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He did, however, gain 11.6 points, with what I would argue is about the same quality of supporting cast, if not slightly worse.
Yeah, it essentially becomes Old Big East vs. Old ACC, except for Miami and UVA. That'd be lame.
I came up with an idea for once we get to 16 teams and posted it in a thread 5 months ago (link). Essentially, make 4 4-team "pods" in which you retain your major rivalries (ie, VT-UVA in one, the 4 NC schools in another, etc.). Split the pods in half, and make 2 divisions where each division has half of each pod. Then, every year two pods flip in a rotating fashion, and you play the other 7 teams in your division plus the two teams in your pod from the other division. This way, you play your closest 3 rivals every season, and each of the other 12 teams a total of twice every four-year rotation, once at home and once away.
This way, every player in the ACC has the opportunity to play in each other ACC stadium once during his four years in school, and the fans get to see every other team at least somewhat often, since who really cares if we play Duke or Pitt every season. The only downside I see is that everyone except hardcore ACC fans (and even a few of them) will get confused by the rotating divisions format.
Then there's this from ESPN:
"Texas coach Mack Brown is expected to resign by the end of the week, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy."
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10116548/texas-longhorns-...
signed up as YOLO McSwaggin
Well the bowl game is exactly 6 weeks after his surgery took place (Nov 19th), expecting 4-6 weeks of recovery, what are his chances of being able to play?
Heard rumblings of the ACC possibly swapping FSU for Miami or Georgia Tech for Clemson. Not sure how much merit there is, but if they were going to go that route, I'd prefer the latter. Then, to Joe's point, let's swap BC or Louisville and I'd be more than happy. Clemson, Miami and Louisville every year would make for a fun schedule, IMO.
If they're going wholesale realignment, true North-South would be a bummer, as the Hokies would likely get stuck in a grouping that's something like BC-Syracuse-Pittsburgh-UVa-Louisville-VT-Wake and that's not appealing at all.
so how about them Buckeyes?
Yes, but it deserves 16.
Or one might point out that he inherited Logan Thomas, statistically the best QB to ever play at Virginia Tech, and he made the offense worse.
Advanced statistics tell otherwise. Total QBR is probably the best indicator of QB quality. VT QBs since 2004 (ACC rank)
04 - B. Randall 60.8 (3rd)
05 - Ma. Vick 70.1 (3rd)
06 - S. Glennon 46.5 (7th)
07 - S. Glennon 58.6 (4th)
08 - T. Taylor 50.1 (8th)
09 - T. Taylor 73.9 (1st)
10 - T. Taylor 77.5 (1st)
11 - L. Thomas 69.2 (2nd)
12 - L. Thomas 43.4 (10th)
13 - L. Thomas 55.0 (11th)
You could argue that Loeffler did not do his job as QB coach, as Logan never regained his 2010 form. I would argue, however, that Logan was a product of his surroundings.
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I agree with the idea of getting rid of cross division rivals, but I would add Clemson-GT to your list. If I got to pick what divisions would look like, starting with what we got, and taking into account rivalries and competition:
Coastal: Clemson, GT, VT, UVA, Pitt, Louisville, Duke
Atlantic: FSU, Miami, NCState, Wake, Cuse, UNC, BC
That keeps most of the rivalries, evens out the competition a little. The more I look at this, the more I like it.
Would it really be that far outside of normal #goacc decisions?
Against Boston College he wasn't.
please can the cross division rivals. I think it would be a decent compromise if we are not getting a 9 game schedule.
I bet some genius Duke donor hedged his/her bets on this...
"Hey Athletic Department! I'll pay for every single ticket that a student collects for the bowl game this year so that they can go free of charge! All you have to do is promise to give me basketball tickets for life!"
Let's get a waiver for Vince to suit up in place of Kyle, just in case. One Fuller can use another Fuller's eligibility on an ad hoc basis, right? I mean, they're Fullers, so they make the rules.
In UCLA's losses their o-line killed them. They have had a lot of injuries there. Given VT's strength on D is on their defensive line that's a positive. UCLA on defense has Anthony Barr, and given VT's line...this game could be hard to watch.
Let's ask the chiropractor. He'd know.
Cross division Techmo-Bowl, anyone?
Yeah, I'd hate for all the new students to miss the joys of parading around Tobacco road as we crush their dreams.
How would Miami fit in the North division?
Can we switch Miami with NC State and just get rid of cross division rivals all together? Those are really the only cross-division conference rivalries that would need saving (FLorida State/Miami and UNC/State). Yes, I know that isolates Wake Forest, but I'll stand by what I said that there are only two cross-division rivalries that deserve being preserved as things currently stand.
Who is "expecting" this? Is it Mack Brown himself? The Texas AD? One of their biggest donors? Those three drunk Baylor fans at that one tailgate on Saturday?