Clean, Ole Fashioned Hate: Georgia Tech (7-4) vs #7 Georgia (9-2) (7:30PM ET, ABC)

You keep saying this sarcastically, the thought process from others (I’m getting there myself) is they don’t ultimately “answer” to the league. Sure that’s their employer but it’s not who’s calling the shots. The ACC doesn’t give a rip if GT wins this game other than for pride. It doesn’t ultimately help their conference in any meaningful way..
Except that ACC-team SMU is what, 2 spaces below UGA? And Clemson is right outside at #12?

It would have given the opportunity for scenarios where both Miami and SMU (conference champion and conference runner up) and Clemson could have all ended up getting playoff bids; meaning the conference could potentially be getting 2-3x the extra payout for playoff team appearances.

So yeah, jt wouldn’t do anything meaningful for GT but it would be of, as you put it, meaningful help to the conference…especially in a period when there’s a sizable fiscal TV revenue gap.
 

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