OT: Notre Dame declines bowl bid

[gtcam]

ND- join the ACC the right way and become eligible to play in the ACC football tournament and get in with an auto bid starting next year because I an sure the ACC will get that passed by the NCAA. Duke, with how many losses feel they should get in because they won a league tournament that is not, as of yet, receiving an auto-bid. Both ADs are out of their minds. The NCAA sucks but rules are rules.

 

[NHUConnfan]

I mean, the entertainment is amazing, but to be real...this is a bad look for ND, for the ACC too, and ultimately CFB.

It's no secret that the ACC is held together with thoughts and prayers right now. We all know how easy it would be to collapse the conference, and ND knows this too. They're being mighty petty but they absolutely could stick it to ACC (and they're also doing this to stick it to ESPN). I think it's mightily stupid for the ACC to stick their neck out in this. They should be thankful they didn't get locked out of this CFP and figure out their broken championship scenarios.

College athletics is already in a precarious spot, and the ACC is the next domino to fall in the uber consolidation of conferences. I don't think we've heard the end of this story. There very well could be ramifications this spring/summer that extend beyond CFB.

 

[Fan1978]

no different than turning down an NIT invite.

First they were totally screwed. Ahead in first four reveals. Then Alabama jumped them because commitee wanted to protect Alabama from byu win. Then miami jumps them with no new information. If nd was behind earlier fine. To change at the end for political reasons is bs. By the way, the players decided not to play . Why get hurt before draft. Sec is always taken care of.

 

[CTBasketball]

Everyone is spinning it to fit their narrative. Bama's name recognition and history got them in, like Notre Dame doesn't have unbelievable name recognition and history. Miami doesn't deserve it because the ACC sucks. Notre Dame was left out because they don't have a conference and this will force them to join a conference. Bama got in because the SEC is evil and controls college sports...

Notre Dame will not join a conference because of this. It might drive them further into independence.

 

[UCFBfan]

ND- join the ACC the right way and become eligible to play in the ACC football tournament and get in with an auto bid starting next year because I an sure the ACC will get that passed by the NCAA. Duke, with how many losses feel they should get in because they won a league tournament that is not, as of yet, receiving an auto-bid. Both ADs are out of their minds. The NCAA sucks but rules are rules.

Didn’t someone say that starting next year ND gets an auto bid if they finish in the Top 12? If so, they don’t need a conference for football. They could get kicked out of the ACC for Olympic sports and move them to the BE. 😀

 

[pilgrim]

I despise Notre Dame as much as Duke and Cuse

Yup if'n your team is too successful, eventually you're on the "anybody but..." list.

 

[pilgrim]

You listen to Hurley's pressers that's certainly how he views his players. He has spoken numerous times about the changing pressures on these kids because now that they're being paid to show up they're expected to perform; the stakes were different when it was just a scholarship at stake but now that they're actually receiving checks...

The game ain't changed. It just got more fierce.

Basketball game most definitely has changed, as in 3 points shot for starters.

 

[BPT2Storrs]

In my opinion ND deserved to be in. Everyone always complains about their schedule, it’s not as bad as people make it seem. You can’t compare ND to an SEC or Big Ten school, which is why they are not trying to be in a conference, it’s going to take away existing rivalries and likely their national brand.

Each conference wants as many bids to the CFP as possible, I’m sure they’ll all collude to keep ND out until ND makes a decision. Breaking up the ACC might help ND as only a few schools from the ACC will be picked up by SEC, Big Ten or Big 12, either way the bigger those conferences you get the more you dilute the product. Doesn’t that ultimately help ND (unless the conferences band together and shut out any team that’s not SEC, Big Ten or Big 12).