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Clemson and doormats, but worse, if not doormats--say Miami and FSU return to prominence--then ...

Author: lacan (855 Posts - Joined: Apr 24, 2015)

Posted at 3:28 pm on Dec 30, 2020

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multiple-loss seasons would be normal and playoffs unlikely even if the playoffs expanded to 8 teams. Expecting the competitive status quo in the ACC to persist as a basis for arguing that ND should join the ACC permanently is unwise. Making judgements about joining the ACC permanently in the context of the outlier Covid season even less wise.

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Replies to: "Clemson and doormats, but worse, if not doormats--say Miami and FSU return to prominence--then ..."

Notre Dame ACC Thoughts - arizonairish - 11:43pm 12/29/20 (26) [View All]
- Pass. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:50pm 12/30/20
  - Clemson and doormats, but worse, if not doormats--say Miami and FSU return to prominence--then ... - lacan - 3:28pm 12/30/20
  - This [NT] - humbaba - 2:31pm 12/30/20
- The South is the last bastion of passion for college (and high school) football. - Curly1918 - 10:27am 12/30/20
- No. We immediately put ourselves in a position where we HAVE to beat Clemson to make the CFP. - NDavenue - 9:08am 12/30/20
- fr. jenkins' approach: go with the option that produces the most money. it's all about the money. - und67 - 8:37am 12/30/20
  - How much do you really know about - Irishrealist - 10:04pm 12/30/20
  - Notre Dame has plenty of money - ndunabomber - 5:20pm 12/30/20
  - If it was all about $$, we would already be in a conference. NBC money is a pittance vs Conf Payout [NT] - irishone - 11:30am 12/30/20
- I agree because we cannot burn anymore bridges in this environment. It will go badly for us if - BaronVonZemo - 8:09am 12/30/20
  - ..and bad for Climate Change... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:37am 12/30/20
- Since the move toward the playoffs and talk of expansion in playoffs, doesn't seem any reason to - jimbasil - 7:27am 12/30/20
  - It did us well this year. No one seems to care about status anymore. We can have the best of both - THEISMANCARR - 8:07am 12/30/20
    - Did it? How? [NT] - jimbasil - 8:26am 12/30/20
      - We are in the playoffs. We are getting respect and considered a strong team. Most agree with our - THEISMANCARR - 9:47am 12/30/20
        We would have been a strong consideration without the ACC. [NT] - jimbasil - 10:23am 12/30/20
        Yeah you're right we wouldn't have lost to Clemson and would be number 2 facing number 3, but - THEISMANCARR - 3:24pm 12/30/20
- Agree it raises our chances of playoff consideration every year. We can keep USC on our schedule - THEISMANCARR - 1:06am 12/30/20
  - Agreed. USC is the only game that needs to be scheduled every year. Not only are they ND’s - Irish83 - 9:11am 12/30/20
  - We should definitely join the ACC. If we don't, we will always lack " the 13th data point " - Irishize - 4:29am 12/30/20
    - Well, we certainly know that isn't true. ND 2018, ND 2020, tOSU 2020. - NDavenue - 9:00am 12/30/20
    - Committee has been mostly consistent. They reward quality wins - NDNEIL - 7:53am 12/30/20
      - If we keep getting blown away in the playoffs, it will reduce our chances, even if we're 12-0. - Irishize - 7:57am 12/30/20
        Stop. The committee isn’t looking at past result. - NDNEIL - 8:11am 12/30/20
    - Extra data point was a negative this year.... - TakethetrainKnute - 7:34am 12/30/20
      - True, but normally, we wouldn’t have had to play Clemson twice. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:10am 12/30/20