Notre Dame Joins the ACC

[EPJr]

Purdue expects Notre Dame's ACC move
to have little effect on football series

I wouldn’t expect (Wednesday’s) announcement to affect us,” athletic director Morgan Burke said in a statement released by the university. “We have a longtime relationship with Notre Dame involving many of our programs, and we expect it to continue.”

The schools have an agreement to play annually through 2021, but only the 2013 and 2014 games have signed contracts.

Purdue and Notre Dame have played every season since 1946.

http://www.indystar.com/article/2012091 ... all-series

[EPJr]

[FONT=Arial Black]History Lesson:
UND Football vs. ACC Football[/FONT]


Let’s look back at Notre Dame’s football history against current and future ACC teams.
•Boston College: 12-9
•Clemson: 1-1
•Duke: 3-1
•Florida State: 2-5
•Georgia Tech: 27-6-1
•Maryland: 2-0
•Miami: 16-7-1
•North Carolina: 16-2
•North Carolina State: 0-1
•Pittsburgh: 46-20-1
•Syracuse: 3-3
•Virginia: 1-0
•Wake Forest: 1-0

In total, the Irish have compiled a 130-55-3 record (.699 winning percentage) in 188 games against this group of teams.

Virginia Tech, one of the conference’s perennial football powerhouses, is the only ACC squad that Notre Dame has never met on the football field. It will be an exciting day, when the Fighting Irish and Hokies finally play – whether in Blacksburg, Va. or right here at Notre Dame.

http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2012/09 ... sh-vs-acc/

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[EPJr]

Problem Solved:
Recommending Notre Dame Football's ACC Schedule Rotation


Notre Dame's going to start playing five ACC football games a year. Great! But how do you divide 14 opponents by five games? Here's a theoretical look at the future of Irish scheduling.

For the ACC as a whole, I can't imagine teams being asked to play nine conference games plus Notre Dame (especially with several of them maintaining tough out-of-conference rivalries) once the Irish come aboard as a ... whatever they are now. More likely: regular games against the Irish count as out-of-division conference games, both for scheduling and for the standings. There, that was easy.

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2 ... c-schedule" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[EPJr]

Notre Dame To ACC:
Changes To The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Format

With Pittsburgh and Syracuse set to join the conference next season, the ACC was already anticipating a move to a five-day format for the ACC men's basketball tournament. Though Notre Dame makes it 15 programs, an odd number, don't expect the new format of the conference tournament to change much.

Commissioner John Swofford thinks that this new format will remain largely the same after Notre Dame joins, with three games being played on Wednesday and the top-four seeds continuing to receive early-round byes. The dreaded double-bye? Oh yes, the double-bye.





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[89Hen]

Big East segregation?

[BlueHen86]

The ACC should try and convince ND to play 7 ACC teams.
That way the ACC could expand to 16 teams, 2 divisions of 8.
ND plays everyone in it's division for 7 conference games.
That still leaves them with 5 non conference games and gives them a chance to play an extra game in the ACC title game.

There should be a way to work out the revenue sharing to ND's satisfaction.

[EPJr]

There should be a way to work out the revenue sharing to ND's satisfaction.

they already have
just not to your satisfaction

[BlueHen86]

There should be a way to work out the revenue sharing to ND's satisfaction.

they already have
just not to your satisfaction

I have no interest in the revenue sharing one way or the other. I just think the final hurdle to get ND into the ACC all the way shouldn't be that big. They are already playing 5 ACC teams, what is one more in exchange for the opportunity to play in a championship game?

[EPJr]

Notre Dame wants to maintain BEC rivalries


Notre Dame is expecting to play in the Big East the next two seasons, but whenever the Fighting Irish do join the ACC, coach Mike Brey is ready to completely change his nonconference schedule.

Brey wants to play the Big East's Catholic-based institutions, especially long-standing rivals Marquette and DePaul, in nonconference home-and-home series. Brey said he would like to add Villanova, St. John's and possibly Georgetown into the rotation of schools the Irish want to play. Brey said he wants to play at least two to three of those five schools every season.

"We're not in Philadelphia anymore so we definitely want Villanova, we want to go to New York with St. John's and keep DePaul and Marquette," Brey said. "We will be in the D.C. area with Maryland, but we'd still like to play Georgetown. Villanova, DePaul, Marquette, St. John's and possibly Georgetown are definitely the five I'd like to do."

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... basketball" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[BlueHen86]

That's a crazy photo, looks like the ND player only has one leg.

[Franks Tanks]

That's a crazy photo, looks like the ND player only has one leg.

It is crazy ..2 white dudes in one picture. What are the odds?

[EPJr]

Notre Dame's McGraw expects UConn rivalry to continue


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Though the Big East has been good to her program, Muffet McGraw is fine with leaving it behind.

But powerhouse Connecticut? The Notre Dame women's basketball coach has no intention of letting that rivalry die.

Even as her program begins a new life in the ACC at some point, McGraw confirmed Wednesday that she will approach Huskies coach Geno Auriemma about continuing that series in non-conference play.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012 ... o-auriemma" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Notre Dame Opts Out Of Its Series Against Michigan



The Fighting Irish notified the Wolverines that they are exercising a three-year out in their series contract, meaning the last meeting between the historic rivals will occur in 2014.

Through a Freedom of Information Act request, The Associated Press obtained a letter Tuesday from Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick to Michigan AD David Brandon, canceling the games from 2015 to 2017.


http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... wolverines

[89Hen]

The Fighting Irish notified the Wolverines that they are exercising a three-year out in their series contract, meaning the last meeting between the historic rivals will occur in 2014.

That's a shame. The last four meetings have been rather epic.

[UNI88]

The Fighting Irish notified the Wolverines that they are exercising a three-year out in their series contract, meaning the last meeting between the historic rivals will occur in 2014.

That's a shame. The last four meetings have been rather epic.

It is a shame and I think ND might be burning some bridges on this one that could hurt future scheduling efforts with other B1G0 teams. ND has a national audience but this could have some ripple effects in the Midwest.

[GannonFan]

That's a shame. The last four meetings have been rather epic.

It is a shame and I think ND might be burning some bridges on this one that could hurt future scheduling efforts with other B1G0 teams. ND has a national audience but this could have some ripple effects in the Midwest.

Why? The ND/Mich series has always been an on and off affair. They started playing in the 1910's and have played something like 40 times since then. Just basic math says there's a lot more years they didn't play than when they played. And ND seems likely to keep playing Purdue and Mich St every year, who are teams they've played more than Michigan even though thost matchups don't seem as glamorous.. And when does ND ever have problems getting teams to play them? Do you really think there are schools out there that, when they get a call from ND that they're interested in playing, just hang up?

[UNI88]

It is a shame and I think ND might be burning some bridges on this one that could hurt future scheduling efforts with other B1G0 teams. ND has a national audience but this could have some ripple effects in the Midwest.

Why? The ND/Mich series has always been an on and off affair. They started playing in the 1910's and have played something like 40 times since then. Just basic math says there's a lot more years they didn't play than when they played. And ND seems likely to keep playing Purdue and Mich St every year, who are teams they've played more than Michigan even though thost matchups don't seem as glamorous.. And when does ND ever have problems getting teams to play them? Do you really think there are schools out there that, when they get a call from ND that they're interested in playing, just hang up?

Michigan will be fine w/o ND on the schedule, they can schedule almost anyone in the country. Mich St isn't in quite as good of a situation but they also have a lot of appeal around the country. Purdue doesn't have that luxury. I'm not sure if Michigan or Mich St would be interested in future scheduling with ND if they get canceled on.

[EPJr]

Shamrock Series bridges past and future and will continue

Different venue, very different uniforms -- but a familiar foe nonetheless

No. 9 Notre Dame's 25th meeting Saturday with Miami will put a new twist on one of the sport's most intense rivalries, as it's the fourth installment of the Irish's "Shamrock Series" -- when the school takes one home game to a major city and presents a taste of 21st-century life to a historic program.

Soldier Field is the venue of choice for the Irish this season, following the Alamodome, Yankee Stadium and FedEx Field. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick said at the team's preseason media day Aug. 16 that the annual off-site home game is in the cards through at least the 2016 season, with sites but not opponents nailed down. Next year's will feature Arizona State at Cowboys Stadium.


http://espn.go.com/blog/notre-dame-foot ... and-future

[clenz]

Why? The ND/Mich series has always been an on and off affair. They started playing in the 1910's and have played something like 40 times since then. Just basic math says there's a lot more years they didn't play than when they played. And ND seems likely to keep playing Purdue and Mich St every year, who are teams they've played more than Michigan even though thost matchups don't seem as glamorous.. And when does ND ever have problems getting teams to play them? Do you really think there are schools out there that, when they get a call from ND that they're interested in playing, just hang up?

Michigan will be fine w/o ND on the schedule, they can schedule almost anyone in the country. Mich St isn't in quite as good of a situation but they also have a lot of appeal around the country. Purdue doesn't have that luxury. I'm not sure if Michigan or Mich St would be interested in future scheduling with ND if they get canceled on.

Dave Brandon will never say this publicly...but...ND more or less fucked them selves with ever getting Michigan to agree to a "decent" series for ND ever again.

[89Hen]

It's not that I don't like the unis, but them not wearing an all gold helmet is awful.

[andy7171]

I wonder how they are going to work the ACC lax tourney now with five teams?

[89Hen]

I wonder how they are going to work the ACC lax tourney now with five teams?

It will be 6 with Syracuse coming. I also think there are a couple more existing ACC members who are making the jump to NCAA lax (NCSt?).

FTW: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse & Notre Dame

[andy7171]

I wonder how they are going to work the ACC lax tourney now with five teams?

It will be 6 with Syracuse coming. I also think there are a couple more existing ACC members who are making the jump to NCAA lax (NCSt?).

FTW: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse & Notre Dame

You're right, I forgot Syracuse joining. I have heard Florida State starting up mens lax too.

[EPJr]

ACC decides to keep 8-game conference schedule for football


As a partial ACC member, Notre Dame will play five football games a year against ACC teams, while retaining as much of their traditional independent rivalries as possible. Per the exit policies for the Big East, the conference Notre Dame houses the rest of its sports, the Fighting Irish wouldn't be eligible to begin competition in the ACC until 2015. If a $5 million buyout is paid to the Big East before that time, though, Notre Dame can make the switch at any time.

Many believe the buyout could be paid before next school year.

FSU keeps partnerships with Clemson and Miami. The Hurricanes will use FSU and Virginia Tech as their primary partners. Two meetings per season -- one at home and one away -- with the teams in those partnerships will be guaranteed. The rest of the 14 non-conference games -- the ACC announced earlier this year it will be moving next year from a 16-game conference schedule to 18 games -- will feature home and away games with two rotating opponents, and five home-only games and and five road-only games.


The ACC also will continue its tradition of inviting every conference team to the basketball conference tournaments in March.

The tournaments will begin with three games on Wednesday, followed by four on both Thursday and Friday. The top four seeds still will receive byes into Friday's quarterfinal action.

The tournaments still will end on Sunday with the championship game.


With respect to baseball, the conference announced a change that will feature only 10 teams in a six-day, double-elimination tournament at season's end. Two single-elimination games on Saturday and the championship game on Sunday will round out that tournament.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/o ... 6723.story

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New ACC schedule format partners for BC, Notre Dame, and Syracuse


Men's and Women's Basketball
The ACC will continue to play an 18-game conference schedule with the addition of Notre Dame. The scheduling model will be based on a two-partner format.

Each year, teams will play every league opponent at least once with the two partners playing home and away annually. In addition to the four annual games against partners, the remaining 14 conference games will feature home and away games with two rotating opponents and five home-only games and five road-only games.

The two-primary-partner format preserves competitive balance and builds upon traditional rivalries while providing the opportunity to create new ones.

Boston College - Notre Dame and Syracuse
Clemson - Florida State and Georgia Tech
Duke - North Carolina and Wake Forest
Florida State - Clemson and Miami
Georgia Tech - Clemson and Notre Dame
Maryland - Pitt and Virginia
Miami - Florida State and Virginia Tech
North Carolina - Duke and NC State
NC State - North Carolina and Wake Forest
Notre Dame - Boston College and Georgia Tech
Pitt - Maryland and Syracuse
Syracuse - Boston College and Pitt
Virginia - Maryland and Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech - Miami and Virginia
Wake Forest - Duke and NC State

Following the regular season, the ACC Tournament format will continue to feature all league members. The Tournament will begin with three games on Wednesday, followed by four games on Thursday and Friday, two semifinals on Saturday and the championship game on Sunday. The top four seeds will continue to receive byes into Friday's quarterfinal round.


In the annual ACC/B1G Challenge, the decision was made to include the 12 teams with the best RPI from the previous year.


The ACC Baseball Tournament returns to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C., for the third time in five seasons. In 2009 and 2011 The 2013 tournament will be held May 22-26. The conference announced a change that will feature only 10 teams in a six-day, double-elimination tournament at season's end. Two single-elimination games on Saturday and the championship game on Sunday will round out that tournament.

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