I've been saying the last couple years that ND and USC could combine to bring the East and the West together in a conference that would rival the B1G and the SEC, but be in their own image. But they didn't. Now USC has sold out to the B1G and now everyone is sitting around waiting for Notre Dame to tell them what they've be telling them for years--that they want to remain independent. The B1G thinks they can just keep stacking the Benjamins and ND will come. USC had its price, they think Notre Dame will too. Side note: solutions for the ACC and the rest to the Left Out 3 need to be greater than mergers.