What now / Moving Forward

[flips]

Can we just stop this nonsense?

We can't decline a bowl invitation. It's contractually required by the ACC. All of that bowl money goes towards our revenue share.

Could we at least make the AcC sue us to play in the bowl game?

I do get what you're saying but Duke playing in the ACC-CG over us because of the rules of the ACC is freaking absurd

 

[grover]

Yes, cancel the ND game.

No, don’t decline the bowl. It’s an opportunity to finally get Jo Jo the touches he deserves.

The ND game will be one of the most watched in the 2026 season. We benefit based on the rev share model. Take them on and beat the crap out of them again.

 

[bdcane4eva]

Yea,this was kind of funny for awhile but now you can put it away.

As long as you and the slurp crew keep moving goalposts...it's very relevant

 

[RVACane]

We should get into the ACC CG. Because eye test.

Exactly. This is the reasoning they used against us before BYU and Bama eked out wins this weekend compared to what we’ve done the past month.

 

[Jonnyblaze]

Leave the ACC.

It’s just that easy. Poof, out we go!

 

[RVACane]

The ND game will be one of the most watched in the 2026 season. We benefit based on the rev share model. Take them on and beat the crap out of them again.

We need to cancel that game if we are left out of the playoffs in favor of ND and I’m not kidding.

 

[RVACane]

It’s just that easy. Poof, out we go!

Too expensive to buy out still I’m sure.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

We can’t decline the bowl game but we can cancel our game with ND and we should. I would love to leave the ACC. I think it’s a lot of money though @TheOriginalCane would know the buyout cost. I would rather be independent. Or in th Big 12. This piece of **** conference didn’t stand up for us this past week or so regarding ND and our ranking in the playoff bracket and now they have a 5 loss Duke team in the ACCCG.

The "grant of rights" penalty and the "exit fee" have now been combined into one. The cost would be high, but would be one-time. It makes sense if we are landing in the Big 10 or SEC. Not sure if makes any economic sense to join the Big 12. Going Independent would be suicide, because it would be almost impossible to schedule enough strong teams to impress the CFPC, particularly if we include "dropping Notre Dame" into that mix.

We made our bed, now we have to keep lying in that bed for a while.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Yes, cancel the ND game.

No, don’t decline the bowl. It’s an opportunity to finally get Jo Jo the touches he deserves.

We are not canceling the ND game either.

What P4 team could fill those slots? Particularly as the SEC and Big 10 go to 9-conference-game schedules.

I keep trying to tell people...the college football landscape is quite different than it was 40 years ago.

 

[RVACane]

The "grant of rights" penalty and the "exit fee" have now been combined into one. The cost would be high, but would be one-time. It makes sense if we are landing in the Big 10 or SEC. Not sure if makes any economic sense to join the Big 12. Going Independent would be suicide, because it would be almost impossible to schedule enough strong teams to impress the CFPC, particularly if we include "dropping Notre Dame" into that mix.

We made our bed, now we have to keep lying in that bed for a while.

I wouldn’t drop ND if we leave the conference

 

[RVACane]

We are not canceling the ND game either.

What P4 team could fill those slots? Particularly as the SEC and Big 10 go to 9-conference-game schedules.

I keep trying to tell people...the college football landscape is quite different than it was 40 years ago.

We won’t because there’s no balls in that building.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

It is hard to feel sympathy for FSU but think about them in 2023. Perfect regular season. Literally could not do anything different (like if only they beat this team or that team, they wouldn’t be in that situation). Star qb gets injured and they still win with a no name backup qb. Then they get left out of 4 team playoff. ACC doesn’t do anything about it. This conference sucks.

 

[Brains]

We are not canceling the ND game either.

What P4 team could fill those slots? Particularly as the SEC and Big 10 go to 9-conference-game schedules.

I keep trying to tell people...the college football landscape is quite different than it was 40 years ago.

Is there a rule about how many p4 teams we must play?

Because I'd just as soon replace ND with Kansas Wesleyan.

 

[HarborCane]

We need to cancel that game if we are left out of the playoffs in favor of ND and I’m not kidding.

If we lose that game and we are fighting ND for a playoff spot next year you know that will be the deciding factor to put ND in.

 

[canes732]

I’m sure there will be a bunch of threads on this. 10-2 with wins over ND UF FSU. Great season. Back to back 10 wins fo first time in forever and the talent is there (especially the freshmen). I figured we were one of best 12 teams in the country and after watching today I think we all feel validated with that sentiment.

Firstly, **** our luck. It sucks.

Secondly, **** those “just beat SMU” people. Bama lost to FSU. So many teams lose to bad teams and are not punished like us.

Now, if we get left out of the playoffs (we shouldn’t be):

You DECLINE the bowl invite and you CANCEL the game against ND next year. You leave the ACC.

That’s all

If ND gets into over Miami u refuse to play them next year idc if they say u can’t. **** that especially **** the. ACC with these conference tie breakers just go to best record after conference records if they are tied these idiots

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Could we at least make the AcC sue us to play in the bowl game?

I do get what you're saying but Duke playing in the ACC-CG over us because of the rules of the ACC is freaking absurd

We have had YEARS to suggest/make-a-motion/force-a-vote on a "Top 25 ranking" limiter language in the tiebreakers.

We should have done this when the CFP expanded to 12 teams. Anyone incapable of realizing that this day COULD HAPPEN is just not paying enough attention.

I have been warning that "overly large conferences" have advantages and disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage is that two teams may end up playing very DISSIMILAR conference schedules, with very few "common opponents" and a wide disparity on strength of (conference) schedule.

That is where we are today.

A Duke team incapable of beating Illinois, Tulane, and UCONN is now our second-best conference team (per the tiebreakers).

 

[TheOriginalCane]

We won’t because there’s no balls in that building.

 

[P-Tizzle]

You still going with 8-4 big dog?

 

[TheOriginalCane]

It is hard to feel sympathy for FSU but think about them in 2023. Perfect regular season. Literally could not do anything different (like if only they beat this team or that team, they wouldn’t be in that situation). Star qb gets injured and they still win with a no name backup qb. Then they get left out of 4 team playoff. ACC doesn’t do anything about it. This conference sucks.

Just asking...WHAT could the ACC have "done" about The Snub?

A. It was literally the last vote of the year, it was an unprecedented situation and there was no time to lobby.
B. The CFP field was increased to 12 teams the next year, which eliminated the possibility that The Snub could ever happen again.
C. If the rules/criteria allow the CFP to evaluate a team that has lost a key player or coach, those are the rules. FSU could LITERALLY have done something different, to wit, having BETTER QB RECRUITING and having a backup QB who is able to step in and perform well enough to convince the CFP that F$U was still an "undefeated" team (in quality).

 

[Empirical Cane]

The game against ND next year will be meaningless.

Last game of season and our Canes will have already been eliminated from any post season play by mid-October.