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Originally Posted by Saul Good
I dont know that joining the ACC for everything but football makes sense for either side. The ACC may let them keep their network deal if they join for all sports. It would likely save the league.
I dont think that adding them without football keeps teams from leaving.
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Why it makes sense for ACC:
- increases conference stability
- increases national exposure and television revenue (ND would make a similar arrangement like they had with Big East to play 4-5 ACC teams per year)
Why it makes sense for ND:
- they need a conference to park their non-football sports after the collapse of the Big East but still want to remain indy in football
- ACC offers equal academic prestige to B1G but better geographic exposure on eastern seaboard