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Michigan and Big Ten 'insiders' on ACC choosing to play

WoadBlue

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This is a most interesting little piece.

The insiders have told how the Big Ten is in the position it is in. The BT plan was to announce No Play first. The Pac, dutifully, would ape the BT. The BT expected the ACC then to agree on No Play, which would nudge the Big XII into No Play, which would force the SEC to give up.

"So why the ACC third? Because many of the universities within the conference are esteemed educational schools, led by the same academic minds that populate the Big Ten. Particularly Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia Tech and even Florida State (surprisingly, the No. 18 public university nationally) were supposed to be in lockstep with the Big Ten and wield enough power to force the entire ACC into following the Big Ten's lead.

That didn't happen. And if you're looking for another reason to hate Notre Dame, now you have it.

"Notre Dame really wanted to play and was willing to enter into an agreement that could lead to something down the road ... at the very least, more games every year against ACC teams," an insider shared. "They're adamance about playing was the ace-in-the-hole a group, led by Clemson, needed to really push for a season and turn the tide in favor of ignoring the Big Ten.

"I mean, if Notre Dame, with their academic reputation and their national brand, was willing to go forward ... it sort of just sealed the ACC's fate."
 
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