... summer's winds and waves of conference expansion seemed to build to hurricane force, buffeting the island of the Irish as well as the Big East and Big 12 conferences.  The squall is now a memory amidst the blue skies, and sea breezes of an impending football season. 

The gales of Internet opinion articles are the debris of cleanup.  Two of the three winningest,and the top two most profitable college football programs—Notre Dame and Texas—remain undamaged and in place due to firm anchors and renewed commitments.

Irish leadership was heard amidst the sound and fury, emphasizing points with catchphrases like "seismic changes", "musical chairs" and "core identity".    In the relative quiet of ...

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