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Message: [QUOTE="Lou_C, post: 819664, member: 3201"] It's been covered, but yes it's because the SEC teams that play ACC teams always had a cupcake the week before, while the ACC teams were out trying to clinch a conference title, sometimes on the road. Therefore every single year the SEC schools came in with basically two weeks of rest and two weeks of preparation, versus one for the ACC school. It is absolutely a great and important thing that the ACC is now doing the same. Those ACC-SEC games at the end of the year, soon to be another with LV-KY, are vital to the ACC's reputation. I'd be fine with doing away with them if the SEC did the same, but if not it would be stupid for the ACC to handicap themselves like they have in the past. And while I know the Coastal isn't decided yet, with three Atlantic teams this goes a long way to settling the Atlantic a week earlier, which is good for CCG ticket sales. [/QUOTE]