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Why is Notre Dame not part of a football conference?

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There are a couple of core reasons, in my opinion: 1. Ability to play a national schedule. Notre Dame gets to play lots of different teams across the country every year. read more

Notre Dame cannot be part of a national conference because that would hurt its revenue from TV contracts and merchandise. Independence gives it freedom to build $400M boondoggle stadium additions. Oh yeah BTW, Notre Dame would get creamed if it had to play a real conference. read more

The University of Notre Dame accepted an invitation today (Sept. 12) to become a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in all sports except football. Most Notre Dame athletics programs have been members of the Big East Conference since 1995 after previously competing in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, North Star Conference and as independents. read more

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