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re: Joining a Conference will kill Notre Dame as a National Brand

Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:16 pm to
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
32303 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:16 pm to
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Joining a Conference will kill Notre Dame as a National Brand



Good.
Posted by LOTOTiger
Member since May 2025
126 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:28 pm to
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ND plays 5 teams from the ACC each year on a rotational basis & four traditional games against Purdue, USC, Navy, & Stanford.


Well - given their AD took a blow torch to the ACC on live TV this morning, and the childish bowl game opt out - I wouldn't count on having ANYTHING resembling a real schedule over the long haul once those scheduling agreements expire; unless they change their tune dramatically. Maybe they can get a scheduling agreement with the new PAC whatever, or AAC or CUSA. I'm sure that will help the national brand.

Is Alabama a national brand? Texas? Ohio State? Georgia? Oregon? etc. etc. Lots of schools recruit nationwide - this isn't 1985.
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
6621 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:34 pm to
Nobody in the south gives AF about notre dame
Posted by Slums_Alum
It’s cold
Member since Dec 2025
161 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:36 pm to
quote:

Nobody in the south gives AF about notre dame


You’re kidding right? A&M held onto that win in South Bend like a security blanket for months
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
6621 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:02 pm to
What I mean is, nobody down here is a fan of them
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21791 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:04 pm to
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Quitting every post-season when they make the CFPs will kill Notre Dame as a National Brand


Fify
Posted by bamabaseballsec
Member since Dec 2020
3306 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:06 pm to
Maybe they can get a scheduling agreement with the new PAC whatever,

Guarantee you if nd burns it’s acc bridges yormark would be waiting with open arms to give nd the exact same deal
Posted by gothamdawg
NYC
Member since Nov 2015
1289 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:10 pm to
Is ND really a "national" brand?

And the Big 10 has Oregon, so arguably a national footprint.


At the end of the day, any decision will have a consequence. ND chose to be independent, and being left out of the CFP is a consequence of that.

Posted by gothamdawg
NYC
Member since Nov 2015
1289 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:10 pm to
Is ND really a "national" brand?

And the Big 10 has Oregon, so arguably a national footprint.


At the end of the day, any decision will have a consequence. ND chose to be independent, and being left out of the CFP is a consequence of that.

Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21791 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:12 pm to
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Is ND really a "national" brand

Yes
Posted by 12
Redneck part of Florida
Member since Nov 2010
19789 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:15 pm to
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Joining a Conference will kill Notre Dame as a National Brand


Good. frick Notre Dame.
Posted by dirtburglar4Lyfe
Member since Jun 2024
10 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:22 pm to
OP looks like he skipped that day in business skool when they talke about Brand and Branding. Dumb.
Posted by gothamdawg
NYC
Member since Nov 2015
1289 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:25 pm to
quote:

quote:
Is ND really a "national" brand

Yes


And how is that everyone else's problem?
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21791 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:27 pm to
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And how is that everyone else's problem?

Who said it was?
Posted by chefrossi
Member since Jan 2022
351 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:29 pm to
It’s at a point now that if Notre Dame stop playing football, who’d even give a shite?
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21791 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:32 pm to
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It’s at a point now that if Notre Dame stop playing football, who’d even give a shite?

Same could be said for most programs at any level outside of their fans and a generation of their closest rival fan base.
Posted by ALTiger
Alabama
Member since Nov 2009
3081 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:34 pm to
Why TF is the SEC scheduling games with ND???
Posted by Delupe
Member since Oct 2025
123 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 5:42 pm to
Guess you didn't catch Kirby's interview after the SEC Championship where he credited his victory to the great high school coaches of Georgia and the football system that produced & developed many of his players. Most college rosters are local and neighboring states with the larger programs including "some" players from talent rich states like CA, TX, GA and FL. ND has players throughout the country...look at the roster...it's online.
Posted by Drydock
Osage County
Member since Oct 2013
8475 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 5:53 pm to
Think about what you just wrote. Indeed, Georgia has lots of local players. Because Georgia is a state rich in football talent. Guess what Indiana is not rich in. And about to get poorer with the rise of Cignetti.

In any case, EVERYONE recruits nationally now. It's a meaningless point in this particular argument.
Posted by Arkyologist
Appalachia
Member since Feb 2023
396 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 6:06 pm to
In my opinion, if she wants a seat at the table, she needs to sit it it.
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