Notre Dame joining the ACC??!!!!

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

nobody is giving jobs to grads from UC-Irvine over grads from Notre Dame because of academic reputation.

That would definitely be your midwest bias kicking in- in Indiana I'm sure that's not the case, but everywhere I've lived recently (AZ, MT, ID, WA, WY- definitely AZ, ID, WA...honestly haven't discussed Irvine in Wyoming or Montana) has found Irvine to be a very, very prestigious school while Notre Dame is pretty much "some Catholic school back east with a good football program"

For the record, Notre Dame has two alumni clubs in Montana,  while UC Irvine has zero. Even Ohio State has an alumni club out in Big Sky country.
(Also for the record, I'm sure there are plenty of other schools with alumni chapters in Montana)