Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[uconnyankee]

Why do they need a conference tie in at this point, as long as they can fill their schedule they have a pathway to CFP assuming they can finish in the top 12 of the AP. Wouldn’t that be even easier with a carefully crafted schedule as an Indy?

They need the ACC for all other sports. For football it’s a scheduling agreement, 4-5 ACC games per year

 

[uconnyankee]

Look I’m no ND fan but I can absolutely understand where the Irish are coming from. They are still in the ACC in 24 sports. The ACC was lobbying for Duke too when they had a 0.1% chance of making the playoff. It wouldn’t have hurt to say something like “Pick Miami but we’d be happy for ND if they get in” or something like that.

ACC doesn’t get any money if ND gets in

 

[UConnTrumbull]

ACC doesn’t get any money if ND gets in

Fully aware of that

 

[WrenchFan69]

They need the ACC for all other sports. For football it’s a scheduling agreement, 4-5 ACC games per year

The need a conference for all other sports. They don't need the ACC specifically. Frankly the Big East fits the mold really well as far as non-football conferences go.

 

[jostar1]

I'm all in...with the condition that ND needs to play UConn in football annually...

This is a great idea. David Benedict should get on the phone with Val Ackerman now and make that known. After all, we are the ones propping up the Big East.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

This is a great idea. David Benedict should get on the phone with Val Ackerman now and make that known. After all, we are the ones propping up the Big East.

Val, do something challenge.

Difficulty level: Impossible

 

[Vowelguy]

I don’t understand conference politics so help me out here. Which of these 3 is realistic?

1. ND goes to SEC/B10/B12 in non-football and stays independent in football like they’ve been doing
2. They find a new conference for all sports
3. ND goes to the Big East for non-football
4. #3 happens, UConn sees an open spot in ACC basketball, tries to jump into it with an agreement that football has to come too?

Sec or B1g will not take them without FB
But b12 or ACC will, so that’s the most likely scenario

 

[nelsonmuntz]

PLEASE

How old is this guy? He has been posting his crazy stuff for over 20 years.

 

[Kolumbo]

ACC doesn’t get any money if ND gets in

Not immediately. But the more successful ND is, the more valuable are the regular season games vs ND. That's why the ACC and ND play those 5 games per season in the first place. If ND has a bad run, those games become much less of a draw. Hopefully to the point that younger generations don't care about ND. Go Hoosiers!

How about the sportswriters not rank ND so high in the first place. Keep them out of the top 12.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Dave should be on the phone with the ACC constantly telling them we'll take ND's $17mil share and toss in the full football slate for free. We're better than them at pretty much every non-football sport anyhow

 

[District-Husky]

I'm all in...with the condition that ND needs to play UConn in football annually...

Only if they play in East Hartford.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Is it that crazy to think if Notre Dame does finally join the B10 for all sports, that UConn is the only option left to fill their spot in the ACC? Would they seriously take Memphis/USF/Tulane over us?

 

[Vowelguy]

Especially as ND's losses would mount playing more Big 10 schools

USC finished 4th in the conf. ND beat them by 10. They would do just fine.

 

[Vowelguy]

Is it that crazy to think if Notre Dame does finally join the B10 for all sports, that UConn is the only option left to fill their spot in the ACC? Would they seriously take Memphis/USF/Tulane over us?

1) ND is not joining the B10 anytime soon
2) This is a leverage play with the ACC, hoping to get more concessions -- eg on the opponents for their required ACC games
3) If the ACC says no, they go to the B12

 

[Vuce]

 

[Huskyforlife]

1) ND is not joining the B10 anytime soon
2) This is a leverage play with the ACC, hoping to get more concessions -- eg on the opponents for their required ACC games
3) If the ACC says no, they go to the B12

I really doubt they wouldn’t figure it out if Notre Dame wanted in to the B10.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Zanetto?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The B1G knows that the day ND gives up football independence they're joining the B1G. They'll only sacrifice leverage if they allow an all but football option. They'll let ND jerk around another conference until ND can no longer remain independent.

 

[KryHavok]

Is it that crazy to think if Notre Dame does finally join the B10 for all sports, that UConn is the only option left to fill their spot in the ACC? Would they seriously take Memphis/USF/Tulane over us?

Does a bear crap in the woods, did the golden doomers get left out of the CFP, was F Troop the funniest show about the Wild West? ACC wouldn't take UConn if tobacco road was on fire and the only source of water was the Connecticut River. Overly dramatic, yes, but on point. You bet your ass they would take Memphis/USF/Tulane over us cuz stupid is as stupid does.

 

[Kolumbo]

I don't know about the Big 12 and ND but the parasite has to move on and find a new host.

I was actually just checking out Locked on Big 12. Here they were discussing how the ACC was dragging ND 2 weeks ago when they figured ND would be in the CFP. I believe they have a new podcast tomorrow addressing ND and the ACC

 

[Ha Who]

Is it that crazy to think if Notre Dame does finally join the B10 for all sports, that UConn is the only option left to fill their spot in the ACC? Would they seriously take Memphis/USF/Tulane over us?

 

[uchusky32]

Yeah, the B12 and ND make for a great cultural pairing.

 

[Vowelguy]

I really doubt they wouldn’t figure it out if Notre Dame wanted in to the B10.

Of course. ND could get in the B1G or SEC tomorrow if it wanted. It doesn't.

 

[CL82]

Is it that crazy to think if Notre Dame does finally join the B10 for all sports, that UConn is the only option left to fill their spot in the ACC? Would they seriously take Memphis/USF/Tulane over us?

 

[How Sway?!]

NBC would be the ones most in favor of ND going to the B1G, what is this guy talking about?

Currently, they have to pay both ND and the B1G for subpar games. If ND joined the B1G, they would stop having two pay both and would get a pick of much better games.