ACC Championship: Clemson vs. SMU

[Zues1]

Pony Express looking real suspect

 

[WillisWG]

A 3-loss Clemson getting a bye is disgusting.

Totally

 

[Dudleys87]

How does Clemson not get a bye being a conference champion?

 

[BeardedVol]

This performance shows how bad the ACC really is, and why Clemson still ends up at the top even when they suck.

 

[Cornvol]

Yeah but Arizona state getting it ain’t much better

Can’t argue that

 

[adam.vol]

Why don’t we just let ND play Clemson for a playoff spot each year? We can make sure FSU gets left out and no one has to watch Clemson beat up a high school club.

 

[C-south]

How does Clemson not get a bye being a conference champion?

It’s top 4 highest ranked conference champs. It’s possible they push Clemson ahead of ASU if they win though.

 

[DaddyChad]

Clemson wins. Boise moves up to the three, Arizona st gets the four. Idk what happens to Bama. Would be Bama or SMU getting in.

 

[AustinMem]

SMU needs more hookers and blow to channel the old Pony Express days

 

[Orange931]

Why don’t we just let ND play Clemson for a playoff spot each year? We can make sure FSU gets left out and no one has to watch Clemson beat up a high school club.

ND just needs to join a conference. They should be forced.

 

[Cornvol]

How does Clemson not get a bye being a conference champion?

5 conference champions but only 4 byes

 

[adam.vol]

ND just needs to join a conference. They should be forced.

What’s the point? SMU has a lower SOS and they’re ranked so high they probably won’t get bumped with a loss here.

 

[DC_Vol]

Is that RB connected to a joystick

 

[adam.vol]

5 conference champions but only 4 byes

Boise State needs to get left out. Allowing Group of 5 to play for a bye is stupid.

 

[C-south]

Clemson wins. Boise moves up to the three, Arizona st gets the four. Idk what happens to Bama. Would be Bama or BYU getting in.

Assuming they keep smu since a conference title game shouldn’t be a penalty it’ll just push bama out.

 

[Dudleys87]

It’s top 4 highest ranked conference champs. It’s possible they push Clemson ahead of ASU if they win though.

I just figured they’d swap SMU and Clemson

 

[Orange931]

What’s the point? SMU has a lower SOS and they’re ranked so high they probably won’t get bumped with a loss here.

And I’m good with that if it keeps Bama out. That’s all I care about this year. It might not be fair, but the committee has been screwing teams over for years in the playoff.

 

[C-south]

I just figured they’d swap SMU and Clemson

Clemson isn’t in unless they win.

 

[adam.vol]

And I’m good with that if it keeps Bama out. That’s all I care about this year. It might not be fair, but they’ve been screwing teams over for years in the playoff.

I’m all for screwing Bama.. unless we can get Bama at home. We didn’t have a good game against them in October.

 

[Cornvol]

Like to see Clemson win by 1 pt just to see Bama meltdown

 

[BowlBrother85]

Clemson wins. Boise moves up to the three, Arizona st gets the four. Idk what happens to Bama. Would be Bama or BYU getting in.

.... or SMU could still get in as an at-large. Supposedly, the playoff committee doesn't want to punish conference championship game losers. SMU will have to at least keep it close though.

 

[feathersax]

It don’t mean more

In the ACC "it just means BORE."

 

[Cornvol]

Boise State needs to get left out. Allowing Group of 5 to play for a bye is stupid.

Until there is 16 teams this is what we have

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

How does Clemson not get a bye being a conference champion?

I think they have to be one of the 4 highest ranked conference champions. I don’t see how they could go from 17 to 4

 

[Dudleys87]

Clemson isn’t in unless they win.

With them having no rhyme or reason as to why they do things it would make sense.