(06-25-2019 07:00 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(06-25-2019 05:25 AM)Wear Purple Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 08:06 PM)GTFletch Wrote:  

(06-24-2019 07:26 PM)Wear Purple Wrote:  Same thread as the others, just with a different title. The ACC doesn't need to "fix FB". Just keep improving. No need to fix a problem that doesn't exist.

Georgia Tech and FSU need to play more...Its a problem

Naaaah, it apparently isn't too much of a problem because the solution is extremely simple. The rest of the ACC shouldn't have to realign and re-do their scheduling because some fans at GT want to play FSU more frequently. Especially considering there is absolutely nothing stopping GT and FSU from scheduling one another every year if they desire. Again, apparently it isn't that big of a deal or the AD's from each institution would already be doing this. Reference what the Deacs and Tar Heels are doing on September 12th, for instance. Simple "problem", even more simple of a solution.

No, no, no! Scheduling ACC teams OOC, while a reasonable thing to do in some cases (e.g. UNC/WFU), is NOT a solution to the divisions! No team should be forced to play non-rivals while skipping true rivals - that's insane!

TBH, after considering dozens if not hundreds of possibilities, I'm convinced that no static divisions can ever be drawn which get all FB rivalries correct for the ACC. Can they be improved? Sure, but never truly fixed without DYNAMIC scheduling such as pods or divisionless schemes.

I think the solution is to let them play 9th game when they don't play ND. For example, GT's 9th game would be ND, FSU, or Syracuse. For FSU, it's either ND, GT, or VT. This doesn't involve any divisional changes. As Statefan said, Coastal teams like the current divisions.