If they could wring a 6th game out of ND, the next step toward integrating the Irish into the ACC after that might be having them play a full division every year. ND could alternate between divisions every two years, meaning each full ACC member would play ND twice every four years instead of roughly every six years. ND plays 7 conference games, while the teams in their division play 9 games and the teams in the other division play 8. With the exception of the ND games, the ACC's conference schedule is identical to its current one. ND is eligible for the CCG, but the catch is that winning the division is based on total number of conference wins. ND is at a disadvantage because they play 2 fewer conference games than their division mates. Thus you set the stage for the eventual 8th conference game, making ND a full member and allowing all schools to have just 8 conference games again.