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2hhoop3

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Notre Dame becomes a little more irrelevant....


every year as an independent and the largest things still propping them up are the NBC TV contract and the partial ACC conference affiliation for all their other sports. They have had a good run as an independent but, the ghosts of Knute Rockne, Paul Hornung and Lindsay Nelson are not walking back through that door. People who remember the glory days of Notre Dame are shrinking every year. There are certainly ND alums who cling to the independent mantra and will likely always cling to it but, ND will at some point in the future realize the necessity to join a conference or adjust their competition expectations. The ACC made a bet that this realization will occur before the expiration of the current GOR. For ND admins the challenge is to balance the expectations/wishes of wealthy alums/donors with the reality of the college sports landscape and to figure out any future course changes before their leverage decreases to a point where they no longer enjoy an advantage in negotiations.

(In response to this post by Stech)

Posted: 03/09/2018 at 09:06AM



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Current Thread:
  Notre Dame becomes a little more irrelevant.... -- 2hhoop3 03/09/2018 09:06AM
  I prefer to have them IN or OUT. -- Maroon Baboon 03/08/2018 1:37PM
  There is no long term transition. -- Atlee Hokie 03/08/2018 10:22PM
  Correct -- RTFC 03/09/2018 11:19PM
  You can't blame Swofford -- Wolfman 03/09/2018 08:21AM
  It wouldn't take ACC rules -- RTFC 03/09/2018 11:08PM
  I think the agreement is working well. -- HOO86 03/09/2018 12:26PM
  I'm OK with the deal. ** -- reestuart 03/09/2018 11:48AM
  Agree. Our commissioner was stupid to do that deal. ** -- Atlee Hokie 03/08/2018 10:18PM
  The truly committed ACC members are fools ** -- Calamitous 03/08/2018 8:52PM
  I agree. That's why I don't like it. ** -- Maroon Baboon 03/08/2018 6:34PM

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