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I’m more worried about the guy on the sideline.
December 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The only way this works is if you want to do the Frank Reich thing for a year because you don't have a permanent president and your athletic director is likley toast.
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“Sacred?” 🙄🙄🙄
December 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
OMG, he's STILL talking about it!!!
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They didn't even know how to promote their own brand! So instead they are watering it down to something meaningless. Why would you even consider Albright when you have a (likely less expensive) community college down the street that likely does this better - and has a library!?! (2/2)
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Lifelong higher education administator here. This isn't going to work. Most of them likely know this won't work either. The seeds for Albright's failure were sown long ago. They don't have enough money and they failed at showing how a liberal arts education gives you the skills needed. (1/2)
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Does he realize how this happens?
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It's not 1982 any longer. Attendance is important sure, but nowhere near as important as it used to be. The point is that the ACC provides ND access to scheduling higher level opponents. Is ND going to be able to replicate this if the ACC to end this?
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Yes. If he is on leave, it's a personnel issue. So they already said that.
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Institutional trust?" It's clearly a personnel issue, which almost everyone realizes is something that comes with a degree of quietness. And the leadership isn't going to ignore legal advice - that's what gets them fired. In the end, they will resolve the issue and all will be forgotten.
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
But even that may not be possible if an attorney, especially one who works for a public university, tells you not to say anything. Furthermore, if you say something too generic, it's just going to annoy people due to lack of detail. (I used to oversee marketing and comms at a public university.)
December 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I love that a student editor is applying what she has learned in class to this editorial, but there could be very good, and very legal, reasons why they aren't saying anything.
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
And right now, ND needs the ACC more than vice versa. Filling out a schedule with quality opponents would be hard as a full independent.
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Right now" doesn't matter. It's the whole season that matters.
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It's the four highest ranked champions plus the highest Group of 5. They are trying to avoid lawsuits with this move.
December 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Oh I don't want that. The playoffs are great.
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Well, they were good enough. The problem is the ACC's tiebreakers.

But to your point, yes it is absurd, but that's the only way you are going to be able to get rid of conference championship games. Otherwise it's just an exhibition. It should count for something...either way.
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sure you can. If a conference wants to have a championship game to determine its champion, help its seeding, etc. then there has to be downside risk too.
December 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I think people would have understood had Alabama missed out for ND and Miami.
December 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My guess is that these guys love the image of someone like Theodore Roosevelt, but are doing the exact opposite of talking softly and carrying a big stick. They talk loud and pick on the weak.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Or at least after head to head. If the ACC doesn't make the CFP, it is definitely a self-inflicted wound.
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
And/or because the conference had terrible tie-breakers.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Any game sponsored by DeKalb is a default sickos game.
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I do laugh when he criticizes the elf choir.
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Bumble is nothing compared to cranky old Santa.
December 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM