ND will shutter their program before they join a conference for football.
Any ND alumnus or big money donor that cuts the big checks to the ND athletic department will tell you the exact same thing. They would rather not have ND football at all than stoop to such a low.
Thread Replies (70)
Interesting speculation about ACC dissolution by Greg Flugaur last night
-- Millpoint
Nov 12, 2024 at 09:17 AM ET
Millpoint
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11/12/24 09:17 AM ET
I wonder what FSU's TV ratings are right about now?
-- Truthahn
Nov 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM ET
Truthahn
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11/19/24 12:08 PM ET
Just saw that their game vs Charleston Southern is on ACCNX
-- mrcaniac
Nov 19, 2024 at 02:09 PM ET
mrcaniac
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11/19/24 02:09 PM ET
I think an adult from the Big Ten called him and told him
-- Maroon Baboon
Nov 15, 2024 at 11:39 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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11/15/24 11:39 PM ET
Could this be a negotiating ploy for a contract bump?
-- Flanker
Nov 13, 2024 at 05:33 PM ET
Flanker
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11/13/24 05:33 PM ET
Something tells me this guy does not have his finger on the dissolution
-- Sunsetunderground
Nov 13, 2024 at 03:24 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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11/13/24 03:24 PM ET
There's a level lower than Finebaum???**
-- ancient alien 2018
Nov 16, 2024 at 09:06 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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11/16/24 09:06 PM ET
Why listen to the Wayne's World of college football?**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Nov 13, 2024 at 12:50 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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11/13/24 12:50 PM ET
Conferences are totally FUBAR right now. The powers that be didn't think
-- Maroon Baboon
Nov 13, 2024 at 11:17 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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11/13/24 11:17 AM ET
Dissolve the ACC & do what, form a 10 team conference? **
-- ombandit
Nov 13, 2024 at 07:55 AM ET
ombandit
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11/13/24 07:55 AM ET
yes with Mag7 plus Duke and two more**
-- Millpoint
Nov 13, 2024 at 11:18 AM ET
Millpoint
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11/13/24 11:18 AM ET
Hmm, there are 10 large publics in the ACC.
-- Truthahn
Nov 19, 2024 at 12:39 PM ET
Truthahn
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11/19/24 12:39 PM ET
Make Conferences Round Robin Again #MCRRA 🧢
-- Maroon Baboon
Nov 15, 2024 at 11:50 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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11/15/24 11:50 PM ET
I come here maybe 1x a month. Amazing that this clown is always a pg1 topic**
-- marcbvtgm
Nov 12, 2024 at 07:11 PM ET
marcbvtgm
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11/12/24 07:11 PM ET
Can we please reserve the “clown” moniker for Johnny Manzell? **
-- ombandit
Nov 13, 2024 at 07:58 AM ET
ombandit
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11/13/24 07:58 AM ET
whatever happened to something big is going down in 9 weeks
-- daveinop
Nov 12, 2024 at 06:54 PM ET
daveinop
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11/12/24 06:54 PM ET
Come on mannn, that’s so 9 weeks ago! 🤣 Got to have new material.**
-- Stech
Nov 13, 2024 at 09:53 AM ET
Stech
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11/13/24 09:53 AM ET
lol; i had to dig for it. Josh Pate back in June or July**
-- daveinop
Nov 13, 2024 at 01:12 PM ET
daveinop
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11/13/24 01:12 PM ET
I think the schools need to stop trying to copy the P2. It's not happening
-- HokieAl
Nov 12, 2024 at 04:25 PM ET
HokieAl
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11/12/24 04:25 PM ET
And almost forgot, mega conf would allow ND to stay independent
-- HokieAl
Nov 12, 2024 at 05:24 PM ET
HokieAl
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11/12/24 05:24 PM ET
This makes the tenth thing guaranteed to force ND into a conference
-- TerryD
Nov 12, 2024 at 04:13 PM ET
TerryD
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11/12/24 04:13 PM ET
He didn't guarantee it would force ND into a conference
-- Millpoint
Nov 12, 2024 at 04:22 PM ET
Millpoint
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11/12/24 04:22 PM ET
ND will shutter their program before they join a conference for football.
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-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 12, 2024 at 04:26 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/12/24 04:26 PM ET
Their other sports will play in the Patriot League before joining FB conf**
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Nov 13, 2024 at 02:15 AM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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11/13/24 02:15 AM ET
or the Big East conference, which I believe is 100% their plan-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 13, 2024 at 10:35 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/13/24 10:35 AM ET
Swarbrick said this was never an option.
-- Sunsetunderground
Nov 13, 2024 at 03:28 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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11/13/24 03:28 PM ET
If Swarbrick gave the quote, it was given well before the P2 paradigm shift
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 13, 2024 at 03:44 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/13/24 03:44 PM ET
He said it years later after all of this was settled.**
-- Sunsetunderground
Nov 13, 2024 at 05:07 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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11/13/24 05:07 PM ET
I couldn't find Swarbrick quoted saying anything like that anywhere.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 14, 2024 at 09:58 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/14/24 09:58 AM ET
It would be funny if a ND+BE deal required ND to play UConn every year.**
-- Truthahn
Nov 13, 2024 at 01:59 PM ET
Truthahn
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11/13/24 01:59 PM ET
I don't think ND would mind that at all. It beats paying to lose to NIU.**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 13, 2024 at 03:29 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/13/24 03:29 PM ET
Come to think of it, why didn't they go with the Big East?
-- Truthahn
Nov 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM ET
Truthahn
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11/18/24 12:30 PM ET
Because they didn't know the Big East was going to be the Big East.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 18, 2024 at 03:22 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/18/24 03:22 PM ET
According to 33laszlo99, he also said ESPN is renewing the ACC Feb contract
-- Stech
Nov 12, 2024 at 01:04 PM ET
Stech
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11/12/24 01:04 PM ET
That’s right, he’s predicting 2 opposite things with a new contract in Feb
-- Stech
Nov 13, 2024 at 09:51 AM ET
Stech
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11/13/24 09:51 AM ET
I predict you will still......
-- 2hhoop3
Nov 13, 2024 at 10:01 AM ET
2hhoop3
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11/13/24 10:01 AM ET
No conflict there. ESPN has unilateral control of the existing contract.
-- 33laszlo99
Nov 12, 2024 at 01:33 PM ET
33laszlo99
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11/12/24 01:33 PM ET
So he’s saying they will renew the contract and then it will be killed?**
-- Stech
Nov 12, 2024 at 09:22 PM ET
Stech
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11/12/24 09:22 PM ET
That's what I took it to mean. I have thought all along that ESPN would
-- 33laszlo99
Nov 13, 2024 at 12:33 AM ET
33laszlo99
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11/13/24 12:33 AM ET
Can they renew, and then split the conference in two?
-- Truthahn
Nov 13, 2024 at 02:06 PM ET
Truthahn
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11/13/24 02:06 PM ET
Seems like he’s predicting 2 different things so one will be right. Then he
-- Stech
Nov 13, 2024 at 09:41 AM ET
Stech
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11/13/24 09:41 AM ET
The ACC ultimately needs to be reconstituted to compete long-term
-- VT ChemE 1986
Nov 12, 2024 at 12:14 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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11/12/24 12:14 PM ET
Through 2036 is long term**
-- PadrosWindup
Nov 12, 2024 at 08:30 PM ET
PadrosWindup
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11/12/24 08:30 PM ET
There's no way SMU makes this list. They have no business being in the ACC.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 12, 2024 at 04:15 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/12/24 04:15 PM ET
While I like your 10 very much, I wonder if that is enough time zones for
-- Femoyer Hokie
Nov 12, 2024 at 12:38 PM ET
Femoyer Hokie
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11/12/24 12:38 PM ET
Just want to understand. You are saying, that to save the ACC
-- Big12 guy
Nov 12, 2024 at 12:32 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/12/24 12:32 PM ET
You can look at it as "dissolving the ACC," or you could look at it like an
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 12, 2024 at 04:21 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/12/24 04:21 PM ET
Virginia Tech is also a mouth to feed. **
-- VPI 1924
Nov 12, 2024 at 05:58 PM ET
VPI 1924
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11/12/24 05:58 PM ET
If you think that's the case, I'm not sure what to tell you.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 13, 2024 at 11:02 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/13/24 11:02 AM ET
Given that every year someone has to finish in the cellar (unless everyone
-- VTHokie2000
Nov 12, 2024 at 04:42 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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11/12/24 04:42 PM ET
I'm not sure how to help certain folks on here grasp a firm understanding-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 13, 2024 at 11:06 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/13/24 11:06 AM ET
Nebraska is an example where its brand value may have taken a hit over the
-- VTHokie2000
Nov 13, 2024 at 06:56 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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11/13/24 06:56 PM ET
Even still, take a look at what Nebraska gets paid for their radio rights-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 14, 2024 at 09:56 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/14/24 09:56 AM ET
Except I am not comparing Nebraska to VT. What I am comparing Nebraska to
-- VTHokie2000
Nov 14, 2024 at 03:59 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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11/14/24 03:59 PM ET
I'm not sure we're on the same page here-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Nov 15, 2024 at 09:46 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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11/15/24 09:46 AM ET
Yes, I understand you suggested the initial cull would be only the less
-- VTHokie2000
Nov 15, 2024 at 04:03 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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11/15/24 04:03 PM ET
Yes, The ACC must disband. No they will not match the wealth of the P2.
-- 33laszlo99
Nov 12, 2024 at 01:03 PM ET
33laszlo99
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11/12/24 01:03 PM ET
As I said several months ago, I believe the ultimate goal is the merge
-- VT ChemE 1986
Nov 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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11/12/24 12:55 PM ET
The only thing that makes sense to me is a vote to dissolve the conference.
-- Truthahn
Nov 12, 2024 at 12:13 PM ET
Truthahn
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11/12/24 12:13 PM ET
Not sure it would be legal for ten members to plan in advance to kill the
-- 33laszlo99
Nov 12, 2024 at 01:43 PM ET
33laszlo99
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11/12/24 01:43 PM ET
You’d only do that if all 10 have a P2 landing place. However, he’s also
-- Stech
Nov 12, 2024 at 01:09 PM ET
Stech
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11/12/24 01:09 PM ET
He said ten schools needed to dissolve the conference
-- Millpoint
Nov 12, 2024 at 12:31 PM ET
Millpoint
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11/12/24 12:31 PM ET
Include SMU. Those folks don't play. Duke and GT would be too.**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Nov 12, 2024 at 11:23 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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11/12/24 11:23 AM ET
Duke is dead weight for football. Might as well be Kansas **
-- Sunsetunderground
Nov 12, 2024 at 01:05 PM ET
Sunsetunderground
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11/12/24 01:05 PM ET
That can be arranged!**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Nov 12, 2024 at 01:07 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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11/12/24 01:07 PM ET
Seems to me that it's not the B12 podcasters stirring the pot this time. **
-- Big12 guy
Nov 12, 2024 at 11:16 AM ET
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11/12/24 11:16 AM ET