Notre Dame to ACC as partial member

[gkIrish]

twitter heating up....looking for something concrete

Ken Fowler ‏@KenFowler86
@jdubs88 Pete Sampson reporting ND closing in on ACC for non-football/hockey.

 

[Downinthebend]

There goes basketball.

Breaking: Notre Dame Close To Moving To ACC — But Not In Football | College Spun

 

[irishff1014]

This is kinda surprising.

 

[Cali_domer]

Boom!! Don't know what to think about this.

 

[gkIrish]

Before I get run off this site I want to emphasize the question marks in the thread title. Could end up being another wild rumor

 

[Cali_domer]

Before I get run off this site I want to emphasize the question marks in the thread title. Could end up being another wild rumor

No worries it is also discussed here.Entry Not Allowed

 

[Buster Bluth]

This would be a good thing.

 

[irishff1014]

This would be a good thing.

Why do you say that?

 

[Buster Bluth]

The Big East is a sinking ship. Notre Dame needs to get off.

There are more schools in the ACC who are of the same ilk academically in the ACC. Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Miami, Boston College, Syracuse.

It has many of Notre Dame's historical rivals: Pittsburgh, Boston College, Miami, Florida State, Georgia Tech. Who's in the Big East these days? Cincinnati, Louisville, Connecticut, South Florida, Rutgers?! Please...

Recruiting. Get that Notre Dame brand in the Carolinas/Georgia/Florida even more. An awesome bonus.

 

[irishff1014]

The Big East is a sinking ship. Notre Dame needs to get off.

There are more schools in the ACC who are of the same ilk academically in the ACC. Duke, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Miami, Boston College, Syracuse.

It has many of Notre Dame historical rivals: Pittsburgh, Boston College, Miami, Florida State, Georgia Tech.

You make some very good points BB. I wonder if they wanted us to come to ACC to try and get the football team in the future.

 

[Buster Bluth]

I'm sure that's their thinking.

 

[GBdomer]

This is happening right now. We will know more tomorrow.

 

[irishknight35]

If this happens then the Big East is officially toast as a legitimate conference if not completely gone all together. They will look more like a mid-major/Non-AQ conference with their mix and mash teams from all over the US.

 

[Cali_domer]

This is happening right now. We will know more tomorrow.

So this really is happening?

Big move.

 

[Buster Bluth]

There goes basketball.

ACC: Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Pittsburgh

Big East: Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette

With the move of Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the ACC, the Big East is no longer king of the hill. Notre Dame's move would only exacerbation the situation in the Big East.

 

[phgreek]

this is cool...bk will be a regular at away hoops games...hehehe

I liked the logic put forth in previous threads for the ACC as our football conference if we ever needed to go...some of the same thinking as Buster mentions...I like it.

 

[GBdomer]

huge affects on ND on the east coast and recruiting.

 

[In Lou I Trust]

I love the idea of ND hoops being in the ACC. My only concern is that IF one day our football program is "forced" to join a conference I think the ACC would be a garbage fit.

 

[irishff1014]

I love the idea of ND hoops being in the ACC. My only concern is that IF one day our football program is "forced" to join a conference I think the ACC would be a garbage fit.

It would be a garbage fit for us. However for them they would love ND to join their conference. The only way it wouldn't be terrible is if some other teams came also. But you would have FSU,Clemson,and ND heading that conference.

 

[Buster Bluth]

But you would have FSU,Clemson,and ND heading that conference.

...and Virginia Tech, Miami. Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Georgia Tech have their years too.

Playing football in the ACC actually gives Notre Dame more games vs rivals than in the Big East....if push came to shove.

 

[In Lou I Trust]

I agree about the rivals thing but that's the extent of it. The ACC is one of the weaker, if not the weakest, of the "big" conferences when it comes to football. I'd see them fitting in the Big 10 when it comes to football much better.

 

[RDU Irish]

I am completely biased since I live withing 15 miles of three ACC schools, but this would make me weep tears of joy. I have no problem with us ending up in the ACC with Football either if push comes to shove.

We have been scheduling ACC football games with regularity the last decade, Wake Forest is not a coincidence. There are a lot of personnel ties to ND within the ACC powers as well that I don't have time to get into.


I mean, look at the map from 2011, add Syracuse and Pitt, then Notre Dame to this map and you have a very large market for an ACC network, I mean recruiting base.

http://billsportsmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ncaa-bk_acc_r.gif

My only caveat is staying in the opposite division of Duke and UNC, I really don't want to play them twice a year in basketball.

I say bump Maryland to the Coastal division and make ND, Syracuse and Pitt round out an 8 team Atlantic division (plus BC, Clemson, FSU, NC State and Wake Forest). That puts Duke, UNC, Ga Tech, Miami, Maryland, Virginia and Va Tech needing to find another school to make a sweet sixteen super conference. As nice as it would be to swap out WF or Clemson it probably doesn't jive with spreading each division around geographically and balancing power.

 

[ohara831]

I agree that this would be a good move, both for ND and for the ACC. Guessing that there would just be a gentleman's agreement that they will "revisit" the Football side of things sometime in the next few years. No strings attached makes for a good deal for everyone involved.

 

[ND NYC]

on the ACC:
upgrade for our lax program
hoops is a wash for mens; downgrade for the women

all that matters (to me-and the ND money men/women) is football....as long as we are independent there.

the acc of 2012 is sorta like the big east f the 90's all over again...lot of ex big east in the acc (BC, Miami, VT, Syrcuse, Pitt )

how many ganes will ND have to play vs acc foes to make this thing work did the article say?
jack cant/shouldnt go past 5 IMO

 

[Kaneyoufeelit]

This would create a lacrosse Super Conference

 

[IrishLax]

This is a great move. But I REALLY wish we weren't doing it mid-season!!! We use Big East refs for a ton of our games (including this weekend at MSU) and I really worry about us getting the shaft a la Missouri vs. Kansas in Big 12 basketball.

 

[Ndaccountant]

If this is truly all sports other than football, I don't mind. However, if football would eventually follow, I would prefer the Big 12.

I curious on what this means for scheduling some ACC games each year. I wouldn't mind seeing ND play BC / Pitt / VT / NCSU in a given year. Would love to see them rotate around and play one of VT / Clemson / FSU each year.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Wait, is there anybody reporting this as a done deal or is it just a Twitter rumor?

EDIT: now ESPN is reporting it.

 

[GoldenDomer15]

Being reported as "partial member" Football will play 5 games annually vs ACC...looking for link now...

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

And it just exploded on twitter. Sounds definite now.

@ChiTribHamilton
#NotreDame to announce move to ACC for all sports but football and hockey, sources say. Initial Trib story: Sources: Notre Dame to announce ACC move today - chicagotribune.com

‏@McMurphyESPN
Notre Dame will join ACC as soon as it exits Big East. BE requires 27 months notice, but Irish could negotiate earlier exit

‏@McMurphyESPN
Notre Dame will join ACC as full member w/exception of football. ND will play 5 football games annually vs. ACC, sources told @ESPN