Duke's and UNC's ACC Schedules

[Zaratoughda]

Looking at the schedules for these two teams and it almost does not seem right.

For Duke, the first 7 games are:

@BC
@Wake
VT
@Clemson
ND
Cuse
@NCS

OK, it picks up after that with home and away against both Ville and UNC, etc. But, they will be 7-0 before the real games begin.

With UNC, almost the same

Clemson
GT
@FSU
@Cuse
NCS
Wake
@VT
BC

Again it picks up after that with games like @Ville, @UVA, etc. But, they will be 8-0 before the real games begin.

Maybe the ACC did this deliberately pushing the bigger games towards the end of the schedule I dunno, but otherwise it almost does not seem right. Almost like they are showing favoritism to Duke and UNC.

 

[UPitt '89]

Eh. By the time you play the conf schedule, every team has played 12-14 games.

Neither team played a soft non-conference schedule, so it isn't like they haven't played anybody tough before now.

And historically, ND and Cuse are tough games. That wasn't doing them any favors.

You're paranoid.

 

[HailToPitt1985]

The ACC favoring Duke and UNC? Now there's a novel concept. Too bad it's true.

 

[Fredact]

ACC should go to three 5-team divisions. Play home-home vs the 4 teams in your division, then each of the other teams once--division A at B, B at C and C at A. That would give each team in a division the same schedule, and you could crown a true division champion.

Then seed the ACC tournament with giving each of the division winners and the best 2nd place the double bye, give the other 2 second place teams and the 2 best third place teams the single bye.

 

[KGSB Panther]

ACC should go to three 5-team divisions. Play home-home vs the 4 teams in your division, then each of the other teams once--division A at B, B at C and C at A. That would give each team in a division the same schedule, and you could crown a true division champion.

Don't give SMF any ideas. He'll start 5 threads on this throughout next week.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Don't give SMF any ideas. He'll start 5 threads on this throughout next week.

Except his idea will be for five three team divisions with a round robin tournament among the division winners to determine which four of them get the double bye.

 

[NTOP]

Except his idea will be for five three team divisions with a round robin tournament among the division winners to determine which four of them get the double bye.

And the loser loses its 3rd tier rights, is broadcast on Lifetime.

 

[levance2]

Have you seen UVa's schedule? They should start 8-0 too!