ACC's Nightmare Scenario?

[jwcane97]

Lots of football left to play I know, but lets play an absolute worst case scenario for the ACC.

Miami finishes the season 12-0; PSU and Oregon lose, maybe UGA trips up somewhere and low and behold the Canes are ranked #1 or #2 in the AP.

Meanwhile, SMU and Clemson both win out in ACC and so we get the 3 way tie at the top and somehow our opponent record is the worst of the 3... See where this is going?

You could have the #1 or #2 team in the country NOT make the ACCCG and have a chance at a bye in the first round. Worse, given how the country hates us, the committee would no doubt put us as the 8 seed...

 

[3rd-43]

lol I would love that scenario, week off (no charlotte) then host a home game as the 5 seed.

 

[TwentySix]

You think the ACC’s nightmare scenario involves potentially getting 3 teams in the playoff?

 

[Bearly]

This would be hilarious

 

[AmherstCane]

God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time.


But yeah… I guess that scenario would suck… or we’d be extra motivated and rested (from getting screwed out of the ACC championship game) and go on a run to win the natty.

 

[305407cane]

This would be hilarious

This would be the most ACC thing ever imagined

 

[coffeecane]

Lots of football left to play I know, but lets play an absolute worst case scenario for the ACC.

Miami finishes the season 12-0; PSU and Oregon lose, maybe UGA trips up somewhere and low and behold the Canes are ranked #1 or #2 in the AP.

Meanwhile, SMU and Clemson both win out in ACC and so we get the 3 way tie at the top and somehow our opponent record is the worst of the 3... See where this is going?

You could have the #1 or #2 team in the country NOT make the ACCCG and have a chance at a bye in the first round. Worse, given how the country hates us, the committee would no doubt put us as the 8 seed...

1 game at time. 1-0 this week.

 

[Shogungts]

This is actually possible in the Big10 as well since Oregon, Indiana and PSU are all undefeated, don't play each other and the Big10 has the same tiebreaker rules as the ACC (however it seems even less likely as both Indiana and PSU still have to play OSU).

 

[Da Jumbo Mutombo]

Did you mean to say best case scenario?

We don't have to play a useless conference championship game.

We get the 5 seed, which is the easiest seed. You face the fcs school and then the big 12 champ.

And you get to host a playoff game.

Sign me up for this.

 

[canecrazy23]

But yeah… I guess that scenario would suck… or we’d be extra motivated and rested (from getting screwed out of the ACC championship game) and go on a run to win the natty.

 

[hurricaneman]

I feel like all these conferences need to amend their tiebreakers to have overall record be a 3-way tiebreaker before all the other nonsense beyond record against common opponents. This win percentage of conference opponent BS needs to be so far down the list that it doesn't matter.

A 12-0 Miami being kept out of the ACCCG only for a 11-1 SMU to get in when the ACC is the one setting the schedules seems moronic.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

You think the ACC’s nightmare scenario involves potentially getting 3 teams in the playoff?

Yeah, that's not happening.

If Miami is 12-0 and is snubbed for the ACC-CG, and 11-1 Clemson plays 11-1 SMU, then the 11-2 loser is getting cut from the CFP.

No way the CFP snubs another undefeated P4 team from the field, though they would give us a super-low seeding.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

But yeah… I guess that scenario would suck… or we’d be extra motivated and rested (from getting screwed out of the ACC championship game) and go on a run to win the natty.

I've been led to believe that when a team gets "snubbed", they lose all motivation and purpose in life, and immediately go on to drop 7 of their next 8 games...at least...

 

[simplycanes]

Their nightmare scenario was last season.

 

[ajkreider]

Lots of football left to play I know, but lets play an absolute worst case scenario for the ACC.

Miami finishes the season 12-0; PSU and Oregon lose, maybe UGA trips up somewhere and low and behold the Canes are ranked #1 or #2 in the AP.

Meanwhile, SMU and Clemson both win out in ACC and so we get the 3 way tie at the top and somehow our opponent record is the worst of the 3... See where this is going?

You could have the #1 or #2 team in the country NOT make the ACCCG and have a chance at a bye in the first round. Worse, given how the country hates us, the committee would no doubt put us as the 8 seed...

If that happens, all three go, and easily at that.

I see::

BYU
Notre Dame
One of the Academies
Oregon
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Top two SEC (Champ and runner up)

Every other SEC/Big 10/Big12 team would have at least 2 losses and wouldn't appear in their CG.

Undefeated Miami wins that battle. So does an SMU team with one close BYU loss and a loss to Clemson in the ACCCG. Clemson goes at the Champ.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

If that happens, all three go, and easily at that.

I see::

BYU
Notre Dame
One of the Academies
Oregon
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Top two SEC (Champ and runner up)

Every other SEC/Big 10/Big12 team would have at least 2 losses and wouldn't appear in their CG.

Undefeated Miami wins that battle. So does an SMU team with one close BYU loss and a loss to Clemson in the ACCCG. Clemson goes at the Champ.

I think it's so cute that you think the SEC is only getting two teams in...

The SEC didn't shave its ***** to just get 2 teams in...

 

[Shogungts]

Did you mean to say best case scenario?

We don't have to play a useless conference championship game.

We get the 5 seed, which is the easiest seed. You face the fcs school and then the big 12 champ.

And you get to host a playoff game.

Sign me up for this.

Yeah - I am all for giving the conference champs a guaranteed spot, but think that they need to do away with giving them the 1-4 seed automatically.

Unfortunately in 2 years, the Big10 and SEC will probably force is so that they both automatically get 4 teams in.

 

[skyman]

Dam we never gonna win the ACC

 

[OldhamA]

lol I would love that scenario, week off (no charlotte) then host a home game as the 5 seed.

I'd quite like to win the ACC title. I'd trade that for getting bounced out of the Playoffs, just so we can finally point to it when everyone says we've never won it.

 

[MovingZen]

I'm not advocating this but here's the ******* acc **** you scenario.. Miami undefeated but two one loss teams play for the acccg game. First year SMU wins the acc and and 11-2 clemson doesn't make the playoffs. The best Miami team in 20 years and the Heisman winner Cam Ward do not play in the acccg so the ratings aren't what they could be. I would love to win the acc but a giant **** you to the conference would kinda be a good runner up.