The mud has barely settled following the bombshell information that powerhouse West Coast school manufacturers USC and UCLA are departing the Pac-12 for the Large Ten. But many discover themselves questioning who could be subsequent?
One risk is Notre Dame, which is unbiased in soccer.
On Tuesday's "The Herd," Colin Cowherd broke down why it is sensible for the Combating Irish — and nobody else — to affix the new-look Large Ten.
"The Notre Dame Combating Irish are formally the final nice school soccer model that's not within the Large Ten or the SEC. They're it, and each [conferences] would take them, although I believe academically and geographically [the] Large Ten matches," Cowherd stated. "I do know, Miami, Miami. Yeah, [they] have been irrelevant for 20 years. They are not a terrific soccer model. No person goes to [their] video games. … Clemson shouldn't be a nationwide model. It is nice, nevertheless it's regional. No person actually … is aware of it [or] cares about it. Florida State, similar factor."
Is Notre Dame the following program to affix the Large Ten?
Colin Cowherd explains why the Combating Irish could be a terrific match within the Large Ten.
"Faculty soccer has a giant sport drawback, there's not sufficient good huge video games for TV," Cowherd continued. "It additionally has a state of affairs the place so many Saturdays we're sitting round kind of ready for the large sport at night time. The Large Ten airs its video games early. … Individuals say this on a regular basis, ‘There’s nothing to repair. Faculty soccer is nice.' No, that is not true. It is on a seven-year attendance and scores decline. It wants a testosterone shot within the arm. USC and UCLA to the Large Ten assist. Notre Dame to the Large Ten could be B-12 instances 10.
"Faculty soccer shouldn't be excellent. Individuals love custom. … what the dominant custom is in school soccer [over] the final decade? That an SEC staff will get to the nationwide championship sport and two out of three years win it. That is nice for one convention. That is nice for one area. I obtained nothing in opposition to that area, however you'll be able to't construct a sport on one area and one convention. I do not know if Notre Dame going to the Large Ten can clear up the SEC dominance concern, however I do know it could clear up the extra huge video games throughout the common season concern. Simply have a look at a Large Ten schedule."
The Large Ten growth has left many pondering that school soccer is headed towards a professional mannequin with two mega-conferences. It is a win for different faculties within the Large Ten that really feel USC and UCLA might help "carry some weight," whereas it is a blow for the Pac-12, which hasn't despatched a staff to the Faculty Soccer Playoff since 2016.
With the additions of USC and UCLA, the Large Ten will increase its membership to 16 groups. The SEC will even enhance its membership to 16 by 2025 after voting final yr so as to add Texas and Oklahoma from the Large 12.
In 2012, Notre Dame joined the ACC in all sports activities aside from soccer (unbiased) and hockey, which presently competes within the Large Ten.
Notre Dame thought of becoming a member of the Large Ten in 2003 however finally determined in opposition to it.
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