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I think most of us are about to be very happy.

I have posted info from a friend of mine on one other occasion. When things were shaking out with the coaching search I shared what he told me and it turned out to be right on the money. What I am about to share is not from me but a friend of mine with WVU. If he's wrong, he's wrong but he is not trying to be manipulative or sensationalistic.

The ACC is about to announce a network through ESPN. It will be a dedicated channel similar to the SEC network though no more details on that. Should be announced in the next 8 weeks. ND is in play to join the ACC for football and much closer than many imagine. Again, not my thoughts but from a reliable place. We shall see.

The ACC is in no danger of being raided by the B1G or Big 12. Tim Brando got wind of it last night but was wrong about ND and the B1G, Swofford shut him up pretty quickly with details of ND's contract with the ACC to join only the ACC if they fully join a conference.

A couple weeks ago I had a moment of weakness where I doubted the ACC and thought that ESPN was going to leave us out in the cold. I was wrong, I apologize.

The demographics for the ACC are stellar and getting better over time as population shifts but stays east. ESPN knows this, the B1G knows this and so does everyone else involved at a high level. The ACC has the best content available for a network due to our strong olympic sports and the best locations in which to broadcast. No other conference comes close to our depth across the board in sports like soccer, baseball, swimming and diving, tennis etc. Pac 12 is close but not really our competition. These will make the network much more than replays of football games and talk radio shows. I don't know what took them so long (unless they were negotiating with ND) but it should be a great channel. I know I am looking forward to following our other sports much more closely.

Again, not my thoughts but I wanted to share what I heard with you guys.

Posted: 05/04/2016 at 09:42AM

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I think most of us are about to be very happy. -- ColumbusHokie 05/04/2016 09:42AM

That's what I hear also. ** -- Stork 05/04/2016 6:37PM

I hope your source is correct. Much of what is in your post -- 133193Hokie 05/04/2016 2:49PM

Indeed that does sound good -- justbob 05/04/2016 2:07PM

Cue chuck to bash the ACC (same talking points, of course) in 3, 2, 1... ** -- ren_hoek 05/04/2016 10:11AM

Please stop bashing me personally? BTW, I've been more right than wrong. ** -- chuckd4vt 05/04/2016 1:52PM

Sure. And constantly saying an 80% full glass is 20% empty is right too ** -- marcbvtgm 05/05/2016 2:06PM

Don't do that here, please. -- Will Stewart

05/04/2016 1:15PM

Re: I think most of us are about to be very happy. -- mancunian 05/04/2016 09:58AM

I believe "all" of us would like that to happen. ** -- Hoakie82 05/04/2016 3:38PM

No, didn't say and I didn't think to ask. ** -- ColumbusHokie 05/04/2016 09:59AM

Good news about the network coming, which seems very -- goldendomer 05/04/2016 09:50AM

The info coming out of the Big XII this week gives Swarbrick some cover. ** -- HOO86 05/04/2016 10:28AM

The only thing that will give Swarbrick and Jenkins "cover" is being left -- goldendomer 05/04/2016 11:20AM

ND is a great academic institution. At some point the math -- daveinop 05/04/2016 11:48AM

I get the math, but the Big donors do not agree and will not agree -- goldendomer 05/04/2016 11:54AM

Sometimes the end is a little bitter. i'm not predicting -- daveinop 05/04/2016 12:00PM

What Terry said, they won't donate...They have done it in the past over -- goldendomer 05/04/2016 12:52PM

Hard to envision that there are much smaller things : ) VT was -- daveinop 05/04/2016 1:20PM

Go? Nowhere. They just stop being "donors" ** -- TerryD 05/04/2016 12:18PM

I very highly doubt many if any would stop. Too much psychology at play -- ColumbusHokie 05/04/2016 1:08PM

The big donors are the CEO of Sprint types, private -- goldendomer 05/04/2016 2:09PM

Do they want their names/companies attributed to a snafu for ND football? ** -- daveinop 05/04/2016 2:24PM

To them it won't be a snafu, it wouldn't affect bottom line ** -- goldendomer 05/04/2016 2:27PM

Soon the Big 12 could be dead or have a Championship game. Either -- daveinop 05/04/2016 4:46PM

Agree, but don't discount the importance of T(t)radition in the Catholic -- Femoyer Hokie 05/04/2016 5:09PM

No doubt, but adaptation is the key to survival -- daveinop 05/04/2016 5:18PM

I have no idea about the ND info. We shall see. ** -- ColumbusHokie 05/04/2016 09:54AM

Re: I have no idea about the ND info. We shall see. -- nebraskafaninwi 05/04/2016 10:03AM

Just thank him for the info ... and leave the rest out. ** -- Will Stewart

05/04/2016 1:19PM

Will, thank you for monitoring this board -- VT ChemE 1986 05/04/2016 3:42PM

He's relaying what someone else told him. ** -- mancunian 05/04/2016 10:31AM

I clearly explained what he told me. I am not making any claims -- ColumbusHokie 05/04/2016 10:15AM

Thanks for sharing what you hear. And don't worry about the Husker. -- Bashful Baron 05/04/2016 11:42AM

+++ thanks for the info ** -- daveinop 05/04/2016 10:43AM

I think most of us are about to be very happy.

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