Notre Dame close to adding Texas to schedule

• gorocks99

  

  http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/notre-dame-close-to-adding-texas-to-schedule.html
  

  Notre Dame lately has not shied away from filling its football schedules with marquee names.
  
  The latest example? The Irish are planning to mess with Texas.
  
  Notre Dame and the Big 12 powerhouse Longhorns are "very close" to finalizing a four-game series for future games, sources told the Tribune.
  
  The series could begin in 2015, sources said. The rest of the details are unknown, such as if it would be simply a pair of home-and-homes or involve games at off-campus venues.
  
  But it would be another recent statement that Notre Dame remains in the business of big names and big venues on its schedule. The Irish also have firmed up plans to rekindle their rivalry with Miami in a 2012 game at Soldier Field.
  
  The Irish and Longhorns have met 10 times before -- three times in the Cotton Bowl between 1969 and 1977 -- but have not played each other since 1996. Notre Dame owns an 8-2 advantage in the all-time series.
  
  Maintaining that lead would be quite the challenge against the current incarnation of Texas football, as the Longhorns have won 10 games for nine straight seasons and snared a national title in 2005. They're ranked No. 5 in the 2010 preseason coaches poll.
  
  But there's no shortage of history to the matchup: Entering 2010, only Michigan (877) has won more college football games than Texas (845) and Notre Dame (837).

• thedynasty1998

  

  I expect Kelly to get Notre Dame back in the right direction and once that happens, this is a HUGE series!
• Tiernan

  Who knew TD Jesus was a masochist?
• Thunder70

  

  Judas...ND is going to get crushed...
• sjmvsfscs08

  Tiernan;441354 wrote:Who knew TD Jesus was a masochist?

  
  I actually chuckled when I read this. You've getting more creative and I like it!
• sjmvsfscs08

  Also, the administraion must be either crazy, desperate (to keep the independent schedule interesting and Notre Dame in the news), or convinced Brian Kelly is the man. Oklahoma, Miami, and now Texas? Fuck me sideways.
• Pick6

  

  sjmvsfscs08;441426 wrote:Also, the administraion must be either crazy, desperate (to keep the independent schedule interesting and Notre Dame in the news), or convinced Brian Kelly is the man. Oklahoma, Miami, and now Texas? Fuck me sideways.

  
  yea, seems like they are biting off a little more than they can chew. Must be thinking highly of Kelly turning the program around..
• karen lotz

  

  I like it. I'd much rather have them play teams such as Texas, OU, Miami than Western Michigan, Tulsa, etc
• darbypitcher22

  

  if Kelly pulls out some W's could make for an interesting series
• Tiernan

  darbypitcher22;441493 wrote:if Kelly pulls out some W's could make for an interesting series

  
  And if pigs fly out of my ass I can get a job in the circus...
• sjmvsfscs08

  And if you'd take a knife to your wrists we'd all benefit.
• killer_ewok

  

  karen lotz;441492 wrote:I like it. I'd much rather have them play teams such as Texas, OU, Miami than Western Michigan, Tulsa, etc

  
  Co-sign.
  
  I love adding Texas to the schedule.
• ts1227

  

  By 2015 Texas could very well be an independent as well, at least they're preparing a schedule for it!
• sjmvsfscs08

  ^^Agreed. There are one of a few teams that could actually pull it off.
• rock_knutne

  This is a great move! Swarbrick is getting ND back to it's roots by playing the toughest schedule possible while keeping all of their main rivals on board. A lot of alumni were pissed when fromer AD White watered the schedule down, surely they have had an influence in ND's recent scheduling of tradtional power houses. This only benefits ND in not only money but recruiting.
• vball10set

  they'll pack Texas Stadium for this one,that's for sure
• thedynasty1998

  

  ts1227;442231 wrote:By 2015 Texas could very well be an independent as well, at least they're preparing a schedule for it!

  
  They won't leave the Big 12 unless everyone else does, therefore there is no conference. They make all that money in the Big 12.
• bababooey

  

  Dates have been confirmed:
  
  The Longhorns first travel to South Bend, Ind., on Sept. 5, 2015.
  
  Notre Dame then visits Austin on Sept. 3, 2016, then again on Aug. 31, 2019. The Longhorns return to South Bend on Sept. 12, 2020.
  
  http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/08/notre-dame-texas-make-football-series-official.html