Easy
"Working together" with the ACC still means that ND surrenders its football independence.
What are the other downsides of working with the ACC?
1) ND would surrender its independence but still be about $40 million a year behind the SEC and Big Ten schools in TV and conference payouts.
--Why sell independence to the lowest bidder (ACC) now when ND can renew the NBC deal for more money, stay independent and see what shakes out?
2) ND will become further entangled with the ACC GOR, making it harder to move to a P2 conference if/when it needs to, and
3) The addition of ND football will decrease the income disparity but not enough to prevent the Big Ten and SEC from tearing it apart in the 2031-36 time frame.
So, what business sense does this make for ND and, further, what exactly would be the point in doing this?
ND wants to stay independent.
You are advocating that it surrender independence for....what exactly?
Far less money than the Big Ten will pay ND and more legal entanglements for when ND may have to make a move.
To get ND to join, the ACC has to prove to ND that:
1) Independence is doomed, and
2) Joining the ACC will make ND as much money as joining the Big Ten and is the better option long term.
In other words, the ACC has to prove to ND that independence is no longer viable and that by joining it will turn the ACC into a super conference to rival the Big Ten and the SEC.
Can the ACC do that?
[Post edited by TerryD at 01/24/2022 12:14PM]
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Posted: 01/24/2022 at 12:14PM