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I agree those would have created more great games. It's too bad it didn't work out. Conference realign every year, and I would expect Chatard and Roncalli to be desirable schools for most conferences. Someone mentioned geography, but Chatard and Roncalli are easier to access to most of the existing schools than Guerin or Brebeuf. I doubt geography played into it. If I had to guess, it would be bad blood with some prior recruiting instances. Brebeuf and Guerin are much less likely to get students from those communities. Chatard is close enough to Mt. Vernon while Roncalli and New Pal may have had some battles in the past. Those would have made some great matchups though!

So with the fee the school paid the MAC, the account balance for the MAC is now $18,000,011.00 😄

Good comments. New Pal, Chatard, Roncalli would be a really elite top of the conference in football. Roncalli runs into New Pal a lot, so there is kind of a natural rivalry there Roncalli is really strong in some of the girl’s sports (volleyball, softball) too. Maybe that had an impact. Chatard seems at first glance to only be a standout in football I had hoped this would work out because Roncalli is in a tough spot enrollment wise. They are so much larger than some of the other private schools (Secina, Ritter, Heritage Christian) that they are not the best fit. I will also say the quiet part out loud: the football feud with Cathedral does not help scheduling. .

Not sure if many are aware that Fort Wayne is the birthplace of the NBA.

This is ridiculous. At least with the games in Europe, teams can stick to a somewhat normal schedule. No chance going this far away.