Possible ACC Football Scheduling Changes--Divisions?

[awbuzz]

Instead of adding a team, could we kick out F$U?

No!!! Don't give them what they "want".

 

[slugboy]

When the ACC added the 3 new teams they asked each school if and who they wanted a “protected” rival. GT said no one. UNC said Duke, NCST and UVA. Some teams have 1 others 2, UNC has 3 and GT and Louisville have 0.

To be fair, the conference asked Tech (and probably a few other teams) not to choose a protected rival because it doesn’t work with 17 teams

 

[jgtengineer]

Its easier to leave a conference. if you don't have any ties to it.

 

[Root4GT]

To be fair, the conference asked Tech (and probably a few other teams) not to choose a protected rival because it doesn’t work with 17 teams

Not to mention Clemson was the logical protected partner and they have beat the crap out of us for well over a decade!

 

[jgtengineer]

Well could add Uconn for the basketball (they rule the big east still but might be enticed) A dormat football program so it just adds a win to everyone but woudl be very useful for strengthening basketball.

 

[GT33]

Pods make sense—almost. We have 18 to schedule, including Notre Dame. That’s three six-team pods or six three-team pods.

If you do six three-team pods, you have

• Cal, Stanford, SMU in the West
• GT, FSU, Miami in the South
• BC, Syracuse, Pitt in the North??
• VT, UVA, Wake
• Clemson, UNC, NCST in Carolina
• Louisville, Notre Dame, Duke in MidWest

(This breaks somehow)

Three pod games, five or six rotating

Two nine-team divisions also works IF Notre Dame goes in one. This is tough unless they get assigned

We need 20 teams, 10 in each division. 9 conference games per year. Top 2 play for Conference Championship. We get 9 conference games, mutt & 2 patsies (or 1 patsy & ND).

If they wanted an additional conference game have cross-over games, #1 from last year against #1, #2 against #2, etc. Everyone gets 2 non-conference games.

GT Division: GT, da u, fsu, Clem, fake Tech, unc, dook, wake, ncst, uva
Non-GT Division: Smu, Furd, Cal, Looie, Pitt, BC, Cuse & add 3 teams.

I'd take 3 of of Uconn, Memphis, Tulane, Usf, Boise. If we got Usf, give the french the boot.

ND could rotate around and play however many non-conference games they wanted every year. I think they have 5 now. That's once every 4 years.

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

We need 20 teams, 10 in each division. 9 conference games per year. Top 2 play for Conference Championship. We get 9 conference games, mutt & 2 patsies (or 1 patsy & ND).

If they wanted an additional conference game have cross-over games, #1 from last year against #1, #2 against #2, etc. Everyone gets 2 non-conference games.

GT Division: GT, da u, fsu, Clem, fake Tech, unc, dook, wake, ncst, uva
Non-GT Division: Smu, Furd, Cal, Looie, Pitt, BC, Cuse & add 3 teams.

I'd take 3 of of Uconn, Memphis, Tulane, Usf, Boise. If we got Usf, give the french the boot.

ND could rotate around and play however many non-conference games they wanted every year. I think they have 5 now. That's once every 4 years.

Makes no sense to add any of them financially unless they get an SMU deal and want to play for free. I'd attempt to raid the Big 12 before the AAC.

 

[FredJacket]

ACC just needs to set it up so Top 4 NIL "pot" teams never meet in regular season. Odds are 2 (minimum) have records good enough to be in committee's top12.

I hate this idea... but if you're top priority is to maximize/optimize number of ACC teams with fewest losses over a season... this is the way.

FSU happened this year. Sure... but any other method is more like rolling dice than hedging like a real businessman.