tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003005976422676915.post4151930994330513776..comments2023-12-24T08:37:33.887-05:00Comments on Gobbler Country: A Virginia Tech Hokies Blog: ACC Realignment Rumorsfurrer4heismanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00025614241660283422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003005976422676915.post-72944378051223746572014-09-17T20:15:13.353-04:002014-09-17T20:15:13.353-04:00Easy to fix.
Southern Division
North Carolina St...Easy to fix.<br /><br />Southern Division<br /><br />North Carolina State<br />Wake Forest<br />Louisville<br />Clemson<br />Georgia Tech<br />Florida State<br />Miami Hurricanes<br /><br /><br />Northern Division<br /><br />North Carolina<br />Duke<br />Virginia<br />Virginia Tech<br />Pittsburgh<br />Syracuse<br />Boston College<br /><br />If the 4 North Carolina University's want a "play 1 (or 2) team(s) from the opposite division" rule against each other every year, more power to them! But the other 10 University's shouldn't have to play teams from the opposite division every year just because the North Carolina teams wants it. Look at the Pac-12, only the 4 California teams have that rule, the non California teams don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003005976422676915.post-58133579393308994682009-03-10T22:38:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:38:00.000-04:00I like that rumored alignment. Playing FSU every y...I like that rumored alignment. Playing FSU every year would be a major major plus. I don't care what else would happen.Winfield Featherstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173687416603879284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003005976422676915.post-6500981136845338062009-03-10T20:57:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:57:00.000-04:00Yes, the plan is too perfect. Seems like we are s...Yes, the plan is too perfect. Seems like we are stuck with this permanent rival set up (I can hear the Oklahoma and Nebraska fans crying foul over the 5 + 3), and I forgot about Virginia Tech vs. Miami (FL). How about new permanent rivals under my alignment as follows:<BR/><BR/>Virginia Tech vs. Miami (FL)<BR/>Duke vs. North Carolina<BR/>Boston College vs. Clemson<BR/>Wake Forest vs. Florida State<BR/>Maryland vs. NC State<BR/>Virginia vs. Georgia Tech<BR/><BR/>With UVA-GT being the weakest of the bunch.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511919115372205489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003005976422676915.post-49386004470163186882009-03-10T20:52:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:52:00.000-04:00Dude, I agree with you that it makes more sense yo...Dude, I agree with you that it makes more sense your way. I just doubt the odds of it being implemented because the folks at Clemson and Georgia Tech will cry foul about their division being too difficult.<BR/><BR/>I also like the idea of a perfect shuffle of the deck to where the interdivision "rivals" move into the same division. The only thing I don't like is it means we don't play Miami every year.furrer4heismanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025614241660283422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003005976422676915.post-11665249447397001462009-03-10T17:33:00.000-04:002009-03-10T17:33:00.000-04:00Swapping UNC for Wake Forest moves all the current...Swapping UNC for Wake Forest moves all the current permanent rivals within each division. If you moved ALL those games to be divisional matchups, they mean even more to the teams since they have divisional race implications.<BR/><BR/>Case in point: What did BC beating VT the past two years in the regular season mean to BC other than getting to 5 wins and winning the Atlantic? NOTHING! It was just another ACC win and could have been against Duke for all intents and purposes, because we lost to you guys in the rematch (ACCCG). If that is a divisional game, it provides a lot more meaning to a nice little rivalry game that has developed between the Eagles and the Hokies.<BR/><BR/>And if you move all the current permanent rivals intradivision, you could ultimately do away with that silly arrangement and adopt the Big XII's schedule format.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm not buying the "one side of the ACC would be too imbalanced so it will never fly" argument.<BR/><BR/>Recently, how has having Georgia, Florida and Tennessee in the same division hurt the SEC? It absolutely didn't hurt them at all, since UGA was whining about going 10-2 (6-2) and not getting a shot at the BCS NCG. Same with OU-UT-TTU last year in the Big XII South. Those controversies are great for the conference because EVERYONE is talking about their conference and who got snubbed from the BCS NCG, BCS at-larges, etc.<BR/><BR/>Something the ACC has been severely lacking the last few years has been a BCS NCG / BCS at-large controversy. Might just be the shot in the arm this conference needs ...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511919115372205489noreply@blogger.com