DETAILS Surface that Notre Dame's CLOSE to Joining BIG10 | ACC | SEC | Conference Realignment | CFA 

Lifelong ND fan who agrees that the Big-10 is an obvious and overdue move.

Great vid man. I gotta say it suuuucks playing a bunch of acc teams we have no history with. I’m a lifer nd fan and live 5 miles from campus in Michigan. Man if we could play our old regional rivals every year like Michigan, Purdue, mich state I think fans would quickly forget independence

The only way ND joins a conference is not having a shot at the playoffs due too many conference teams getting automatic qualifiers. Money will never be an issue. When ND hand is finally forced, I hope they join the B10. Go Irish! ☘☘🍀🍀

Love the show great stuff.

Good commentary and clear thoughts

I am from jersey, love your show!

ND to the B1G makes too much sense. Geographically, culturally, and rivalries galore. Most of their major rivals are in the B1G: Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Northwestern, Purdue, Nebraska, and USC…. Not to mention the great games and series they can have with Ohio State, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Iowa.

I would like to see Florida State & Notre Dame join the Big Ten

I'm a Penn State Alum and I remember when PSU was independent. Part of me was sad at the loss of that independence but I knew it would benefit PSU joining the BIG10.

I’ve said it 1,000 times before…and now comes #1,001. Notre Dame needs to join the Big Ten. The writing’s on the wall. Notre Dame’s hand is gonna be forced. As Nike says, Notre Dame needs to “Just Do It.”

I’ve been a ND fan, I’m from south bend, I would to see ND in the big ten.

Honestly I have never been a big independent fan. I've been a die hard ND fan my whole life but I am in the minority back in the 90s, 2000s, that the Irish should join the big 10. It makes total sense we do play hockey in the big 10. Thanks for the notre dame segments that you do appreciate it! Go Irish

Didn’t Notre Dame literally help design the new CFP format? Is that not having a seat at the table or…

The B1G just signed a contract with NBC to broadcast their sports. So, Notre Dame joining the B1G is a no-brainer.

The four power conference champs and the top G5 school should be the only ones who get an auto-bid to the CFP. My hope is that the playoff eventually expands to 16 schools and it is stipulated that no more than four schools from any one conference can get in. If you finish 5th in your conference, you don't deserve to participate in a 12 or 16-team playoff. JMO.

Interesting topic...will believe ND will join any conference when i see it. 😊

I think there's a really good chance that the big 10 can pick up Notre Dame Lord estate and North Carolina and boy. If they can get all 3 of those teams, they're going to definitely improved their brand greatly. Not just in football but in basketball two. If that happens they just need one more school and they'll have twenty teams.

Many things point to ND getting smart and joining a conf not the least of which is possible talk about divisions.

Notre Dame is contracted to play five ACC teams through 2037, I believe. So I don’t think the Big Ten wants to buy out their contract, and Notre Dame doesn’t want to pay a penalty by leaving early. so I think they’re probably going to join the ACC eventually, although I rather have them playing in the Big Ten.

ND is contractually REQUIRED to join the ACC if it joins any conference for football. Why do folks keep ignoring this? This was part of the agreement for allowing their Olympic sports to compete in the ACC.

ND contract says they have to join the ACC if they join any leagues before like 2035 or something i think?

ND Stanford cal andMiami should join B1G. Unc fsu uva and Clemson can join sec. Fsu does not have the academics to join the big ten no matter how delusional their fan base is about the state of their academics. It’s still important to big ten schools.

PLUSES of Notre Dame point to the Big Ten. Natural fit ..., JMHO.

I think that it is almost premature to try and nail down conferences till we find out how the recent ruling essentially banning the NCAA from enforcing NIL payments plays out. My interpretation of this ruling is that it essentially legalizes buying players on the open market, which is going to eventually force teams into one of two camps: Those that are willing to raise and spend the money needed to buy the players needed to compete with the other teams that are buying players, and those that decide that they are not willing (or financially able) to compete in that financial war. I would suggest that college sports will soon split into those willing to "spend what it takes" and those that will not do NIL at all - they will have recruits sign an agreement waiving NIL rights, replaced by the scholarship paying for their education and a small "spending money" amount. This could affect conferences and change who is and is not in the major conferences, especially if the SEC / Big 10 (for example) require all to be in the "spend the money" camp. Since this would dramatically "blur" the difference between the NFL and the college teams participating in the NIL player buying wars, perhaps it might be time to pair up teams with NFL teams and have the colleges become official farm teams to the NFL teams. It would probably be wise to form some committees to study how to engage the fans, like me, who are so turned off by this nonsense that we quit paying attention to college sports altogether.

So ND basketball is in the ACC how they getting put of that?

OH MY GOD IT'S HAPPENING! I'll come back to this next week and it will look visionary! Or instead I'll likely forget this until 8 years from now when it actually happens. 🤔

This is what I was expecting. ND and FSU to Big 10.

The title states 'DETAILS SURFACE'. What details are in this video that already haven't been expounded upon? Notre Dame is private. Their NBC contracts have never been made public. There was a press release last fall that mentioned that ND and NBC had come to an agreement on the TV contract extension. Terms were not disclosed as usual...ND is a private institution. ND knew that they would never be afforded a 'bye' in the college football playoff. This is old news and was known to everybody better than a year ago. In fact, ND was at the negotiating table and agreed that they would never have a first-round bye. ND is contractually obligated to join the ACC in football should they so desire (or be required) to join a conference. As long as the ACC is intact, ND will stay with the ACC. The only way that ND joins a conference in the immediate future is if the ACC implodes, the revenue disparity becomes too much to ignore, a path to the playoffs is denied, and if they don't have a place for their Olympic sports to compete. This whole video is nothing new and is just click-bait.

As an ND fan we need to join a conference I think if we join the ACC we would win the conference, and the ACC won’t fall apart

ND already joined the ACC in football for one year. They will do what's best for them. I don't see them being a good conference member because they have always gotten special treatment. Their conference has been NBC. ND joining the ACC even though it was only 20% was the bigger shock. I still laugh about the Big 10 taking the Terps as revenge like the ACC cared

As an alumnus I loathe anything but independence. People don’t know the history. The possibility of joining the Big Ten makes me want to vomit. I’d rather join an ACC Big 12 merger.

Won’t happen until its obviously not viable to compete at the highest level as a independent. As a ND fan I realize it’s not a matter of if but when they join the B1G so everyone needs to calm down and let it play out☘️

The random number for payouts is probably based on playing B1G teams. NBC wants ND to play more B1G games because ratings are better than ACC teams. As for the 12 team playoffs, the ND AD was part of the group deciding the format and was on board with not getting a top 4 bid. If ND does join the B1G, the payout per team will be so large I could see them stealing SEC teams like Texas and Texas A&M who are both AAU members.

What makes you so sure the Big Ten wants them.

It is inaccurate to state ND is “not at the table” as Jack S was part of the group that set the 12 team playoff model. In that model ND traded away a bye possibility for the ability to have a home playoff game and get to the finals playing the same number of games (16) as anyone else. Finally, independence has nothing to do with arrogance. There have been many independents throughout NCAA history, and ND was rejected 3 times in trying to join the Big 10 due to fear and anti-catholic sentiment from Michigan AD. A global brand enables it, they play a top 20 schedule difficulty every year, and have $ due to success. However, in an expanded CFP format it may make sense for ND to join the Big 10 after all…as long as they aren’t blocked again.

It's a no brainer...

Being the 900 lb media gorilla with the largest fan base in college football, ND can, and will, do whatever it wants.

It's immensely difficult during this waiting period for the next level of expansion to complete. However, it is so very exciting as well.

With the two Super Conferences, (possibly a 3rd or 4th out of other schools' necessities) Notre Dame has to join. And the BIG makes the most sense. Otherwise they will start to be irrelevant as an independent as it will be hard to make the playoffs that way. On a side note, the NCAA is a joke and never underestimate their ability to do something self centered and stupid.

My updated prediction with everything that’s happened this month: FSU, ND, Stanford, Miami to Big 10 Clemson, UNC, NC Stare, UVA, VT, and Louisville to the SEC

Notre Dame plays pretty much every other sport in the ACC, so they will never be left out. They will always have the option to join the ACC. All they really have to do is get USC to continue playing them non conference. Stanford is in the ACC, a common foe.

Notre Dame is not joining a conference any time soon. They have TV contracts set and big market Programs lining up to play them. Clemson, Ohio St., USC, Bama, TA&M, Fla St. ect, ect.... They ALL make great money playing Notre Dame. ND has an 18 BILLION dollar endowment fund. They dont need your conference money. Most Notre Dame fans accept the first round playoff game as fair trade for a Power 4 Title game. No one is arguing against that. We welcome a home playoff game in the snowy midwest in late December.....

The big 25!!!FSU, ND,NC, NCS, Clemson, Virginia, Vtech, and Duke?

If the B1G and SEC move to 10 conference games, every team will want two home out-of-conference games (7 total). Notre Dame could keep USC, and USC would need to accept only six home games in the alternate years. How many schools would accept six home games to give Notre Dame a home game? Notre Dame would be cut out of B1G and SEC games, and Notre Dame would be playing Stanford, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and Boston College instead of Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan, or Texas. Notre Dame would no longer play a 'tough' schedule. Recruits wouldn't be excited to play an away game in Ames, IA. The goal is survival with the demographic cliff. There are not enough students to maintain the number of colleges in the US. This expansion is not driven by TV money. The drive is to maintain student populations. The TV money improves Universities' Marketing for students and research dollars. Good Luck to every school and every fan base. It will be an interesting few decades.

I don’t see ND relating to other schools like they were equals.

Go Blue 🔥🔥🔥

ND and their fans have no issue with current setup. It’s everyone else that seems to care so much. We don’t have a conference championship so we’d play the same number of games as anyone else.

Why do we need conferences?

You are welcome in the Big 10. Sorry about your feelings wolverines

Notre dame fan here: to all of the Notre dame haters (which is fine, no judgements here) do you all want Notre dame to finally join the Big Ten or any conference for that matter or would you rather them sink slowly as it appears might be the outcome this time around for not joining? Is it too little too late for you?!? Just wondering.

Big 10 needs to stay aggressive. FSU, Miami, Clemson, ND. Snatch them first snd let the SEC take in Virginia, NC, Duke and maybe tech/nc state depending on their home state politics.

I DIDN'T understand why N D . Get any more than any one else. I am a GBR fan. N D hasn't won any thing for years even longer than the Cornhuskers have. I think it is time for them to be in a Conference.

I am an ND fan and hope they join the Big 10. It feels like they aren't a part of everything anymore. If there are more guaranteed spots for the Big 10 and SEC they will join.

Why should they be alarmed? Everybody saw this coming

What is gonna happen to Clemson if ND and FSU go to BIG

The big ten will add FSU and ND then stop at 20 they have a negotiation with there contract if the add ND to the big ten the SEC will add Clemson , Virginia UNC and NC State !

uNDefeated Notre Dame team will always have a seat at the table. Go Irish ☘

you talk about the SEC brand.... in a year with a Big 10 national champ.... SEC is the past Big 10 is the future.

Norte dame hate Michigan and Ohio state would love to see them in the big 10 for some more big brand rivalries

A grand total of 4 teams from the western half of the country can't possibly be the final configuration! The majority of population growth, over the next 30 years, will come from the west. There's got to be room for a few more teams!

ND will be FSU partner going to the big

They should join Big 10 My state would have 3 Big 10 teams but ND better than the other 2

This is one of the many problems right here! We have way too many ignorant people, who don't know anything about Notre Dame, running their mouths and repeating a bunch of false narratives. Money has never been an issue with ND. That is the reason ND can remain independent and will continue to remain independent because they are one of the only teams that can do it and survive because they are such a big national name brand. They are a huge draw and have their own independent national TV contract and make big money. Other schools, even big ones like Texas have tired it and failed, that is why teams join conferences. ND is it's own unique animal, like it, or not. Notre Dame does not need to join a conference and values their independence more than anything and will only join a conference, if they cannot make the playoffs for some bizarre reason, which shouldn't happen anytime soon. I don't know why people want to keep bringing this up over and over and over again, when it has already been said and debunked many times, right out of the mouth of ND's head people, including the coach and head athletic director Jack Swarbrick, who happens to also be on the college football playoff committee. Jack, his staff, form top to bottom are all in agreement, that they couldn't be more happier with their independence right now and have said many times, that remaining independent means more to them now, then ever. So all these ignorant, false narratives need to just stop and be put away because it is just false, ignorant, lazy, wrong and annoying!

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I won’t shed a tear if ND’s arrogance results in them being left out.

No way ND joins the Big 10 conference this was a rumor from 2012 to 2014 during big 10 expansion. I doubt they want into a conference they were spurned by and then they spurned the Big 10. But we will have to wait and see if this rumor comes true.

Why join the big ten? They would be at the top of the acc now. They could renegotiate the tv contract

ND already plays 3-4 B1G teams every year plus new member USC so its not a real stretch to see them joining the conference.

To me, my personal feelings are, if you can’t stay independent, try to join Big10 in football only, then try to join the Big East in other sports. Still some semblance of “independence” “us vs them” and brings them back/ties them to a relevant and majority Catholic basketball conference that that has nothing to do with the Big10, in anything but Football. Fuck Michigan.

The ACC is dead as a football conference. ESPN put a stake through its heart just to give Nick Saban 1 more shot to go out a winner. They sold their soul...

Notre Dame makes MORE PROFITS THAN most of the teams now and in the future Ohio State and Alabama NEVER MAKE OUR PROFITS 💵💵💵 PRIVATE COLLEGE OR PUBLIC COLLEGE MEANS 8,073 STUDENTS VS 46,000 STUDENTS pay your own bills 🤣🤣💵💵☘️☘️

Michigan fan here: Whop De Doo! LOL! Like I really give a Shamrock.

Notre Dame fan. I don't care if they stay independent or not. Its not important. But I think they do have a pretty good situation with their TV deal, and not needing to share that with Northwestern, Maryland, etc.. But I do think they are reaching the point where they need to give strong consideration to joining. I don't think the playoff system will leave them "out" if they are deserving. Unless the Big 10 and SEC decide to flip the board over and say their two conference champs are playing each other for the national title, and build playoffs within their conferences (semi finals). If most all of the high profile programs join those two conferences, they will have the clout to do that, and if they can why wouldn't they? Anyway, my prediction is that ND will join the Big 10 in 2026, same timing as this current playoff model expiring. I also think there will be several other schools on the move the same time, and it probably takes that long for FSU to actually break out of the ACC, officially. Things may be announced sooner, but I think this is when the next big shuffle occurs. If ND happens to hold out then, they might actually lose their opportunity. But I also think the big 2 conferences should want any school that has a real ligament chance to challenge their claim to hold the path to the national title. If ND stays out, and goes undefeated. Similar for FSU or Clemson. It will tarnish the SEC and Big 10 power to claim that their champion is the true champion, and they are then unsuccessful in their quest to usurp power from the NCAA.

Dude it won't happen.

Not true ND doesn’t need there money

Join a conference we want your money 💵💵💵🤣🤣☘️☘️☘️☘️

Looks like you've found out that ND = views. Hahaha What's next on the ND network?

ND fan here. I value ND independence to preserve rivalries and the ability to schedule games with a wide variety of opponents from other conferences. However if a power 2 is further solidified, I think they need to join one of them. Unfortunate as it is for the sport and what makes college football special…

I'm a B1G fan and I'm over Notre Dame. They had a lot of leverage and star power back when we were a 14-team conference with only 3 elite teams. Now with Oregon, USC, Washington, and potentially FSU/Miami/Clemson, I feel like ND has lost a lot of luster. ND joining the B1G is a great story and good for branding. In terms of on-the-field performance, I mean they'll be the 5th or 6th best team most years. I'm just indifferent now for the first time in my life which should worry ND fans and administration because I doubt I'm the only one.

Let's say that FSU AND Clemson go to the BIG10. There really is nobody left, outside of ND, that moves the needle for the SEC or BIg10. The ACC is handicapped and 4-6 go to the BIG12. Now you have a P3 with the BIG10 on top. Which conference says no to a 3 game deal with ND? I'm going to say none. ND doesn't need a conference to make the CFP. That is nonsense. The 12 team playoff devalues the conference championship games especially if there is just a P3 remaining. ND will remain Independent. They won't share their money with Rutgers and Indiana.

Nothing happening in 2024.

Notre Dame needs to put their ego aside this time and work with the rest of us for the benefit of the whole sport.

As a ND fan I’m fine with either conference or staying Indy

Money talks and the B10 can hold their own and there’s an NBC contract as well? C’mon and join and quit faking the funk. In the words of the Wu-Tang Clan… “Cash Rules Everything Around Me”!! Peace!! #B10!! 😎

Nope. Not going to happen. Notre Dame won't join unless Navy and Stanford joins them.

No one wants to go to ND anymore for football.. when I was a kid every catholic kid in America would jump at the chance. Not anymore.

To suggest ND "wasn't even thought of" is asinine. It ruins your credibility.

People gotta say ND is not in a conference. The are. They're in contract with the ACC. They played for an ACC championship. They have the same exit fee on grant of rights as all other ACC members. ND can't join the B1G 10 without paying the same exit fee Florida State was trying to avoid paying. NBC airs all of ND home games. ND is required to play 5 ACC teams in a season.

ND is a great school but they have not been a legermeant in college football almost 40 years, do yes they better join some conference before its to late

Hope they join the ACC

I am a Notre Dame Football fan and I think the day is finally here for Notre Dame to join a conference. I can see Notre Dame joining the BIG 10, but it would be cool if Notre Dame joined the SEC.

It's no smoke out there about ND joining a conference, you're just desperate for content during the off-season.... there's no model for CFP that don't include ND

And let's Squash the dumb Notre Dame Fans who want to keep putting down Michigan. Who are the champs again??? 1988 was a loooooooong time ago. All ND fans are not dummies but the ones on this thread trying to belittle Michigan are! Keep acing like ND is better than everyone else and keep watching the Michigan's, Alabama's, Ohio States, Clemson's, LSUs, Georgia's, etc... win the national championships.

and, you are not the center of the college football universe.

The Big10 going after ND ten years ago made a ton of sense. Now, nope. Just doesn't add enough. I'd prefer to get Unc, Gatech, Fsu and Miami and be the mega conference we know the big ten is! Let Nd run somewhere else.

Now that there will be a 12 team playoff, I believe ND will make the playoff every year that they have 3 losses or less in the regular season. Joining a conference could only hurt them, not help them.

I tried to tell people that ND and Miami would be headed to the b1g as a package. No one wanted to believe me.

ND is a perfect BIG10 fit! But….ND would fear that BIG10 schedule! I have friends who are ND fans and they say the same thing that ND would lose money joining a conference. I could care less about their money. I am a sports fan and ND playing MICHIGAN, PENN STATE, INDIANA, ohio state, PURDUE, RUTGERS, and other BIG10 schools?; would be a sport’s fan’s dream!

You’re the ultimate Clickbait guy! You say there’s so much smoke and fire yet you don’t give one shred of evidence or one quote…nothing

ND is not relevant at this the moment.