The ACC has millions riding on Clemson beating VT

[UPitt '89]

If VT wins, every ACC team drops down one bowl slot, and the ACC misses out on millions of dollars.

Don't be surprised if Clemson gets the calls the way OSU did yesterday.

 

[PittPoker]

If VT wins, every ACC team drops down one bowl slot, and the ACC misses out on millions of dollars.

Don't be surprised if Clemson gets the calls the way OSU did yesterday.

I'm still not understanding why you suddenly believe we have a good shot at the Russell Athletic Bowl. What am I missing here? Someone mentioned they saw a publication that had us playing Temple in the Military Bowl.

 

[UPitt '89]

I'm still not understanding why you suddenly believe we have a good shot at the Russell Athletic Bowl. What am I missing here? Someone mentioned they saw a publication that had us playing Temple in the Military Bowl.

It is impossible for Pitt to be in the Military bowl, if Clemson is in the playoff.

All 8-4 teams in the ACC have to be slotted before any 6-6 team can.

There are 8 ACC teams that are 8-4 or better.

Here's the 8 bowls for those teams, if Clemson beats VT:

CFP
Orange
Citrus
Russell Athletic
Taxslayer
Belk
Sun
Pinstripe

Pitt is guaranteed a spot in one of the bottom six of those if Clemson makes the playoff.

Only if VT beats Clemson can Pitt drop to a Tier 2 bowl. and if that happens, it will be Independence or St Pete...because the Military Bowl has a policy against taking the same team twice in a row. Both Pitt and the Military Bowl would need to agree to wave that in that case.

Root for Clemson.

 

[topdecktiger]

If VT wins, every ACC team drops down one bowl slot, and the ACC misses out on millions of dollars.

Don't be surprised if Clemson gets the calls the way OSU did yesterday.

The ACC doesn't miss out on millions of dollars. You only get $6 million for a semi-final, and nothing for the title game.

 

[UPitt '89]

The ACC doesn't miss out on millions of dollars. You only get $6 million for a semi-final, and nothing for the title game.

There's a lot of indirect loss from the prestige hit too.

Being left out of the playoff two out of three years, like the B12 is about to be, has hurt that conference badly.

 

[revampedpanthers]

Agree its in the ACC's best interest for clemson to win. That moves everyone up in the bowl process and as said keeps the ACC's streak of going to the playoff's in tact. Go 3 or 4 years without making the playoff's and teams might get a wandering eye, not sure it matters with the GOR till 2035.