ND scheduling tidbit: Mike Brey said at the team banquet last night that the Irish were 'likely' to play Kentucky next year (in the Big East/SEC Invitational) and were in talks to get Gonzaga to come to South Bend. Georgia Tech and Arizona State have also talked to him about a game for next year. Combine those with the Old Spice Classic - which should at least get ND a game with a middling power-conference opponent - and the trip to UCLA and the non-conference schedule might actually be tolerable next year. With the tournament's likely expansion, it seems that Brey is a lot less nervous about playing some good teams before January. Also, neither he nor AD Jack Swarbrick have been contacted about the Oregon job, contrary to some rumors that were floating around yesterday.