We have Clemson at USC(e), Georgia at Georgia Tech, Florida State at Florida and Wake at Vandy.
Hopefully we go either 3-2 or 2-2. I don't see Wake winning. I hope this is Clemson's year and it would be nice to see GT beat UGA.
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GT can definitely beat UGA, but UGA also has their number over the past few years. They're already familiar with the offense and they have the athleticism to get it done. Now that Aaron Murray is out, UGA should be in prime upset territory, and, yes, no matter the records, this would be an upset. But I'm still, for no explainable reason, picking UGA.
You're right, Vandy will beat Wake.
Florida State will beat Florida if only because on defense, the Seminoles will have two extra players due to the penchant for blocking each other on the Florida side. This isn't Georgia Southern.
Clemson and USCe is the most intriguing game of the bunch. USCe is second in the SEC East and has beaten Mizzou. Clemson is second in the Atlantic with only a single loss to FSU. Clemson beat LSU to end the year last year and a full-strength UGA to begin the year this year, but it feels like they've been trending downward since the FSU pummeling. I'd like to see Clemson pull this out, and I think they can. But I'd still have to pick USCe to win.
Does the FSU defense score more than the UF offense in this game? I think there is a chance of that happening.
didn't they already do that to Wake? I'm pretty sure Wake is better than UF
Wake over Vandy is going to be the toss-up. Considering that UGA has had 25 starters lost to ACL tears this year (*all numbers approximated*), GT should have its best chance in years. I'm not sure about Klempsun beating the Cocks, I think Spurrier is in Dabo's nightmares and has him totally psyched out, would be nice to see though. And with Florida throwing blocks on their own team; FSU's D should rule the day.
Order of wins of ACC over SEC from most to least likely:
FSU > Florida
Clemson > USC
GT > Georgia
Wake > Vandy
I think it's most likely that FSU and Clemson win, GT and Wake lose. However, with Murray out, the Bees have a chance. Even a split is a good thing for the conference. If Clemson loses, that'll be a little bit of a black eye. For what it is worth, I think Vandy takes it to Wake.
If GT can't beat Georgia this year, I don't know if PJ will ever beat them again. I know Aaron Murray never really got the credit he deserved at UGA for whatever reason, but he was the guy pulling them through the mud to be ranked as recently as two weeks ago with all of those injuries.
Without him, there is no reason that GT can not win that game. FSU should destroy Florida, and if not would perhaps be the biggest upset of the entire season in my opinion at this point. Vandy over Wake I feel is likely. Clemson and USCe might be the best game of the entire weekend (other then us pummleing UVA of course)
So since UF lost to Georgia Southern last week, it makes them bowl ineligible. I believe that VT has the longest active bowl streak now...
Nope, we're 2nd now to FSU. We were 3rd to FSU and UF.
http://mcubed.net/ncaaf/bowls/strkcapp.shtml
Many people are removing FSU from that because they had to vacate their 2006 bowl win, but they still went to a bowl game regardless. So yes, we are in 2nd to FSU.
I read somewhere that they vacated that bowl appearance all-together, so that technically ended their bowl streak. But various sources list it differently.
EDIT: I should have read below my post before posting. I said the same thing as someone else.
Ahh you're right - completely forgot about FSU.
According to the NCAA, we are officially longest. The FSU vacated bowl game has started them over, they are at 9 in the record books.
Testament to a steady, clean program. Thanks to Frank Beamer.
That can't be right because they haven't played 9 bowl games since vacating the 2006 Emerald Bowl. Also, it's stupid that they would restart their bowl streak because they still appeared in the game. The win was vacated, but they were still there. The game isn't recorded as never having happened. UCLA still has a loss from it.
It's one of the quirks of the NCAA. Since they had to vacate their wins from the 2006 season, they technically had zero wins and were not eligible for a bowl, which they also technically didn't win. Their streak shouldn't be at 9, but it's also not at 31 or whatever it would be. Some stat sites like ESPN and others still refer to the streak being intact, but the NCAA does not.
I still think it's stupid. They appeared in the game. The game happened. That's like saying "well Florida State just didn't play the 2006 season, but they still got the losses that happened." Vacating wins is one of the dumbest penalties because honestly, besides people like Bowden and Paterno, who cares? Take back a trophy for the bowl win, fine. But they were still there and the game was still played. Had they lost their streak would have been intact which is the dumbest logic you can come up with.
It's stupid, but it's not. They went to the game and such, but they played with ineligible players, hence the vacated wins.
If Lance Armstrong vacated his wins and turned in his medals because they learned he was ineligible later on due to substance use, then I don't see what the big deal is with the FSU vacating wins/bowls is. Would they have won without those players? Probably...but they still played with those players that they shouldn't have been playing with due to ineligibility.
That's actually a pretty good metaphor to use to explain your point. Turkey leg!
The better question is if FSU has to pay back any of the money they won from the bowl game. That would be a better penalty. I agree that the NCAA does some dumb stuff, but as was stated above this comment, if you used ineligible players, you might not have won the games and certainly don't deserve to be victorious through cheating.
They are 9th on the list not 9 in a row.
Technically, FSU still has a longer streak, but they vacated wins in 2006 and 2007. They still went to a bowl, so I guess it might(?) still count as going to the bowl.
GT probably has a better chance of beating Georgia than Clemson does over USC. Not only is Murray out, but they've lost their top receiver, multiple defenders and Gurley has been in and out all season because of injuries. The Dawgs are just too depleted.
Connor Shaw is fairly healthy for USCe, and he went to Mizzou and came back big time to win. I think they are evenly matched with Clemson and it comes down to the 4th quarter.
I wish the Wake vs Vandy series wasn't ending after this year. It seems they are meant for each other. They both wear black and gold. They both are USUALLY in the bottom half of their conferences. They are relatively close distance wise. The combination makes for a good ACC-SEC rivalry. They both are strong academic schools. Wake's instate in conference rivals are playing others. Vandy's instate in conference rival Tennessee doesn't care about them (Vandy is maybe their 5th potential rival). Vandy is an afterthought for Tennessee, at least before James Franklin. Is it just me or is Wake-Vandy a natural match up?
ps. I can't believe I just wrote on Wake vs Vandy football
I doubt it. FSU should absolutely win though