Serious question

[TricountyCane]

You just answered the question right there. How can this game mean more than the game that would decide the conference champion or who gets to play for the championship? If we get blown out this week, and make the conference champ game on a national level that game will not have a ton of relevance.

Better for the ACC to have a half empty stadium in the middle of the east coast while two Florida teams play each other? Texas and OU got it right. In the heyday of the big 12 that was one of the premier games in the College Football Landscape. that game decided who was a true title contender and who was a pretender. That game counted like 2 losses because of the tie breaker.

This re-match actually hurts the conference. The BCS formula will not give extra points for beating the same team twice. Let's say the winner of this game rises to #2 in the BCS in the final week of the season, then loses the champ game eliminating them from the BCSNG, that would look equally dumb.

If you look at this history of this rivalry, the games have been so close. There are many years that if we played twice, I'm sure we would have split. A spilt is bad for the conference. And when we go to a playoff that game will become a defacto elimination game that could prevent 2 ACC teams from making the bracket. Let's say that entering the Champ week the match up is #3 v #5, Instead of the #5 moving up by virtue of other teams losing. #5 loses and drops out of the top 10. Making them a tough sell for the playoff committee.

i call bull****. source?

It may not be a prove fact but I have to agree just on the simple fact that if you have beaten them once already in the regular season they are bound to drop in rankings. On top of that if you beat them twice before the championship game it can't look as good for strength of schedule.

 

[NateDogg]

24hr news cycle and social media....would just create too much of a distraction nowadays.

this...and i think the belichek approach to the media has really rubbed off not just in the nfl but all sports as a way to counter the increased coverage of sports...surprised someone hasnt written a book about it actually (or maybe someone did, john feinstein or some sh*t)

 

[Dghustla]

You just answered the question right there. How can this game mean more than the game that would decide the conference champion or who gets to play for the championship? If we get blown out this week, and make the conference champ game on a national level that game will not have a ton of relevance.

Better for the ACC to have a half empty stadium in the middle of the east coast while two Florida teams play each other? Texas and OU got it right. In the heyday of the big 12 that was one of the premier games in the College Football Landscape. that game decided who was a true title contender and who was a pretender. That game counted like 2 losses because of the tie breaker.

This re-match actually hurts the conference. The BCS formula will not give extra points for beating the same team twice. Let's say the winner of this game rises to #2 in the BCS in the final week of the season, then loses the champ game eliminating them from the BCSNG, that would look equally dumb.

If you look at this history of this rivalry, the games have been so close. There are many years that if we played twice, I'm sure we would have split. A spilt is bad for the conference. And when we go to a playoff that game will become a defacto elimination game that could prevent 2 ACC teams from making the bracket. Let's say that entering the Champ week the match up is #3 v #5, Instead of the #5 moving up by virtue of other teams losing. #5 loses and drops out of the top 10. Making them a tough sell for the playoff committee.

i call bull****. source?

I'm looking at it from the human perspective. lets say FSU wins big, then beats us again in 4 weeks in a close game. What would the pollsters who are already voting them #3 take from that?


Or lets flip it and say we get same results as the Florida game. FSU makes a bunch of mistakes turnover etc. And we win by 14. Some ppl jump on our band wagon. Some are still hesitant. We roll through the rest of the season averaging wins by 1 TD. We play FSwho again but this time we win on a last second FG. there will be pollster talking about how we regressed or weren't that good..etc.

IMO there is more to lose when having these rematches than their is to gain. Because unfortunately fan satisfaction doesn't = championships just look at Va Tech.

 

[Gatorhater]

We never really hated FSU. I mean there have been some things, like their rap video when they got rank #1 in preseason after we won the NC the year before. But since we beat the living **** out of them the next year, it was more a positive thing. That's the thing, I think we were 8 and 2 during the 80's. I mean what's to hate. For me, the warchant makes my smile and the chop makes me laugh. So many times all that noise surrounded yet another Cane win I Tally. The one time they did beat us up there, we won the NC anyway that year. What's to hate? Bobby's endless whinning got old. For me, I am glad they are back with us. Having them crying behind us just goes with winning NCs. They are like a second slice of cheese on a cheeseburger, you don't need it, but it does make it taste a little better.

This is a bigger game for them. Now that the NCAA thing is over, it is probably their last chance at a NC for a long time. Golden is constructing a monster that will chew them up and spit them out for years to come after this. Don't mistake me, I don't think they win this year either. It is in their DNA to choke; just like it is ours to win when disrespected. Leopards can't change their spots. Noles lose on Saturday. Then Herbie will understand. Can you feel it coming in air at night?

 

[WhatTheHell]

Exhibit A:

Thread: Serious question
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10-29-2013 03:53 PM
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[SmokeyRone]

We ought to hate Free Shoes. We haven't come close to beating them in like 8 years.

Their fans are worse than Gatas as well, but that really doesn't register for players as much.