New Divisions for ACC?
According to Twitter, specifically: https://twitter.com/larrywilliamsti/status/409357740176179200, the ACC is going to re-consider the idea of the divisions.
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The Confidential ACC Football Top 10 Poll: Week 15
Well, another football season is behind us. The regular season, anyway. There is a lot to decide yet regarding bowl games and such. But, alas, it is time for the final regular season Confidential Correspondents ACC football poll. For fun, let’s take a quick look at the Week 1 poll results:
Big 10: What Goes Around…
If Florida State, Ohio State, and Auburn all win, there will be a lot of debate as to which two teams should play in the National Championship game. If you read the Big 10 fans’ comments, there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth regarding the “system”–especially ESPN–being anti-Big 10 and pro-SEC. All one can say is… what goes around, comes around.
BOWL PROJECTIONS: DECEMBER 1, 2013- UPDATED
Here are the Confidential’s full bowl projections as of December 1, 2013 (subject to change…of course):
Update: We’ve gone hermano-a-hermano pitting acaffrey’s picks against mcaffrey’s picks for ultimate bragging rights.
| BCS Games | |||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction (acaffrey) | Prediction (mcaffrey) |
| BCS Title Game | Jan. 6 | Pasadena, Calif. | BCS vs BCS | Florida State vs. Ohio State | Florida State vs. Ohio State |
| Orange | Jan. 3 | Miami, Fla. | ACC/BCS vs BCS | Clemson vs. Alabama | UCF vs. Alabama |
| Sugar | Jan. 2 | New Orleans, La. | SEC/BCS vs BCS | Auburn vs. UCF | Baylor vs. Auburn |
| Fiesta | Jan. 1 | Glendale, Ariz. | Big 12/BCS vs BCS | Okla. State vs. N. Illinois | Oklahoma St. vs. N. Illinois |
| Rose | Jan. 1 | Pasadena, Calif. | Big Ten/BCS vs Pac-12/BCS | Michigan State vs. Stanford | Michigan State vs. Stanford |
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More on the ACC Bowl Picture
Great article by MCaffrey regarding the bowl situation. Here is some more info.
Rivalry Day in the ACC
The Confidential acknowledges that Pitt/Miami have already squared off, but there is little argument that the game did not feature a rivalry at the same level as most of the games this week. Still, Miami’s win kept them alive in the battle to reach the ACC Championship game. But the main event is today’s slate of games. Let’s take a closer look.
The Confidential’s ACC Football Top 10 Poll: Week 13
There are now a clear #1 and #2 in the ACC right now, then it gets crazy. Anyway, here is the Confidential Correspondents Football top 10 Poll for Week 13. Remember, we include Notre Dame and Louisville. This year, we’ll start with team number 10 and work our way to #1.
Week 1: 2013-2014 Basketball–Correspondents Poll
Just like football, some or all of the Confidential correspondents gather to vote on the top 10 in the ACC (including Louisville). For the first poll of the year, the votes are scattered. As they should be. We’ll save the analysis for some future weeks. Here is the Week 1 Top 10:
The Confidential’s ACC Football Top 10 Poll: Week 12
With just a few weeks, the ACC picture is starting to take shape. A few teams are out of the bowl picture. Several are locked-in. But how do they rank? Here is the Confidential Correspondents Football top 10 Poll for Week 12. Remember, we include Notre Dame and Louisville. This week, we’ll start with team number #1 and work our way down to #10–where it gets murkier.
The Confidential’s ACC Football Top 10 Poll: Week 11
There are now a clear #1 and #2 in the ACC right now, as all five voting correspondents this week went with FSU and Clemson. But what about the other slots? Amazingly, Syracuse won on the road, but was dropped from its tie–as the Pitt win over ND propelled them up the voting charts. Anyway, here is the Confidential Correspondents Football top 10 Poll for Week 11. Remember, we include Notre Dame and Louisville. This year, we’ll start with team number 10 and work our way to #1.
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