ND would be a great culture fit
by irishrock (2021-04-08 15:52:26)

In reply to: Cold's post raised a question in my brain  posted by El Kabong

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I was at a Creighton event in KC where a guy told the President during a q&a session, "the Missouri Valley is going to be reaching out and making Creighton an offer they can't refuse"

The President respectfully said, "they're invited to Omaha anytime, but we are in a league with Villanova, Georgetown, Xavier, Marquette...et al...and we like being "friends" with these schools with excellent academic reputations"

I can't imagine what the Presidents of the schools would do if they could get ND into the league. Notre Dame, Georgetown, Villanova...three excellent schools with a number of other schools with very good (albeit not elite like ND) academic credentials. Would ND rather "hang" with Duke, UNC, Clemson, Virginia (okay, they're top notch) or with the Big East schools...I can imagine the President and the AD having differences of opinion.

We all know that ND is staying in the ACC, but they'd be a neat fit in the Big East. They'd matter more, for sure.

But not a good athletic fit
by El Kabong  (2021-04-08 16:02:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

At least the Notre Dame that operates thinking championships are the goal would not be.

The non-match non-basketball sports are absolutely horrific compared to the ACC.
Non Revenue Sports
by ColdwaterIrish  (2021-04-08 15:59:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

would not have any challenging competition if ND returned to the Big East.

ND requires a conference affiliation with universities that have competitive programs in the non-revenue sports. This is the problem ND solved by affiliating with the ACC. (Of course, UCONN was an exception while ND was in the Big East -- but other sports suffered from lack of competition in the Big East.)
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by irishrock  (2021-04-08 16:03:54)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I know ND is excellent at lacrosse. Not sure about baseball.

As I understand it, Creighton's women's sports are pretty good, but don't know how they'd stack up against a school like ND. (basketball, volleyball, and soccer) (I only know about Creighton as I just had a daughter graduate from there last year and have another daughter who will be a frosh there next year)

They are shaping up to be very good at baseball. *
by bleedsgreen04  (2021-04-09 11:30:37)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post