(09-12-2017 01:42 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  

(09-12-2017 12:21 PM)orangefan Wrote:  

(09-12-2017 10:03 AM)nole Wrote:  Think ND's entire image is being unique and almost all of that seems tied up in being independent and little else. I think they will feel 'no longer unique' if they join a conference.

If they do, the B1G $$$ will win out. Too much of a gap.

ND is locked into the ACC until 2036, so today's revenue gap will not affect any decision ND might make at that time. The long term financial competitiveness of the ACC with the B1G and the SEC will depend on how successful the ACCN. While the the B1G and the SEC are likely to continue to have some amount of advantage, the ACCN can go a long way to closing the gap.

ND wants nothing to do with the Big Ten, IMO. While ND does have few rivalries with some Big Ten schools, I'm starting to believe that ND would rather shut its doors for good than to ever be affiliated with the Big Ten. With the ACC though, strange as it might seem, I think ND may finally found a conference it can/could call "home." The ACC has many things that ND really likes, and compared to other P5 conferences, the ACC has most private school members, something else ND really likes.

All true, and hockey doesn't count.

ND does not want to put football in a conference, any conference.

But its ACC deal at least signifies that, with pistol to head, ND would rather put football in the ACC than the Big Ten, by a long shot.