I don't see what "outrageous expense" this is for the ACC. The worst case scenario is that the take the Orange Bowl from the ACC? No one has given a **** about the Orange Bowl for about a decade, it's the worst of the BCS games thanks to its tie ins with the ACC and Big East, and with the new playoff system it will become as meaningless as any other bowl game.
Notre Dame to join ACC in non-football sports
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I don't see what "outrageous expense" this is for the ACC. The worst case scenario is that the take the Orange Bowl from the ACC? No one has given a **** about the Orange Bowl for about a decade, it's the worst of the BCS games thanks to its tie ins with the ACC and Big East, and with the new playoff system it will become as meaningless as any other bowl game.
kicker22
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May be someone can explain something to me that I thought I heard on the Scott Van Pelt show this afternoon regarding ND's move. It was something along the lines of they will remain independent in football, however if they qualify for a playoff spot or BCS bowl it would be as an independent, but they could take an ACC tie-in spot for a lower bowl. Someone please tell me I heard that wrong. For the life of me, I can't understand if that is true, how that should be allowed in any way shape or form. I just don't see how it's fair for them to play an independent schedule with no conference affiliation and then bump a deserving team simply because they suck too much for a BCS bowl and then fall back into a slot of the ACC that they have no football affiliation with. This if correct is an absolute joke and as far as I'm concerned the ACC can keep them.
Appoligize if this has already been answered I missed it earlier. Feel free to put me in my place and send me where I need to look.
Appoligize if this has already been answered I missed it earlier. Feel free to put me in my place and send me where I need to look.
In summary, ND bent over the ACC, and the ACC let them do it because they were desperate for someone to like them.
aaronzuriel
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The ACC continues to flail and hope they can gain revelance in the football world. The conference has gotten weaker over-all with every expansion dating back to FL State and it's dominance of the ACC in the 90's.
Other brilliant decisions have included Swofford's turn down of their own TV network... naw.... no way.... can a major conference have their own TV network that is incredibly successful, incredibly profitable and puts ESPN in their place.
May as well follow-up with adding ND EXCEPT for football. Who cares about ND except for football and then.... barely?
Other brilliant decisions have included Swofford's turn down of their own TV network... naw.... no way.... can a major conference have their own TV network that is incredibly successful, incredibly profitable and puts ESPN in their place.
May as well follow-up with adding ND EXCEPT for football. Who cares about ND except for football and then.... barely?
