If West Virginia beats Clemson

[Fjoinkay]

the BE will be 7-7 in BCS games and the ACC will be 2-13. Just sayin'. I'm curious to see if those extra practices amped up Holgerson's offense because I think the Mountaineers will need it against Clemson. The Tigers are tough to beat when Sammy Watkins is healthy. Hard to believe it's been 30 years since Clemson was in the Orange Bowl. SU was in the Orange Bowl in 1999!

 

[OrangeMojo]

what's hard to believe is that despite playing in the watered down version of the Big East for the past decade + SU hasn't been to the Orange Bowl since 1999

what a missed opportunity Oh Lord

 

[Fjoinkay]

The decline at SU and Pitt cost the BE conference dearly, and now they are the schools that go to the ACC. Ouch!

If WVU beats Clemson tonight WVU will have more BCS wins than the entire ACC conference.

http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/35200/acc-sinks-deeper-into-bcs-hole

 

[rrlbees]

Who is everyone rooting for tonight?

 

[phillydad]

Who is everyone rooting for tonight?

Clemson, only because @ -3 they are my lock of the Bowl Season..

 

[SU2NASA]

 

[PhatOrange]

the BE will be 7-7 in BCS games and the ACC will be 2-13. Just sayin'. I'm curious to see if those extra practices amped up Holgerson's offense because I think the Mountaineers will need it against Clemson. The Tigers are tough to beat when Sammy Watkins is healthy. Hard to believe it's been 30 years since Clemson was in the Orange Bowl. SU was in the Orange Bowl in 1999!

I'd be more curious to know what the Big East record is since VT and Miami left.

What is the Big East record in BCS games for teams that are actually in the Big East or will be in the Big East.

The only think Holgerson needs to beat Clemson is a defense - shhhhhh.

 

[lvilleorange]

I'd be more curious to know what the Big East record is since VT and Miami left.

What is the Big East record in BCS games for teams that are actually in the Big East or will be in the Big East.

The only think Holgerson needs to beat Clemson is a defense - shhhhhh.

BE is 3-4 since the split, with tonights game pending.

 

[Fjoinkay]

A part of me wants to root for Clemson tonight because I have family in Clemson, and I've visited Clemson throughout my life and I have a soft spot. Moreover, like most people I am relieved that SU is going to the ACC because it is a good move for the school for many reasons. However, I continue to have strong feelings about the ACC raids, the negative perception of BE football driven by the national media as well as what I consider it's soft gloves approach with the ACC. In a perfect world the raids never would have happened and conference re-alignment would be a bad dream. I spent the past 7 or so years defending the BE against the ACC, and those feelings will probably surface again tonight. I may end up pulling for WVU.

Who will you root for and who do you expect to win? I think Clemson is probably better, but I'm curious to see how the WVU offense plays with those extra practices. Does anyone know who is calling the game tonight? If McDonough is calling the game I have no doubt that he will refer to the ACC's 2-12 record more than once.

 

[NovaOrange]

I am pulling for Clemson mainly because there QB is a VA kid

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Fiesta Bowl 1999 (Title Game): Tennessee 23, Florida State 16

Sugar Bowl 2000 (Title Game, VT Big East member): Florida State 46, *Virginia Tech 29

*Sugar Bowl 2001 (In Big East): Miami 37, Florida 20

Orange Bowl 2001 (Title Game): Oklahoma 12, Florida State 2

Orange Bowl 2002: Florida 56, Maryland 23

*Rose Bowl 2002 (Title Game, Big East member): Miami 37, Nebraska 14

Sugar Bowl 2003: Georgia 26, Florida State 13

*Fiesta Bowl 2003 (Title Game, Big East member): Ohio State 31, Miami 24 (2OT)

Orange Bowl 2004 (UM Big East member): Miami 16, Florida State 14

*Fiesta Bowl 2005 (Pitt Big East member): Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7

Sugar Bowl 2005: Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13

Orange Bowl 2006: Penn State 26, Florida State 23 (3OT)

Orange Bowl 2007: Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13

Orange Bowl 2008: Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21

Orange Bowl 2009: Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7

Orange Bowl 2010: Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14

Orange Bowl 2011: Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12

Sugar Bowl 2012: Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (OT)

Orange Bowl 2012: Clemson -, West Virginia - (Not played yet)

As you can see there were a lot of close games.

 

[FranCuse]

Who is everyone rooting for tonight?

I know not many agree with this, but like Fjoinkay, I'm going to find it very, very difficult to seperate my emotions and the habit of pulling for the BE team. I'm behind our going to the ACC, but old habits and emotions are going to take awhile to change. I'm sure this craziness will pass.

 

[Fjoinkay]

Fiesta Bowl 1999 (Title Game): Tennessee 23, Florida State 16

Sugar Bowl 2000 (Title Game, VT Big East member): Florida State 46, *Virginia Tech 29

*Sugar Bowl 2001 (In Big East): Miami 37, Florida 20

Orange Bowl 2001 (Title Game): Oklahoma 12, Florida State 2

Orange Bowl 2002: Florida 56, Maryland 23

*Rose Bowl 2002 (Title Game, Big East member): Miami 37, Nebraska 14

Sugar Bowl 2003: Georgia 26, Florida State 13

*Fiesta Bowl 2003 (Title Game, Big East member): Ohio State 31, Miami 24 (2OT)

Orange Bowl 2004 (UM Big East member): Miami 16, Florida State 14

*Fiesta Bowl 2005 (Pitt Big East member): Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7

Sugar Bowl 2005: Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13

Orange Bowl 2006: Penn State 26, Florida State 23 (3OT)

Orange Bowl 2007: Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13

Orange Bowl 2008: Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21

Orange Bowl 2009: Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7

Orange Bowl 2010: Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14

Orange Bowl 2011: Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12

Sugar Bowl 2012: Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (OT)

Orange Bowl 2012: Clemson -, West Virginia - (Not played yet)

As you can see there were a lot of close games.

You include some BE games here and omit others. The two omissions that come to mind are WVU beating Georgia in the 2006 Sugar Bowl and WVU crushing Oklahoma in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl.

Oops, I see now that you just included BE teams against the ACC after the split. My bad.