SU Football - ACC vs B1G

[Rocco]

I've been going back and forth about which conference better suits SU from a football standpoint. I started looking at the offensive stats that both conferences bring to the table from the current national rankings (some teams still have to play their 12th game).

ACC

Clemson 518 yds/game - #8
UNC 485 yds/game - #15
Florida St 477 yds/game - #19
GA Tech 458 yds/game - #28
Miami 440 yds/game - #37
NC St 420 yds/game - #50
Duke 396 yds/game - #66
UVA 396 yds/game - #67
VA Tech 391 yds/game - #72
BC 350 yds/game - #97
Wake 301 yds/game - #117
Maryland 284 yds/game - #120
Average 409 yds/game - #55

B1G

Nebraska 460 yds/game - #26
Indiana 442 yds/game - #36
Ohio St 423 yds/game - #47
Penn St 417 yds/game - #54
Purdue 405 yds/game - #62
Northwestern 397 yds/game - #65
Michigan 385 yds/game - #80
Wisconsin 380 yds/game - #84
Michigan St 370 yds/game - #90
Minnesota 317 yds/game - #110
Iowa 310 yds/game - #114
Illinois 297 yds/game - #118
Average 383 yds/game - #83

• After you add in the new realignments...

ACC

Clemson 518 yds/game - #8
UNC 485 yds/game - #15
Florida St 477 yds/game - #19
Syracuse 473 yds/game - #22
GA Tech 458 yds/game - #28
Miami 440 yds/game - #37
LVille 431 yds/game - #44
NC St 420 yds/game - #50
Pitt 407 yds/game - #60
Duke 396 yds/game - #66
UVA 396 yds/game - #67
VA Tech 391 yds/game - #72
BC 350 yds/game - #97
Wake 301 yds/game - #117
Average 425 yds/game - #47

B1G

Nebraska 460 yds/game - #26
Indiana 442 yds/game - #36
Ohio St 423 yds/game - #47
Penn St 417 yds/game - #54
Purdue 405 yds/game - #62
Northwestern 397 yds/game - #65
Michigan 385 yds/game - #80
Wisconsin 380 yds/game - #84
Michigan St 370 yds/game - #90
Rutgers 341 yds/game - #99
Minnesota 317 yds/game - #110
Iowa 310 yds/game - #114
Illinois 297 yds/game - #118
Maryland 284 yds/game - #120
Average 372 yds/game - #88

I think moving forward the ACC gives us the best fit from a football perspective, as well as an overall conference fit. More teams in the ACC have up-tempo offenses that focus more on offensive firepower than defensive prowess. Looking at the averages after the realignment, the ACC teams currently average around 425 yds/game, with 8 of 14 teams in the top 50. The new B1G teams currently average roughly 372 yds/game, with 3 of 14 teams in the top 50. Teams in the B1G focus more on the running game and have better defenses as well. With HCDM at the helm, and with the NO Saints-style offense coming to form, the ACC gives us a better stage to play with other run-and-gun teams. It will hopefully allow us to attract offensive studs who can fit our system. Generally, fans don't mind a good offensive shootout either. You can have Rutgers and Maryland, who clearly have alot of nothing going on offense. Maryland being replaced with LVille is an upgrade across the board athletically. Can't wait to see how Rutgers fares against some of the big D's they will face in the B1G. They have trouble moving the ball playing no one OOC and then playing the BE teams. We held them to 237 yards. Can't imagine what Mich St, Wiscy or Michigan would do to them. Have fun cleaning the floors with them Sparty.

When you start to add in the other elements that make the ACC a better destination than the B1G, you can add the ridiculous basketball conference that we will be witnessing after football season. I thought the BE last year couldn't get any harder. I was wrong. Duke, UNC, Cuse, Pitt, LVille, NC St, GA Tech, FSU and Wake just to name a few. Love it. Just need to work on getting the conference championship in MSG.

You also add the fact that the school profiles fit Syracuse better as well. ACC has several private schools. The rivalries are already natural. Yes, it would be nice to play Penn St every year, but I am completely fine playing Pitt, LVille, Clemson, FSU, NC St, BC and Wake every year. SU has alum up and down the Atlantic Coast, not all over the midwest. We will be able to have some presence in some of the stadiums like BC, NC St & FSU, much more than we would playing in Indiana. From a recruiting perspective, we are focusing more on the east coast. NYC, NJ, PA, GA, FL, MD/VA/DC. This continues to give recruits and their families a chance to see Syracuse in person. Win-win if you ask me.

I really hope the ACC holds together because I think this is going to be really fun starting next year.

War Damn Otto!

 

[retro44]

when you have a league thats full of challenged offenses the defense rankings tends to get better.

big 12 offense vs. defense,whats their rankings?

 

[Rocco]

when you have a league thats full of challenged offenses the defense rankings tends to get better.

big 12 offense vs. defense,whats their rankings?

That is correct, hence my post. I'm good being in the league with better offenses. Suits us better...

RankNameGmAvgPlaysYdsTdsYdsGmWinLossTiesNatl
Rank
1 Florida St. 12 3.83 781 2993 21 249.42 10 2 0 2
2 Maryland 12 4.97 813 4042 40 336.83 4 8 0 21
3 Virginia Tech 12 5.00 827 4135 34 344.58 6 6 0 24
4 Virginia 12 5.10 831 4240 44 353.33 4 8 0 31
5 North Carolina 12 5.21 898 4675 38 389.58 8 4 0 54
6 Georgia Tech 12 5.86 803 4703 47 391.92 6 6 0 59
7 Clemson 12 5.71 864 4932 36 411.00 10 2 0 75
8 North Carolina St. 12 5.72 881 5036 36 419.67 7 5 0 81
9 Wake Forest 12 5.77 900 5194 48 432.83 5 7 0 87
10 Boston College 12 5.59 979 5477 43 456.42 2 10 0 100
11 Duke 12 6.45 860 5545 54 462.08 6 6 0 103
12 Miami (FL) 12 6.11 955 5837 44 486.42 7 5 0 116



TOTAL DEFENSE


Year: 2012 Thru: 11/24/12

RankNameGmAvgPlaysYdsTdsYdsGmWinLossTiesNatl
Rank
1 Michigan St. 12 4.33 757 3279 19 273.25 6 6 0 4
2 Wisconsin 12 4.60 803 3695 27 307.92 7 5 0 11
3 Michigan 12 4.72 791 3734 23 311.17 8 4 0 12
4 Nebraska 12 4.59 832 3820 33 318.33 10 2 0 15
5 Minnesota 12 5.22 811 4233 36 352.75 6 6 0 29
6 Penn St. 12 4.90 865 4241 28 353.42 8 4 0 32
7 Ohio St. 12 5.08 849 4315 33 359.58 12 0 0 34
8 Iowa 12 5.54 826 4579 32 381.58 4 8 0 45
9 Northwestern 12 5.28 875 4624 33 385.33 9 3 0 50
10 Illinois 12 5.80 802 4651 50 387.58 2 10 0 52
11 Purdue 12 5.60 872 4887 44 407.25 6 6 0 69
12 Indiana 12 6.11 910 5562 55 463.50 4 8 0 104