ACC has very little to offer to potential expansion candidate schools due to the disastrous TV contract with ESPN. As of now, ESPN has no Incentive or interest to renegotiate, given the financial terms which are lopsidedly rewarding to ESPN. ACC needs ND To express interest in joining to bring ESPN to the negotiation table. In the meantime, ACC doesn’t have much to offer ND. Typical chicken/egg situation. For ACC, courting ND is a Hail Mary attempt for survival. Long shot at best. Without substantial upgrade In TV/media contract, ACC puts its members in severe Financial disadvantage. Within the decade, if not sooner, ACC would become a de facto mid-majors Football conference even if it manages to keep the membership intact. ACC needs TV/media money to survive, lot of it. PSsssst - Amazon & Apple have several hundred billions of cash..... ** Edited by NoHuddle at 7/10/2022, 12:19:21 PM