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Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon OP
Dec 08, 2025 at 02:25 PM ET
Bevacqua 🤡. Says "permanent damage" done by ACC to ND relationship.
ND wasn't concerned about the relationship when ND was working behind the ACC's back and interests when they were working with the SEC to expand the playoff. And they are also acting shocked and misled by the previous polls. Where were they when TCU was getting far more screwed when it was dropped in the last poll after winning by 50 over ISU? If they have a beef, it's with the SEC and ESPN. So why the projection on the ACC? The ACC must protect Miami, who is a threat to leave the ACC and is a permanent member. The ACC allowed ND to play in the ACC during the Covid year and they acquiesced to them in taking Stanford and Cal. They have gone above and beyond to accommodate the Irish. I have had no problem with ND up to now, but this is brutal on their part. The whining is hard to take.

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HOO86
7mo
Today the ND AD is acting like Florida State acts. It's unbecoming.
If they want to leave, they can leave. They know the steps to do so. So does Florida State. The statement by Jim Phillips is good, and their really isn't much else to say. That Committee was hellbent on putting Alabama in there, and they did so at Notre Dame's expense. The Committee did mislead everyone for a month. The ND AD is correct on that. As I've said for a decade, I want to get away from Committees.
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HOO86
7mo
Missouri Coach's Comment is great.
"Now We're Letting Committees Screw Up College Football". That among other good stuff about anytime anywhere. He seems excited to play in the Gator Bowl. I look forward to it.
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Stech
7mo
Spot on!!
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RJHokie
7mo
As you state, Phillips statement is good, and right.
There’s no obligation to lobby for a school for a slot in the CFP if that school is not a conference member in football.
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SMU Pony
7mo
Alabama was always getting in
They were a 10-2 SEC team with one of the best wins in the country (at #3 Georgia), and the committee wasn't going to punish them for having to play in the SECCG
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Big12 guy
7mo
They certainly punished BYU who was ranked above Miami before their
championship game. Maybe other ACC schools besides SMU will have the guts to schedule them.
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SMU Pony
7mo
You need to get better at trolling...
...BYU literally canceled a series against Miami for 2026 and 2028.
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Big12 guy
7mo
Because they got into a conference. SMU canceled a lot of games
as well when they got into the ACC.
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SMU Pony
7mo
Did we?
I don't recall that, but maybe I'm forgetting something. Vanderbilt cancelled on us nine months before our game. I can't think of any series we cancelled. We did move our return game at BYU back to 2031; not sure if that was our request or theirs.
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SMU Pony
7mo
Also, BYU plays an ACC school in each of the next six seasons
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RJHokie
7mo
Yeah, that was pretty much a given.
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EDGEMAN
7mo
The ACC didn't support Miami because they might leave, but because...
...they are an ACC member. It's their job. What isn't their job is supporting ND, or any B12, SEC, B1X or G5 team make it into the playoff ahead of an ACC team. The ND AD is coming off as a complete jack-off.
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mancunian
7mo
I wonder if the "no bowl" stance becomes permanent.
Let's say ND goes 8-4 next year; do they turn down a bowl bid? It's sorta academic because the bowls are ultimately done-zo, but not right away.
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MrFantastic!
7mo
Well B-bye