🏈 Notre Dame talking to ACC about joining in football: report

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Notre Dame has gone the Independent route with its football brand but those days could be nearing an end. The school is in talks with the Atlantic Coast Conference about joining in football, FoxSports.com is reporting.

Tim Brando of FoxSports said the Irish are considering becoming the league's 15th member in football. Notre Dame already competes in the ACC in all other sports. The ACC has already announced plans for the ACC Network to be launched in 2019 to keep up with the other major conferences. The SEC, Big 10 and Pac-12 have launched networks.

 

[TerryP]

Tim Brando of FoxSports said the Irish are considering becoming the league's 15th member in football.

But then we have...

Notre Dame will continue to get the best of both worlds from the ACC through at least 2037.

The conference announced an extension of its football agreement with the Fighting Irish on Thursday. Notre Dame, a member of the ACC in all sports but football, will play five ACC teams every year from 2026 through ’37.

Notre Dame gets to retain its football independence while the ACC’s television contract gets a boost from the home dates its teams have with the Irish (All Notre Dame’s home games are still on NBC).

Read more here: Here’s what the ACC’s extended football agreement with Notre Dame means​

 

[alagator]

Would ND really give up their contract with NBC to join the ACC and the ACC Network? It seems the only way for that to happen would be them getting a cut similar to Texas with the Longhorn Network.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

ND in ACC......still sounds....as bad as WVU in Big 12.....and Missouri in SEC....
.....dont get it..for fans.....traveling to away games .....well .... they do sell with a national fan base....still dont fit.....

 

[rick4bama]

ND in ACC......still sounds....as bad as WVU in Big 12.....and Missouri in SEC....
.....dont get it..for fans.....traveling to away games .....well .... they do sell with a national fan base....still dont fit.....

Already playing in the ACC, why not make them play for real.