There are really no compelling reasons for ND football to join a conference

ND is not worried too much about conference TV deals or total conference payouts.

The brass at ND have been put on notice that millions in donations will dry up immediately if ND jettisons football independence.

Scheduling is not an issue. The ACC partial deal helps out with that one.

Minor bowl game ties? The partial deal takes care of that issue, too.

That leaves the playoffs. ND understands and accepts the tougher path there and is ok with it.

Unless a P4 exists which results in a mandated conference champs only playoff set up, ND is not going to be forced into a football conference because of a perceived tougher route to the playoffs.

IF such a set up does occur, hello ACC Coastal Division.

In response to this post by Old Line Hokie

Posted: 11/28/2018 at 3:20PM

Congrats goldendomer and TerryD on a great ND season -- Gobbler-100 11/25/2018 3:11PM

Yes, we should congratulate these guys...great board contributors. 12-0! ** -- IB4TECH 11/26/2018 2:22PM

Thanks. Much appreciated. It has been a fun ride. ** -- TerryD 11/26/2018 07:21AM

Congrats on the playoff spot! I was wrong and will be working on my best -- daveinop 12/02/2018 4:07PM

And... you're proving your point about football independence. -- Old Line Hokie 11/27/2018 09:42AM

They have a chance, but they have to run the table. If there are 4 P5's -- Stech 11/28/2018 06:45AM

Notre Dame is the only non-P5 football school that can do it now.... -- Old Line Hokie 11/28/2018 11:33AM

There are really no compelling reasons for ND football to join a conference -- TerryD 11/28/2018 3:20PM

I agree with all of that...the Big 12 is the one to watch with their GOR -- Stech 11/28/2018 7:00PM

WRT scheduling I understand that the current ACC arrangement is a good deal -- VTHokie2000 11/28/2018 5:08PM

Yes, some fans think ND gave too many games up -- goldendomer 11/28/2018 6:58PM

So you don't like playing Stanford? ** -- Stech 11/28/2018 7:01PM

I do. I think Stanford should be a yearly game. -- TerryD 11/29/2018 07:11AM

No, I feel we could play Cal, Washington -- goldendomer 11/28/2018 7:40PM

Even if VT or a non-blue blood P5 program went 13-0 -- VTHokie2000 11/28/2018 3:02PM

2015 -- mrcaniac 11/28/2018 9:24PM

It would be interesting to see what the Committee would do -- VTHokie2000 11/28/2018 10:07PM

If Duke does that next season, they will get in -- mrcaniac 11/29/2018 9:20PM

No, I was meaning that if Duke's OOC schedule looked like this -- VTHokie2000 11/30/2018 02:51AM

Without a conference championship game, ND must remain perfect to... -- EDGEMAN 11/27/2018 10:47AM

Yep. Most years, anyway. Everyone at ND is well aware of this -- TerryD 11/27/2018 3:23PM

I'd bet that Tech would have to be undefeated & ACC Champs to get in... -- Old Line Hokie 11/27/2018 3:22PM

No doubt...that's a given. ** -- EDGEMAN 11/27/2018 3:58PM

We’ve already seen two 11-1 non-conf champs -- Colonel Jessup 11/27/2018 11:28AM

A 1-loss SEC team will receive higher consideration than anyone else -- EDGEMAN 11/27/2018 1:10PM

To be fair -- mrcaniac 11/27/2018 11:49PM

Miami might still get the benefit of doubt from the Committee ** -- VTHokie2000 11/28/2018 5:15PM

Only because they have been winning lately, but that script can flip with -- Stech 11/28/2018 06:42AM

Thanks, interesting season. Very happy for the team -- goldendomer 11/25/2018 8:19PM

There are really no compelling reasons for ND football to join a conference

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