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[QUOTE="TerryD, post: 3918324, member: 3399"]
I think you way overestimate the clout of ND (didn't you guys say for years that ND is but  mere shadow of itself and now weakened versus the P5 ??) and the amount of extra money that ND football would bring to the ACC  and way underestimate the desire of the SEC, Big Ten, ESPN and Fox to set up two super conferences.

(I don't think ND joining the ACC solves its revenue disparity problem.  Lessen it, sure, but not solve it.  I think that it is insolvable)

I think that all it would do is lock ND into the same cash disparity that other ACC fans complain about for the next decade and a half.

I think that ND staying the course will do just fine in the future, no matter what happens.

I think that an independent ND is in a better position than most other schools not in the Big Ten or SEC.

At least to me, surrendering to a conference is surrendering to a conference, whether it be the ACC or the Big Ten or the SEC.  Surrender is surrender.

The rest is just negotiating details.  Might as well put it off as long as possible.

To get ND football to join the ACC, I think that Jim Phillips has to come up with a creative solution that allows ND all of the advantages of being independent (national schedule, rivals in conference, dedicated Saturday afternoon time slots for exposure etc..) and pays ND close to what the SEC and Big Ten get.

Otherwise, I think that ND will just sit this one out.
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