Props to Big 10

I never thought I would think in terms of the Big 10 Conference as a leader in the world of college athletics but the recent move of Notre Dame to the ACC got me to thinking. In a Notre Dame perfect world their choice would probably be to compete in the Big 10 in all sports (sans football) and schedule a few games versus traditional opponents Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue, thus keeping in place their network TV deal and bowl agreement with the soon to be defunct BCS. That's why their initial conference move to the Big East was a head scratcher for me. Why would a conference want to have the Irish without their football commitment.

Today they announce their move to the Atlantic Coast Conference with a rotation of football games within the conference, but their not in the conference. I guess the ACC thought a little ND was better than none. How the Golden Domers still command this kind of attention is beyond me. It has been more than 20 years since they have had any impact on the national scene.

Which gets me to the point of the Big 10. My guess is the conference let it be known if you want in ND you must be all in! If that's the case, good for you Big 10.

So regionalism in college conferences is dying. At least every school in the SEC comes from a state that borders on another.