The Sporting News states what most of us speculate is occurring:the ACC is talking with ND. If their sources are good, the ACC is standing it's ground on full membership.

"The Big 12 also must consider, if it gets the opportunity, whether it wants to offer a sort of hybrid membership to Notre Dame. Irish officials want to arrange the sort of deal with the ACC that it currently has with the Big East. The ACC to this point has declined. If it holds firm to that position, the Irish might approach the Big 12 for a similar arrangement: A football scheduling arrangement with conference members, full membership in other sports."


http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-bas...-starting-five