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agreement. That is the part that the ACC wants, and that Notre Dame gave up in exchange for having a home for most of its non-football sports. The scheduling agreement resulted in millions in additional TV revenue to each member school, which, by the way is a huge point of contention with FSU and Clemson. Increased distribution guarantees (not to mention increased scheduling guarantees with ND are specifically being sought) are what kept FSU and Clemson in the fold. Those schools have been temporarily placated for the moment, but dont think for a second that they won't get restless again if that TV money starts to dry up. Notre Dame's departure, particularly if there's a basis to unwind the relationship and get out of the GOR, could provide further opening for FSU and Clemson to bolt. The ACC has been a weakening conference for a decade now and its in a pretty vulnerable position. Notre Dame will be fine whatever it does, but I'd be a little more concerned for the ACC schools that aren't power brokers in all of this.

and the values it holds. It's not just about the money.

B1G full board. As I understand it, ND would be more well off as a full conference member.

You all realize that ND could make significantly more as a full member of the Big 10, right? The desire to be independent has little to do with TV contracts.

They still had plenty of ammunition as to why both deserved to be in over Alabama.

meaningless. The ACC and Notre Dame is a partnership and the ACC has treated it as anything but.

It was the outward, continuous and ad nauseum promoting of Miami over ND, pitting two conference members against each other, instead of promoting both of them. The ACC Network ran the Miami-ND game THIRTEEN times in the past week. How many times did it air the FSU-Alabama game during that time?

I don't see how it's not. If Notre Dame did not schedule ACC teams in football, they would not be permitted membership in other sports. It's a little loosey goosey from the standpoint of games per year - and some teams have been allowed to back out last minute (Miami a few years back), but it's absolutely part of the deal. The primary concern that Notre Dame has always had is where to park its non-football sports. ** Edited by VT2ND at 12/8/2025, 4:18:03 PM

them against each other. Notre Dame is a partial member to the conference, but it's still a member. The ACC's treatment of one of its members/partners is frankly pretty appalling. That is what ND is pissed about. The scheduling agreements with the ACC have objectively weakened Notre Dame's schedules over the past 12 years, and it enhanced the value of the ACC's TV contract such that it likely kept FSU and Clemson from running off to the SEC when it was pulling schools from other conferences. Outside of bright spots from Clemson, the ACC has been a pretty terrible football conference for some time now, and now it's not even a particularly good basketball league. The latter - and not the football scheduling agreement - is where ND has derived its benefit from ACC membership. Folks around here should really consider what will happen to the ACC - from both a financial and CFP bid standpoint - should ND end its affiliation with the ACC and create an opening for Clemson and FSU to leave as well.