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<blockquote data-quote="Sugar3ThousandPounds" data-source="post: 996522" data-attributes="member: 6802"><p>Yep. Miami and VT falling from their perch as perennial top-10 teams in the 2000s is what hurt the ACC the most. For youngins like me it’s easy to forget that Miami played in 6 straight major bowl games from 2000-2005 (if you count the Peach Bowls), including 2 Nattys — they have played in 1 (2017 Orange Bowl) in the 18 seasons since. Similar story for VT: major bowls in 7/8 years from 2004-2011 — zero in 12 years since. </p><p></p><p>Ifs and buts and all that, but if Miami and VT stayed even somewhat close to that level, and Dabo still brought Clemson to their current prominence, there’s an alternate reality where the SEC and ACC are equals, with the tiers roughly being:</p><p></p><p><strong>Perennial Contenders</strong></p><p>FSU, Clemson == Alabama, Georgia</p><p></p><p><strong>Consistent Top-20 Teams, Occasional Contenders</strong></p><p>VT, Miami == LSU, Tennessee, Florida</p><p></p><p><strong>Fringe Top-25 Teams</strong></p><p>GT, UNC, NC State == Auburn, Texas A&M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sugar3ThousandPounds, post: 996522, member: 6802"] Yep. Miami and VT falling from their perch as perennial top-10 teams in the 2000s is what hurt the ACC the most. For youngins like me it’s easy to forget that Miami played in 6 straight major bowl games from 2000-2005 (if you count the Peach Bowls), including 2 Nattys — they have played in 1 (2017 Orange Bowl) in the 18 seasons since. Similar story for VT: major bowls in 7/8 years from 2004-2011 — zero in 12 years since. Ifs and buts and all that, but if Miami and VT stayed even somewhat close to that level, and Dabo still brought Clemson to their current prominence, there’s an alternate reality where the SEC and ACC are equals, with the tiers roughly being: [B]Perennial Contenders[/B] FSU, Clemson == Alabama, Georgia [B]Consistent Top-20 Teams, Occasional Contenders[/B] VT, Miami == LSU, Tennessee, Florida [B]Fringe Top-25 Teams[/B] GT, UNC, NC State == Auburn, Texas A&M [/QUOTE]
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