Re: Who believes the Big 10 is the best

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Sep 3, 2019, 7:51 PM [ in reply to Re: Who believes the Big 10 is the best ]

It matters because of perception! The perception that the ACC is soooooo weak; yet had one of the better bowl records last season. In 2016 the ACC went 9-3 in bowl season and a NC. I use bowl season b/c you play good teams from the other conferences!
I'm not going to Duke can't beat the Big 10 west champ; but they can and did last year EEtigerstripe Duke defeated Northwestern(the west representative in their championship game) I believe in Illinois.
And Duke wasn't hitting on anything last year! So, no. No you would be wrong to assume they couldn't go and beat Penn St. who honestly should have lost to App St at home l.y. Or Maryland. Rutgers. Michigan St. I mean really! I like Michigan St and the way Dantoni gets them dudes prepared despite being out-manned. But, I wouldn't say Nancy St couldn't beat them.
Much like the SEC-ond conference they beat up each other - take a loss - and remain ranked! Oregon would have fell way farther because of - "perception" - of the opponents conference. "NOT THE TEAM", but the conference. Had they lost to say Nebraska or Michigan St they would have dropped way farther. Despite Aw-bum being ranked in a similar range in the polls.
Based on stuff like returning starters and L.Y. record more ACC schools should have been ranked.

The bias is real and unpleasant!

The rest of the ACC needs to stop just gearing up for Clemson and start winning even more O.O.C. games. I guess that's the only way to turn around the perception.
FSU and Miami are key to the ACC having a good perception! The rest of the country who remembers those schools glory days - will catapult them instantly with even marginal success!

Nancy St. Cuse. Pitt. UVA. Wake could all have good seasons and people would say - the conference is down.
Perception! Not facts when you are playing post season games.

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EETigerStripe you don't have to agree of course!
The thing is - when the teams play it's not this total domination taking place! I don't have the record; as I said - bowl records is what I am going by and final records. You don't play teams from your own conference in bowl games; so I use that.
The SEC and Big 10 can't get fat off each other and some "good old voted on championship glory days" during bowl season. You have to actually play and beat somebody!

It doesn't tell the whole story; but the story it's telling isn't one of "it's any worse than the Pac 12" or the Big 12 beyond Oklahoma. Texas had a good year last year but before that where were they?

If FSU and Miami were good UVA would be ranked. Cuse had the same problem last season.

I am with you on the "as long as Clemson is good who cares about the rest of the ACC"! Really, I am just saying and answering the OP question.

Anyone else think the reason you don't hear a bunch of random fans from other schools who are not named Clemson or FSU recently "yelling ACC ACC ACC" is b/c of the slack academic requirements of most SEC schools? Versus the higher ones in the ACC? I think so.

But, in terms of building a strong strength of schedule, it makes sense! This propaganda is what the SEC and BIG 10 has more than anything!

Who believes the Big 10 is the best