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ON THE GOAL AROUND THE NEW NBC DEAL AS THE CURRENT DEAL EXPIRES IN 2025… Well, the first goal, we're talking to NBC because we have an opportunity to do that right now, but what we need from our media partner that NBC has done so well historically, is through, A, broadcast us nationally. Every game. And, B, give us an opportunity to promote Notre Dame. 'What would you fight for?' ads are a great example. No one else is getting 90-second PSA's. The opportunity to just see campus and the way they cover our games, and helps people understand more about Notre Dame. So, that's number one. It's our committed partner to our message and in conveying about Notre Dame. Secondly, we need the financial resources to compete with the schools in the Big 10 and the SEC. And that's a given here, that as we enter into new negotiations, we have a very specific goal of making sure we reach those levels because we want to compete. ON THE CLIMATE SURROUNDING THESE DISCUSSIONS… I am encouraged. I think that one of the reasons to be encouraged is that everybody who does broadcast agreement, to the NFL or anybody, understands that part of their inventory will be streamed, mostly carried on regular television. And NBC with Peacock is a great streaming partner. And so, we found that out with the games we've done already, and we look forward to continuing to work with Peacock, but you have to have that component. So, they have it. And we have such a long relationship, right? It goes back so long. And it's so important to both companies. And then lastly, I feel especially good with their Big 10 partnership because we are better if they have more college football inventory. There'll be cross promotion, and it'll create a better environment as opposed to being very limited football inventory on NBC. We're now part of a much larger package. ON THE LATEST AROUND CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT AND NOTRE DAME’S INDEPENDENCE… Well, there's a lot of attention right now on the Pac 12's media rights discussion. And a lot of speculation that if that doesn't go well, there may be another phase of realignment here perhaps with some PAC 12 schools moving elsewhere. I don't know if that's the case. But it is a very hot topic right now. And there's a lot of speculation surrounding it. I've never felt better about our independent status, both its value to the university and our ability to maintain it. The expansion to College Football Playoff, 12-team playoff with six at large positions, gives us a fair opportunity to get into the post-season. The opportunity to have a committed broadcast partner, like I just discussed, gives us an opportunity to stay independent. And finally, the question of whether we can build the schedules we need to build. And that has never been an issue and it's not now. I've yet to place a phone call to a colleague and asked if they were interested in playing where they didn't say yes, so we have all the ingredients. Frankly, it's a great time to be independent, and we're going to take full advantage of it. ON THE POTENTIAL OF PLAYING PLAYOFF GAMES LATE SOUTH BEND IN LATE DECEMBER… You know, we have we have some experience. We hosted the Winter Classic, for example, the NHL. We learned a lot from that. But it starts with the playing surface. We'd have to heat the playing surface to ensure it was adequately safe for the participants. Most of the rest of what we have to focus on relates to mechanical issues, if you will. Make sure concession stands can be opened without pipes freezing, the restrooms. And so, there'll be a lot of that sort of work which will be required. The rest of it, we're in good shape.
Posted: 02/23/2023 at 08:04 PM ET
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Just got an email from ND - 1215 pm seminar for donor societies
PaNDalum 02/21/23 05:55 PM ET
Pa assuming you are watching it, can you record it and post here?**
Stech 02/22/23 11:52 AM ET
Relevant Swarbrick quotes (not much at all)
TerryD 02/23/23 01:43 PM ET
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TerryD 02/23/23 08:04 PM ET
Was spoken with hubris, if not downright cocky
PaNDalum 02/23/23 06:50 PM ET
Thanks for the update TerryD, sounds ominous to me, the ACC can survive and
Stech 02/23/23 02:40 PM ET
Dookies left behind?
HokiesGB79 02/25/23 04:18 PM ET
IN that scenario Va Tech and NC State become big rivals
MrFantastic! 02/23/23 02:48 PM ET
Fantastic, there is so much poker being played, I don’t know. This is 🥜 **
Stech 02/23/23 08:57 PM ET
What did it say about Conference Realignment? TIA**
Stech 02/21/23 07:31 PM ET
Whole message below- it’s usually staged Q&A
PaNDalum 02/21/23 08:03 PM ET
Yeah, I expect fluff.**
goldendomer 02/21/23 09:19 PM ET
"Monitoring the landscape......"**
TerryD 02/21/23 09:36 PM ET
Thanks PaNDalum,looking forward to hearing what it says, or at least I hope
Stech 02/21/23 09:19 PM ET
Interesting timing- Swarbrick always has an angle**
PaNDalum 02/21/23 10:14 PM ET