... still toxic. The deficit is still growing. And the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still independent.

Stop me if you've heard any of this before.

Despite the behind-the-scenes best efforts of untold forces and countless outsider pleas, athletic director Jack Swarbrick staved off conference alignment yet again, and most likely for the foreseeable future.

Perhaps the Big Ten or Big East could offer the Irish more money, or better BCS access, or perhaps just some PR shelter. Hopefully, we'll never know.

But while we're on the topic of never knowing, why not devote some energy to developing that theme a bit further?

If Notre Dame had joined a conference in the 2010 Summer Shuffle, what would their championship chances have lo...

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