I don't think the B1G is worried about ND joining the SEC

by Jeff (BGS) , A starter home in suburban Tempe, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10:35 (22 hours, 14 minutes ago) @ KGB

But, the SEC is very likely worried about ND joining the B1G, which might incentivize them to encourage members to schedule the Irish. The SEC is also a more flexible scheduling partner, as they aren't as strict with OOC games only occurring in September.

I do think that the conferences are going to regret playing more conference games. Those are zero-sum games, and college football fans are very accustomed to good records padded by easy wins. 10-7 (.588) in the NFL is a pretty good year and would keep a coach around for a while. The college football equivalent of that is 7-5 (.583). String together a handful of those and see how long a coach lasts.

The problem is that once the cat is out of the bag, it is hard for them to go back to fewer conference games, and the calendar isn't long enough for the regular season to expand to 13 games. That likely means cutting back on quality OOC games, which is, of course, bad for the Irish.

With Southern Cal gone, ND probably needs to root for Clemson and BYU and hope to hang on to existing SEC and B1G matchups until the next shakeup happens.

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