the emotional/traditional case for being so seems pretty diminished to me. I guess there is still the calculation that they have a better path to a now extended playoff - but this year proved it can work both ways. And although I get that full ACC football is not attractive to most ND fans, I'd suspect full B1G football schedule would on average be ultimately preferable to the type of schedule being generated at present. I have to think the resistance to a (non-acc) conference membership is lessening over time, despite the declarations from the AD and some ND super fans.