Notre Dame joining ACC

[jobberone]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8369070/notre-dame-sports-football-hockey-acc

Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference as a full member with the exception of football, but will play five football games annually against ACC teams.

"We have monitored the changing conference landscape for many months and have concluded that moving to the ACC is the best course of action for us," said Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame vice president and director of athletics, in a statement released by the conference. "We are able to maintain our historic independence in football, join in the ACC's non-BCS bowl package, and provide a new and extremely competitive home for our other sports."

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Notre Dame's relevance is self perceived.

Still its prob good that they will play 5 ACC teams in football tho.

Being in the best basketball conference may help them in recruiting for roundball.

 

[Cheez]

They played 4 ACC teams this year, so I guess it won't be too big of a change.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Great move for Notre Dame. ot so sure about the ACC thou. The really need to bring Notre Dame into the fold for football as well IMO.

 

[Rogah]

The Big East, 20 years ago: Let's get Notre Dame in here for all sports except football.... that way, when they're ready to join a conference in football, we'll be the easiest, most logical choice!

The ACC, present day: Let's get Notre Dame in here for all sports except football.... that way, when they're ready to join a conference in football, we'll be the easiest, most logical choice!

Those foolish enough not to know their history are doomed to repeat it....