What we heard at ACC meetings: Tiebreakers, the Amazon-Duke deal and Notre Dame

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Just hours into ACC spring meetings, Notre Dame was put on the defensive by an On3 story that quoted multiple athletic directors anonymously venting that the Irish were taking advantage of the conference without consequence. Notre Dame declined an ACC-affiliated bowl bid last December after the Irish were the first team left out of the College Football Playoff, drawing comments such as “pathetic,” “100 percent arrogance” and “crybabies” from the athletic directors quoted by On3’s Brett McMurphy.The Athletic spoke to four athletic directors after the story broke and found a different vibe.Advertisement