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Message: [QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 695877, member: 302"] Well a secret can be broken only by the parties that choose to break it (and those in confidence are pledged not to say a word)...and surprisingly Swofford at the ACC Media Day let the Dame out of the bag. Have we wondered why Notre Dame agreed to those 5 ACC games a year; why Notre Dame agreed to the $50 million exit fee; and more recently why Notre Dame agreed to and signed the GOR; or more importantly what has help to hold the ACC together--its a contractual agreement between the ACC and Notre Dame...and what is that contractual agreement: As stated by Swofford publicly today...for the very first time in public: [SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333]"[B]The commissioner said that if Notre Dame ever chooses to place its fiercely independent football program in a league before 2026-27, "that conference by contractual agreement would be the (ACC).[/B]" --ESPN and the Associated Press[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=12px]So big deal right?...actually, really a very big deal!!!! This was the unknown/unseen card that has led to much of the good news coming from the ACC in the past year. Swofford the ninja, or as I prefer, Mr. Stealth--with all do respect to our pay side--had this contractual agreement up his sleeve...well on paper anyway. Remember our postings about Notre Dame and the ACC and the initial posts Notre Dame was coming to the ACC...and then the discussion about ACC/Notre Dame in conference...and then the extensions of both the ACC and Notre Dame TV contracts with different partners...do you really think that this contractual agreement is not part of those TV contracts...do you remember Swofford saying that Notre Dame and the ACC TV contract would be able to be rolled into each other...ah now we know...and damn the other seers...the ACC and Notre Dame are not only dating...the marriage is going to come in our lifetime--so SPURRIER keep talking and push that thought.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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