(08-04-2016 03:32 PM)XLance Wrote: Now that there is some definition to the ACC network and what Notre Dame's long term responsibilities are to the ACC and ESPN, the Irish are trying to maximize their exposure in an attempt to make themselves relevant again.
Again? Lol.
"Notre Dame and the ACC announced their limited partnership in September 2012. Since, the Fighting Irish have:
Reached back-to-back NCAA men’s basketball tournament Elite Eights for the first time since 1978 and ’79;
advanced to a pair of women’s basketball NCAA finals; won the 2013 national men’s soccer championship; played in consecutive men’s lacrosse Final Fours; [b]won seven conference titles.'.
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Absent Notre Dame, there might not well be an ACC Network.
Its name was a driving force in ESPN exploring the project, a development that quickly led to the conference’s 2013 grant of media rights, which bound members to the league through 2027 – the grant has since been extended through 2036."
"Also understand that since the Irish began ACC competition in 2013-14, the conference’s guaranteed television revenue has increased 48.6 percent, from $146.6 million to $217.9 million.
Not all of that is attributable to Notre Dame, but its presence sure helped."
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-bl...-post.html
In football, ND went 12-0 in the 2012 regular season and went to the title game.
Last year, it went 10-2 (with both of its losses being by two points each on the road against Top 5 schools) and qualified for a New Year's Six bowl game.
ND is 39-13 the past 4 seasons in football.
Right now, ND is sitting at #7 in Rivals recruiting ranking for this year (2017) and #2 for 2018.
ND is currently investing $450 million in a stadium renovation/addition project and has its own network TV contract in football (NBC) and hockey (NBC Sports).
Man, not bad for an "irrelevant" program. I hope that one day it will be as relevant as North Carolina....and not for academic fraud, neither.
P.S. ND today declared its 5 star tight end Alize Jones academically ineligible for 2016 by its own standards, although he is still eligible under NCAA regulations.
In other words, he would still be playing at just about every other school.
No fake courses for players at ND........