Notre Dame has been asked numberous times about joining the Big Ten and they have said no. I think the Big Ten hockey conference would kill the CCHA, I think the WCHA would thrive. Also, I think if the big ten happened I think you would see a realignment of college hockey. Think about it this way, you put those teams in the same conference you're going to have every game as a head knocker, something would have to give. OSU is going to suck more than they do now if they are in the big ten conference. Penn State is going to have trouble competing with the likes of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and MSU.