ND needs to be banned from the Big East

[SteveHolt!]

All In or Out! It's ridiculous. I'm not positive, but i assume the only 2 sports that generally produce revenue are men's football and men's basketball (with exception to UConn Women's bb), so what does ND bring to the table? The BE does not need them for basketball, there are plenty of good teams. do we need more teams to schedule women's volleyball against? No! We do need a football program, and if ND doesn't want to join for FB, we need to make room for someone who does.

[Bearcat John 69]

Grow up and get over it. Brian Kelly gave UC fans an Orange Bowl and a Sugar Bowl, which were not even a gleem in UC's eyes before 2005.

i think u r missing the point.
unwritten rules are teams don't poach from conference members. if u want to be technical, notre shame is a football independent. but their school is a member of the big east conference, as are uc and uconn.

it is despicable that notre shame was poaching off the big east. the league office and school presidents need to find their backbone and stand up to those clowns in south bend.

[Irishbearcat]

Where does it end? Do we dump a school just for the HC, or for any assistant that might want a pay raise. Or maybe because too many kids transfer out (see UM to tosu)? I get being upset (I didn't want Kelly to leave UC), but it seems a tad excessive. BTW-I don't consider it poaching, since that generally is a one-sided event, and BK apparently was very willing to go. Keep in mind, it's my belief that Kelly would have gone to another school, this just happened to be the one this year.
Oh well, some of you want to kick ND out just because they don't play football in the BE, I guess this wouldn't help that opinion.

[#41]

Where does it end? Do we dump a school just for the HC, or for any assistant that might want a pay raise. Or maybe because too many kids transfer out (see UM to tosu)? I get being upset (I didn't want Kelly to leave UC), but it seems a tad excessive. BTW-I don't consider it poaching, since that generally is a one-sided event, and BK apparently was very willing to go. Keep in mind, it's my belief that Kelly would have gone to another school, this just happened to be the one this year.
Oh well, some of you want to kick ND out just because they don't play football in the BE, I guess this wouldn't help that opinion.

Shock of shocks -- Irishbearcat doesn't see a problem here.

[MDW79]

Where does it end? Do we dump a school just for the HC, or for any assistant that might want a pay raise. Or maybe because too many kids transfer out (see UM to tosu)? I get being upset (I didn't want Kelly to leave UC), but it seems a tad excessive. BTW-I don't consider it poaching, since that generally is a one-sided event, and BK apparently was very willing to go. Keep in mind, it's my belief that Kelly would have gone to another school, this just happened to be the one this year.
Oh well, some of you want to kick ND out just because they don't play football in the BE, I guess this wouldn't help that opinion.

Fwiw, I've wanted them gone for quite awhile, well before any of this. This only adds more to fuel to the fire. I can't see how anyone could say bringing in Memphis wouldn't financially make sense and also make the league stronger. I also don't see how any president of a football school can't help get upset about this. It's a slap in the face and is just another road bump hindering the continuing goal of trying to legitimize BE football. Really, what does ND offer to the Big East? Nothing.

[Antonio]

A while back someone posted a place where we could send comments to the Big East.

Maybe if someone could post that again we could all use it to voice our thoughts? That way we'd all be using the same one instead of whichever ones we find on our own.

Thanks.

[1977 BearCat]

A while back someone posted a place where we could send comments to the Big East.

Maybe if someone could post that again we could all use it to voice our thoughts? That way we'd all be using the same one instead of whichever ones we find on our own.

Thanks.

Here is the e-mail address of the Big East Commissioner.

jmarinatto@bigeast.org <jmarinatto@bigeast.org>

People might also want to consider e-mails to the presidents of the other football playing schools as well. It could have been them hurt by ND.

[TheLivingLegend]

Wrong the BE needs a team like ND.

[1977 BearCat]

Wrong the BE needs a team like ND.

Yes but only if they play ALL conference sports

[MDW79]

Wrong the BE needs a team like ND.

How's that? We'd be able to replace them in a second in basketball. I don't want to heat about any other of their sports b/c they generate nothing for the conference. If they joined in football, totally different story but right now they need us more than we need them.

[mikep]

Wrong the BE needs a team like ND.

Yea, just like every guy needs a best friend who hits on his wife.

[TheLivingLegend]

I was commenting with regards to football, and having ND join the BE. It wont happen unless ND is forced, which they should be.

[MST83]

Villonova FB playing championship game tonight on ESPN. Let's get them up to BCS level and throw Notre Dammed out.

[#41]

Villonova FB playing championship game tonight on ESPN. Let's get them up to BCS level and throw Notre Dammed out.

Villanova doesn't have the money or desire to bring their football program up to BCS levels. The university has more in common with Georgetown than any football-playing program in the Big East.

[RedRocker]

I was commenting with regards to football, and having ND join the BE. It wont happen unless ND is forced, which they should be.

They won't join, so I'd toss them and bring in Memphis.