Thoughts on the dook win?

[Thwg777]

Georgia Tech is a big part of the problem. We had the ACCCG in our grasp and absolutely **** the bed in front of a soldout BDS on senior night for the biggest disappointment home game since 2009 COFH.

Lawsuits occurred after free shoes got left out a 4 team CFP model. I’m hoping for a whole lot more coastal chaos after 2 G5 teams are in and zero ACC teams are in.

 

[Techastrophe]

The CFP's purpose is to give a more satisfactory decision on national champion (vs a vote after the bowl games or a single vote-in championship game) and to make a lot of money in the process. From that perspective, it makes sense to include the teams that have the best chance of winning out. The game is less suited to a Cinderella run than basketball is.

As much as I dislike the implications for our bowl prospects, I don't see Miami, UVA, Duke, or ND as contenders. And as much as I dislike it, we showed that we aren't contenders either.

 

[33jacket]

This ain't a beauty contest or committee pick. They finished ahead of us.

Nope. U made the assumption our tie breakers make sense and clearly they dont. You also are stating you understand why nc st uva wasn’t a conf game when it was.

You see. They didn’t finish ahead in the world of logic. What we have is a bs conf with bs rules that sold out to notre dame and is a joke

If the acc system in total was fixed. Then what you say i may agree with. But i don’t believe anything that happened this year made sense and i hope radakovich at miami pushed reform. Its ridiculous

 

[57jacket2]

Didn't Miami fire Diaz? He's done a great job at Duke.

 

[Thwg777]

I saw this on Facebook. I really thought it was a satire post at first.

 

[Root4GT]

Who’s gonna want programs from the chaotic ACC?

This! Dissolve the ACC and then no conference wants to share their contract money so the former ACC teams, including GT are begging for scraps. Stupid *** idea.

 

[Root4GT]

The CFP's purpose is to give a more satisfactory decision on national champion (vs a vote after the bowl games or a single vote-in championship game) and to make a lot of money in the process. From that perspective, it makes sense to include the teams that have the best chance of winning out. The game is less suited to a Cinderella run than basketball is.

As much as I dislike the implications for our bowl prospects, I don't see Miami, UVA, Duke, or ND as contenders. And as much as I dislike it, we showed that we aren't contenders either.

Miami and ND can beat anyone in the Country. Duke and UVA have no chance to win in the CFP!

 

[Richland County]

ACC is a trash conference as soon as Tech can it should push for a Big10 invite.

 

[Randy Carson]

Think this will make the acc fall apart? If so you guys think GT would be able to join another power conference, or will we get left behind? Part of me hopes this leads to us joining the b1g lmao

between the FSU/Clemson lawsuit and the absurd coaching hire at UNC and the ridiculous tie-breaker system that took Duke to the ACCCG, I'm not sure what has done the most damage.

Props to VT for a great hire. Miami may be back. And while the jury is still out, we seem to be moving in the right direction (next year...).

But the ACC is a shadow of its former self. We need to find a seat at another table or get used to playing AA ball.

 

[1979jacket]

I agree the tiebreaking formula needs fixes. No arguments there. But I am tired of Committee selections. In fairness, the Committee did include SMU last year but most times we will lose the Committee selections i.e. FSU and Miami. I just hate the Committee picking teams. Get the tiebreakers fixed but let's go away from Committee selection.

 

[iceeater1969]

We have come a long ways since 100-0. But didnt have extra wrinkles to score against uga.

It would be terrible for ACC ,if the sole entry - a controversial duke- gets boat raced in first game.

 

[WreckinGT]

My thought is that its pretty embarrassing.

 

[takethepoints]

I understand … No, stop there. I don't understand all this "The ACC is a <your favorite expletive here> conference" stuff. OK the playoff rules led to a bad result for the conference this year. The answer to that is to change the rules, not ditch the conference. Some people here have the time horizon of an ant. Within the last decade the ACC has produced 4 teams - all Clemson - in the CFP championship game and has won twice. It is true that for the last 5 years the conference hasn't won or competed for the brass ring, but everybody deciding that means doom forever is way too much. Football is a weird game: during the last 3 years the teams competing in the final included teams from the Big 12 (TCU), the Pac 12 (Washington) and an independent (sorta) (ND). The title was won by either an SEC or BigWhatever team, but that was by no means assured. There is simply no reason to assume that being frozen out by a system of rules that put a team that the CFP would never accept in the ACCCG is a reason to abandon the conference. Tech, in particular, gets a lot more out of being a ACC member then it would by being in the BigWhatever.

But … I don't see any realistic possibility of a) Tech leaving the conference or b) the conference dissolving. The problems are evident and I expect they will be addressed.

 

[Randy Carson]

But … I don't see any realistic possibility of a) Tech leaving the conference or b) the conference dissolving. The problems are evident and I expect they will be addressed.

I'm one of those guys who grew up sailing with the Pilot IN CLASS in elementary school because my teachers didn't want to miss the first round of the ACC tournament.

But I have to take issue with your comment which I've quoted: the problems have BEEN evident and they HAVEN'T BEEN addressed. SMU, Cal & Stanford were not the solution.

I'm still pissed that Maryland (left those traitors), I'm 50/50 on BC and Syracuse, and ND has to go. The ACC has lost its way and its core identity which made it great back in the day.

 

[Fatmike91]

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[stech81]

I saw this on Facebook. I really thought it was a satire post at first.

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what a joke

 

[takethepoints]

I'm one of those guys who grew up sailing with the Pilot IN CLASS in elementary school because my teachers didn't want to miss the first round of the ACC tournament.

But I have to take issue with your comment which I've quoted: the problems have BEEN evident and they HAVEN'T BEEN addressed. SMU, Cal & Stanford were not the solution.

I'm still pissed that Maryland (left those traitors), I'm 50/50 on BC and Syracuse, and ND has to go. The ACC has lost its way and its core identity which made it great back in the day.

True, the conference hasn't addressed the rules problem. But it's like most organizations - it's inherently conservative and won't change until it is absolutely evident that change is necessary. Now it is and I expect there will be changes, probably to do with using national rankings to settle ties and ACCCG slots. As for ditching ND: they aren't actually in the conference anyway so I'd be solid with letting them go. Not so much BC or Cuse; they're natural fits. I'm not against the California schools, but now that the Pac 12 has reconstituted I wouldn't be surprised to see them shift. That might provide the slots to try to get Maryland and WVU/UCF into the conference. MD is not tearing up the pea patch in the BigWhatever and WVU or UCF are good prospects. Besides, Pitt would like to have the Backyard Brawl as a conference game (I think). On all this we'll just have to see what happens.

 

[LongforDodd]

GT had 3rd highest viewership in the ACC this season which makes me hopeful.

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But man the way the end this season has played out really has me down right now. Especially with the new of coaches leaving.

I liked to see the eyeball count on a graph for the twelve gsmes

 

[SOWEGA Jacket]

The ACC will collapse. College football has traditionally moved at a snails pace because the old guard wanted to keep the bowls. The last 20 years things have moved fast in college football time. The ACC will limo thru the next 3 years and then be gone as teams leave. I never thought I’d see the back room group destroyed but I am glad I was wrong and that the sport has finally been wrestled away from the bowls. It’s not perfect but way better than the past.

 

[stinger78]

This ain't a beauty contest or committee pick. They finished ahead of us.

Now in the future maybe it should be UVA is in based on finishing first regular season and then Duke has to play whomever finished 3rd for the #2 team to be in playoffs. Who did finish 3rd - I think it was Miami?
The BigI wants a championship game 1-2 both get in then a playoff 3-6 and 4-5. This year the playoff would have been Iowa at Oregon and Michigan at USC.
If SEC followed same model then Bama and UGA in but play championship game and Okla at Ole Miss and Texas at TexasA&M rematch for a spot.
In big12, Texas Tech in and Utah at BYU play for other spot.
Notre Dame gets one at large pick and Tulane G5 spot.

No, they didn't. UVA played a 9th ACC game which they lost. They really had two conference losses, too. Dook was tied with 4 other teams and was the only one of those four with no wins against the other four. They were the only ones that shouldn't have gotten the shot. But that silly tiebreaker screwed it all up. They'll fix that at the winter meeting. You watch.