conference. I forget the particulars of our conversation, but I recall you liking the idea. ND and USC could basically be the centerpiece of a quasi-PAC-ACC merger. ND could cherry pick its schedule from schools in both conferences and maybe even add a few teams from the middle of the country (state of Texas) or anyone else they wanted to play (perhaps Annapolis, MD).A truly national conference allowing a truly national schedule. I think I mentioned that it might be the last chance for ND (and USC) to make a conference in their own image. This conference would have rivaled the P2 on the field, and blown them away on the coolness meter. And for ND, they coulda played USC, Miami (Catholics vs. Convicts), BC (4-star Catholics vs. 2-star Catholics), and perhaps more as annual games. Well, here we are. USC is in now the B1G (just for the money, and probably with some buyer's remorse and feeling dirty), and ND is lobbying for the last remnants of the PAC to get in the ACC while facing increasingly unattractive options themselves. What could have been.