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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Berkeley and Stanford for sure.[/b] The prestige is too great and there will be a need for most west coast teams. The other three will be top schools in the east.  UNC, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami (if they clean up their act) for example. [/quote]

Nothing sure about the Big Ten Conference extending offers to either Stanford or to UCal-Berkeley. In fact, UCLA has an agreement to pay UCal-Berkeley several million dollars in a deal brokered by the regents of the state of California for the harm caused to Berkeley's athletic dept. by UCLA's move to a different conference. Payment was probably necessary because--at that time--the Big Ten Conference did not want UCAl-Berkeley. Actually, the Big Ten Conference wanted just USC & Notre Dame, but ND refused the offer so cash strapped UCLA jumped at the chance to join USC in a move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten Conference.

[b]Stanford might be an attractive lure for Notre Dame due to the ND-Stanford rivalry[/b][i][u].[/quote]

What? No.  [b]USC would have been the lure, not Stanford. [/b] The ND-USC rivalry is far stronger and longer than ND-Stanford. 
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USC was the lure that failed so the Big Ten Conference invited UCLA since ND said no.

But, the point is that as many rivals of Notre Dame are and become members of the Big Ten Conference, Notre Dame will run into scheduling problems as large conferences require more in-conference opponents; this is why USC joined the Big Ten Conference with the stipulation that it (USC) be allowed to play Notre Dame each year.[/quote]

I absolutely agree with that.  And Stanford has nothing to do with it.  If the ACC collapses so they need a home for other sports, or if enough teams stop scheduling ND, that's when it will join the Big 10.  Whatever The Tree school does won't have any impact.[/quote]

Big ten could kick out ND hockey. [/quote]

They like having ND in the hockey conference just as they like having Hopkins in the Lax conference.[/quote]

I was just saying if they wanted to put more pressure on ND. B1G has 6 other hockey teams and is plenty stable.[/quote]

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