ACC is 1-8 (oops, 1- 9) in bowl games so far this season...

[cto]

...with Duke (vs Ole Miss), Louisville (vs Washington) and Va Tech (vs Minnesota) still to play theirs. Will any of them join Syracuse as a winner, or will we remain the Conference's only bowl champion?

 

[djcon57]

...with Duke, Louisville and Va Tech still to play theirs. Will any of them join Syracuse as winners, or will we remain the Conference's only bowl champion?

Have to assume Duke gets destroyed

 

[orangepassion]

It's hard carrying the conference on our own. Might have to go to the SEC unless the ACC guarantees us more money.

 

[Orangello]

Dear ACC refs. We're carrying the conference's water this bowl season so give us a big break next year. That is all.

 

[dasher]

It's hard carrying the conference on our own. Might have to go to the SEC unless the ACC guarantees us more money.

Lawyers are working on getting us out of the ACC without the GOR. We are being dragged down by this conference.

 

[oldpinepoint]

It’s hard being a football school in a basketball conference

 

[Moontan]

ACC needs an SU win

In the worse way. Pitt goes down to a MAC team

syracusefan.com

 

[longtimefan]

...with Duke (vs Ole Miss), Louisville (vs Washington) and Va Tech (vs Minnesota) still to play theirs. Will any of them join Syracuse as a winner, or will we remain the Conference's only bowl champion?

Let's see--

BC and Pitt. UNC and NC St. Miami and GTech. SMU and Clemson. And Cal.

That makes nine. 1-9.

 

[cto]

Let's see--

BC and Pitt. UNC and NC St. Miami and GTech. SMU and Clemson. And Cal.

That makes nine. 1-9.

OOPS. I skipped right over Cal when I was scrolling down the scores. I guess they are not yet in my brain as part of the ACC.

 

[wfschrec]

Well the ACC has two wins … Louisville dodged a bullet.

 

[CIL]

I think fans are media are putting too much stock into non-playoff / bowl games.

The portal has ruined them. A lot of teams are playing with backups / young kids. Next year the ACC could go 10-1 and it wouldn’t surprise me.

 

[upperdeck]

Clem/SMU lost to CFP good teams. throw those out
SU wins

Pitt had coach give game away
Cal is Cal
GT had 100+ more yds but 2 turnovers to zero in a game they should win
Miami wins if Ward plays the whole game
UNC.. Ugly
BC-Neb pretty even game
NC st. coaching
Lou. good game Wash was better than their record all year.

ACC turned 6-6 into 1-11.

 

[MSOrange]

I think fans are media are putting too much stock into non-playoff / bowl games.

The portal has ruined them. A lot of teams are playing with backups / young kids. Next year the ACC could go 10-1 and it wouldn’t surprise me.

Agree. You really need to look at who opted out and can't take each score at face value.

 

[dasher]

Clem/SMU lost to CFP good teams. throw those out
SU wins

Pitt had coach give game away
Cal is Cal
GT had 100+ more yds but 2 turnovers to zero in a game they should win
Miami wins if Ward plays the whole game
UNC.. Ugly
BC-Neb pretty even game
NC st. coaching
Lou. good game Wash was better than their record all year.

ACC turned 6-6 into 1-11.

Can't really look at it that way. Your record is your record. If, the record was 11-1, no one would say hey, it could be 6-6. I will give you an example. People point to our losses to B.C. and Stanford and say, we could have been 11-1. No one includes the two games that we scored td's in the last minute to force OT which we won both games. I haven't heard anyone saying, year we were 9-3 but easily could have been 7-5.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I haven't heard anyone saying, year we were 9-3 but easily could have been 7-5.

I have read it several times on this board, usually in response to people saying “…we could be 11-1….”

 

[dasher]

I have read it several times on this board, usually in response to people saying “…we could be 11-1….”

I think every time from me.

 

[upperdeck]

Can't really look at it that way. Your record is your record. If, the record was 11-1, no one would say hey, it could be 6-6. I will give you an example. People point to our losses to B.C. and Stanford and say, we could have been 11-1. No one includes the two games that we scored td's in the last minute to force OT which we won both games. I haven't heard anyone saying, year we were 9-3 but easily could have been 7-5.

how you win/lose the game and how the game was played are different things.

 

[DoctorBombay]

I think fans are media are putting too much stock into non-playoff / bowl games.

The portal has ruined them. A lot of teams are playing with backups / young kids. Next year the ACC could go 10-1 and it wouldn’t surprise me.

Agreed.
It doesn't make a lick of difference, and won't change the narrative that's already out there about this conference. Even when Clemson and FSU were winning big games, it was always- "The ACC is weak and top-heavy". Never mind that other leagues were the same way, it was always about the ACC being less-than. And in years where the ACC performed better, it was: "Ho-hum, [fill-in-the-blank] team didn't take the bowl game seriously and sat everybody". Either way the conference can't win for losing.

 

[Delmar]

At least Stanford didn’t lose a bowl game, so that loss is looking better.

 

[bpo57]

With Duke getting run off the field, the ACC will be 0-12 against the spread this postseason. This is if one uses the closing line at kickoff. Obviously SU backers had two weeks to grab lines that were well below the closing # of 18.

Where have u gone VaTech? ACC nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Getting 8.5 against the gophers tomorrow night.

 

[llandz]

During the Duke game they talked about SU and their 9 win season. Ah I hope that wasn't SU grad Dave Pasch who said that about our 10 win season.

 

[zjscuse]

Anyone think Virginia tech has a chance tonight?

 

[sutomcat]

Well the ACC has two wins … Louisville dodged a bullet.

The ACC gratefully thanks the state of Washington for helping it avoid a shutout this bowl season.

 

[Chip]

With Duke getting run off the field, the ACC will be 0-12 against the spread this postseason. This is if one uses the closing line at kickoff. Obviously SU backers had two weeks to grab lines that were well below the closing # of 18.

Where have u gone VaTech? ACC nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Getting 8.5 against the gophers tomorrow night.

I always root for Virginia Tech to lose and tonight will be no different.

Plus if they lose, there will be a great Jeopardy question one day.

In the 2024 college football season, these two schools were the only ACC teams to win their bowl game, while also being the only teams to lose to Stanford in the Cardinal's inaugural ACC season.

 

[longtimefan]

With Duke getting run off the field, the ACC will be 0-12 against the spread this postseason. This is if one uses the closing line at kickoff. Obviously SU backers had two weeks to grab lines that were well below the closing # of 18.

Where have u gone VaTech? ACC nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Getting 8.5 against the gophers tomorrow night.

I would think the books took a beating on our game, what with the huge "middle". I doubt there have been many occasions where the line moved 11 or 12 points.