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...back in the Big East. And then just live with the football scheduling complexities. But yeah, it's as good a deal for them as it has been for the ACC. They've already secured a special dispensation for a top 12 auto-bid going forward, so they should really just move past it. But their fanbase seems ready to rage quit the league lol.

Posted: 12/08/2025 at 04:36 AM ET

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Probably late to the party with this thought -- HokiesE96 Dec 07, 2025 at 03:48 PM ET

HokiesE96 • 12/07/25 03:48 PM ET

More likely leads to ND leaving the ACC altogether** -- Gobbler-100 Dec 07, 2025 at 05:18 PM ET

Gobbler-100 • 12/07/25 05:18 PM ET

But headed where? The SEC or B10? -- jesuisvtguy Dec 07, 2025 at 08:26 PM ET

jesuisvtguy • 12/07/25 08:26 PM ET

Not saying it would be smart, but they could easily park their other sports ◄ -- Gobbler-100 Dec 08, 2025 at 04:36 AM ET

Gobbler-100 • 12/08/25 04:36 AM ET

Not according to the contract :) I think there are many more years left.** -- jesuisvtguy Dec 08, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET

jesuisvtguy • 12/08/25 11:30 AM ET

If the same thing happens 5 years in a row, maybe** -- Vippie1 Dec 07, 2025 at 04:57 PM ET

Vippie1 • 12/07/25 04:57 PM ET

Hopefully TV ratings TANK and we get huge changes to playoff. Travesty -- Fatman Dec 07, 2025 at 04:54 PM ET

Fatman • 12/07/25 04:54 PM ET

ND's ego is too big to join a conference. ** -- HokieInClifton Dec 07, 2025 at 04:19 PM ET

HokieInClifton • 12/07/25 04:19 PM ET

Financially they don’t need the ACC -- tallahasseehokie Dec 07, 2025 at 04:44 PM ET

tallahasseehokie • 12/07/25 04:44 PM ET

then let them stand alone in all sports and quit useing th ACC** -- Va Tech 71 Dec 07, 2025 at 05:04 PM ET

Va Tech 71 • 12/07/25 05:04 PM ET

I admire it. They built themselves into something special over a century -- Hokie 04 Dec 07, 2025 at 04:33 PM ET

Hokie 04 • 12/07/25 04:33 PM ET

No other school can do what ND did because other schools don’t have a -- tallahasseehokie Dec 07, 2025 at 04:46 PM ET

tallahasseehokie • 12/07/25 04:46 PM ET

There's a lot more to it than that. There's a lot of non-catholic ND fans. -- wwhokie1 Dec 07, 2025 at 06:13 PM ET

wwhokie1 • 12/07/25 06:13 PM ET

They say the ACC champ not getting in had no impact but I imagine it had -- AbsolutVT03 Dec 07, 2025 at 03:57 PM ET

AbsolutVT03 • 12/07/25 03:57 PM ET

ND did get screwed, but I have no sympathy for them. -- Gobbler Guru Dec 07, 2025 at 04:45 PM ET

Gobbler Guru • 12/07/25 04:45 PM ET

The G5 teams in the CFP are just like the early season warmups. -- RJHokie Dec 07, 2025 at 05:04 PM ET

RJHokie • 12/07/25 05:04 PM ET