Long term ACC opponents released

[TheOriginalCane]

We've played VT uninterrupted for 30 years straight. Now we're not because Duke and UNC run our conference.

Truth.

 

[Midlo Cane Fan]

 

[YUMU]

No complaints here
Win the games
Win the **** conference and go playoffs hunting

 

[Gables Canes]

In 2024 we play at UF, notre dame, and Clemson.

 

[CBurrr93]

VT got it easy

 

[Tad Footeball]

If the 4 NC schools all played each other, it would at least make historical sense. But UNC wanted to keep UVA, and the resulting butterfly effect for every other school is why everything else is the way it is.

I thought Jim Phillips might be different. Strike 1.

 

[Felonious Monk]

Hey, Pitt, we'll give you Louisville for VT. Wanna trade?

 

[USNAVYCANE]

BC and UofL what a load, why not VT, UNC or PITT?

 

[Caned Peach]

I would've preferred keeping GT than UL for recruiting purposes. Needed to be able to sell those families on a closer to home game every other year. Plus, way bigger talent base.

 

[RightSaidFred]

Louisville? Ugh.

Also, OF COURSE tobacco road gave UNC the easiest possible schedule

 

[RightSaidFred]

FSU got completely ****ed. 2 automatic losses every year with Clemson and Miami lol

 

[supersaiyanshel]

I can live without VT every season. We'll see them when we see them.

Is Miami-Notre Dame a rivalry? Miami-UF?

We don't need to play a team every year for it to be a rivalry.

 

[Tad Footeball]

No complaints here
Win the games
Win the **** conference and go playoffs hunting

Exactly. If we actually start winning the cot**** conference then EVERYONE essentially will become a "rival".

 

[Notsince1985]

We've played VT every year since 1992, but cool, ACC, give us Louisville and BC.

 

[Biscayne Buckets 8]

Not playing the Hokies every year is going to be really strange

Yup. I would’ve thought for sure VT and FSU each year. I wanted those 2 and UNC.

 

[Notsince1985]

I'm really going to miss going to Atlanta every other year

 

[svenben]

The ACC Sht the bed on this. There are so few compelling matchups for TV that you have to find those few and air them every year. Miami at Lane on a night game is exactly that..

FSU not getting GT
Miami not getting VT
FSU getting Syracuse

The NC schools all got their perfect arrangement though. The Triangle teams all play each other

 

[Silentobserver]

2024 schedule is absolutely brutal - @UF, @ND, @Clemson, @ Louisville, @Wake

That's ridiculous lol.

Who knows what any of those 4 teams look like by then. In 2 years Napier may have UF looking like FSU (assuming he continues to struggle with recruiting), ND may struggle post Kelly (How confident are you Freeman will keep ND afloat? ****, Kelly seemingly looked to drop 2 or 3 games a year he had know business losing and Kelly is much more experienced than Freeman), Clemson may struggle to replace the talent from their recent staff losses.

On paper, 2024 looks like we will be watching some fun and interesting football games.

 

[S.CarolinaCane]

I love it

 

[S.CarolinaCane]

Disparity in scheduling on a year to year basis. Some teams will have an easy/difficult road to the top 2 compared to the rest of the conference. Divisions had flaws but it was somewhat equal since 6/8 games were the same.

Tiebreakers- In 2023 for example let’s say Clemson runs the table and us and WF are both 7-1. We didn’t play them so who gets in? Based on common opponents? I don’t like the potential of not having H2H tiebreakers especially combined with disparity in schedules. You could have crazy 3 way ties within divisions but at least you had a chance to beat the teams before it goes to asinine tiebreakers.

I do like that it’s pretty much guaranteed to have a quality matchup in the title game. Only positive for me. The idea of playing Syracuse instead of GT or Wake instead of UNC doesn’t move the needle much for me at this point.

There will always be an issue with either way of scheduling, just as simple as that. I mean it is no different than there always being an issue with how the final 4 are selected for the CFP.

It's college sports, and the absolute hardest part about it is making everyone happy