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[QUOTE="chakka3421, post: 1224889, member: 1091"]
I personally am ok if ND stays independent.  Why?

For ACC - helps our status especially when ND wins against other conference opponents but our best team wins against them like FSU did this year (too bad the rest of NDs season turned disastrous) - helps gauge how good or bad ACC really is and could help ACC status long term.

Also ACC learned from old BE conference past mistakes - no FB requirements unlike the ACC 5 game requirements. Good for ACC especially for national exposure as those 5 games will be mostly on prime time national NBC TV.

For ND - no need to schedule 9 games anymore, just 4 as Navy, USC & Stanford are a given.

It will be interesting to watch them regarding independence as I think it will be based upon 2 things for ND - given the current 4 team playoff they must go undefeated to be considered.  I see them pushing for an 8 game playoff - it will be easier for them to get in even with a 1 loss season.  So for me it will be interesting to watch and see if ND starts to really push for a 8 game playoff.

Will an 8 game playoff favor SU?  Yes because of the conference champ lock.  We share the same goals with ND in the end.  I have always contended that an 8 game playoff is the great equalizer and solves a lot of problems given the current P5 setup for all including ND & SU.
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