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gman86

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I suspected that is the case.


Should ND join a conference, they risk a level of irrelevance that everyone else risks when they have a bad or mediocre season. They just blend into the mix of "another ACC team" or "another B1G team" that is out of the running for the conference championship.

I think ND likes to think they're special even in seasons when they're not (poor record). Not that I would blame them... who wouldn't want to think they are always special? :)

Looking at it another way... even in a "special" season like ND is having this year, they may not be the best team in the ACC - if they were in the ACC. (We will get a good feeling for this after their next game). A Clemson (12-0) vs. ND (12-0) ACCCG would be a ratings blast - maybe the most significant conference champ game in history! But if ND loses... they would essentially be like Michigan this year - great team, but not a conference champion and playing in a NY6 Bowl rather than the playoffs. Different feel for them I am sure.

(In response to this post by TerryD)

Posted: 12/10/2018 at 5:02PM


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  I think you guys may have missed this: Big 10 looking at ditching divisions -- ScottyHeel 12/07/2018 11:04PM
  It is irrelevant to ND's intentions -- TerryD 12/08/2018 3:28PM
  ND is at a serious disadvantage not being in a conference... -- jesuisvtguy 12/12/2018 12:18AM
  ND knows this, understands this and accepts this -- TerryD 12/12/2018 07:33AM
  ND wouldn't join a conference even if they were mediocre... -- Calamitous 12/09/2018 6:53PM
  Not sure the making the CFP this year.... -- 2hhoop3 12/11/2018 11:02AM
  I think ND deserves a spot as much as Clemson and more than any 1-loss... -- Calamitous 12/11/2018 7:30PM
  I do not disagree.... -- 2hhoop3 12/11/2018 8:05PM
  Yep, they are definitely NOT an ACC school, and ACC fans should... -- EDGEMAN 12/10/2018 08:33AM
  The older I get, the less I care about any team not named Virginia Tech... -- Calamitous 12/10/2018 10:02PM
  I've always pulled for other ACC teams when they play OOC opponents -- EDGEMAN 12/11/2018 08:38AM
  This. Which is also why I root for ND over other conferences. -- Truthahn 12/11/2018 11:41AM
  Lol, it doesn't bother me -- TerryD 12/11/2018 4:08PM
  Agree on all counts ** -- TerryD 12/10/2018 3:57PM
  Good catch Scotty, glad you are posting again. You have a lot to contribute -- Stech 12/08/2018 2:17PM
  Joining in full will never be palatable -- goldendomer 12/08/2018 08:48AM
  Just curious what is the factor that ND cherishes most? -- gman86 12/10/2018 3:42PM
  Its both, you cannot separate them -- TerryD 12/10/2018 4:07PM
  I suspected that is the case. -- gman86 12/10/2018 5:02PM
  Didn't the B-10 vote against us when we proposed that idea? -- EDGEMAN 12/08/2018 07:58AM
  8 conference games works better than 9 for no divisions 3 permanent 5rotate -- ChrisLords 12/07/2018 11:40PM

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