Amid the feeding frenzy of the Big 12 expansion/contraction, the circulating joke was that Texas and Notre Dame should just form their own independent conference complete with nation-saturating media presence. The way the Big 12's operating right now, that imaginary empire may very well be a reality by the time the 'Horns and Irish take the theoretical field in five years:
↵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.
Oklahoma talking points: "HURR Y'ALL TRYNNA COPY US HURRR." Texas talking points: "SCOREBOARD MOTHERHUMPERS SCOREBOARD." To your corners .... go! [fetches popcorn]