I am pretty sure I know who your husband is
and I am very glad that you both came to ND. You are absolutely right, there are faculty who can and do both, and I truly respect those who do. I hope I am one of those faculty members once I finish graduate school. However, I see many (my advisor included) who loathe teaching undergrads and wouldn't be willing to jump to ND because of the emphasis on undergraduate teaching. That being said, I think that is part of what makes Notre Dame special. It is part of the reason I never have regretted paying full tuition during my time there. I got a great education and opportunities I could not have received elsewhere because of professors like your husband who are willing to teach undergraduates and involve them in research. I think we can agree that there aren't many places that undergraduates have the research opportunities that they do at Notre Dame.