(03-12-2013 05:08 PM)TerryD Wrote:  

(03-12-2013 01:53 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(03-12-2013 12:30 PM)TerryD Wrote:  Everyone leaves out ND from this winner/loser tally:

If we look at things right now, ND:

--Moved 24 sports from the America 12 to the ACC

--Retains playoff access as an independent.

--Is close to resigning with NBC for way bigger bucks.

--Improves basketball, baseball, lacrosse, etc...competition.

--Has access to ACC minor bowl bids.

--Will play lots of games in all sports in the Southeast (recruiting help).

--Has Orange Bowl access for perhaps 2/10 years.

--Moves its hockey team to Hockey East and signs with NBC Sports to televise every home game.

--Keeps scheduling control over 7 football games per year.

I think that ND has done ok in realignment so far. I would put it in the "winner" column right now.

Notre Dame is merely trying to salvage their independence. They succeeded in staying independent in football. So if that counts as a win, then they're a winner. But IMO they merely changed conferences for their Olympic sports, and were forced to give up a bit of their football independence to do so. It's not really a win. But they didn't lose either...

That makes ND a winner in the realignment sweepstakes all by itself.

I think the ACC is a better conference for baseball than the old Big East by a lot.

I think that it is better in basketball and lacrosse, as well.

The ACC bowls options are better than the Big East ones, too.

I agree across the board it is a better for the Olympic Sports.

But we gave up a lot, for the first time in our history someone is picking a large chunk of our schedule. Quasi-independence is the way I view it now. 125 years of our history and never have we allowed a conference dictate who we play. That is till this agreement was signed. It was and is still a little sad to me.