let's not forget
by melanzana (2023-05-31 16:03:44)
Edited on 2023-05-31 17:38:47

In reply to: Also a nod to his Dad (Gene) who was ND AD from '81-'87  posted by NDoggie78

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Gene Corrigan kept Notre Dame out of the Big East in the 1980s because it was the dominant men's basketball conference of the era, and adding Notre Dame would have made it even moreso.

Corrigan was an ACC man and maybe knew he was always going back there. He wasn't about to strengthen the Big East any further.

Yes, he was a fine AD, but let's hold off on the hagiography. His action here resulted in a lost decade-plus for Notre Dame men's basketball and delayed women's basketball ascent.

It must be noted that the Big East eventually fell apart,
by G.K.Chesterton  (2023-05-31 17:39:48)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Did Notre Dame pay an exit fee to leave the Big East and, if so, how much?
That likely would have been a different outcome had two
by tf86  (2023-06-01 08:47:00)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Things gone differently:

1. The Big East had admitted Penn State when they had the chance (which precipitated Mike Tranghese's "We will rue the day" comment)

2. ND had joined for basketball and olympic sports earlier.

Had Penn State been admitted, I believe the Big East would have added football by the mid-80's at the latest. More importantly, a Big East with Penn State would have been several orders of magnitude better than a pre-Florida State ACC as a football conference. And ND would have only sweetened the deal.