@notre dame joe would you please use the word "independence" in your response to this question?:
please explain why notre dame believes notre dame is entitled to a special set of rules that apply only to notre dame
from the espn article on yesterday's cryfest, quoted in it's entirety for context:
"We were definitely being targeted," Bevacqua said. "And for better or for worse, we have a different relationship with the ACC than any other team in college football, other than the [football] teams that are in the ACC. Because we're in the ACC for 24 sports, we have a scheduling agreement with the ACC. The ACC does wonderful things for Notre Dame, but we bring tremendous football value to the ACC, and we didn't understand why you would go out of your way to try to damage us in this process."
i don't have the hour it would take to tear this apart
short version: it's a rube goldberg asswater device in an escher painting
the decock article.....
decock, had to write that again
had to search for it - here's the source url:
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article313508738.html
it's the best yet written about this
and it begs a question
over the last 48 hours, not one word from notre dame joe here on this board has addressed the root cause of the problem
not once has the domer media ecosystem used the word "independence" in the past 3 days
the acc should double down while the iron is hot
invite the 3 service academies, get them signed, then cancel the business partner relationship effective immediately
cancel all domer games against acc opponents next year
that will leave usc, purdue, michigan state, northwestern and michigan as the traditional opponents not in the acc
go cut a business partner relationship for 5 games a year with the b1g
disney should go to war with nbc
not true:
gslc (brethren, uu)
front range (ralph)
north texas (roach)
houston (cougar high)
major metros with major drawbacks:
central florida (ucf)
cincinnati (cincinnati)
for avoidance of doubt, help us reconcile the following
5 of the 10 teams domer defeated during it's "historically dominant run" are in the acc
they finished the regular season a combined 24-36 overall
if the acc is a dead man walking, how does a team have a "historically dominant run" against business partner teams that batted a combined .400?
it's never going to end
if the field is 16, they will want an autobid if they are 14
if the field is 24, they will want an autobid if they are 22
this is going to be a problem forever
the b1g has just been ignoring the problem for 75 years
and it's time to officially make it their problem
if the b1g won't join the sec in a mass-cancellation of home/home contracts,
then the sec will have to do it
deplatform domer, and oppose any autobid format without conference affiliation
my biggest gripe is the whining about their academic superiority and how that was a factor in declining the bowl
what would have happened if you made the tournament, pete?
your STUDENTS would have been 7x24 in playoff mode outside of exam prep and exams and no "family xmas" for them
nuke 'em
/eol
waged a light inclusion campaign last week because of ThEiR DoMiNaTiOn tHe lAsT tEn WeEKS!!!
translation: never in 1000 years is it possible that they can't play who they want, beat the crap out of them, and take their GOD GIVEN place in the tournament
lots of ambiguity in explanation that it was the coaches/players decision "to not have this team that was so close take the field for the last time and not be the same team"
point of re-posting those stats:
if the b1g and sec shut down those contracts, nbc loses a dozen marquee south bend games from those home-and-homes
domer gets $50m/year from nbc
let's say those b1g/sec domer home games represent..... half?..... the value of the nbc contract
is domer stupid enough to nuke themselves?