No one would argue that it wouldn’t be better if Notre Dame wasn’t a full ACC football member, but the past weekend proved just how valuable the 5 game scheduling agreement is with Notre Dame and the ACC. Prior to the game Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports called the ACC/Notre Dame genius.
The Television Ratings for the game only add to this fact. It was the highest rated college football game of the week. This more than doubled a top 25 game between Florida and Ole Miss – the game opposite of the Clemson/Notre Dame.
Last year’s Notre Dame/Florida State matchup of top 5 teams was the 2nd highest rated game of 2014.
This is good news for the ACC, especially for the ACC’s better football teams to have such a high profile game with Notre Dame. The scenario could not have worked out better the ACC. In the last 2 years the ACC’s best football programs Clemson this year and Florida State last year faced a top 10 Notre Dame. The game’s ratings were huge.
It’s exactly what John Swofford wanted, short of full membership for Notre Dame. Notre Dame still has drawing power, and has a strong football program. Clemson and Florida State still win the games against Notre Dame.
