This was their biggest mistake by far. They kept Missouri in the top 25 all year so SEC teams could have a "ranked opponent", but GT and Syracuse, especially Syracuse, was a legitimate team.
Exactly. GT took UGA to 8 OT.
One could also argue Syracuse could beat SMU or Clemson as well.
We had no "embarrassing" losses ala Bama vs OU.
ACC as a whole, is better than the rep they get. You have 11-1 Indiana teams who play no one, but B1G 10 bro.
As much as its hilarious to see FSU suck, reality is, if the ACC can eventually have teams like FSU, VT, UNC, Miami, Clemson, SMU, Syracuse, NC St, GT, and Duke all winning 8+ games every year, you have a good conference.
In the NIL era, every one can play. Thats why no one wanted to play Vanderbilt for example after what they did for Bama.