Why college football leadership allows this to happen is beyond me. I hope the Alliance will reign in ND's "special" relationship. Terry and Domer both say that independence is the hill they will die on and they don't expect the rest of us to understand. ND's independence is their thing & not anyone else's, so if everyone else chooses to put them in the same category as every other single team then the Irish will have to choose to play or take their independence and go home.