If ND continues their rotation through the ACC, eventually there will be teams getting 11 P games. Personally, I don’t think this is desirable, you’d have to have a very deep team to withstand all the injuries that will occur by having your starters playing more snaps. It puts all ACC teams with a year end rival at a disadvantage on top of the other inherent disadvantages.

(10-28-2026 07:02 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  If ND continues their rotation through the ACC, eventually there will be teams getting 11 P games. Personally, I don’t think this is desirable, you’d have to have a very deep team to withstand all the injuries that will occur by having your starters playing more snaps. It puts all ACC teams with a year end rival at a disadvantage on top of the other inherent disadvantages.

Seems like Clemson ptb think differently.

https://clemsontigers.com/news/2025/05/0...notre-dame

Television is willing to pay big bucks for major brand-on-brand games. Schools that are competing for national championships are willing to make compromises…Alabama vs Texas became possible via conference expansion, Notre Dame vs Clemson became possible via scheduling compromises . Notre Dame is tacitly admitting to 6 annual games versus ACC opponents while Clemson is committing to 11 power opponents. The drive for revenue and exposure are important considerations.

Clemson will be playing only 8 ACC opponents for the first 4 years or so.

(10-28-2026 07:02 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  If ND continues their rotation through the ACC, eventually there will be teams getting 11 P games. Personally, I don’t think this is desirable, you’d have to have a very deep team to withstand all the injuries that will occur by having your starters playing more snaps. It puts all ACC teams with a year end rival at a disadvantage on top of the other inherent disadvantages.

Some might look at that as an advantage, improving their SOS.

We’ll see, ND and Clemson might end up regretting this long term series, it was fine when they were good, but they are on a download trajectory and getting worse every year. Typically teams that have mediocre records end up on the ACCN more later in the season, so this could backfire.

(10-28-2026 10:06 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  We’ll see, ND and Clemson might end up regretting this long term series, it was fine when they were good, but they are on a download trajectory and getting worse every year. Typically teams that have mediocre records end up on the ACCN more later in the season, so this could backfire.

I doubt Clemson has resigned themselves to the idea that they will get worse before they get better. They have been good for a very long time and always bet on themselves.

(10-28-2026 10:58 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 10:06 AM)Garrettabc Wrote:  We’ll see, ND and Clemson might end up regretting this long term series, it was fine when they were good, but they are on a download trajectory and getting worse every year. Typically teams that have mediocre records end up on the ACCN more later in the season, so this could backfire.

I doubt Clemson has resigned themselves to the idea that they will get worse before they get better. They have been good for a very long time and always bet on themselves.

I seriously doubt that Pete Bevacqua stays awake at night worrying about this deal "backfiring" on ND.

Even if Clemson declines a bit, I doubt that this will trouble ND too much.

Well it is a 6th ACC game against a team that might spend some time trying to find itself again.

Our Ole Miss game to start the season got us on ABC. We are already ahead of our rating total from last season. We have A&M scheduled in the future. I don’t see this as a disadvantage. Playing Ole Miss & a ranked Kentucky team this year gives our SOS a huge boost.

(10-28-2026 04:38 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Our Ole Miss game to start the season got us on ABC. We are already ahead of our rating total from last season. We have A&M scheduled in the future. I don’t see this as a disadvantage. Playing Ole Miss & a ranked Kentucky team this year gives our SOS a huge boost.

GT has solid ratings too, but they have a MASH unit and may not win another game. Was it worth it?

(10-28-2026 04:47 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  

(10-28-2026 04:38 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  Our Ole Miss game to start the season got us on ABC. We are already ahead of our rating total from last season. We have A&M scheduled in the future. I don’t see this as a disadvantage. Playing Ole Miss & a ranked Kentucky team this year gives our SOS a huge boost.

GT has solid ratings too, but they have a MASH unit and may not win another game. Was it worth it?

If you want a shot at the CFP & collect on the brand fund then yes.