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Tenzin is going to get us going here in part three.

With the talk of the major conferences, moving to nine conference games, this will actually hinder a group of five schools and

not Notre Dame. Absolutely. Absolutely. There's this people that keep thinking teams don't want to play

Notre Dame. And that just, here's we keep telling you guys. What is the one thing that drives

all of these conversations? What is it, Trev? What's the one thing that drives all of these conversations what is

it trev what's the one thing that determine is why they're having the playoff crap that we're dealing with

the nine conference games the playoff the the conferences realignment what's it all driven by

exactly Trevor's showing you the money sign for those watching or listening not watching.

100% correct, Treve.

Well, what else makes you money?

What guarantees millions of dollars coming into not only your program, but your community?

Host Notre Dame.

Play Notre Dame.

Get Notre Dame to play home and home with you.

Because number one, they're going to pay you good money to come play there.

And then when they come into your town, you're going to jack hotel rates way up.

You know, you're going to make millions when Notre Dame comes into town.

Because that happens everywhere they go. So they're going to make millions when Notre Dame comes into town because that happens everywhere they go

so they're going to be greedy and everything they do except they're not going to play Notre Dame

that's their righteous stand we won't play the team that can help us make a ton of money by hosting

them it's it's illogical.

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