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5 ACC games this week aside from ours. Two of them have MAJOR implications in the race to Charlotte and for our situation, and another is interesting as well:
Stanford @ NC State, Noon, ACC Network -- We don't play either team, but Stanford played both SMU and Clemson (NC State plays only Clemson), so we should be rooting for NC State to beat Stanford here. NC State is a 9.5 point favorite currently. Not a major swing game by any means, but if you're checking the scores on Saturday during our game, it'd be in our better interest to have NC State win this game.
Virginia Tech @ Syracuse, Noon, The CW -- We play both these teams. Virginia Tech only plays Clemson, no SMU. Syracuse doesn't play either of SMU or Clemson. This one is tough, because on one hand we'd like VT to continue to win for our overall resume, but on the other hand, if Syracuse wins, that's a win in our "conference opponents" column that neither Clemson nor SMU would get. Also, you'd like to keep VT's momentum going as they play Clemson next week at Lane. Verdict here is, it's probably a win/win for us, but if I had to choose, I'll pull for Syracuse to get their record better as again we're the only team who plays them. Cuse is currently a 4 point dog at home.
UNC @ FSU, 3:30, ACC Network -- This game means nothing, as all of Miami, Clemson, and SMU all played FSU, and none of those teams play UNC. So, let's go Heels, continue to bury the One and Sevenoles. UNC is a 2.5 point favorite At Doak HAHAAH. Go Heels.
Louisville @ Clemson, 7:30, ESPN -- Now we get to the big ones. Obviously, ideally we don't want to deal with any of this tiebreaker bull****, so clearly this is a situation where we're pulling for Louisville. Louisville does have Miami, Clemson, and SMU all on the schedule, so this result doesn't impact the tiebreaker. Clemson is a 10.5 point favorite at home, currently. Let's hope Louisville pulls the upset.
Pitt @ SMU, 8:00, ACC Network -- First of all, what a pile of **** league this is, with a primetime game between two ranked teams with combined records of 14-1 playing on the ******* ACC Network. But I digress, just get me outta this dump, and fast. As far as the game, much like the situation above, we'd like to avoid any tiebreakers for making Charlotte, so with Clemson and Pitt still set to play later this year, we should definitely be rooting for Pitt to win on Saturday, especially with this looking like this is SMU's most difficult remaining game. SMU is currently a 7.5 point favorite, and Pitt's QB is uncertain with an injury, so no easy feat. If Pitt does lose, it's not ALL bad, since we don't play them but SMU and Clemson do, so it hurts their overall combined record, but we should definitely be pulling for the Nard Dog. H2P.
COMBINED ACC RECORDS AS OF TODAY:
Miami 7-13 (.350 winning percentage)
SMU 7-14 (.333 winning percentage)
Clemson 7-18 (.280 winning percentage)
So, if the season ended today, Miami would play SMU in Charlotte for the ACC Championship. Obviously a lot of ball to be played.
Bye Weeks:
Boston College
Cal
Georgia Tech (a nice week off before we come to town, lovely)
Virginia
Wake Forest
Stanford @ NC State, Noon, ACC Network -- We don't play either team, but Stanford played both SMU and Clemson (NC State plays only Clemson), so we should be rooting for NC State to beat Stanford here. NC State is a 9.5 point favorite currently. Not a major swing game by any means, but if you're checking the scores on Saturday during our game, it'd be in our better interest to have NC State win this game.
Virginia Tech @ Syracuse, Noon, The CW -- We play both these teams. Virginia Tech only plays Clemson, no SMU. Syracuse doesn't play either of SMU or Clemson. This one is tough, because on one hand we'd like VT to continue to win for our overall resume, but on the other hand, if Syracuse wins, that's a win in our "conference opponents" column that neither Clemson nor SMU would get. Also, you'd like to keep VT's momentum going as they play Clemson next week at Lane. Verdict here is, it's probably a win/win for us, but if I had to choose, I'll pull for Syracuse to get their record better as again we're the only team who plays them. Cuse is currently a 4 point dog at home.
UNC @ FSU, 3:30, ACC Network -- This game means nothing, as all of Miami, Clemson, and SMU all played FSU, and none of those teams play UNC. So, let's go Heels, continue to bury the One and Sevenoles. UNC is a 2.5 point favorite At Doak HAHAAH. Go Heels.
Louisville @ Clemson, 7:30, ESPN -- Now we get to the big ones. Obviously, ideally we don't want to deal with any of this tiebreaker bull****, so clearly this is a situation where we're pulling for Louisville. Louisville does have Miami, Clemson, and SMU all on the schedule, so this result doesn't impact the tiebreaker. Clemson is a 10.5 point favorite at home, currently. Let's hope Louisville pulls the upset.
Pitt @ SMU, 8:00, ACC Network -- First of all, what a pile of **** league this is, with a primetime game between two ranked teams with combined records of 14-1 playing on the ******* ACC Network. But I digress, just get me outta this dump, and fast. As far as the game, much like the situation above, we'd like to avoid any tiebreakers for making Charlotte, so with Clemson and Pitt still set to play later this year, we should definitely be rooting for Pitt to win on Saturday, especially with this looking like this is SMU's most difficult remaining game. SMU is currently a 7.5 point favorite, and Pitt's QB is uncertain with an injury, so no easy feat. If Pitt does lose, it's not ALL bad, since we don't play them but SMU and Clemson do, so it hurts their overall combined record, but we should definitely be pulling for the Nard Dog. H2P.
COMBINED ACC RECORDS AS OF TODAY:
Miami 7-13 (.350 winning percentage)
SMU 7-14 (.333 winning percentage)
Clemson 7-18 (.280 winning percentage)
So, if the season ended today, Miami would play SMU in Charlotte for the ACC Championship. Obviously a lot of ball to be played.
Bye Weeks:
Boston College
Cal
Georgia Tech (a nice week off before we come to town, lovely)
Virginia
Wake Forest