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RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - TerryD - 03-02-2015 06:38 PM
(03-02-2015 06:20 PM)MplsBison Wrote: Can we all at least agree that of the P5 conferences, given that BC, Syracuse and Pitt are members of the ACC (and to a lesser extent Louisville), Notre Dame would choose the ACC with which to become a full member?
They won't pick the B1G out of spite/principle, they won't pick the SEC out of academic principle, they won't pick the XII for similar reasons as the SEC and the PAC time zones are impractical.
And if UConn is added, there's a small chance that we could (one day) have ACC hockey.
Yes. I will agree with the bolded part above (if the playoffs were conference champs only) for four very good reasons.
1) The ACC GOR, which ND signed.
2) The ACC exit fee, which ND signed.
3) The fact that 24 of ND's 26 sports are already in the ACC (all but football and hockey).
4) The reported contract that allegedly states that if ND football is to join a conference prior to 2027, it must be the ACC.
I don't know about the UConn or hockey parts of your post, though.
Finally, I think that the chances of ND football joining are next to zero.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - AntiG - 03-02-2015 06:41 PM
(03-02-2015 01:03 PM)jgkojak Wrote: Another reason PSU to the ACC is big --
it leaves another spot in the B1G - meaning the B1G has 3 holes to fill to get to 16 -
if they stay with the "AAU or bust" strategy - there is a VERY small list available:
B12: Kansas, Iowa St, Texas
AAC: UConn will supposedly be AAU in near future
SEC: Mizzou, Vanderbilt
ACC: Georgia Tech
Now way GT wants out of an ACC featuring Notre Dame.
Vanderbilt has a hell of a lot of SEC tradition-- not sure they would ever leave - though they're a better academic fit for the B1G
Texas... I just don't think the geography works -even if they are in with Kansas
Leaving:
Mizzou - jury is out, I'd bet they wouldn't leave SEC right now...
Kansas - a sure thing for the B1G. Man, adding Mizzou w/them adds so much value for that rivalry.
Iowa St - they're probably forced to add ISU for lack of a better team available
UConn - only if Mizzou says NO
You left out Texas A&M and Florida from the AAU schools in the SEC, and from the ACC its UVA, UNC, Duke, GT.
Additionally, the B1G has shown a propensity of at least considering "big-name" schools that are not AAU - Notre Dame, FSU, Oklahoma have all gotten looks in the past (and still are likely on the list).
As far as Texas goes, they have been talked about mulling over a B1G invite for years now. If the Big 12 implodes, they probably would jump aboard.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - georgia_tech_swagger - 03-02-2015 07:44 PM
(03-02-2015 08:22 AM)He1nousOne Wrote: Sorry but the ACC is not a better fit academically for Maryland. If you think that is the case then you did not learn your lesson very well. The ACC used to be a better academic fit but it has gone down a road away from Maryland's academic identity while the Big Ten is a perfect fit academically for Maryland.
As for the rest of your story? Nice story. Penn State decides that an ACCN is the thing that draws them despite now having Maryland and Rutgers in conference with them? Very nice story. Just don't get yourself too worked up for this to happen bud. I do believe an ACCN is coming but it being the tipping point that draws out Penn State from the conference it wanted to be in to the conference it didn't want to be in? It's a nice dream I suppose but not very realistic. It wont make them more than the Big Ten Network and it will cost them a whole hell of a lot to make that switch.
I fundamentally disagree that the B1G is stronger academically, particularly on research. Even lil ole Wake has a world class biomedical research operation. If you're actually arguing that Penn State is a rival for Maryland or Rutgers, you're the only person on Earth who ISN'T a Maryland or Rutgers fan making that case. Maryland fans think Penn State is a rival. They aren't. Penn State fans think Ohio State is a rival. They aren't. And if Ohio State keeps winning against Meeeeechigan enough they'll start claiming they're not a rival either.
(03-02-2015 09:52 AM)mac6115cd Wrote: You all may be right however, in order to grab a team, said team must want to leave their existing conference.
Why on earth would Tennessee or Penn State want to leave the SEC and B1G, respectively?
Money? Prestige? Competitiveness?
Nope - no reason. The ACC provides nothing more than they already have and long term rivalries currently exist.
Not sure if it would be Cincinnati, but it won't be Tennessee or Penn State.
As I have said and I think realignment has made transparently clear: money. Bags and bags of money. Quite simply ... nothing else matters.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - georgia_tech_swagger - 03-02-2015 07:51 PM
(03-02-2015 10:29 AM)MplsBison Wrote: Even though West Virginia would absolutely make the most sense as the 16th full member of the ACC (with Pitt rivalry and connections to former Big East schools Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College and Louisville), I think they'll remain with the XII.
So in that case, it's a toss up for me between Cincy and UConn. But I absolutely believe that BC has zero actual power to block UConn.
Boston College doesn't need help to block UCONN. They have Georgia Tech, Clemson, Florida State ... maybe even Virginia Tech and Miami ... blocking on the grounds of the football program. West Virginia would get blocked by Georgia Tech, Virginia, UNC, and Duke on academic grounds. For WVU to have a serious go of ACC membership, they'd need a multi-billion dollar academic overhaul commitment, and to have remediation treatment of fan behavior. Burning couches is VERY un-ACC-ish.
(03-02-2015 02:34 PM)tnzazz Wrote: Tennessee fans would literally revolt if they moved to the ACC. It will never happen and what would they gain from it?
I would have said PRECISELY the exact same thing regarding Maryland to the B1G a few years ago. Along comes the BTN ... the B1G dangles much more money ... away goes Maryland. As I explained earlier in this thread ... if the ACCN goes gangbusters and the ACC can dangle a similar huge payday around ... I genuinely believe Penn State and Tennessee are on the table.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - Danger in Carolina - 03-02-2015 07:59 PM
This entire thread is now moot. The dude has spoken :-)
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - TodgeRodge - 03-02-2015 08:24 PM
(03-02-2015 07:51 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:(03-02-2015 10:29 AM)MplsBison Wrote: Even though West Virginia would absolutely make the most sense as the 16th full member of the ACC (with Pitt rivalry and connections to former Big East schools Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College and Louisville), I think they'll remain with the XII.
So in that case, it's a toss up for me between Cincy and UConn. But I absolutely believe that BC has zero actual power to block UConn.
Boston College doesn't need help to block UCONN. They have Georgia Tech, Clemson, Florida State ... maybe even Virginia Tech and Miami ... blocking on the grounds of the football program. West Virginia would get blocked by Georgia Tech, Virginia, UNC, and Duke on academic grounds. For WVU to have a serious go of ACC membership, they'd need a multi-billion dollar academic overhaul commitment, and to have remediation treatment of fan behavior. Burning couches is VERY un-ACC-ish.
(03-02-2015 02:34 PM)tnzazz Wrote: Tennessee fans would literally revolt if they moved to the ACC. It will never happen and what would they gain from it?
I would have said PRECISELY the exact same thing regarding Maryland to the B1G a few years ago. Along comes the BTN ... the B1G dangles much more money ... away goes Maryland. As I explained earlier in this thread ... if the ACCN goes gangbusters and the ACC can dangle a similar huge payday around ... I genuinely believe Penn State and Tennessee are on the table.
smoking crack is also unACC like
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - TerryD - 03-02-2015 08:26 PM
A Groundbreaking Partnership
Nearly a quarter of a century after its establishment, the relationship between Notre Dame and NBC remains vibrant
Notre Dame has been able to leverage its contract with NBC to expand into new markets - including the recent addition of night games.
Oct. 3, 2014
By Karen Heisler
Twenty-four years is a long time for any type of relationship - professional or personal - to flourish. Just ask that ancient Greek storyteller Aesop who said, "Familiarity breeds contempt."
But as the University of Notre Dame and NBC in 2014 celebrate almost a quarter century of a groundbreaking television partnership, the bond between the two established entities in their respective fields remains strong and vibrant. While the worlds of college athletics and television have undergone dramatic, radical and often unpredictable changes over the last 25 years, the Notre Dame and NBC Sports pairing still works remarkably well--for both parties.
"We could not be more proud of this historic partnership, which continues to be one of the most innovative in sports-media history," veteran NBC Sports producer Rob Hyland says. "We are particularly excited that this most-recent extension offers enhanced rights that allow us to bring Notre Dame football to fans on more platforms than ever--broadcast, cable, digital, regional, and even international."
"When Notre Dame and NBC first came together in 1991, I think it's accurate to say that the relationship was mostly about a half-dozen football games a year," Notre Dame vice president and athletics director Jack Swarbrick says. "However, nearly a quarter century later, there are far more opportunities and complexities involved--and we work together on an ongoing basis to craft strategies relative to content and distribution on a variety of platforms."
The announcement of the initial five-year deal that gave NBC the television rights to all of Notre Dame's home football games rocked and shocked both college football and television officials in the winter of 1990. A Supreme Court ruling in 1984 had allowed schools and conferences to negotiate their own television packages, but no one managed to accomplish that until Notre Dame and NBC forged their agreement. Cable television and 24-7 sports networks had yet to explode on the scene, and the best most college football programs could hope for were a few regionally televised games a year through a deal negotiated by the College Football Association. No team had most, if any, of its games airing nationally on a broadcast network.
In an Aug. 25, 1991, story about the Notre Dame-NBC contract in The New York Times, Beano Cook, at the time a respected college football analyst for ESPN, said, "No single conference has enough appeal for one network, but two could get together." Even the knowledgeable Cook couldn't decipher the tea leaves and predict the sweeping changes that would turn college football and television topsy-turvy in the ensuing decade.
While teams and leagues have switched conferences, created their own cable television networks and negotiated and renegotiated rights contracts, Notre Dame and NBC continue to sail smoothly.
In April 2013, the University and NBC announced the fifth addition to the initial signing. The new 10-year deal gives NBC the rights to televise Irish home football games from 2016-2025, extending the partnership between Notre Dame and the network to 35 years.
When Notre Dame plays at home or in the Shamrock Series, Irish fans all over the world know exactly where and how to watch their favorite team--and that includes NBC agreements with Fox Sports Asia and ESPN Latin America to make the games available in foreign markets.
Since the broadcast network began televising Notre Dame football home games in 1991, NBC has undergone two ownership changes and added a cable/satellite sports channel (Comcast-owned Versus became NBC Sports Network, or NBCSN, on Jan. 2, 2012) that's available in more than 85 million homes and can offer desirable time slots for additional Notre Dame programming.
"NBCSN allows us to super-serve the Notre Dame football fan with programming that dovetails with game telecasts," Hyland says.
While the main event--the football game--is still televised on the NBC broadcast network, which reaches over 116.5 million homes, viewers can watch pre- and post-game shows as well as other Notre Dame programming on NBCSN. Fans of the Band of the Fighting Irish can stream its halftime performance, as well as the game, at NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Digital's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets.
"What started off as a three-and-a-half-hour telecast has grown significantly over the past few years," Hyland says. "In addition to producing the game telecast, we now produce a pre-game show, a halftime show and a post-game show for every home game. All that content originates from our on-site game production truck."
Although NBC has broadcast 151 Notre Dame football games (today's Stanford contest counts as 152) since the 1991 home opener against Indiana University, the network's Emmy Award-winning production staff still approaches each Irish assignment with energy, passion and professionalism. Hyland, who began producing Notre Dame football in 2009, always looks for the most effective and creative way to tell the story of that particular contest.
"The goal of every game is to educate, inform and entertain the viewer," says Hyland, who has won 15 Emmys in 17 years with NBC. "The goal every year is to further enhance the viewer's experience."
On any given Saturday during the fall, college football fans watching at home can choose from over two dozen games in an increasingly cluttered television sports landscape. Yet, Hyland feels confident the product NBC offers with Notre Dame football appeals to even the most casual college football follower.
"Notre Dame is a unique brand that stands apart," Hyland says. "Our best asset is simply to showcase Notre Dame and its opponent. We `dress' each telecast with the atmosphere and scenery that is distinct to this football program and the University. We use a lot of campus scenics, film the team walkover before each game and have a camera in the locker room that shoots the players touching the `Play Like A Champion' sign on their way to the field. We also showcase the Notre Dame band in and out of commercial breaks."
NBC's on-air talent and production staff spend countless hours researching both teams to find the most intriguing matchups, compelling stories, historical anecdotes and interesting facts and figures. Hyland, his director Pierre Moossa and the commentators meet with coaches and players of both teams as well as with each school's athletics media relations staff during the week of the game. The information they cull may make it to air in the form of video packages, graphics and on-air commentary.
But the most important narrative for viewers (and fans of both teams) still centers around what happens on the field. Although coaches may want a "blow-out," producers and announcers hope for a close game with riveting action.
Play-by-play announcer Dan Hicks and analyst Mike Mayock, who joined NBC's coverage of Notre Dame football in 2010, are in their second season as the duo in the booth, while Kathryn Tappen in 2014 began her first year as the sideline reporter. NBC also has added in-game analysis from former Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie, who offers his perspective from field level as a member of the pre-game, halftime and post-game shows.
"Although our commentators have changed over the years, each one brings the utmost professionalism and impartiality to the Notre Dame broadcasts on NBC," Hyland says.
NBC, the nation's oldest broadcast network, long has been a leader in using innovative sports technology to augment the viewer's experience. Television was in its infancy when the network produced the first American telecast of a sporting event May 17, 1939--a Princeton versus Columbia baseball game--with just one camera, along the third-base line. NBC's telecast of the 1962 Rose Bowl marked the first national broadcast of a college football game in color. The NBC Sports Group has won more than 90 Emmys for productions of its vast array of properties, including the NFL, the Olympics, NASCAR, the NHL, the PGA, the Premier League, MLS, Indy Car racing, the Tour de France and the Breeder's Cup.
Approximately 20 cameras, including "Skycam," a computer-controlled, stabilized, cable-suspended camera system, capture the action in and around Notre Dame Stadium during the telecast and offer views from every imaginable angle. More than 80 crew members serve on the broadcast's production team, helping to produce a telecast that's cohesive, informative, appealing and fun to watch.
The pre- and post-game shows, which normally run 30 minutes, feature live commentary and analysis from studio host Liam McHugh, Flutie and Hines Ward, who played 14 years in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was MVP of Super Bowl XL. The trio operates from a portable set in the southwest corner of Notre Dame Stadium. Both programs offer live interviews with players and coaches as well as taped in-depth feature pieces. When NBC televised Notre Dame's primetime games against Michigan and Purdue (the Shamrock Series) earlier this season, the pre- and post-game shows were expanded to an hour each.
NBCSN also has televised Notre Dame's Blue-Gold spring football game as well as Notre Dame's home hockey games on Friday nights (via a relationship with Hockey East). Other Notre Dame-related shoulder programming on the cable network includes "Strong & True," a documentary-style series, produced by 3 Penny Films and Fighting Irish Digital Media, that offers an inside, behind-the scenes look at Notre Dame football and other Irish sports. A trio of "Strong & True" football shows will appear in 2014-15, as well as "Onward Notre Dame," which focuses on Notre Dame's Shamrock Series visit to Indianapolis.
A year ago, NBCSN aired one "Strong of Heart" episode and three "Strong & True" football programs. "Onward Notre Dame -- Destination Dallas," a review of the 2013 Shamrock Series game in AT&T Stadium, and "Shipping Up to Boston," a program centering on the Irish hockey team's visit to Fenway Park, also were broadcast.
"For more than 20 years, the national broadcast of our home games on NBC has brought wonderful exposure to our football program, as well as to the University as a whole through the `Fighting For. . . ` ads that appear at halftime," University president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., says.
"Less well known to the general public is the fact that the majority of the revenue we receive through the contract goes to undergraduate financial aid, making a Notre Dame education possible for thousands. NBC has been and remains a valued partner."
Since Notre Dame signed the initial agreement with NBC in 1990, the University has committed revenues from the partnership to its financial aid endowment. Over the last 24 years, approximately 6,484 Notre Dame undergraduates have received nearly $93 million in non-athletic financial aid, thanks to the NBC contract. Revenue from NBC also supports endowed doctoral fellowships in the Graduate School and MBA scholarships in the Mendoza College of Business.
The longevity of the relationship between Notre Dame and NBC may still surprise and befuddle many observers who have monitored the seismic shifts in college sports and media over the last three decades. But it's nice to know that even in times of constant change, some good things still remain the same.
http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100314aab.html
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - SeaBlue - 03-02-2015 08:32 PM
Well ND can't exactly show that money as profit, right?
So that money funds the endowment, while other contributions fund the stadium renovation.
It all works out.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - SeaBlue - 03-02-2015 08:39 PM
12 years later... NC State and Notre Dame, causing trouble, again...
Quote:Speculation that Chancellor Fox (N.C. State), a Notre Dame trustee, cast her initial vote against BC so that the ACC might consider extending membership to Notre Dame was fueled by press accounts reporting that a bid to the Fighting Irish was imminent. But in mid-October 2003, the ACC voted unanimously to invite BC to be its twelfth member, although because of timing issues BC was not able to compete in the ACC until the 2005-2006 season. When BC accepted they were returned to the lawsuit still pending against Miami by several Big East schools. After expansion, Jake Crouthamel retired as athletic director at Syracuse.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - TerryD - 03-02-2015 08:40 PM
(03-02-2015 08:32 PM)SeaBlue Wrote: Well ND can't exactly show that money as profit, right?
So that money funds the endowment, while other contributions fund the stadium renovation.
It all works out.
It has been a long lasting, great partnership.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - opossum - 03-02-2015 09:01 PM
Here's my prediction -- in ten years Notre Dame will:
A) be as independent in football as it is today, both in reality and in the judgement of ND fans;
B) have ND home games broadcast on NBC just as they are today;
C) play a few more ACC teams in football every year than are currently scheduled; and
D) be eligible (even though they will still only be an affiliate member) to play a 13th game against an ACC Division champion that would be held in lieu of holding an ACC football championship game. This would only happen under circumstances that will be fair and acceptable both to ND and to the full football members of the ACC. If Notre Dame wins the game, they would take the place of an ACC champion for football playoff system and bowl purposes, although they would not actually be the ACC football champion.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - bluesox - 03-02-2015 09:17 PM
That would pretty much make them a football member. I could see ND play 6-7 ACC football games + maybe Navy or BYU play the games ND misses, 3-2 games at a 9 game acc schedule. Bottom line, ND plays their pod members and a deregulated acc picks the 2 highest rated teams for their title game. ND is in the pool. Under scenario, i like the acc jumping to 18 with uconn, cincy and wvu
BC, uconn, cuse, pitt, wvu, ND
Uva, vtech, unc, duke, nc state, wake
Cincy, Lville, Clem, Gtech, FSU, Miami
format 5-2-2
ND plays 5-1-1 with navy, army, or BYU playing 2 games misses.
Title game is 2 highest rated schools. Other sports divided into two divisions of 9.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - Wolfman - 03-02-2015 09:29 PM
i don't believe any of this but I will say ND and Texas were rumored to be in it secret meeting/negotiations just before ND joined the ACC.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - lumberpack4 - 03-02-2015 09:40 PM
(03-02-2015 08:39 PM)SeaBlue Wrote: 12 years later... NC State and Notre Dame, causing trouble, again...
Quote:Speculation that Chancellor Fox (N.C. State), a Notre Dame trustee, cast her initial vote against BC so that the ACC might consider extending membership to Notre Dame was fueled by press accounts reporting that a bid to the Fighting Irish was imminent. But in mid-October 2003, the ACC voted unanimously to invite BC to be its twelfth member, although because of timing issues BC was not able to compete in the ACC until the 2005-2006 season. When BC accepted they were returned to the lawsuit still pending against Miami by several Big East schools. After expansion, Jake Crouthamel retired as athletic director at Syracuse.
Not quite right, but close.
First this is a teleconference and Fox is in Paris at the time. A motion was made to invite Miami AND VT, instead of a motion to just invited Miami. This forced UVa to vote for the motion that put VT in as the 11th. When it came time to nominate a 12th, Fox then proposed that before Syracuse or BC be voted upon that ND be contracted for the 12th spot. BC didn't actually get a vote.
Why did UNC and Duke do what they did, and why did NC State do what it did?
1. Swofford left the real UNC ptb out of the deal loop.
2. UNC and Duke ptb realized that with VT they would get a football attendance boost, but no basketball completion. They could gain VT instead of Syracuse and BC by saying there were against expansion - tipping off VT's politicos to go work on UVa's money supply with the Governor and GA in Virginia.
3. UNC, Duke, nor NC State were enamored with Syracuse because of JB mouth, the location, and the nature of the football playing surface.
4. Because Swofford had promised Crouthamel and BC not to be embarrassed and it blew up in their face, Swofford has been pissed at NC State for last decade, more so than he would be as an ex UNC player and AD.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - UNLVFan90 - 03-02-2015 09:40 PM
I believe it. If this guy was right on the money with Notre Dame to the ACC over two years ago why wouldn't he be right again? Notre Dame's schedule is mainly ACC teams so they wouldn't have to buyout many games or they could push some back a year or two. The only question is will it be Cincy or UConn following them to be 16?
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - lumberpack4 - 03-02-2015 09:45 PM
(03-02-2015 09:40 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I believe it. If this guy was right on the money with Notre Dame to the ACC over two years ago why wouldn't he be right again? Notre Dame's schedule is mainly ACC teams so they wouldn't have to buyout many games or they could push some back a year or two. The only question is will it be Cincy or UConn following them to be 16?
Not only was he right on the money, he gave a heads up to some folks at Packpride a full 5 or so months before it began to leak out, but you forget about UConn, they are not in the mix for a 16th, or even an 18th.
It's about football, and want ND wants. We all know who ND wants.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - MplsBison - 03-02-2015 09:45 PM
(03-02-2015 09:40 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I believe it. If this guy was right on the money with Notre Dame to the ACC over two years ago why wouldn't he be right again? Notre Dame's schedule is mainly ACC teams so they wouldn't have to buyout many games or they could push some back a year or two. The only question is will it be Cincy or UConn following them to be 16?
UConn gives them the possibility of ACC hockey, with UConn, Notre Dame and Boston College all having teams. Perhaps Syracuse and Pitt start a team.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - opossum - 03-02-2015 09:49 PM
(03-02-2015 09:45 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:(03-02-2015 09:40 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I believe it. If this guy was right on the money with Notre Dame to the ACC over two years ago why wouldn't he be right again? Notre Dame's schedule is mainly ACC teams so they wouldn't have to buyout many games or they could push some back a year or two. The only question is will it be Cincy or UConn following them to be 16?
Not only was he right on the money, he gave a heads up to some folks at Packpride a full 5 or so months before it began to leak out, but you forget about UConn, they are not in the mix for a 16th, or even an 18th.
It's about football, and want ND wants. We all know who ND wants.
Navy?
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - lumberpack4 - 03-02-2015 09:50 PM
(03-02-2015 09:45 PM)MplsBison Wrote:(03-02-2015 09:40 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I believe it. If this guy was right on the money with Notre Dame to the ACC over two years ago why wouldn't he be right again? Notre Dame's schedule is mainly ACC teams so they wouldn't have to buyout many games or they could push some back a year or two. The only question is will it be Cincy or UConn following them to be 16?
UConn gives them the possibility of ACC hockey, with UConn, Notre Dame and Boston College all having teams. Perhaps Syracuse and Pitt start a team.
Don't forget who controls the voting in the ACC - the schools that make more than half their budgets off football control the votes - they are:
Miami, FSU, Clemson, NC State, GT, VT, ND, UNC, BC, Pitt. Only Syracuse, Duke, and Louisville net more off basketball. Even UNC nets more off football.
RE: "Reliable Source": ND to ACC in FB 2016 - NBC to host ACC Network - lumberpack4 - 03-02-2015 09:52 PM
(03-02-2015 09:49 PM)opossum Wrote:(03-02-2015 09:45 PM)lumberpack4 Wrote:(03-02-2015 09:40 PM)UNLVFan90 Wrote: I believe it. If this guy was right on the money with Notre Dame to the ACC over two years ago why wouldn't he be right again? Notre Dame's schedule is mainly ACC teams so they wouldn't have to buyout many games or they could push some back a year or two. The only question is will it be Cincy or UConn following them to be 16?
Not only was he right on the money, he gave a heads up to some folks at Packpride a full 5 or so months before it began to leak out, but you forget about UConn, they are not in the mix for a 16th, or even an 18th.
It's about football, and want ND wants. We all know who ND wants.
Navy?
That's the path of least resistance.
But ND has another buddy or two they would prefer first according to the scuttle.
I guess the way to look at it is how do you hurt FOX but enrich NBC, ESPN, the ACC, and ND.