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Message: [QUOTE="Sea Goat, post: 667186, member: 3716"] You have a point of view and I respect that. I have to agree that ND only picked the BE because it allowed for flexibility in football. Heck most BE schools didn't even have flag football teams when ND became affiliated. ND got exactly what it wanted to get out of the BE, which was a home for its underachieving (Save Muffet's team) Olympic sports. In the end, the BE was reminiscent of the Holy Roman Empire and suffered a similar fate. (Good reference?) When it was time to skedaddle, ND didn't waste time. I believe ND will only give up football independence at the point of a gun. The ACC was the only conference to let it come in on a limited basis and keep the big football money to itself. As far as I can tell, the ACC is the only conference that ever let any school have such a special status as a part time member. It is a system that will breed resentment because ND doesn't add squat to the ACC with its Olympic sports, yet it will be hauling in more money than any other member because of its special deal. In my view, this will haunt the ACC. Perhaps, not initially, but as time goes by and ND doesn't make the playoffs every year and the VT's, FSU's and Clemson's do - it will get old. It will get old because those schools are going to have a hard time stomaching ND being paid more money and put on a pedestal by Swofford and his minions. You're probably right that ND is committed to the ACC for 5 games per year until the mid 20s, but that is probably coincident to the expiration of its separate NBC football contract (or will be). Why would it leave anyways? No other serious conference would let ND cherry pick as it has with the ACC. The only wild card is if the playoff system is changed by the forces of the SEC and/or B1G and require conference membership for playoff participation. I'll guarantee you ND has an out if that occurs and it won't be restricted to join the ACC. [/QUOTE]

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