A historic rivalry appears to be collapsing under the weight of modern scheduling realities.
Right up until Monday morning, there was hope that common sense would prevail in the talks between Notre Dame and USC to keep the historic rivalry going. Unfortunately, for the seemingly billionth time, cowardice and greed overcame any desire to honor those that came before this era of college football.
It was just a week ago that Irish AD Jack Bevacqua made comments that hinted things were moving in the right direction.