... of Big Ten talk lately is regarding conference expansion—but according to this report, five of the candidates at the top of the list for Big Jim (Delaney) are Notre Dame, Missouri, Rutgers, Pitt, and Syracuse.

This will be a little series to take a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of some of the serious targets for Big Ten expansion. At the end, I’ll wrap it all in a nice, little bow for you all and serve it on a silver platter.

Today, it’s the Fighting Irish.

NOTRE DAME

The choice. The one that got away. The Holy Grail of expansion candidates. The..well, you get the point.

The relation...

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