I don’t think the ACC is full of dominant programs. Clemson seems to be regressing due to a number of reasons (losing coordinators, not embracing NIL/portal, recruits not living up to their potential) and most programs outside of Miami and FSU have similar talent and are just as inconsistent as Cal. I figure most years we will play 1 of …
I don’t think the ACC is full of dominant programs. Clemson seems to be regressing due to a number of reasons (losing coordinators, not embracing NIL/portal, recruits not living up to their potential) and most programs outside of Miami and FSU have similar talent and are just as inconsistent as Cal. I figure most years we will play 1 of the big 3 (Miami, FSU, Clemson) so as long as we can manage the travel, I like our odds against Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, BC, Virginia, Va Tech, etc.
I guess it's impossible for the entire conference to be dominant, given that football, like all sports, is a zero-sum game. Even in the SEC, every conference game that Georgia or Alabama wins has a loser.
Yes but that is why we should have went to an 8 game conference schedule. The SEC has an 8 game schedule, which means everyone has one fewer loss at the end of the season and one really good team doesn’t have to lose to Bama or Georgia so it helps with their rankings.
Also, the ACC plays an 8-game conference slate, which would help with Cal’s travel burden. What I think is ludicrous (though I would be fine if Cal could schedule this way, given the other huge disadvantages they’ll face logistically) is the following: top teams in these other power conferences (SEC, ACC) will sometimes have eight home games and four away games in a season.
I couldn’t remember if the ACC has an 8 game conference schedule. This is a good thing for us.
Assuming we play Stanford and SMU every season, they only leaves 6 more ACC conference games to schedule, 3 of those would be at Memorial and 3 would be on the east coast, so travel won’t be that bad for us. I would like to see us have an early season ACC game within the first 3 weeks as that would help spread out the east coast travel.
I don’t think the ACC is full of dominant programs. Clemson seems to be regressing due to a number of reasons (losing coordinators, not embracing NIL/portal, recruits not living up to their potential) and most programs outside of Miami and FSU have similar talent and are just as inconsistent as Cal. I figure most years we will play 1 of the big 3 (Miami, FSU, Clemson) so as long as we can manage the travel, I like our odds against Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, BC, Virginia, Va Tech, etc.
I guess it's impossible for the entire conference to be dominant, given that football, like all sports, is a zero-sum game. Even in the SEC, every conference game that Georgia or Alabama wins has a loser.
Yes but that is why we should have went to an 8 game conference schedule. The SEC has an 8 game schedule, which means everyone has one fewer loss at the end of the season and one really good team doesn’t have to lose to Bama or Georgia so it helps with their rankings.
Agreed, typical PAC 12 incompetence, shooting itself in the foot.
Also, the ACC plays an 8-game conference slate, which would help with Cal’s travel burden. What I think is ludicrous (though I would be fine if Cal could schedule this way, given the other huge disadvantages they’ll face logistically) is the following: top teams in these other power conferences (SEC, ACC) will sometimes have eight home games and four away games in a season.
I couldn’t remember if the ACC has an 8 game conference schedule. This is a good thing for us.
Assuming we play Stanford and SMU every season, they only leaves 6 more ACC conference games to schedule, 3 of those would be at Memorial and 3 would be on the east coast, so travel won’t be that bad for us. I would like to see us have an early season ACC game within the first 3 weeks as that would help spread out the east coast travel.
Yeah, that would be nice, in most seasons. But, we’re already traveling to Auburn in the first week of September 2024.