A good read, talks about ACC Teams Strength of Schedules (SOS) since the ACC proved to be far superior in 2016 on Football Winning, Scheduling, and Winning. I understand these Conference Ratings go in Cycles, but the SEC & ACC are not afraid to play each other, and all I have to say. The Big Ten is becoming The Big Pretend Conference and Big-12 is now The Big Frail Conference until they decide to play better competition. The Pac-12 does play more of its own but has far less weaker Programs as seen in the Big Ten & Big-12 Trends towards Playing their own Weaklings for Top Ten Rankings, earning Fake Wins Within their own Conference and even weaker MAC Outside Of Conference.
The Big Pretend played just 4 MAC Programs with Winning Seasons? Our Penn State Little Brothers should genuflect on a bend knee for Pitt Scheduling and saving them some face by playing them and from their fellow Big Pretend Shame Teams. Penn State should have been in the NCS Playoffs is what Paterno would have said in Hindsight?
Some prominent Rival Website Owners have to start to write about and start to Mock the AP-Coaches Polls and Major Sports Network CBS, FOX, NBC, and ABC Sports Writers that have been giving Big Pretend and Big Frail a pass on playing weaklings. Shame on them as a Conference and in the Case of B1G Network, they are Big Bum Network ripping off Cable Subscribers with terrible games no one wants to watch. The Big Ten should be be given a Class Action Lawsuits of Sports Malpractice, Consumer Fraud, and maybe have too many Executives with CTS Brain Damage based on their results in 2016?
The Big Ten have 2 Teams with Initials that have PU & ILL in them and the Conference is living up to both in name, play as they run away from tougher Outside Conference Competition? Preferring to play Big Ten Weaklings & MAC Sack Teams that only had Four Winning Teams is a disgrace? The CFB Playoff Committee needs a wake up call, and shamed by the Yahoo Rivals. The 3 Best Bowl Games were Bama-Clemson, Michigan-FSU, and USC-Penn State. While Ohio Fake against Clem-Samson and WIShing-CON-SIN weak win against a Western Michigan 13-1 Mickey Mouse Athletic Conference with just 4 Winning Teams was a Bigger Joker for the Final Big Pretend Top Ten?
Here is quick check on Conference Winners & Losers
ACC-11 Win Teams 3 Loss Teams (Cuse-Duke-4-8, UVA-2-10)
SEC-9 Win Teams 5 Loss Teams (Missy-SC-Vandy 6-7, OleMiss-5-7, Mizzou-4-8)
B10-8 Win Teams 6 Loss Teams (IU-UMD-6-7, ILL-PU-MSU-3-9, RU-2-10)
B12-5 Win Teams & 5 Loss Teams (TCU-6-7, 5-7-UTex-TTU, 3-9-ISU, 210-KU)
P12-6 Win Teams & 6 Loss Teams (ASU-CAL-5-7, OU-OSU-UCLA-4-8, UA-3-8)
Article Excerpts For 2017 Projections:
Clemson claimed the CFP national title, giving the ACC bragging rights heading into 2017. Let’s take a look at the league’s easiest and hardest schedules next season based on opponent’s winning percentages from ’16. The Atlantic Coast Conference will begin the 2017 season with Clemson looking to defend its national championship, as the Tigers dethroned Alabama to win the College Football Playoff, giving the school its first national title since 1981. The win by the Tigers gave the ACC a 9-3 mark this postseason—the league’s most-ever victories in a single postseason. And it was all capped off with a national title win over the SEC’s king of the mountain. Looking ahead to next season, Clemson will have some competition for league and national supremacy.
Here are how the schedules rank, from easiest to hardest, by the 2016 winning percentage of each team’s opponent.
ACC Football Schedule Rankings For 2017
14. Louisville: .486
.......Because of the lack of star power on the Cardinals’ schedule (Purdue and Kentucky are the headliners), running the table in the ACC may be mandatory for Bobby Petrino’s squad to have any shot at the CFP. Add Murray State & Kent State.
13. North Carolina: .512
North Carolina will be forced to move on without star quarterback Mitch Trubisky, and the non-conference schedule features home tilts with Cal and Notre Dame as well as a road match-up with Old Dominion. Add Western Carolina.
12. Boston College: .512
Not mention in Article for some reason, but has Notre Dame, UConn, Northern Illinois and Central Michigan.
11. NC State: .529
Not mention in Article but has Notre Dame, South Carolina, Marshall, & Furman.
10. Wake Forest: .530
Wake Forest, meanwhile, needs to take care of business out of conference in case ACC wins are difficult to attain after winning a bowl game this season. The Sept. 24 showdown at Indiana could loom large. Add in Notre Dame, Appalachian State, Utah State & Presbyterian.
9. Miami: .534
Miami, meanwhile, will travel to Arkansas State one year after doing the same at Appalachian State, so it’s nice to see the Sun Belt get some opportunities to host Group of Five squads. Add Toledo & TBA.
8. Pittsburgh: .553
Pitt, meanwhile, has very difficult non-con games at Penn State and at home against Oklahoma State. Add Rice & YSU
7. Virginia Tech: .561
Finally, ACC Coastal division champ Virginia Tech has a real interesting slate outside of the league. The Hokies open against West Virginia in Landover, MD, and travel to East Carolina before hosting Old Dominion, which is coming off of a very strong season in Conference USA. Add Delaware.
6. Virginia: .569
Bronco Mendenhall, meanwhile, may find it difficult to go bowling in his second year in Charlottesville, as tough games against Indiana and at Boise State await in 2017. Add UConn & William & Mary.
5. Florida State: .574
Speaking of the ‘Noles, in addition to traveling to Florida for their annual in-state rivalry game, Jimbo Fisher and Co. will open up against an Alabama squad in Atlanta that figures to be salty and looking to prove that its loss to Clemson was a mere blip on the radar. Add Delaware State & ULM.
4. Clemson: .581
Looking ahead to next season, Clemson will have some competition for league and national supremacy. The Tigers will host a Jarrett Stidham-led Auburn squad and travel to South Carolina, but Florida State is also an annual tough test. However, Dabo Swinney and Co. will get the ‘Noles at home after surviving a scare in Tallahassee this past season. Add Kent State & Citadel.
*Notre Dame (partial league member): .595
Not mention in article but the 2016 Fighting Irish were 2-4 in the first half and also 2-4 in the second half. Still, four did finish in the Associated Press top 25: No. 3 USC (10-3 with nine straight wins to cap the year), No. 12 Stanford (10-3), No. 16 Virginia Tech (10-4) and No. 20 Miami (9-4). Only Virginia Tech does not return on the schedule in 2017. Add in Georgia, Temple, NC Sate, MSU, UNC, BC, Wake, & Navy.
3. Georgia Tech: .601
Georgia Tech has a difficult opener against Tennessee on a neutral field, and there are also dates with UCF on the road and at home against Georgia. Add Jacksonville State.
2. Syracuse: .603
........Syracuse will look to earn a postseason bid in the second year of the Dino Babers era, but a major test looms against LSU in Death Valley on Sept. 23 after games against Middle Tennessee and Central Michigan. Add CCSU.
1. Duke: .604
If Duke is to return to the postseason, the Blue Devils may need to win two out of the following three: against Northwestern, Baylor and at Army. Add North Carolina Central.
LINK:
https://campusinsiders.com/news/acc-football-schedule-rankings-opponent-win-percentage-01-11-2017/
The Big Pretend played just 4 MAC Programs with Winning Seasons? Our Penn State Little Brothers should genuflect on a bend knee for Pitt Scheduling and saving them some face by playing them and from their fellow Big Pretend Shame Teams. Penn State should have been in the NCS Playoffs is what Paterno would have said in Hindsight?
Some prominent Rival Website Owners have to start to write about and start to Mock the AP-Coaches Polls and Major Sports Network CBS, FOX, NBC, and ABC Sports Writers that have been giving Big Pretend and Big Frail a pass on playing weaklings. Shame on them as a Conference and in the Case of B1G Network, they are Big Bum Network ripping off Cable Subscribers with terrible games no one wants to watch. The Big Ten should be be given a Class Action Lawsuits of Sports Malpractice, Consumer Fraud, and maybe have too many Executives with CTS Brain Damage based on their results in 2016?
The Big Ten have 2 Teams with Initials that have PU & ILL in them and the Conference is living up to both in name, play as they run away from tougher Outside Conference Competition? Preferring to play Big Ten Weaklings & MAC Sack Teams that only had Four Winning Teams is a disgrace? The CFB Playoff Committee needs a wake up call, and shamed by the Yahoo Rivals. The 3 Best Bowl Games were Bama-Clemson, Michigan-FSU, and USC-Penn State. While Ohio Fake against Clem-Samson and WIShing-CON-SIN weak win against a Western Michigan 13-1 Mickey Mouse Athletic Conference with just 4 Winning Teams was a Bigger Joker for the Final Big Pretend Top Ten?
Here is quick check on Conference Winners & Losers
ACC-11 Win Teams 3 Loss Teams (Cuse-Duke-4-8, UVA-2-10)
SEC-9 Win Teams 5 Loss Teams (Missy-SC-Vandy 6-7, OleMiss-5-7, Mizzou-4-8)
B10-8 Win Teams 6 Loss Teams (IU-UMD-6-7, ILL-PU-MSU-3-9, RU-2-10)
B12-5 Win Teams & 5 Loss Teams (TCU-6-7, 5-7-UTex-TTU, 3-9-ISU, 210-KU)
P12-6 Win Teams & 6 Loss Teams (ASU-CAL-5-7, OU-OSU-UCLA-4-8, UA-3-8)
Article Excerpts For 2017 Projections:
Clemson claimed the CFP national title, giving the ACC bragging rights heading into 2017. Let’s take a look at the league’s easiest and hardest schedules next season based on opponent’s winning percentages from ’16. The Atlantic Coast Conference will begin the 2017 season with Clemson looking to defend its national championship, as the Tigers dethroned Alabama to win the College Football Playoff, giving the school its first national title since 1981. The win by the Tigers gave the ACC a 9-3 mark this postseason—the league’s most-ever victories in a single postseason. And it was all capped off with a national title win over the SEC’s king of the mountain. Looking ahead to next season, Clemson will have some competition for league and national supremacy.
Here are how the schedules rank, from easiest to hardest, by the 2016 winning percentage of each team’s opponent.
ACC Football Schedule Rankings For 2017
14. Louisville: .486
.......Because of the lack of star power on the Cardinals’ schedule (Purdue and Kentucky are the headliners), running the table in the ACC may be mandatory for Bobby Petrino’s squad to have any shot at the CFP. Add Murray State & Kent State.
13. North Carolina: .512
North Carolina will be forced to move on without star quarterback Mitch Trubisky, and the non-conference schedule features home tilts with Cal and Notre Dame as well as a road match-up with Old Dominion. Add Western Carolina.
12. Boston College: .512
Not mention in Article for some reason, but has Notre Dame, UConn, Northern Illinois and Central Michigan.
11. NC State: .529
Not mention in Article but has Notre Dame, South Carolina, Marshall, & Furman.
10. Wake Forest: .530
Wake Forest, meanwhile, needs to take care of business out of conference in case ACC wins are difficult to attain after winning a bowl game this season. The Sept. 24 showdown at Indiana could loom large. Add in Notre Dame, Appalachian State, Utah State & Presbyterian.
9. Miami: .534
Miami, meanwhile, will travel to Arkansas State one year after doing the same at Appalachian State, so it’s nice to see the Sun Belt get some opportunities to host Group of Five squads. Add Toledo & TBA.
8. Pittsburgh: .553
Pitt, meanwhile, has very difficult non-con games at Penn State and at home against Oklahoma State. Add Rice & YSU
7. Virginia Tech: .561
Finally, ACC Coastal division champ Virginia Tech has a real interesting slate outside of the league. The Hokies open against West Virginia in Landover, MD, and travel to East Carolina before hosting Old Dominion, which is coming off of a very strong season in Conference USA. Add Delaware.
6. Virginia: .569
Bronco Mendenhall, meanwhile, may find it difficult to go bowling in his second year in Charlottesville, as tough games against Indiana and at Boise State await in 2017. Add UConn & William & Mary.
5. Florida State: .574
Speaking of the ‘Noles, in addition to traveling to Florida for their annual in-state rivalry game, Jimbo Fisher and Co. will open up against an Alabama squad in Atlanta that figures to be salty and looking to prove that its loss to Clemson was a mere blip on the radar. Add Delaware State & ULM.
4. Clemson: .581
Looking ahead to next season, Clemson will have some competition for league and national supremacy. The Tigers will host a Jarrett Stidham-led Auburn squad and travel to South Carolina, but Florida State is also an annual tough test. However, Dabo Swinney and Co. will get the ‘Noles at home after surviving a scare in Tallahassee this past season. Add Kent State & Citadel.
*Notre Dame (partial league member): .595
Not mention in article but the 2016 Fighting Irish were 2-4 in the first half and also 2-4 in the second half. Still, four did finish in the Associated Press top 25: No. 3 USC (10-3 with nine straight wins to cap the year), No. 12 Stanford (10-3), No. 16 Virginia Tech (10-4) and No. 20 Miami (9-4). Only Virginia Tech does not return on the schedule in 2017. Add in Georgia, Temple, NC Sate, MSU, UNC, BC, Wake, & Navy.
3. Georgia Tech: .601
Georgia Tech has a difficult opener against Tennessee on a neutral field, and there are also dates with UCF on the road and at home against Georgia. Add Jacksonville State.
2. Syracuse: .603
........Syracuse will look to earn a postseason bid in the second year of the Dino Babers era, but a major test looms against LSU in Death Valley on Sept. 23 after games against Middle Tennessee and Central Michigan. Add CCSU.
1. Duke: .604
If Duke is to return to the postseason, the Blue Devils may need to win two out of the following three: against Northwestern, Baylor and at Army. Add North Carolina Central.
LINK:
https://campusinsiders.com/news/acc-football-schedule-rankings-opponent-win-percentage-01-11-2017/
