... but they can quell it by coming out with a definitive message about their plans to either be part of, or not be part of, the new Big Ten order.

Everything would settle down greatly if Jack Swarbrick became clear.

Saying Notre Dame wants to remain independent unless a "seismic" change occurs is not clear.  The Chicago Tribune's Teddy Greenstein reminds us that, "if three schools leave, and the Big East falls apart, that would be seismic."

Greenstein, one of the most knowledgeable college football reporters in the Midwest, has been all over this story from it's inception.  He doubts Notre Dame would terminate its independent football status, ...

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