“@DavidHaugh: Notre Dame's ACC move smart under circumstances. Big 10 demanded football too -- a non-starter for ND. Big East dying. ACC, region growing.”
Yeah the Big Ten of course wants ND for football. That's the point, they have the built-in midwest rivalries already playing Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St every year and on and off rivalries with Penn St, Northwestern, Ohio St etc. Always made geographical sense.
Also apparently the Big 10 television network has the potential to be even more lucrative for Notre Dame then ND's own contract with NBC for football. Not sure I believe that but that is what the Big 10 tried to sell and ND said no to football and the Big 10 said go away then.
And I do not want to disparage the Big 10 academically, they have some very good schools-Northwestern, Michigan etc. No doubt.