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Message: [QUOTE="kingottoiii, post: 316216"] The only way I see them joining a conf is if they have access to the post season severely limited. Right now we have 6 Big Bowl games: 1 vs 4 2 vs 3 B1G vs P12 SEC vs B12 ACC vs ? ? vs ? So if ND doesn't make the playoffs they still have access to the three ?s. Which is why IMO the Big 5 should simply take the ?s away. The 4th Bowl could easily be the B1G vs the SEC and then the ACC can matchup with the B12. That would only leave ND with access to the playoffs, meaning they have to be Top 5 to get in and get paid. Meanwhile the other conferences would have guaranteed payouts of $40-60 million. ND doesn't want to be irrelevant. If their choices are Champs/Belk/Pinstripe Bowl or joining a conference, they may have to join. [/QUOTE]