That's correct.
The thinking is that when all of the re-alignment in the major conferences is completed in the next five to ten years, ND would become a full member by then.
Also, ACC schools voted today to increase the exit fees from $20 mil to $50 mil. In other words, no one is leaving the conference and the ACC flexed their muscles once again. Getting ND in this first step is HUGE.
The 16th and final member sometime in the future probably comes down to UConn or Rutgers.
When all is said and done, the ACC will have a major presence in the Boston, Syracuse/Buffalo, NYC, DC, Raleigh/Durham/Charlotte/, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, and Chicago TV markets.
The thinking is that when all of the re-alignment in the major conferences is completed in the next five to ten years, ND would become a full member by then.
Also, ACC schools voted today to increase the exit fees from $20 mil to $50 mil. In other words, no one is leaving the conference and the ACC flexed their muscles once again. Getting ND in this first step is HUGE.
The 16th and final member sometime in the future probably comes down to UConn or Rutgers.
When all is said and done, the ACC will have a major presence in the Boston, Syracuse/Buffalo, NYC, DC, Raleigh/Durham/Charlotte/, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, and Chicago TV markets.