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Notre Dame Football: 5 Reasons the Fighting Irish should just join the ACC

By Michael Collins

Nov 28, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly leads his team onto the field against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Stanford won 38-36.Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly leads his team onto the field against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Stanford won 38-36.Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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January 10, 2016; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban pose in advance of the College Football Playoff championship at JW Marriott Camelback Inn. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
January 10, 2016; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban pose in advance of the College Football Playoff championship at JW Marriott Camelback Inn. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2 – A Better Shot at Making the College Football Playoff

The College Football Playoff is obviously here to stay, and probably soon to expand. Right now, teams in Power-5 conferences (of which, the ACC happens to be one) have an advantage over everyone else in terms of a path to the playoff.

Conference championship games and bragging rights of winning said game are a major determining factor for the College Football Playoff selection committee. Notre Dame plays one less game than most other playoff contenders, and that fact hurts them when it comes time for the committee to make their choices (just ask teams in the Big 12).

If you are a conference champ, your shot at the playoffs drastically increases, and in the ACC Notre Dame would have more than a decent shot at that championship game every season.

As the playoffs expand, winning a conference or being in the championship game will become even more crucial, and Notre Dame could find themselves locked out quite often if they remain an independent.

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