All Realignment Talk Here

don_pitino said:
Is ND to the Big East in the cards? I've only ever seen it mentioned here (maybe I'm not looking in the right places)
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It's speculative, but its informed on the idea that Notre Dame may have to leave the ACC scheduling agreement to improve their contract with NBC/Peacock since there aren't enough good games on it. They're obsessed with remaining football independent, so the only way they can maintain football independence/scheduling agreement with the B10 & be in a major conference, would be by joining us. Not sure how coincidental it is that the bulk of BE programming is now on....Peacock. The same streaming provider that hosts most of Notre Dame's athletics.
 
dk423 said:
It's speculative, but its informed on the idea that Notre Dame may have to leave the ACC scheduling agreement to improve their contract with NBC/Peacock since there aren't enough good games on it. They're obsessed with remaining football independent, so the only way they can maintain football independence/scheduling agreement with the B10 & be in a major conference, would be by joining us. Not sure how coincidental it is that the bulk of BE programming is now on....Peacock. The same streaming provider that hosts most of Notre Dame's athletics.
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Questionable whether the Big 10+ can still fit ND in with all those teams if ND isn’t in the conference , they might not get the level of schedule they have grown accustomed to.
 
dk423 said:
It's speculative, but its informed on the idea that Notre Dame may have to leave the ACC scheduling agreement to improve their contract with NBC/Peacock since there aren't enough good games on it. They're obsessed with remaining football independent, so the only way they can maintain football independence/scheduling agreement with the B10 & be in a major conference, would be by joining us. Not sure how coincidental it is that the bulk of BE programming is now on....Peacock. The same streaming provider that hosts most of Notre Dame's athletics.
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How long is their agreement with the ACC. They might have to follow suit (no pun intended) like Clemson and FSU and file a lawsuit to get out of it.
 
Spocky Ramone said:
Questionable whether the Big 10+ can still fit ND in with all those teams if ND isn’t in the conference , they might not get the level of schedule they have grown accustomed to.
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Big 10 and any other conference would have ND in a heartbeat in whatever capacity they're willing. They're the big fish in realignment. The networks would love ND against their old school rivals (Purdue, Michigan State, Michigan), rivals (USC), and potential new ones (Ohio State, Penn St, etc.)

SJU85 said:
How long is their agreement with the ACC. They might have to follow suit (no pun intended) like Clemson and FSU and file a lawsuit to get out of it.
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ND and ACC is 2036, ND and NBC is 2029. 2029 is same year B10 deal expires as well.

I definitely think that's another part of it. Why would NBC be happy with ND staying in the ACC if they're playing games against Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, etc., when they could be getting games against bigger foes in the B10? It's hard to imagine the ACC finding suitable replacements for any team they lose. Plus, NBC has a contract with the B10 as well (but not ACC...), so they'd also be getting more ND content that way.
 
dk423 said:
Big 10 and any other conference would have ND in a heartbeat in whatever capacity they're willing.
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Not sure I agree with your statement that the B10 would accept ND in whatever capacity ND is willing to join.

My understanding is that a decade or so ago the B10 rejected a proposal by ND similar to that accepted by the ACC that ND would stay independent in football but be a member of the B10 for other sports. [ I also understand that the B10 negotiations with Texas broke down over issues related to it Longhorn Tv network.]

I agree that the B10 would welcome ND on like terms as other B10 members but ND will not dictate terms to the B10.

The B10 would like to add ND but it has done pretty well without ND.

When the ACC breaks apart look to the B10 to attempt to add a Florida school (UMiami or Florida St.) , UNC and Virginia.
 
UConn essentially guaranteed a .500 season in football now. Very good timing for them. The bar for them is just don’t be completely pathetic.
 
Marillac2 said:
UConn essentially guaranteed a .500 season in football now. Very good timing for them. The bar for them is just don’t be completely pathetic.
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They have played well enough to sit at or near the bottom of the Big 12 or ACC. Eventually they will go away.
 
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