re: Clemson joins FSU in ACC Lawsuit

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If Notre Dame is smart they will call the Big Ten offices today

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Notre Dame must see the writing on the wall at some point. When FSU, Clemson, UVA, VT, and UNC join the B1G/SEC, it will further solidify their leverage and revenue potential relative to everyone else. But even now, the new CFP deal means that schools like Indiana and Vanderbilt will make more money from the Playoff for being 2-10 than Notre Dame will make for being selected in the Playoff.

I think Virginia and Notre Dame will join the B1G. The SEC will add UNC, VT, Clemson, and FSU. The Big 12 will add Louisville, Miami, NC State and Pitt. I think Duke and GT have outside shots at the B1G or the Big 12. And don't write off Cal or Stanford to the B1G, it seems like a lot of the B1G schools were frustrated by letting them slide to the ACC.

You can bank on this though: none of these conferences are anxious to expand beyond 20 schools. The logistics don't make sense for scheduling alone, and I don't think networks are willing to pay the B1G or SEC pro rata shares for another 6-8 schools.