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[QUOTE="Rocco, post: 433798, member: 51"]
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).
 
[U][B]ACC[/B][/U]
 
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
[I][U]Average[/U]              [U]409 yds/game - #55 [/U][/I]
 
[U][B]B1G[/B][/U]
 
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
[I][U]Average[/U]            [U]383 yds/game - #83[/U][/I]
 
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[*]After you add in the new realignments...
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[U][B]ACC[/B][/U]
 
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
[I][U]Average[/U][/I]          [U][I]425 yds/game - #47[/I][/U]
 
[B]B1G[/B]
 
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
[I][U]Average[/U][/I]             [U][I]372 yds/game - #88[/I][/U]
 
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!
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