Part of the problem with MHver is that no one knows who he is. Which could be a good thing because he is leaking actual behind the scene info... doubtful he is that connected. Or he could be completely Full of crap dude in his moms basement just pretending.
Right. It's not a Trilly Donovan situation.
ND's TV contract with NBC expires after the 2029 season and Brett McMurphy recently reported on ND's well publicized aversion to joining the B10 anytime soon (which probably prompted McHver trolling). And with media rights pooling, B10 will downsize back to its core 10 while ND can remain indy.
It's easy to be jaded about the SEC and B10, but schools in ACC or B12 are not ND, one of the only schools with a true national following. Only school with their own TV deal on a major network. ND can afford to stay in the ACC for their other sports until "they" decide to join a conference. I highly doubt the B10 or SEC is going to pass or refuse to take them if they decide they want to join each conference. The B10 can talk all they want about pressuring ND, but if the Irish we wanted in, they would be doing everything possible to make it happen. Last whale in a pond of smaller fish.
LOL, Fluguar the fat ass who is nothing but a B10 shill.
I totally agree. The one thing that might complicate things for ND is if they can no longer put together a strong schedule as an independent.
I’ve had that same thought. It’s sort of a natural human reaction to resist something you feel like you’re being forced into and from what I’ve read, some ND donors have an extreme aversion to giving up independence.
Even if the cream of the ACC is poached by the B10 and SEC, there would still be enough teams left over folded into the new ACC/B12 for ND to get a large part of the schedule filled, throw in the service academies and then the fact they are ND, they are always going to be schools in the B10 and SEC willing to play them, even if they moved to a 10 game conference schedule down the road and have to schedule them on what should have been a bye week for them. A home and home series with ND is just too good for any team to turn down.
I think you’re probably right. Also the SEC has always played some non-conference games even into November and I could see the SEC being extra accommodating to make sure ND doesn’t get forced into the BigTen. I do think scheduling is going to be more challenging for ND in the future though as the BigTen and SEC may only have one or two non-conference dates available in the next few years if some of these rumored changes actually take place.
ND ain't joining any conference until and unless their path to the CFP is compromised by being independent.
The only scenario I can fathom is if the ACC implodes to a degree where its remaining members no longer carry the strength of a P4
Yeah I don't know. ND would have options in that scenario and I don't see them just rolling over if the B1G tries crapping on them. I also don't see any kind of half or associate membership ever being an option for ND in the B1G akin to the arrangement with the ACC. It'd be all or nothing.
Its very simple, its not SEC and B10 calling the shots its ESPN and FOX sports, and both of those networks would want ND to be part of a playoff. Having them into the playoff means more people watching than them sitting at home. The B10 and SEC are nothing but the face of it, the two networks, supplying the money are the power behind this whole thing and always has been.
This will be one hell of a court battle. Plus you will get Congress involved. There are several people who hoping to make a name for themselves in Congress. Right, wrong or whatever.
Yeah, tt has started already with the SCORE Act (which codifies House and may end up including the SBA amendment) and the likes of Sankey/Pettiti lobbying the Feds for an Anti-Trust Exemption. SCORE may be iffy to get passed but those two won't get an Anti-Trust Exemption with continued realignment/relegation manipulation they help orchestrate including the bullying of ND into the B10 or SEC.
