Notre Dame says jump. ACC asks how high. Inside college football's most dysfunctional relationship
The Fighting Irish can insult, blame and posture — safe in the knowledge the ACC will never push back.
AMELIA ISLAND, FL – The dynamics of it all are just so odd and off-putting, it's uncomfortable to watch it play out. One side gets what it wants without a hint of guilt in the surreal marriage between Notre Dame and the ACC. The other plays the role of sorry sod while being blamed for all shortcomings .
Guess who's who in this narcissistic relationship? “What does ( Notre Dame ) have to do for someone in this conference to get pissed off? ” an ACC coach told USA TODAY Sports earlier this week during the league’s annual spring meetings.
OPINION: ACC crawls back to Big Ten even after failed Alliance — and calls it survival OPINION: Lane Kiffin isn’t misunderstood. He’s calculated We now know, unequivocally, what Notre Dame can do: Insult the ACC, and blame the conference for the Irish not being selected to the College Football Playoff in 2025. It can have athletic director Pete Bevacqua declare five months ago there is “permanent damage to the relationship between Notre Dame and the conference” — then stroll the halls of the swanky Ritz-Carlton resort this week and reaffirm a relationship that’s “incredibly strong.
” All while the ACC doesn’t take punitive action for behavior unbecoming a league member, or that endangers the good standing of the conference. The same, basic don’t-say-anything-stupid deal every FBS conference tells every member institution. Only Notre Dame isn’t technically a member of the ACC in football.
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