(03-04-2016 01:14 PM)TerryD Wrote: (03-04-2016 01:10 PM)ken d Wrote: (03-04-2016 01:01 PM)XLance Wrote: Notre Dame could provide much more value to the ACC, but they are not being utilized properly.
Maybe it's being PC or just trying to spread the wealth. Our ideal situation would be to establish some ongoing rivalries within the conference with Notre Dame. My first order of business would be for Notre Dame to play Miami every year. I also would like to see an annual Clemson v. Notre Dame game if it wouldn't put too much burden on their OOC schedule because of the 'lil carolina game.
How many ACC schools would be willing to take themselves out of the Notre Dame rotation in order to have the Irish play the top teams more often?
This also assumes that ND will want to play Florida State, Clemson and Miami every year along with teams like Texas, Michigan State, Southern Cal, Stanford, etc....
Agreed. But if I had my way and I ran the conference I would make the pitch for ND and the ACC doing the following:
1) Get ND to commit to 6 ACC games a year
2) Play Miami every year with the game in Miami in odd years.
3) In addition to the Miami game play FSU, VT, UNC, L'Ville, and BC one year
4) And then the next year play GT, Clemson, UVa, Pitt, and SU with the caveat that the home SU game must always be played at the MetLife Stadium.
5) Then repeat 3 and 4 mixing up the home and away locations.
Again, I very much doubt ND would go for that. I also have no doubt NC State, Duke and Wake would be ticked off at that as well. Also, it would tick off SU fans who will feel "robbed" of an Dome match-up against the Irish.
But in terms of what is best for the ACC, it gets ND playing 5 games each year against what should be the marquee programs in the ACC and alternating BC and SU gets the ACC brand in Boston and NYC for football in this set-up.
Of course, none of the above ever happens.
Cheers,
Neil
