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Message: [QUOTE="TerryD, post: 3918305, member: 3399"] Absolutely, no question about it. That is the desired goal for ND. That surely cannot be a surprise to anyone. (I believe if SU and ND were in reverse positions, so would Syracuse fans) ND wanted the status quo until 2036. That was the plan before the SEC move. I think that it still is. If college football is going to two super conferences (does anyone doubt?), then tell me how and why it is a good idea for ND to join the ACC right now for way less money and then get locked out of those two super conferences? ND fans think it better to stay independent and then see how this plays out the next ten years or so. If ND has to sell independence, then it shouldn't agree to sell it right away for the cheapest price. Selling it right away for the lowest possible price is just plain dumb. The thought is that if the conferences force ND to surrender, make them pay the highest amount for it. That is just good business (College football has been a business for one hundred years). The ACC is the best fit for ND, but at fire sale half price, locked in for 15 more years in a volatile, changing marketplace? No other school would jump at that. Pitch that one to Penn State or Ohio State. Now, if the ACC goes out and gets USC, Stanford and Navy to join it and comes to ND with a plan that ESPN says will pay ND close to Big Ten or SEC money, then ND will strongly listen to that and weigh the available options. That is a bit different than other fans telling ND: "You need to do this now for much less money because we want you to (and we will still hate you either way, as seen by this thread) and because it will help the rest of us out." Instead of attacking ND or its fans, tell me where I am wrong, how Syracuse would do things differently if it were exactly in ND's shoes right now or how ND joining the ACC right now makes more sense than any other alternative for ND. [/QUOTE]

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