Returning Production for 2022

[LeMoyneCuse]

It's behind a paywall, so apologies for those who don't have access. I won't give away too much, but Bill Connolly of ESPN calculates Syracuse to have 80% of its production from 2021 returning. That includes O-Line, linebackers, the whole shebang. That's 15th nationally in returning production. Unfortunately, Florida State, Louisville, and NC State all return more.

 

[Orijinal]

It's behind a paywall, so apologies for those who don't have access. I won't give away too much, but Bill Connolly of ESPN calculates Syracuse to have 80% of its production from 2021 returning. That includes O-Line, linebackers, the whole shebang. That's 15th nationally in returning production. Unfortunately, Florida State, Louisville, and NC State all return more.

Of course they do

 

[sutomcat]

Of course they do

The ACC Atlantic is going to be a war. I expect it to be the most improved division in college football.

I expect it will dominate the Coastal in 2022.

 

[Orijinal]

The ACC Atlantic is going to be a war. I expect it to be the most improved division in college football.

I expect it will dominate the Coastal in 2022.

Ugh. Aggravating for us. Good for the ACC

 

[David321]

Ugh. Aggravating for us. Good for the ACC

Exactly. And after last season with so many CFB fans disparaging our conference, it will be welcomed. Though it may not matter in that regard, as it seems most fans judge our conference on whether or not Clemson makes the playoff.

 

[Cuse12]

bodes well for us simply said

 

[Trueblue25]

Thats good for FSU, UL and NCSU.

They dont have Tucker though

 

[orangenauburn]

Ugh. Aggravating for us. Good for the ACC

Yup

 

[Chip]

The ACC Atlantic is going to be a war. I expect it to be the most improved division in college football.

I expect it will dominate the Coastal in 2022.

With the exception of Pitt's run last year, that sounds like pretty much every year since we arrived on the scene.

 

[TheCusian]

Ugh. Aggravating for us. Good for the ACC

It would be even better in a pod format … less beating up on our own division

 

[sutomcat]

With the exception of Pitt's run last year, that sounds like pretty much every year since we arrived on the scene.

Props to Pitt for having a good year and taking advantage of a weak year overall for the conference. Not sure they were any better than anyone in the Coastal the last few years. Think it was more the best teams in the Atlantic weren't quite as good as normal.

I just ran the numbers. Unless my math is wrong, here are the records for interdivision play in the ACC in 2021. Regular season only.

2021 Football Standings - Atlantic Coast Conference

The official 2021 Football Standings for Atlantic Coast Conference

theacc.com

Wake 2-0
NC St 1-1
Clemson 1-1
UL 1-1
FSU 2-0
BC 2-0
SU 1-1

So FSU, BC and SU were a combined 3-15 against division foes (with the only wins against each other, where someone had to win). But they were a combined 5-1 against the lowly Coastal.

Overall, it was Atlantic 10 wins, Coastal 4 wins.

The vast difference in quality of football in the divisions shows no signs of going away. Pitt is going to be good for a while, and Miami might just be getting on track to be good again some day.

Everyone else in that division looks destined for crappiness for a long time.

Blow it up. Make Clemson happy by establishing a rotating pod system so everyone ends up playing everyone else the same number of times (except maybe your rival. or two rivals, whatever ends up happening there).

Let's make the ACC a real conference where we play all teams on a regular basis. Let's get more variety and interest in away game road trips. Let's start to build great new rivalries (or in some cases re-establish them). And let's start in 2023.

 

[Ozone!]

The addition of Coach Johnson gives a offensive game planning a serious boost as recently he was an OC!