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Maroon Baboon
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Would you do this deal to make ND the 18th team in the ACC?

1. Allow ND to keep and continue to make their own TV deal. 2. Allow ND to pick its own 8 teams to play to be one of the two divisions in the ACC. These can be the same 8 teams permanently, or they can rotate some or all on or off. 3. ACCCG would be ND division winner vs. Non-ND division winner. So ND would have access to play in the ACCCG and win the ACC. In the past, I thought no way would ND do this. And I still seriously doubt they would today. But if you look what is happening to them. No more USC. No more Michigan. No more Michigan State. WADR to BYU, they just aren't cutting it as a big time opponent for the Irish. And they were hurt this year in the CFP by not playing on championship weekend. Plus, they now have game options in California and Texas in the ACC to give them a more national schedule. I wonder if ND would take this deal, which opponents they would choose to play annually or regularly in the ACC? Would they make their division easy or hard? Are there teams they would choose to never play? If rivals (such as UVa and VT) were not in the same division, they could play a 9th game either "OOC" or, to count in winning percentage in the standings. Teams could even schedule a 10th game if they choose. Anyway, I thought I'd revisit this since much has changed since we last talked about this long shot of ND ever joining the ACC.
Posted: 12/30/2025 at 12:36 AM ET

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Would you do this deal to make ND the 18th team in the ACC?
Maroon Baboon 12/30/25 12:36 AM ET
No**
MrBayAreaHokie 01/02/26 08:48 PM ET
Whenever it comes to Notre Dame, all the ACC needs to do is observe the
VTHokie2000 12/30/25 04:04 PM ET
Why should the ACC get into such a deal?
RandomAsianGuy 12/30/25 12:56 PM ET
For starters, I'm not sure why the ACC did the original deal.
Maroon Baboon 12/30/25 04:31 PM ET
How much money....
TerryD 12/30/25 02:47 PM ET
no**
daveinop 12/30/25 12:48 PM ET
Look, the stripper isn’t going to marry you.
mancunian 12/30/25 12:09 PM ET
THere is NO deal at all
1947Sunbowl 12/30/25 10:03 AM ET
No. **
Baltimore_Hokie 12/30/25 09:19 AM ET
I so weary of talk about Notre frickin Dame
Tailgate Guru 12/30/25 08:57 AM ET
Me too
TerryD 12/30/25 09:35 AM ET
Talk to your AD**
Tailgate Guru 12/30/25 12:24 PM ET
I wish people would leave ND alone by not scheduling them at all. You can't
NokieHokie 12/30/25 10:46 AM ET
Undefeated, baby !!
TerryD 12/30/25 10:57 AM ET
Lots of people do not ....
2hhoop3 12/30/25 10:01 AM ET
Me since they announced 12 team playoff in 23, since then I don't want them
Stech 12/30/25 01:22 PM ET
They can remain independent all they want….
Calamitous 12/30/25 01:07 PM ET
Even if you doubled the money, they would not join the ACC
HokieAl 12/30/25 08:45 AM ET
No way, no how.**
reestuart 12/30/25 08:29 AM ET
Absolutely not........
2hhoop3 12/30/25 07:56 AM ET
No, I wouldn't give them any special treatment **
anotherdamnyankeehokie 12/30/25 07:44 AM ET
They still wouldn't accept it **
HokiesACC2004 12/30/25 05:41 AM ET
It’s still preferential treatment….
Calamitous 12/30/25 01:47 AM ET
Why not enjoy the best of both worlds......
TerryD 12/30/25 09:34 AM ET
You can try tio apologize for the Irish…
Calamitous 12/30/25 12:52 PM ET