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Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 355228, member: 302"] [B]Domestu said:[/B] [B]"Anyone who believes the Irish are going start playing every school in the ACC in some sort of round-robin schedule needs to think a little more about this."[/B] I dislike refuting what someone posts[B], BUT [/B]this is important to do so. The contract signed [B](checked with source[/B]) has Notre Dame rotating through 5 ACC schools every year and that all schools will play Notre Dame at least once in a 3 year period. Note the ACC had sufficient information on Notre Dame play in the BE and instead of a [B]verbal commit[/B] it is a [B]contractual commit--[/B]that is a different animal all together. [B]Perhaps this will help alieve some fears[/B]: 1. Contractually Notre Dame has signed for 5 ACC games a year...rotating through all ACC members in 3 years with alternating 3 and 2 home games every other year...[B]note neutral site will be home game[/B] for one team ([B]EXAMPLE ONLY[/B]: 'Cuse playing Notre Dame in NYC...'Cuse would most likely be considered the home team) 2. With 5 games against ACC, Notre Dame has up to 7 other games...lets count Notre Dame's big rivals: USC, Navy, Stanford, MSU, Michigan, and Purdue--that is 6 games so Notre Dame could keep all these every year if it wanted to do so...5 ACC and 6 OOC and maybe one more game...but I am being told that Navy, USC and most likely Stanford are [B]locks[/B]--Navy because of history and USC and Stanford because of West coast play 3. What is interesting is that there is nothing contractual about Notre Dame playing more than 5 ACC teams. For example if it isnt playing Pitt and/or BC as one of the five in a year, and over the three year rotation they will not play each of these teams contractually each year to [B]rotate ALL ACC teams in 3 year[/B]--Notre Dame could add a 6th or 7th team or more from ACC if they choose to do so and the ACC team has an opening... --AGAIN, NOTHING IS TO STOP NOTRE DAME FROM PLAYING MORE THAN 5 ACC TEAMS A YEAR--probably wont happen but it would be possible to drop one of the B!G games in a year to make sure BC or Pitt is played (if not in 5 game rotation) The ACC gets 5 games a year...it is estimated by the conference (source) that this will bring an additional $1,250,000-$2,500,000 per ACC team/yr...it gets ACC and Notre Dame most likely considered for more bowls underneath the BCS as well as more dollars...[B]THIS IS WHY THE VOTE FOR NOTRE DAME COMING IN WAS APPROVED BY ALL SCHOOLS[/B]...what [B]wasnt[/B] [B]approved by all schools was the change in bylaws on exit[/B] fee from $20 million to 3x operating fees which is estimated at $50 million this year --but will increase as operating budget increases yearly--[B]in place as of yesterday[/B]...a bylaw is much more difficult to negotiate out of than an GOR... So 'Cuse fans revel in our move to the ACC and be proud...we found a terrific conference! [/QUOTE]

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