Notre Dame to the ACC?

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09-20-2011, 09:49 AM
bawbie

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

Dan Wetzel at Yahoo wrote about this yesterday:
Notre Dame should jump to the ACC ... and fast - College Football - Rivals.com
09-20-2011, 09:56 AM
swarthmoreCY

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by cyclonepower

this is not a good thing...

Yep, it is a VERY good thing.
09-20-2011, 10:00 AM
AlumfromAmes

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by ISUCY23

You would think though if the ACC and the PAC-12 both went to 16, the SEC and B1G would follow suit

Right.

Chances are, you'd only have Rutgers, Kansas, and Iowa State remaining from that list. Missouri is probably going to the SEC, unless the Big Ten offers a spot first.

It's possible, however, that ND is just posturing for the best possible deal by playing the ACC against the Big Ten.

From Andy Katz story, reading between the lines, the ACC is holding two spots open for TX and KU (or MO). If they don't come, then Rutgers and UConn take those spots. It seems impractical for TX to leave Tech behind, but the ACC won't take Tech. So, that means TX goes to the PAC.

Throwing ND in the mix, clouds things a bit. Who does ACC take with ND? Probably UConn, according to Jim Boeheim. Which is why Rutgers probably stays on the table for the Big Ten.
09-20-2011, 10:11 AM
CloneSolo

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by brett108

The only news I want to hear is that OU is staying in the Big 12, and we are adding 3 more teams to get a title game. Louisville, Cincinatti, and TCU. The Big 10 may not expand period, meaning more teams are left out in the cold. And if they only go to 14, KU and Mizzou are higher up than we are. We need the Big 12 to survive, lock in equal revenue, and put in a monster buyout for leaving. In short, stability.

100x this.
09-20-2011, 10:15 AM
ChrisMWilliams

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

Just thinking out loud here, but I don't see this as great news for Iowa State.

I don't think it's entirely bad. But not great. Reason being, if Iowa State was ever going to sneak into the Big Ten, it would be because they've added some tremendous value (Notre Dame or Texas) and that money was no longer a worry.

If the Big Ten whiffs on Notre Dame and Texas, then acquiring more valuable properties (hate to use that word but that's basically what we're talking about here) even more important. Unfortunately, Iowa State isn't considered to be valuable.

Who knows? This crap all changes by the minute anyway. Just my two cents.
09-20-2011, 10:16 AM
edr247

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

Part of me thinks this is ND acting out of spite towards the B1G. Part of me thinks it's some sort of move for leverage in the off chance they actually do want to join us.

I think ND would be comfortable with the schools in the ACC, tbh. Notre Dame may be in favor of joining the conference due to the strong research links, but I think ideology may also get involved (embryonic stem cell research, for one). /shrugs
09-20-2011, 10:18 AM
goldmember

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

ISU needs ND in the Big 10, because we need a school that brings in enough additional revenue to the league to off set what ISU would take so the current member schools don't make less money then they are now.
09-20-2011, 10:20 AM
CTTB78

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

How can ND be forced to give up independent status?
09-20-2011, 10:21 AM
bawbie

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by goldmember

ISU needs ND in the Big 10, because we need a school that brings in enough additional revenue to the league to off set what ISU would take so the current member schools don't make less money then they are now.

I'm not sure what makes anybody think a conference will ever have enough money, given the current mentality. If the decision is made solely on money, ISU is never getting in the B1G.

If they decide that regionalness and academics is important, then we have a chance.

Which is another way of saying we are never getting into the B1G.
09-20-2011, 10:22 AM
tm3308

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

The word from a few Hawk fans down in ACC country (FWIW) is that the general opinion down there is that this is just misinformation. Perhaps Notre Dame is looking to stall the ACC from picking off more Big East teams so that they can get their own house in order first. Because if they don't find a better deal before the Big East loses more teams, they wouldn't have any leverage with the Big Ten.

That's the theory, anyway.
09-20-2011, 10:22 AM
bawbie

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by CTTB78

How can ND be forced to give up independent status?

If the NCAA or whatever replaces the NCAA doesn't offer a realistic path to a national championship for independents.
09-20-2011, 10:23 AM
Wesley

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by chuckd4735

Big 10...

However, I'm personally at the point where ESPN has no creditability in their reporting. I think people put way too much stock into the crap they are spewing out...

Somewhere in the back of my mind I tend to wonder if ESPN with their planned reporting are trying to screw everyone into a 64 team behemouth to get out of paying the bowls their payoff money.
09-20-2011, 10:25 AM
MNCyGuy

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by tm3308

The word from a few Hawk fans down in ACC country (FWIW) is that the general opinion down there is that this is just misinformation. Perhaps Notre Dame is looking to stall the ACC from picking off more Big East teams so that they can get their own house in order first. Because if they don't find a better deal before the Big East loses more teams, they wouldn't have any leverage with the Big Ten.

That's the theory, anyway.

I don't get why they would care. They'll just dump there non-football teams into whatever Catholic schools spin-off results from this.
09-20-2011, 10:27 AM
swarthmoreCY

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by tm3308

The word from a few Hawk fans down in ACC country (FWIW) is that the general opinion down there is that this is just misinformation. Perhaps Notre Dame is looking to stall the ACC from picking off more Big East teams so that they can get their own house in order first. Because if they don't find a better deal before the Big East loses more teams, they wouldn't have any leverage with the Big Ten.

That's the theory, anyway.

Why would ND need any (more) leverage with the Big 10? They have all they need: not interested.
If ND joins any conference, it will be the ACC. Why would they limit themselves to the Big 10? And the Big 10's open pleading for ND gives ND all the leverage to join when and where they want.
09-20-2011, 10:27 AM
Wesley

Re: Notre Dame to the ACC?

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Originally Posted by tm3308

The word from a few Hawk fans down in ACC country (FWIW) is that the general opinion down there is that this is just misinformation. Perhaps Notre Dame is looking to stall the ACC from picking off more Big East teams so that they can get their own house in order first. Because if they don't find a better deal before the Big East loses more teams, they wouldn't have any leverage with the Big Ten.

That's the theory, anyway.

clarkbutterfingers @ twitterville:
The ND plane has been confirmed to be headed to Oakland today.

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