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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 814546" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>I don't think that would be enough. In 2016, the ACC won three of the four rivalry weekend games. It was explained away by ESPN (who Packer works for) as the ACC playing against the SEC East, not against the SEC, and since everybody knew that the SEC East was the lesser division, those wins didn't say anything about conference comparisons. In 2008 Wake Forest beat Ole Miss. That was explained away as an ACC team beating a bottom feeder SEC team, so it didn't say anything about conference comparisons. I recall commentators actually making comments about ACC teams being afraid to play the "real" SEC teams. Then 3 weeks later Ole Miss beat #4 Florida. The same commentators declared that this was evidence of the total strength of the SEC. Even the lesser teams in the SEC are extremely close to top ten level football teams. (The WF game from only 21 days before was totally ignored at that point)</p><p></p><p>Sports commentators say whatever they want to say, and logical reasoning has absolutely nothing to do with it. Look at the actual ACC-vs-SEC records for the last few years:</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>2014</td><td>5-3</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>10-4</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>5-7</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>4-8</td></tr></table><p></p><p>It is usually close to 50%. In 2019, the SEC won a large percentage, but in 2016 the ACC won a large percentage. Looking at actual numbers, the SEC does not dominate the ACC in the way that the commentators currently describe. Even if the numbers reverse and the average is ACC 6 to SEC 4, it will not change the storyline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 814546, member: 2426"] I don't think that would be enough. In 2016, the ACC won three of the four rivalry weekend games. It was explained away by ESPN (who Packer works for) as the ACC playing against the SEC East, not against the SEC, and since everybody knew that the SEC East was the lesser division, those wins didn't say anything about conference comparisons. In 2008 Wake Forest beat Ole Miss. That was explained away as an ACC team beating a bottom feeder SEC team, so it didn't say anything about conference comparisons. I recall commentators actually making comments about ACC teams being afraid to play the "real" SEC teams. Then 3 weeks later Ole Miss beat #4 Florida. The same commentators declared that this was evidence of the total strength of the SEC. Even the lesser teams in the SEC are extremely close to top ten level football teams. (The WF game from only 21 days before was totally ignored at that point) Sports commentators say whatever they want to say, and logical reasoning has absolutely nothing to do with it. Look at the actual ACC-vs-SEC records for the last few years: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]2014[/TD] [TD]5-3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2015[/TD] [TD]4-6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2016[/TD] [TD]10-4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2017[/TD] [TD]5-7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2018[/TD] [TD]4-6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2019[/TD] [TD]4-8[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] It is usually close to 50%. In 2019, the SEC won a large percentage, but in 2016 the ACC won a large percentage. Looking at actual numbers, the SEC does not dominate the ACC in the way that the commentators currently describe. Even if the numbers reverse and the average is ACC 6 to SEC 4, it will not change the storyline. [/QUOTE]
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