ACC to play 10-game conference-only schedule for the 2020 season.

[gtrower]

If you throw in non-conference games during the season that takes away the on the fly scheduling advantage. Schultz tweeted yesterday that the mutt game wouldn't necessarily be out even if the conferences go to a conference only schedule.



Play 10 games before Thanksgiving and the in-state rivalry games would still be possible either Thanksgiving week or in early December. It wouldn't affect the ACC's ability to move games or even replay games between teams if a team has to pull out in the middle of the season. Also, playing a non-conference rivalry game after the ACC season wouldn't be as big of an issue if the non-conference team didn't follow the same protocols as the ACC.

The ACC hasn't actually made an announcement as far as I know. If things are changed to a conference only schedule, I don't see the schedule being slightly modified to add two more games. I see the schedules completely starting over. I doubt GT-Syracuse would be on the new schedule.

Read the title of the thread you’re posting in.

 

[CuseJacket]

 

[CuseJacket]

 

[RonJohn]

Read the title of the thread you’re posting in.

It is based on a report from McMurphy who says he expects the ACC to follow the Big 10 in having a conference only schedule. The ACC still hasn't announced anything. The title of the thread is not an announcement from the ACC.

 

[YJMD]

Conferences can make their own uniform plan to control testing, quarantining, and other regulations. If you allow OOC games you can’t guarantee those teams are following the same safety measures. It’s more that than the travel. Relieves a LOT of headaches of trying to make an FBS-wide plan (which clearly wasn’t happening). Schedule being a big part of that.

That’s aside from the fact that fewer games is inherently safer.

Also bargaining power with TV and sponsors. They need as much under their control as possible in order to put the conference in the best position possible. Can't try to honor old contracts that no longer make financial sense if there is a valid (act of God) out to them. It is also about buying time. Delaying, eliminating a bye week, pushing back championship game a week, etc. are options to safely execute the plan and work out the financials.

Really, non P5 and FCS schools are getting boned hard. Their whole athletic department revenue may depend on big OOC matchups. We'll probably see a number of them fold altogether at least for a time.

 

[crl85]

Not a fan of allowing ND to be an acc football team when it’s convenient.

Agreement as-is should remain. They are not in the acc.

Id be in favor of giving them the opportunity to join the acc permanently, but not for one season.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

No, it doesn't.

UCF probably feels like they can beat us...they are probably right.

 

[RamblinRed]

Big10 move is sobering
https://sports.yahoo.com/big-ten-ca...ng-moment-for-college-football-221416034.html
“Just trying to keep the lights on,” said one ACC athletic director. “‘Trying’ is the key word.”
“We just want to get the season started and see where it goes,” said an SEC athletic director.
the sport is carved up into fiefdoms. Now everyone is sticking with their own and hoping to make it as long as they can to cash as many checks as possible.

 

[bobongo]

UCF probably feels like they can beat us...they are probably right.

I agree with the first part of that - unsure about the second. I think we're going to shock some people this season.

 

[RonJohn]

I agree with the first part of that - unsure about the second. I think we're going to shock some people this season.

I would say there is a decent chance that GT will be undefeated in 2020.

 

[bobongo]

I would say there is a decent chance that GT will be undefeated in 2020.

50/50.

 

[RonJohn]

50/50.

If GT is undefeated this year, are we going to claim a national championship like UCF did?

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

I would say there is a decent chance that GT will be undefeated in 2020.

Sure. Your optimism is admirable. I don't think we will win more than 3 or 4 of an all conference schedule. The chances of Tech going undefeated are about the same as Tech losing all of their games.

 

[RonJohn]

Sure. Your optimism is admirable. I don't think we will win more than 3 or 4 of an all conference schedule. The chances of Tech going undefeated are about the same as Tech losing all of their games.

I should have probably put the sarcasm emoji. I was referring to not losing any games because no games are played.

 

[GTFowler]

Nm

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

If GT is undefeated this year, are we going to claim a national championship like UCF did?

Why not? If we beat Clemson the defending national champs, Miami, UNC, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech we would have as good a claim as anyone. Assuming an all conference schedule without UGA and Gardner Webb.

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

I should have probably put the sarcasm emoji. I was referring to not losing any games because no games are played.

I have always been slow on the uptake. We may not play any games. Let's claim a national championship because then we would be "undefeated".

 

[Heisman's Ghost]

Nm

So it would appear. Went right over my head. It is hard to believe that this would actually happen because there will be a number of programs that will have to fold. Some of those ridiculous coaching salaries just may have to be changed. A pity, but in every life, a little rain must fall.

 

[orientalnc]

If the ACC goes to ten conference games, ND is in a bind. Swofford said ND would likely be in the mix. Note, "likely" is not equivalent to "will" or "shall" in contract law.

Assuming the ACC follows the B1G and schedules ten conference games for each team, that means we could have a ten week season that ends in time for the schools that plan to have finals before Thanksgiving. If these kids are truly student-athletes, those finals are critical. If ND is added to the mix, bye weeks are required to accommodate the odd number of teams and the scheduling gets really complicated.

As it is, ND has six games against ACC opponents. It looks like they could lose, in addition to Wisconsin, the games with Stanford and USC from the PAC-12, Arkansas from the SEC, Navy from the AAC, and maybe W. Michigan. It's a complicated mix since the SEC might wait a long time before announcing its 2020 plans (hoping to get a full season). If the ACC is switching to a conference only schedule, ND needs make some changes quickly and let the Swofford know what they are going to do. I do not see how the ACC can play six games against the Irish and and drop the Florida-FSU, Tech-uga, and Clemson-USCe games. From a PR stand point, that is very foolish. Keeping the six already scheduled games and not adding ND to the ten game conference schedule is even more problematic.

This could get very interesting in the next few weeks (maybe days).

 

[bobongo]

If GT is undefeated this year, are we going to claim a national championship like UCF did?

Yes.