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Empirical Cane

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Realistically the ACC had about 5 teams that at the end of the season were all about the same level.

Top 15-20 type teams. Probably from 11-20 in that range. No one was really that much better than the other. You could put them in a bag shake them up and result is any of them could beat any of them on a given day. It was all dictated by schedules in league.

Regular season wins:

SMU 11
Miami 10
Syracuse 9
Clemson 9
Louisville 8

This year you could see 4 Miami, Clemson, SMU, Louisville with the 2 outside chance being GT and Pittsburgh all competing for the ACC, and having a shot at getting to the playoff. I personally think ACC will get 2 teams in again.
 
gacaneaddict said:
Realistically the ACC had about 5 teams that at the end of the season were all about the same level.

Top 15-20 type teams. Probably from 11-20 in that range. No one was really that much better than the other. You could put them in a bag shake them up and result is any of them could beat any of them on a given day. It was all dictated by schedules in league.

Regular season wins:

SMU 11
Miami 10
Syracuse 9
Clemson 9
Louisville 8

This year you could see 4 Miami, Clemson, SMU, Louisville with the 2 outside chance being GT and Pittsburgh all competing for the ACC, and having a shot at getting to the playoff. I personally think ACC will get 2 teams in again.
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FEI:

Miami - 12
Clemson - 17
Louisville - 18
SMU - 19
Syracuse - 49

F+:

Miami - 11
SMU - 13
Louisville - 18
Clemson -19
Syracuse - 48

I agree with you on the 4. Syracuse really doesn't belong in that group, IMO. But Miami, SMU, Louisville, and Clemson were pretty similar. I agree with Miami's rankings, we were right there on the precipice of the playoffs. Not a Top 10 team with that defense, but no worse than about 15th because of how insane the offense was.

I expect the same this season, although IMO the ceiling might be higher because I don't see the crystal clear deficiency in one position group that I saw last year with the DBs. Obviously the offense isn't very likely to be #1 in the country by a mile, but there's no reason to think it can't flirt with the top 10 if Beck is FULLY healthy soon. And the defense has to take a step up with the additions. Losing Barrow, Baron, Alston, Kiko, Harris, and Powell and adding the kids we did (and still might) doesn't look bad at all.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
FEI:

Miami - 12
Clemson - 17
Louisville - 18
SMU - 19
Syracuse - 49

F+:

Miami - 11
SMU - 13
Louisville - 18
Clemson -19
Syracuse - 48

I agree with you on the 4. Syracuse really doesn't belong in that group, IMO. But Miami, SMU, Louisville, and Clemson were pretty similar. I agree with Miami's rankings, we were right there on the precipice of the playoffs. Not a Top 10 team with that defense, but no worse than about 15th because of how insane the offense was.

I expect the same this season, although IMO the ceiling might be higher because I don't see the crystal clear deficiency in one position group that I saw last year with the DBs. Obviously the offense isn't very likely to be #1 in the country by a mile, but there's no reason to think it can't flirt with the top 10 if Beck is FULLY healthy soon. And the defense has to take a step up with the additions. Losing Barrow, Baron, Alston, Kiko, Harris, and Powell and adding the kids we did (and still might) doesn't look bad at all.
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Syracuse won 10, and had #1 passing offense in America. I dont think anyone in ACC would have beaten them in Dome to end regular season. That offense was humming, and they ended season 5-1 last 6 games.
 
The ACC does not have 5 teams with "playoff potential" wrt to 5 teams belong.

Total joke of analysis.

The likely only team going to playoff is ACC champion as the match-up powers that he aren't going to want an SMU over Ole Miss again.
 
gacaneaddict said:
Syracuse won 10, and had #1 passing offense in America. I dont think anyone in ACC would have beaten them in Dome to end regular season. That offense was humming, and they ended season 5-1 last 6 games.
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We blew a ******* 21-0 lead. How Fran Bran win 10 in his first year when it takes years to get your guys and win in the ACC?
 
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Empirical Cane said:
Delusional.

Although, I suppose there are other words to describe this article...

My fave would be phantasmagoric.

saturdayblitz.com

ACC projected to have five "legitimate" College Football Playoff contenders in 2025

The ACC had a bit of a down year in 2024 — no way around it. Clemson won the league title, but the Tigers limped into the College Football Playoff with three l
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Delusional is for Ruby ridge types. You've dropped drippings from Satan's stank tank. Did Gene Williams ghost write?
 
gacaneaddict said:
Syracuse won 10, and had #1 passing offense in America. I dont think anyone in ACC would have beaten them in Dome to end regular season. That offense was humming, and they ended season 5-1 last 6 games.
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OrangeBowlMagic said:
FEI:

Miami - 12
Clemson - 17
Louisville - 18
SMU - 19
Syracuse - 49

F+:

Miami - 11
SMU - 13
Louisville - 18
Clemson -19
Syracuse - 48

I agree with you on the 4. Syracuse really doesn't belong in that group, IMO. But Miami, SMU, Louisville, and Clemson were pretty similar. I agree with Miami's rankings, we were right there on the precipice of the playoffs. Not a Top 10 team with that defense, but no worse than about 15th because of how insane the offense was.

I expect the same this season, although IMO the ceiling might be higher because I don't see the crystal clear deficiency in one position group that I saw last year with the DBs. Obviously the offense isn't very likely to be #1 in the country by a mile, but there's no reason to think it can't flirt with the top 10 if Beck is FULLY healthy soon. And the defense has to take a step up with the additions. Losing Barrow, Baron, Alston, Kiko, Harris, and Powell and adding the kids we did (and still might) doesn't look bad at all.
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And if ESPN put the same marketing and PR resources up for the ACC as they did the SEC, why not? That’s the only real difference here.
 
Let’s say, hypothetically there were 5 playoff worthy teams at the end of the season next year, we all know there’s no way in helllll the SEC or Big Ten would ever allow us to have that many teams in.
 
gacaneaddict said:
Realistically the ACC had about 5 teams that at the end of the season were all about the same level.

Top 15-20 type teams. Probably from 11-20 in that range. No one was really that much better than the other. You could put them in a bag shake them up and result is any of them could beat any of them on a given day. It was all dictated by schedules in league.

Regular season wins:

SMU 11
Miami 10
Syracuse 9
Clemson 9
Louisville 8

This year you could see 4 Miami, Clemson, SMU, Louisville with the 2 outside chance being GT and Pittsburgh all competing for the ACC, and having a shot at getting to the playoff. I personally think ACC will get 2 teams in again.
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I'm actually concerned with Georgia Tech this year. Their schedule outside of Clemson is laughable. No SMU, Miami, Louisville, FSU (joking). They play Wake, V Tech, Duke, Syracuse, NC State, BC, and Pitt.
If we lose more than 1 ACC game, we're in trouble.
 
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Citizen Cane said:
I'm actually concerned with Georgia Tech this year. Their schedule outside of Clemson is laughable. No SMU, Miami, Louisville, FSU (joking). They play Wake, V Tech, Duke, Syracuse, NC State, BC, and Pitt.
If we lose more than 1 ACC game, we're in trouble.
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If Miami doesn't go undefeated* in ACC play, no ACCCG appearance.

Why you ask? Because a 1-loss Miami will find a way to **** it up by losing the tie-breaker criteria.

2-loss forget it.


*Who are we kidding?
 
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