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Will Notre Dame ever join BE in Football

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Given that ND plays in the BE in other sports, their downfall recently and complaining of hard schedules.  I wonder if they would join the BE to soften the schedule and improve their record?

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ND has no need to join a conference. They get the benefits (Big East bowl tie-ins) without the costs (having to share revenue). Besides, if they wouldn't join the league when it had Miami, BC, and Va Tech there is little reason to think they would join now.

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ND has no need to join a conference. They get the benefits (Big East bowl tie-ins) without the costs (having to share revenue). Besides, if they wouldn't join the league when it had Miami, BC, and Va Tech there is little reason to think they would join now.

I'll give you one reason.  To actually show up in a BCS bowl.  I can almost hear the collective whoopie! from the Irish faithful at the prospects of the Gator Bowl.

Bottom line -- with the schedule they play and the state of their program it is highly unlikely they end up in the Top 6 (or 10)

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Nope.  Can't swallow their pride.

I know that, but he said there was "little reason."  

The truth is there is a reason, but Notre Dame chooses to ignore it.

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If the NCAA makes them Join a conference to get the benefits then yes otherwise no. If they join a conference it will be the BE

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They'll only join a conference if they lose their tv contract, but that doesn't meant it would be the BE.

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In a word, no.  Even if Notre Dame joins a conference, it most likely will not be the Big East.

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