http://web.me.com/marcus_hartman/Marcus_Hartman/Cus_Words/Entries/2010/6/7_June_Big_Ten_Expansion_Speculation.html
excerpt:
So now Notre Dame does not want to join a conference except as a last resort
, and a one-team Big Ten expansion move will not create such a scenario so l
ong as the Big 12 would really rather stay together and no one else is conte
mplating raiding the Big East.
Therefore, whether the Big Ten really would take the Irish and the Irish alo
ne is moot, but a union could be inev
