A few random thoughts on Notre Dame: 1) Swarbrick can put his money where his mouth is and save the Cardinal and Cal Bears right now. Just join the ACC. In fact, they could probably save them just by giving the ACC a 6th game, but I digress. 2) You guys know, especially the ND posters on here, that I am not one to push for the Irish to give up its independence. I have pretty much been opposed to the partial membership from the start. And in a way, I think the way the situation is now, those who supported the move in the first place perhaps have buyer's remorse. So y'all know where I have stood on this. 3) Number 2 being said, I would love it for the Irish to join us right now. They can save Stanford, UC Berkeley. Perhaps Duke, Boston College, and other high-end academic private schools in the end. Heck, they can even bring in Tulane and Rice for all I care. 4) While doing this, they can prevent the P2 from further consolidating power by coming for big names FSU, Clemson, and UNC. ND would be the unquestionable leader of this conference. I'm not sure they would be as influential in the B1G or SEC. 5. While not an ND fan (truth be told, I was a Southern Cal fan as a kid until I became a Hokie), I always had a healthy respect for their school, program, and traditions. I understand their love for independence. But I never saw it as even one of the greatest traditions in the sport, or even the top tradition at Notre Dame. 6. Lastly, most people are resigned to the fact that if ND gives up independence, that they will simply join the Big Ten. I even saw the clip on Get Up this morning with Greeny interviewing Heather Dinich (both Big Ten alums *cough cough*), and they were both shilling for ND to back up their words about saving Cal and Stanford and join, not the ACC, but, wait for it....the Big Ten. Anyway, all of college football would rejoice if ND would back up their decades of resisting the Big Ten and stick it to them one final and conclusive time. If they do the opposite, it will be sad, and make the years of anti-Big Ten talk look cheap in retrospect. Anyway, c'mon Notre Dame, now is the time. ** Edited by Maroon Baboon at 8/11/2023, 3:05:35 AM