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re: ND leaving the ACC for non-football sports?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:42 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:42 pm to lsupride87
I think their beef with the ACC is due to the ACC intentionally and solely singling Notre Dame out — instead of also pointing at all the flaws with Alabama, Oklahoma, etc.
For example, the ACC aired the ND-Miami game like 15 times. Not once did they air FSU beating Alabama by 14.
For example, the ACC aired the ND-Miami game like 15 times. Not once did they air FSU beating Alabama by 14.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 1:43 pm
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:45 pm to lsupride87
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Uhh, yeh. They are a full member of the ACC in the other sports For football, ND pays the ACC millions, the ACC gets NBC exposure , and the ACC owes ND none of the football revenue share
We aren’t talking about football in a vacuum, this thread is about ND’s relationship with the ACC, ND gets more money from the ACC than the ACC gets from their relationship with ND.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:46 pm to GentleJackJones
None of this really matters though, do we really think that airing that game changed the minds of the committee?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:49 pm to Epic Cajun
My brother in Christ. The ACC Tv deal would be worth considerably less with ND out of the agreement, you aren’t taking that into consideration
Posted on 12/9/25 at 1:54 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 12/9/25 at 2:08 pm to lsupride87
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My brother in Christ. The ACC Tv deal would be worth considerably less with ND out of the agreement, you aren’t taking that into consideration
That’s what the 1 million dollars per team is factoring in, basically it’s estimated that the ACC teams benefit about 1 million dollars per team due to ND and the TV deal. There’s no way to find a hard number for that, because it’s hypothetical, but that’s what I’ve seen estimated.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 2:23 pm to hawgfaninc
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I want to believe badly. Order of preferences:
1) SEC full member
2) Big 10 full member
3) Big East for all sports plus Big 12 for football
4) Big 12 full member
Posted on 12/9/25 at 3:53 pm to lionward2014
quote:that sounds like the best option.
3) Big East for all sports plus Big 12 for football
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:12 pm to hawgfaninc
lol that Notre Dame thinks the SEC and Big Ten would give them some special deal that doesn’t include all sports.
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:13 pm to The Third Leg
SEC should tell Notre Dame to get fricked.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:31 pm to hawgfaninc
From some random West Virginia fan's twitter account?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:44 pm to Dr RC
How many teams has notre dame's name screwed out of title shots? LSU is in that mix, so is bama
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:38 am to lionward2014
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I want to believe badly. Order of preferences:
1) SEC full member
The SEC has made it clear that they want to stay a Southern conference or schools that are sort of Southern. Every state in the SEC with the exception of Oklahoma was a slave state in 1860 and Oklahoma borders Arkansas as does Missouri. Oklahoma was settled heavily by people from Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri.
Indiana was never a slave state though it borders Kentucky, I can't imagine the SEC wanting a school so far up North. South Bend gets Lake Effect snow from Lake Michigan.
The other conferences don't care about geography or region or history or culture but the SEC does and the SEC must always remain a Southern conference.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:54 am to The Third Leg
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lol that Notre Dame thinks the SEC and Big Ten would give them some special deal that doesn’t include all sports.
SEC could definitely choose to agree to, say, a 4-game / year agreement if ND joins the Big East. From the SEC’s perspective, it would guarantee ND doesn’t join the B1G, and guarantee the SEC two games against ND each year on the conference’s TV package.
Something like that is probably all ND needs to stay independent. USC, Clemson, Stanford, Navy annually + 4 SEC games + 1-2 more G5 + 2-3 random ACC/Big 12/B1G games.
This post was edited on 12/10/25 at 8:55 am
Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:56 am to Buckeye Fan 19
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SEC could definitely choose to agree to, say, a 4-game / year agreement if ND joins the Big East. From the SEC’s perspective, it would guarantee ND doesn’t join the B1G, and guarantee the SEC two games against ND each year on the conference’s TV package. Something like that is probably all ND needs to stay independent. USC, Clemson, Stanford, Navy annually + 4 SEC games + 1-2 more G5 + 2-3 random ACC/Big 12/B1G games.
Lol. I don’t think the SEC cares about Notre Dame joining the big ten enough to debase itself being their rent-a-schedule whore. They certainly aren’t going to make enormous sums off a few games a year.
This post was edited on 12/10/25 at 8:59 am
Posted on 12/10/25 at 9:01 am to The Third Leg
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Lol. I don’t think the SEC cares about Notre Dame joining the big ten enough to debase itself being their rent-a-schedule whore. They certainly aren’t going to make enormous sums off a few games a year.
Maybe, maybe not. I’d put it below 50%. But I don’t think it’s impossible. I know Sankey and Bevacqua have a cordial relationship, and I know Sankey would prefer ND not be in the B1G. Enough to “help” ND in a manner like this? That I’m not sure of, and as I said, I think it’s below 50% it’ll happen.
As mentioned, it’s also not like there’s no SEC benefit; they get some pretty good/fun games added too.
This post was edited on 12/10/25 at 9:03 am
Posted on 12/10/25 at 9:02 am to hawgfaninc
Lost in all of the uproar is the sheer dumb luck it took ND to be left out. 60+ power 4 football programs and there was only one team that could keep them out, Miami. Had Miami been 11-1, ND is in. Had Miami been 9-3, ND is in. 10-2 Miami was the one thing ND couldn't have and it happened.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 9:08 am to Buckeye Fan 19
I’d put it below 1%
The SEC and Big Ten don’t need Notre Dame. They don’t give special deals because of a logo. It is antithetical to their entire construct and unlike the ACC, their profile doesn’t enhance either brand in a rent-a-schedule arrangement.
These are leagues where wealthy brands like Ohio State and Texas, USC and Georgia, all willingly agree to equally split media money with school like Mississippi State and Purdue to enhance competitive balance.
If Notre Dame wants affiliation with either, they’ll have to be full members.
The SEC and Big Ten don’t need Notre Dame. They don’t give special deals because of a logo. It is antithetical to their entire construct and unlike the ACC, their profile doesn’t enhance either brand in a rent-a-schedule arrangement.
These are leagues where wealthy brands like Ohio State and Texas, USC and Georgia, all willingly agree to equally split media money with school like Mississippi State and Purdue to enhance competitive balance.
If Notre Dame wants affiliation with either, they’ll have to be full members.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 9:08 am to Ssubba
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Lost in all of the uproar is the sheer dumb luck it took ND to be left out.
I think, after the first rankings came out in early November, if you knew ND would win their final four games, all in blowout fashion, the odds ND would get in would be something like -20000.
It took a lot to go wrong. Miami winning out (and generally looking good doing it), Bama losing to OU AND beating Auburn (if either of those flip, ND goes), Oregon beating both USC and Washington (which would probably be a 50/50 parlay in Vegas), Oklahoma beating LSU, even Ole Miss beating both Florida and MSU (stranger things have happened in college football than losing one of those games).
Posted on 12/10/25 at 9:40 am to The Third Leg
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I’d put it below 1%
The SEC and Big Ten don’t need Notre Dame. They don’t give special deals because of a logo. It is antithetical to their entire construct and unlike the ACC, their profile doesn’t enhance either brand in a rent-a-schedule arrangement.
These are leagues where wealthy brands like Ohio State and Texas, USC and Georgia, all willingly agree to equally split media money with school like Mississippi State and Purdue to enhance competitive balance.
If Notre Dame wants affiliation with either, they’ll have to be full members.
The Big Ten was entertaining and in fact had approved a janky PE deal with lopsided payouts for the big boys less than 2 weeks ago and it was only barely caught and blocked.
The SEC and Big Ten may not need ND but if they think a special deal for ND will make them more money they would certainly entertain it.
Also, Texas would frick over the SEC in a heartbeat if it thought doing so would be better for Texas. Look at their track record.
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