That's always been one of Swofford's strengths. He would talk to the media for a half hour, after which we would realize he had said nothing of real substance. That's a useful skill in some contexts, I suppose.
Recall that the ACC wasn't exactly leading the charge last March. It looks to me like the ACC is going to let other folks clear the minefield.
Remember that ND loses its entire football season if everybody cancels non-conference games...unless they play Army, BYU, etc. repeatedly. I guarantee that's a big deal up there, and it trickles down to Swofford. I'm not sure there is a good answer other than joining the ACC temporarily. That would require reworking the entire ACC schedule, but nobody in the ACC or at ESPN wants to cancel the ND @Clemson game the week after our theoretical trip to South Bend.
Long story short (too late), it's complicated.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
ACC's bout to find out the can's gonna kick them.
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Who’s gonna bury who
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Nothing, except perhaps the football culture there, and the general insouciance (bonus word) in the area regarding the virus.
Having said that, SEC Commissioner Sankey said yesterday his concern about the football season was "high to very high."
I doubt we'll see any NCAA sports until there's a vaccine...
The ACC just announced that the "virtual" ACC Football Kickoff has been "postponed." A media event, with media, players, coaches. It was scheduled for next week. Maybe just postponed until after the end-of-July decision. But still a not-so-optimistic data point.