ChipBrownOB AD source with knowledge of Big Ten reaffirms to Orangebloods.com that Notre Dame is under a deadline to decide if it will join.
All comes down to how likely a worst case scenario is in Notre Dame's eyes.
The negotiation is simple.
Delany: Join.
ND: No.
Delany: Join or our football teams won't play you any more, and we'll steal as many schools from the Big East as necessary until it falls apart.
ND: We'll join a different conference.
Delany: We'll have four 16 team conferences, start our own BCS, and we will leave you out. Enjoy playing the service academies on MSNBC.
ND: Okay, where do we sign?