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[QUOTE="WoadBlue, post: 668102, member: 1145"]
An 8 team playoff probably would see 5 auto bids, each Major conference guaranteed a slot. In that scenario, ND would double its shot at being in the playoff with full football membership. 
 
In addition, there is the real possibility that once ND fans get used to playing 5 ACC games per year, some football boosters will start wondering amongst their kind if perhaps ND playing as a full member and thus having a chance to win the division and Championship Game would be better for the long term health of the program than being a 5/8ths member, which is simultaneously the best of both worlds with no rewards of either and thus the worst of both worlds.
 
No doubt many ND football boosters approved this halfway measure in hope it would prevent any need to make a full move later. But the fact is that the halfway move is likely, after a few years, to produce a growing number of ND fans who will be happy to cut of the Big Ten totally and play for ACC championships.
 
And that is why Navy matters a great deal: ND has played Navy more than anybody and intends to play Navy annually. If the Navy game is a league game, ND can make the move much easier than if Navy is not a league game.
 
The biggest argument against Navy was that MD is a small state, to small to justify 2 schools in the ACC. With UMD gone, Navy offers schools a way to hit at UMD and the Big Ten in MD. 
 
In addition to helping ACC football retain a hold on MD talent and TV audiences  by hosting ACC games, Navy would agree to play its Home games vs. the 'big name' football programs at neutral sites, such as FSU in Jacksonville and VT in FedEx Field. I could see Navy playing its Home Game vs. Syracuse at Yankee Stadium.
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