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Every thread has way too much Fro, these days. 

Every thread has way too much Fro, these days.

Might be true, but in all fairness, OAM did actually start THIS thread...

How much do you personally care where ND ends up?  Do you want them in the B1G?  Good addition from a money standpoint, and adds another power (BB) to the conference.  But if they don't, do you view it as a significant missed opp?  Or just meh?

Are you asking everyone, or just OP?

I'll answer with my opinion-- I don't personally care.  They've always been independent, they've always had some sort-of rivalries with B1G schools like Michigan and Purdue, and some non-B1G rivalries with Stanford and USC.  They could still maintain these games either as a B1G member, or as an independent.

I think these days a lot of people want to see ND fully join a conference, to eliminate the "special consideration" they perceive ND receives when it comes to CFP and/or bowl selection.

But personally, that's never bothered me so it's not a motivating factor for me.

You don't live next to them and hear their bloviating

...and making fun of us for rooting for them when they play the Wolverines. 

I personally do not care, at all.  B1G, ACC, Indy, fine with me, whatever.

I know there are monetary considerations obviously, and it would probably value up whatever conference they joined.  That's about it.

What is Notre Dame "worth"?

The good:
Notre Dame has a massive nationwide following. They also have a ton of "anti-fans", people like me who don't like them. These "anti-fans", however, are almost as good as normal fans from a ratings perspective. Ie, one viewer is one viewer regardless of whether they are watching to root for or against Notre Dame. 

An illustration of Notre Dame's draw:
I own a lot of Ohio State gear. However, I only own a VERY few shirts specifically commemorating specific individual games. The few of that type that I do own are tied to games that won an NC or got tOSU to a NC game. The exceptions are that I own a shirt for each of Ohio State's four wins over Notre Dame. 

Their undergraduate academics are very good and would certainly be a credit to the B1G.

They have significant history with multiple current or about-to-be league members:

• ND's second most frequent with 92 games is USC
• ND's third most frequent opponent with 84 games is Purdue
• ND's fourth most frequent opponent with 73 games is MSU
• ND's seventh most frequent opponent with 47 games is Northwestern 
• ND's eighth most frequent opponent with 38 games is Michigan 
• ND's fourteenth most frequent opponent with 25 games is Indiana 
• ND's fifteenth most frequent opponent with 24 games is Iowa
• Penn State (19), Wisconsin (17), Nebraska (16), and Illinois (11) have also each played the Irish at least 11 times.

Only Ohio State (6), Minnesota (5), Rutgers (5), UCLA (4), and Maryland (2) have not frequently played the Irish.

It would be a nice addition for the B1G moneywise, and a great addition for the ACC.  I agree sooner or very sooner they join either.  The ACC is a good match academically with some schools that are quite good undergrad but not great grad.