Blast! They got rid of the annual FSU vs. Syracuse bout! Heads are gonna roll when FSU fans catch (Seminole) wind of this atrocity!!

(10-30-2023 05:48 PM)Wahoowa84 Wrote:  That’s more permanent rivals than were expected. UNC, NC State, and Duke max out with three permanent games. The original Big East football members (BC, Syracuse, Pitt, VT, and Miami) all have two permanent rivals. On the other hand, GT and Louisville seem like orphans without any permanent rivals…odd that Clemson v GT is not an annual game.

At least Louisville plays the Northeast trio (Cuse, BC, Pitt) as well as GT five times.

GT probably didn’t want to face Clemson annually. Not sure why Textile bowl is gone.

(10-30-2023 06:11 PM)random asian guy Wrote:  

(10-30-2023 05:48 PM)Wahoowa84 Wrote:  That’s more permanent rivals than were expected. UNC, NC State, and Duke max out with three permanent games. The original Big East football members (BC, Syracuse, Pitt, VT, and Miami) all have two permanent rivals. On the other hand, GT and Louisville seem like orphans without any permanent rivals…odd that Clemson v GT is not an annual game.

At least Louisville plays the Northeast trio (Cuse, BC, Pitt) as well as GT five times.

GT probably didn’t want to face Clemson annually. Not sure why Textile bowl is gone.

Big 12 fans big mad at SMU on twitter

(10-30-2023 06:11 PM)random asian guy Wrote:  

(10-30-2023 05:48 PM)Wahoowa84 Wrote:  That’s more permanent rivals than were expected. UNC, NC State, and Duke max out with three permanent games. The original Big East football members (BC, Syracuse, Pitt, VT, and Miami) all have two permanent rivals. On the other hand, GT and Louisville seem like orphans without any permanent rivals…odd that Clemson v GT is not an annual game.

At least Louisville plays the Northeast trio (Cuse, BC, Pitt) as well as GT five times.

GT probably didn’t want to face Clemson annually. Not sure why Textile bowl is gone.

How is it gone? NC State spent 20 years in the Atlantic instead of the cushy Coastal so to paraphrase Doughnut Dave, kiss my ass.

(10-30-2023 05:56 PM)esayem Wrote:  Blast! They got rid of the annual FSU vs. Syracuse bout! Heads are gonna roll when FSU fans catch (Seminole) wind of this atrocity!!

Is this sarcasm?

Overall I'm okay with Cuse's schedule.

(10-30-2023 06:16 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(10-30-2023 06:11 PM)random asian guy Wrote:  

(10-30-2023 05:48 PM)Wahoowa84 Wrote:  That’s more permanent rivals than were expected. UNC, NC State, and Duke max out with three permanent games. The original Big East football members (BC, Syracuse, Pitt, VT, and Miami) all have two permanent rivals. On the other hand, GT and Louisville seem like orphans without any permanent rivals…odd that Clemson v GT is not an annual game.

At least Louisville plays the Northeast trio (Cuse, BC, Pitt) as well as GT five times.

GT probably didn’t want to face Clemson annually. Not sure why Textile bowl is gone.

Big 12 fans big mad at SMU on twitter

Don't worry a few will be joining us in 2031

FSU gets UVA and BC x4 and UL and VT x2, it does not make sense so I guess we will just have to meet more often in the ACCCG. This can’t be coincidence, I’m wondering if this is a built in protection system for schedule balance and what could be projected as the top teams going forward.

Another weird thing, FSU played @Pitt in 2013, @UL 2014 and @SMU 2024. Is this some sort of ACC initiation?

(10-30-2023 06:42 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  FSU gets UVA and BC x4 and UL and VT x2, it does not make sense so I guess we will just have to meet more often in the ACCCG. This can’t be coincidence, I’m wondering if this is a built in protection system for schedule balance and what could be projected as the top teams going forward.

Another weird thing, FSU played @Pitt in 2013, @UL 2014 and @SMU 2024. Is this some sort of ACC initiation?

I personally can’t wait to host you all next season, especially if you make some CFP noise this year.

Just when I thought GT's ACC schedule couldn't get any worse.

(10-30-2023 05:48 PM)random asian guy Wrote:  GT probably didn’t want to face Clemson annually. Not sure why Textile bowl is gone.

*sigh*

Such bullsh*t. Then why did the ACC push GT-Clemson front and center week 1 almost every single year Clown Collins was around?

(10-30-2023 06:49 PM)Comet Wrote:  

(10-30-2023 06:42 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  FSU gets UVA and BC x4 and UL and VT x2, it does not make sense so I guess we will just have to meet more often in the ACCCG. This can’t be coincidence, I’m wondering if this is a built in protection system for schedule balance and what could be projected as the top teams going forward.

Another weird thing, FSU played @Pitt in 2013, @UL 2014 and @SMU 2024. Is this some sort of ACC initiation?

I personally can’t wait to host you all next season, especially if you make some CFP noise this year.

The feeling is mutual. Hopefully the 2 horses meet and it’s love at first site.

(10-30-2023 05:13 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  BREAKING: #SMU's 2024 ACC opponents are out!

SMU vs. Florida State, Cal, Boston College, Pitt.

SMU @ Virginia, Stanford, Louisville, Duke.

2024 slate also has BYU and TCU in Dallas, @ Vanderbilt.

How excited are you all?

Looking forward to welcoming you to Louisville!

Anti-attractions I see playing out in there:

UNC: Don't play BC, Pitt, Cuse, SMU, UofL, GT
Duke: Don't play BC, Pitt, Cuse, SMU, VT

NCST is pretttttttttttty similar too.

Isn't it amazing how the two share the exact same least played teams just about even after grabbing so many of the 16 protected games?

Duke, UNC, NCSU and Wake only play SU and BC x2.

(10-30-2023 07:18 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  Duke, UNC, NCSU and Wake only play SU and BC x2.

The more things change the more things stay the same.

Louisville vs Georgia Tech: The Tobacco Road Can't Beat 'Em Bowl

2024 schedule awards:

Easiest schedule goes to SU. Misses FSU, Clem, UL, UNC

Hardest schedule goes to GT. Plays only 3 home games vs UM, Duke, NCSU and plays FSU (Dublin) @UL, @UNC, @VT, @SU.

Congratulations (I guess)

(10-30-2023 07:36 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  2024 schedule awards:

Easiest schedule goes to SU. Misses FSU, Clem, UL, UNC

Hardest schedule goes to GT. Plays only 3 home games vs UM, Duke, NCSU and plays FSU (Dublin) @UL, @UNC, @VT, @SU.

Congratulations (I guess)

They also play @U[sic]GA, don't forget that.

Let's be real: The ACC is soft. It's still soft. Clemson imploding is making it softer. If you're for real the ACC is about as easy as it's gonna get in the P5. The Pac-12 is imploding and they're still light years better than the ACC this year. You can't complain about schedule difficulty in the P5 playing in the ACC.

Virginia Tech fans are pretty happy with the changes.

It's interesting reading all the takes here. Overall this seems far more balanced than the current or previous schedules.

By forcing the west and northeast to play within region more, the central ACC play more often. I thought UNCs situation was a bit of an outlier.

Kind of a flex protect.

Most of the annuals I could have predicted.

SMU gets both Cal and Stanford annually. Wouldn't have predicted but does make sense to minimize travel for both Cal and Stanford.

Biggest surprise for a non annual matchup to me is Clemson-NC State. They only meet 3 times.