The only reason ND got this game is they will fill up hotels and spend money. They have one of the largest alumni following of any college football team. If the Sugar Bowl was sure they could get Wisconsin fans to the game and that they would spend money Wisc. might have had a chance.

One of the same reasons Texas played Michigan in the Rose Bowl two years back. Cal cant bring the fans and the $. Texas and Notre Dame not only have a large alumni following the alumni are filthy rich that will travel and spend money at hotels and in the city at bars, rest... etc...
I have been in the Longhorn Club (with my now deceased father;Real-estate attorney); I have never seen such arrogance and downright excessive display of wealth in all my life by thousands of club members. Made me sick. So it is possible to like a football team and hate a large majority of your fellow alumnists.