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Now that most ACC teams’ non-conference schedules are winding down and we are starting league play, it’s time to take the vitals of the ACC’s play in non-conference action. Here is how the ACC fared against the rest of college football through 4 weeks (based on my back-of-the-envelope math):
| BCS Conference | Record | Win Pct. |
| vs. Big East | 2-2 | .500 |
| vs. Pac 10 | 1-1 | .500 |
| vs. Big XII | 1-2 | .333 |
| vs. SEC | 0-2 | .000 |
| The Rest | Record | Win Pct. |
| vs. MAC | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| vs. I-A Indep. aka Army | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| vs. Conference USA | 2-1 | .666 |
| vs. Sun Belt | 1-1 | .500 |
| vs. Mountain West | 1-2 | .333 |
| vs. FCS I-AA | 9-2 | .818 |
| Overall | 19-13 | .593 |
Comment on your team’s (if applicable, sorry Miami) and the conference’s non-conference performance through 4 weeks. As a conference, what head-to-head record against another conference stands out to you most?
(Because we like to fan the ACC vs. Big East flames …) The only BCS conferences the ACC has a .500 record against so far this year is the Big East (4 games) and the Pac-10 (2 games). Yikes. In a weekend where 2 of 3 Big East teams knocked off ACC teams, we have to ask: The ACC is still > Big East, right? Right?? The ACC record versus FCS teams should be perfect every year, two losses is still inexcusable. 1-2 versus the Mountain West (TCU beating our Tigers and UVA, FSU thumping BYU) is also fairly poor, IMO.
On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is losing to a CAA team and 10 is getting the ACC some much needed street cred by winning the BCS MNC, how satisfied are you with your AD’s non-conference scheduling this year? With the non-conference opponents your program has lined up over the next few years, will you be more or less satisfied?
We’d give it a five. It’s only that high because we got TCU as a last minute addition. Middle Tennessee State and Coastal Carolina round out our non-Sakerlina OOC schedule. Another reason for the mid-range grade is because we’ve got two decent OOC teams and two squash teams.
Last one, ESPN’s College GameDay is heading to Chestnut Hill this week for Florida State (2-2) at Boston College (3-1). Both teams are unranked. Parts of the blogosphere are going completely ape shit over the WWL’s selection. Justify the selection (if you can). If not, tell us why you dislike the selection.
The justification is that ESPN is further milking the teat of the Boston sports market, tying into the ESPNBoston imprint (though they’ve denied this and you can always trust the WWL, right?) to further whore themselves. There aren’t a ton of marquee matchups this weekend outside of the SEC, and you know GameDay will probably be at an SEC venue every other week from here till the end of the season anyway. Additionally, and much more admirably, they will shine a spotlight on BC linebacker Mark Herzlich’s battle against cancer.
Another reason is the proximity of Boston to Bristol. All in all, it’s a relative bargain. The big wigs and office folk over at the Big Red Network won’t have to play weekend warrior. We get a decent/mediocre performance and two decent/mediocre teams.
I don’t care one way or the other, but I will expect further shitting on the conference due to the sad turnout we’re likely too see from BC “fans” in comparison to other conference matchups Game Day could visit. Hey, they might sell more tickets than the ACCCG does… so… that’s a plus, right?
1Murph
on Sep 30, 2009 at 2:39 pm:
There is a good explanation of the play TCU ran ad nauseam in the second half over at http://smartfootball.com/. It is a good read and if anyone knows the jackass sitting behind me in the stands screaming just tackle the quarterback please forward.
2Willy Mac
on Sep 30, 2009 at 2:49 pm:
Uhhhh….
*Rubs brow, avoids eye contact.”
Yeah… yeah will do, man.
3Chili
on Sep 30, 2009 at 2:58 pm:
@1 If you follow our Twitter feed, you’ll see that we linked it earlier today. Nonetheless, it’s a very good read.
4AndrewTheTerrible
on Oct 1, 2009 at 8:08 am:
what’s a Twitter?
5BCMike
on Oct 2, 2009 at 8:44 am:
“I will expect further shitting on the conference due to the sad turnout we’re likely too see from BC “fans” in comparison to other conference matchups Game Day could visit.”
FWIW, the Game Day guys said the BC group was the loudest and best they went to in 2005 (this was at the end of the season, mind you).
Non-BC alums don’t travel over 1,000 miles very often, but if you give the kids a reason to show up drinking early, they’ll do it..trust me. Game Day will have you wondering WTF was w/the ACC CG?
The answer being that A) BC’s a small, private school, and B) it’s about 1,200 miles away.
But I promise you, BC folks will show up for game day. 100% guaranteed.
6Chili
on Oct 2, 2009 at 8:54 am:
@5 I have no doubt they’ll show up and be loud. What I was trying to say is that Gameday doesn’t get around to ACC venues too often, and the least they could’ve done was to go to a more heated matchup or a rowdier environment. I think we can all agree there are far more wild environs in the league than Chestnut Hill, as fine of a place as it is.
Every GameDay guy says that every school they go to is their favorite and their fans were the loudest. They’re whores.
All in all, yeah I guess it did come off as harsh.
7BCMike
on Oct 2, 2009 at 3:19 pm:
Hey Chili–
Yeah, I know the game day folks are whores…that’s why I thought it was impressive that at the end of the year, when they asked the guys out of all of the places they had been which was the best and most rowdy from the students, they chose BC.
Hey, I’m as surprised as you are.
The casual BC fan really isn’t anything special…but I’ll stack our student section up to anyone’s…in or out of the ACC. I hope they put on a good show tomorrow…it’s supposed to rain which really won’t help matters!
8Willy Mac
on Oct 2, 2009 at 4:40 pm:
Your student’s section is filled with drunk, dumb motherfuckers that don’t know shit about college football. Sorry, just pointing out the obvious here.
9BCMike
on Oct 3, 2009 at 6:02 am:
Hey, no worries. You just described 99% of the student sections out there. Ours just drink and yell more I guess.
Just please don’t tell me the CU students are the “smart” ones…lol :)
10Willy Mac
on Oct 3, 2009 at 6:51 am:
No, but at least they have common decency and manners not to attack/spit on/throw things at/curse visiting fans… Down at Clemson you get a nice “Welcome to Tiger Town.” Up in Chestnut Hill, it’s obscenities. Oh, and you guys don’t know how to tailgate, so don’t try me there.