Larry Williams
@LarryWilliamsTI
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Just been told the ACC is not moving forward with expansion. This sounds done.

That obviates Larry's tweet below and Brett McMurphy's follow up at bottom-- except for the reason given below for the ACC standing pat. SMU has applied for ACC membership also and is willing to take less than a full share of conference revenue. I would not have wanted to add Stanford and Cal for the sake of their student-athletes. I am vehement in opposition to the ACC's irritation at ND. The addition of Smoo would have eased somewhat the onerous travel on the West Coast kids and with Stanford, Cal, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Virginia, North Carolina and Pitt would have made the ACC hands down the Academic Conference, a big-time athletic Ivy League. Reiterating, I agree with the decision on fairness grounds to the Stanford and Cal kids.

Larry Williams
@LarryWilliamsTI

Am told Notre Dame, as a full voting member of the ACC, is pushing hard for the additions of Stanford and Cal. That "full voting member" part is ... something. Writing on this shortly.

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Notre Dame, an ACC member in every sport but football, is pushing for the ACC to add Stanford and Cal, while SMU told the ACC the Mustangs would not require any league revenue for the first 5-7 years after joining, sources told Action Network.

“Notre Dame initiated us bringing on Stanford and Cal and continues to push, yet Notre Dame won’t join the ACC as a full-time member,” an ACC source said. “That doesn’t make sense to us.”

Notre Dame’s push to add Stanford and Cal was first reported by Tiger Illustrated’s Larry Williams.