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Big 10 Expected the ACC to Join in Canceling Football, ND pulled a fast 1


The saying goes that when it rains, it pours. And it is certainly pouring on the Big Ten right now.

Sports Illustrated's Michigan affiliate Wolverine Digest came out with a report quoting several anonymous Big Ten insiders who shared some information which sheds a little more light on why the conference finds itself in the middle of its biggest PR nightmare in recent memory.
But all it may have taken was one phone call from non-football member Notre Dame to apparently change everything.

Sports Illustrated — "Notre Dame really wanted to play and was willing to enter into an agreement that could lead to something down the road at the very least, more games every year against ACC teams," an insider shared. "They're adamance about playing was the ace-in-the-hole a group, led by Clemson, needed to really push for a season and turn the tide in favor of ignoring the Big Ten.

"I mean, if Notre Dame, with their academic reputation and their national brand, was willing to go forward it sort of just sealed the ACC's fate."

Wow. Do we need to thank Notre Dame? Because it sure sounds like the Irish pulled out their once-large, swinging dick and dangled the carrot of playing more ACC football games and got the conference to reverse course.

If this really is how it went down, I can only imagine how enraged people within the Big Ten are. They're currently facing a mountain of backlash for a decision that I think even they would now admit was made too early, but they wanted to be first. And sometimes when you go first, not everybody follows you.

This whole saga is going to make an incredible book once everybody involved finally talks in 20 years.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Reportedly, the Big Ten expected not only the Pac-12, but also the ACC to join it in canceling a fall football season. And when you think of the academically prestigious schools in the ACC — Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Boston College, etc. — and the decisions one would think those presidents would come to, that seems to make a bit of sense. The sentiment seemed to be all along that if three of the Power Five conferences nixed fall football, it would be nearly impossible for the other two to keep going. So the ACC's reported decision could have ended any football season at all.

But all it may have taken was one phone call from non-football member Notre Dame to apparently change everything.


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Link: https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2805842/the-big-ten-reportedly-expected-the-


Posted: 08/26/2020 at 12:02PM



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  Shorter: Notre Dame saves Western Civilization again. -- Maroon Baboon 08/27/2020 01:56AM
  Thomas Cahill would probably agree with you -- Hokie Fiji 08/28/2020 1:56PM
  I bought that book when it came out ** -- TerryD 08/29/2020 09:31AM
  Touché ** -- Maroon Baboon 08/28/2020 4:51PM
  I believe the decision is right on the razor's edge -- VT ChemE 1986 08/26/2020 1:54PM
  **** -- seekoHoG 08/26/2020 12:55PM
  Here is the link -- HOO86 08/26/2020 12:30PM
  Love this quote: -- EDGEMAN 08/26/2020 1:43PM
  I take exception to that quote -- Hokie Fiji 08/28/2020 1:52PM
  It especially hurts that ND has moved forward -- goldendomer 08/26/2020 1:51PM
  Interesting info. -- RJHokie 08/26/2020 12:14PM
  :) ** -- TerryD 08/26/2020 5:17PM
  Here is the article he references -- goldendomer 08/26/2020 11:54AM
  No link ** -- RJHokie 08/26/2020 11:49AM
  Updated, never doubt how much ND -- goldendomer 08/26/2020 11:56AM
  TerryD makes that very clear often -- HOO86 08/26/2020 12:34PM
  Doesn’t work. -- RJHokie 08/26/2020 11:56AM
  Try this again- Posted whole article -- goldendomer 08/26/2020 12:01PM
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  I just posted the whole article ** -- goldendomer 08/26/2020 12:01PM
  Ok. ** -- RJHokie 08/26/2020 12:06PM

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