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Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 1:41 PM
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3 teams in preseason top 10?
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 1:46 PM
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Well, one is North Carolina and the other is Miami.... so
yes, yes it is....
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 1:55 PM
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Miami's ranking is inflated so Bama can have a ranked win early to go alone with Clemson's.
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^^^^We have a winner!^^^^***
Aug 16, 2021, 2:01 PM
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak?
Aug 16, 2021, 2:01 PM
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Yes. Absolutely beyond Clemson. See Week 1 spreads:
09/04 7:30 PM
207 Georgia
208 Clemson -4 to -3½ 52½u
09/04 3:30 PM
179 Alabama -17½ to -18½ 62½
180 Miami (FL)
09/05 7:30 PM
223 Notre Dame -9½ to -8 55½u
224 Florida State
09/06 8:00 PM
225 Louisville
226 Mississippi -7½ to -8½ 74½u
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 2:30 PM
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In reality yes. The ACC needs FSU to return to prominence along with Louisville Ga. Tech and perhaps Pittsburg to make us stronger over all.
The Conference also need to make a firm decision on Notre Dame; ie either "ALL-IN" or don't let the door hit you in the rear on the way out.
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 2:51 PM
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ACC is an excellent conference with parity (except for Clemson).
Every conference has a couple great teams and the rest are average.
A conference is more than just football. I hate that, but it is true.
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 2:52 PM
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ACC weak maybe- is the SEC over rated for sure.
The way that the SEC stays as highly ranked as they do is inflation of rankings.
If Clemson won the National Championship and followed that up with a 5-5 recorded- they would never sniff the top 25 to start the year- LSU- not the same.
If Clemson was always winning the recruiting battle for top classes-like Georgia and then always under-preformed- they would be punished.
The SEC is Alabama as much as the ACC is Clemson- end of story.
No matter how much the ACC improves- it will be second class.
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Georgia's schedule you ask?
Aug 16, 2021, 3:02 PM
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outside of Clemson, they play two, yes TWO teams that had winning records against power 5 opponents. Auburn and Florida. SEC is VERY over rated.
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You really don’t want to go down the Strength of Schedule road
Aug 16, 2021, 4:49 PM
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Besides Georgia, we play a very weak schedule this year. Not our fault, it’s just a reflection on the state of affairs in the ACC.
We just need to beat UGA decisively instead of getting into the “you don’t play anybody” argument with them, because that’s an argument we lose.
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 3:21 PM
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You got that right.
Every year in preseason many of the Blue Bloods get an undeserved bump in the polls just due to ancient history.
If I were KING - the new season polls would start out where the last season's poll ended as teams earned that.
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The rest of the teams in the ACC...
Aug 16, 2021, 4:31 PM
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all have a VERY LONG way to go to be on par with Clemson just like the rest of the SEC has a very long way to go to be on par with Bama.
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 4:33 PM
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Miami won't end up in the top 10.
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Re: Is the ACC really that weak with
Aug 16, 2021, 4:42 PM
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The answer is no as the ACC is not the best conference but is also not the worst. We also know that the SEC has Bama and a couple of good teams but beyond that the other tag along teams are no better than the teams in the other conferences.
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