Has anybody really done the math?

So much has been written below about how adding Notre Dame to the Acc would make its long term survival more likely.
1. ESPN would open the contract, no doubt. But let's say the conference stays at 15. How much money would this truly add? 6-7 ND home games moves from NBC to ESPN. 5 million more per school? 25 million more per school?
2. Moving beyond the critical "identity" piece, what does Notre Dame surrender? What could be negotiated?
- non-Saturday home games are a huge problem for ND> Our fan base comes from across the country, most far from SBN. I travel 11 hours - That might be about average.
- because our fan base has to travel and stay near SBN overnight, we need to know our schedule way more in advance than January 31.
- ND gets drafted for night games almost all the time on the road. Is there any way to restrict this? Even our "close" fans have to get to Chicago and that ends up being 3 am.
- ND games would then fight for a spot on the mouse networks instead of a guaranteed slot on NBC - this is a net negative for our ACC opponents as well.
- Scheduling the ACC as a conference would be better off scheduling like we are scheduled. We play many of our ACC 5 give opponents more often than some of you play each other.
So what does ND gain by joining? Within shouting distance of B1g/SEC, say $60 million per year? I can't imagine that Phillips/Swarbrick/ESPN have not at least had that conversation.
But is there anything else?
- CFP access? TBD
- playing for a conference championship has some meaning. Our players would enjoy that. ND has been in the CFP conversation for five straight years. Having something to play for if we lose to Ohio St and Stanford by Oct 15 might add value. That BC game in November has way more panache if a trip to the ACC championship is on the line.
- weekly/yearly ACC honors for the players has some value to them especially in these NIL days
- the ACC games would be less of a "burden" and more interest.
What is the true value to having Notre Dame join the ACC for the ACC and Notre Dame?
Has anybody really done the math?

Posted: 01/25/2022 at 4:17PM

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Has anybody really done the math? -- PaNDalum 01/25/2022 4:17PM

Great questions, I would love to know the answers. ** -- Stech 01/25/2022 8:30PM

Tech plays Notre Dame more than every football team in the ACC Atlantic... -- Old Line Hokie 01/25/2022 7:21PM

They are just another football team. -- RTFC 01/26/2022 8:26PM

ND isn't going to join a G5 conference. It will be the B1X -- EDGEMAN 01/26/2022 07:14AM

Even if the Big Ten and SEC decide to treat the all athletes as employees? ** -- VTHokie2000 01/26/2022 8:41PM

Exactly, though I can see the SEC and B1G doing that and ND -- RTFC 01/26/2022 9:37PM

The "moral grounds" is an interesting position for Notre Dame to take -- VTHokie2000 01/26/2022 9:53PM

So, God doesn't like football independents? -- TerryD 01/27/2022 3:59PM

I can't say what God does or doesn't like. Plus, I wouldn't assume -- VTHokie2000 01/27/2022 10:09PM

Really thorough post... ** -- goldendomer 01/27/2022 11:12PM

Thanks. Like I have noted in a previous post, I don't have a problem -- VTHokie2000 01/27/2022 11:48PM

Side-note, our endowment leapt 7 billion that past year. -- goldendomer 01/28/2022 10:11AM

Yes, I would agree with you that large of an endowment is insane -- VTHokie2000 01/28/2022 10:21AM

The points you make are a struggle for me personally. -- goldendomer 01/28/2022 10:12AM

I agree with the competing interest, we all have them, but usually survival -- Stech 01/28/2022 07:37AM

I doubt ND would want the auto bid by adding Navy plus one -- TerryD 01/28/2022 12:20PM

You don't want any of this, I get it. As far as VT and ACC yes we would -- Stech 01/29/2022 11:01AM

It would merely cause more anti-ND resentment... -- TerryD 01/29/2022 11:58AM

ACC wants to play you more, would be a move in the right direction for ACC. -- Stech 01/29/2022 12:10PM

The Catholic church has fought communism since it was unleashed on the -- goldendomer 01/27/2022 1:12PM

And yet Notre Dame made the decision to join a conference for all -- VTHokie2000 01/27/2022 10:21PM

Special dispensation- :) ** -- goldendomer 01/27/2022 11:10PM

Interesting choice of words :-) ** -- VTHokie2000 01/27/2022 11:14PM

Agree with all of that, precisely my point. ** -- RTFC 01/26/2022 10:08PM

The math is a guess. In general it would add more games -- goldendomer 01/25/2022 7:04PM

ACC would also get whatever the updated market value is -- daveinop 01/27/2022 2:45PM

I feel like ESPN/ABC picking up that SEC piece from CBS and adding OU/TU -- reestuart 01/25/2022 4:54PM

No ACC product to the ACC Network and RSN -- Mercury 01/25/2022 5:35PM

Yep. If the Big Ten doesn't move completely from ESPN/ABC, even the noon -- reestuart 01/25/2022 5:39PM

Has anybody really done the math?

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