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<blockquote data-quote="WVUALLEN" data-source="post: 131354431" data-attributes="member: 1112294">Yes you are correct. Notre Dame only splits the bowl revenue of bowls below the Orange that have ties to ACC. (when the Irish are in a New Year's Six bowl or any bowl not tied to ACC, they keep that money for themselves). ND still can qualify for the Orange Bowl, taking the slot for the Big Ten/SEC slot against the ACC. For ND to take that spot, they must rank above the remaining B1G and SEC teams after the Semifinals, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl make their selections. Notre Dame has access to most of the ACC’s bowl tie-ins as long as they are within one win of the potential qualifying ACC team.Basically the ACC pays ND 5.8 million for their rights. Which is a sweet deal for both. At the end of the day, you have to give the Notre Dame administration credit. They negotiated a hell of a deal with the ACC. The Irish receive stability for their basketball program while maintaining the ability to maximize the profitability of their football program and get paid for both.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WVUALLEN, post: 131354431, member: 1112294"] Yes you are correct. Notre Dame only splits the bowl revenue of bowls below the Orange that have ties to ACC. (when the Irish are in a New Year's Six bowl or any bowl not tied to ACC, they keep that money for themselves). ND still can qualify for the Orange Bowl, taking the slot for the Big Ten/SEC slot against the ACC. For ND to take that spot, they must rank above the remaining B1G and SEC teams after the Semifinals, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl make their selections. Notre Dame has access to most of the ACC’s bowl tie-ins as long as they are within one win of the potential qualifying ACC team. Basically the ACC pays ND 5.8 million for their rights. Which is a sweet deal for both. At the end of the day, you have to give the Notre Dame administration credit. They negotiated a hell of a deal with the ACC. The Irish receive stability for their basketball program while maintaining the ability to maximize the profitability of their football program and get paid for both. [/QUOTE]

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