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Message: [QUOTE="UConn Dan, post: 1038049, member: 2362"] Ok so let's assume that the dude's Minnesota connection is spot on and Notre Dame goes all-in and joins the ACC for football. And let's assume that the ACC's sponsored legislation for conferences to be able to choose championship game participants without the need for 12 plus teams of equal divisions or more importantly without the need for divisions (at all). Then there would be no need for #16 and no need for UConn as they could have one 15 team division and rotate scheduling and pick the top two with Conf record plus overall ranking. Pretty much shuts the door on us. Sadly we only have two ways into the ACC or B1G. 1) we do the impossible and start running the table in football so that it's impossible to ignore us 2) a conference network sees the value we add in TV rights negotiation - it worked for Rutgers and Maryland. It may take 10+ years but we will move up via option #2 because I believe expansion (ie more money) is inevitable. Option #1 would make a move happen much more quickly - within 3-5 years. It's just not likely to happen. I've given up on getting out in the near future. Longterm I think we are well positioned if we are still able to compete with the big boys financially. If we put out a decent football product in the next five years with basketball remaining elite, look for us to negotiate a sweetheart deal with the AAC if still in it. This would likely include retention of our third tier rights to resell regionally to SNY. [/QUOTE]

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