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The college football world is abuzz with the news that Notre Dame is bolting the Big East for the ACC, even becoming a "partial member" in football.

While this news is being heralded as a seismic change in the college football world, and it certainly is, much of the country is either ignoring or glossing over the negatives Notre Dame will face with its new conference quasi-affiliation.