Week 4 ACC TV Schedule

[Sean Miller Fan]

Friday
7:30: ESPN - Stanford @ Syracuse

Saturday
noon: ABC - NC State @ Clemson
noon: ACCN - James Madison @ North Carolina
3:30: ESPN2 - Georgia Tech @ Louisville
3:30: ACCN - Rutgers @ Virginia Tech
4:00: ESPNU - Duke @ Middle Tennessee State
5:00: CW - TCU @ SMU
7:00: ESPN - Miami @ South Florida
7:00: ESPN2 - Cal @ Florida State
8:00: ACCN - Michigan State @ Boston College

Stream-only games
2:00: ESPN+ - Virginia @ Coastal Carolina
3:30: ACCNX - Youngstown State @ Pitt

- USF over Miami - can never count out Cristobal to blow a few games and this feels like one of those

- Love watching FSU lose. Must-see TV Saturday night. Cal didnt look very impressive vs San Diego State but their D is pretty good and they have a very good RB.

- BC beats Michigan State. Maybe easily. Darkhorse team for Charlotte. Had a chance at #6 Missouri

- Sun Belt goes 2-0 vs ACC this week but B10 goes 0-2

- Another nice game for CW. TCU/SMU is an underrated rivalry.

- GT/Lou is a very interesting early-season conference matchup. Both teams could wind up in Charlotte.

- I expect Clemson to roll a bad NC State team

- For those of you who do not have ACC Network as part of your cable, satellite, or streaming service, you can still watch Pitt/YSU if you pay for the ESPN+ subscription service. If you do have ACC Network, then that game is free to you on ACCNX on the ESPN App.

 

[cashisking884]

You have Charlotte a little too wide open.

There are a few teams that are standing out above everybody else. I don’t see that changing.

USF isn’t going to come close to Miami. USF just isn’t good enough on any side of the ball.

Bama turned the ball over 3 times against USF. All on big plays for Bama that probably lead to scores. One was a fumble inside the 5 yard line. Another was on a huge kickoff return near the 50.

Even with all of those extra possessions, they still gave up 42 and only had 308 yards of offense.
The offensive powerhouse that is Southern Miss just threw for 397 yards and nearly 500 yards of total offense on them.

It’s going to be ugly.

South Florida’s best chance to win would be to slow the game down, bleed the clock, and limit possessions. But their offense actually does the complete opposite. It plays uptempo and so attempts to increase the number of plays run.

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

I'm not a good "root for the conference" guy because I'd love to see USF beat Miami. Also hope Cal beats FSU even though it doesn't really help Pitt.

 

[cashisking884]

Rutgers-VT is maybe the most interesting game on the docket if you don’t subscribe to the idea that USF has a chance.

VT was suppose to be one of the better teams in the ACC this year. Returned everybody from last year.
Comes out and loses to Vandy Week 1.

They really need to beat Rutgers. Just to give them some national credibility. And they are at Miami on Friday night the next week.

They lose to Rutgers and they are probably looking at 3 losses before October in what was suppose to be an all in year for them.

 

[PITT 76]

I'm not a good "root for the conference" guy because I'd love to see USF beat Miami. Also hope Cal beats FSU even though it doesn't really help Pitt.

I am a "root for the conference" guy because I think it's good for Pitt. When ACC teams beat OOC foes, it makes the conference look stronger. If the conference appears stronger, Pitt's record looks better to a national audience and to those who rank teams. Therefore, I always cheer for the ACC team against any other conference.

When it comes to in-conference play, I support the team whose victory is most beneficial to the Panthers. In most cases, this means I would like any team on Pitt's schedule to beat teams that Pitt doesn't play. My reasoning is that Pitt gets more credit when it is victorious over teams with good records.

For this reason, Cal beating FSU does help Pitt IMO. If a 5-0 Pitt defeats a 5-0 Cal, it is more impressive than it would be if the records were not so stellar.

I even hope that Pitt's OOC foes do well when they are not playing Pitt. For example, I would be happy if WVU and Cincinnati were in the B12 championship game, regardless of how improbable that might be.

What it boils done to is that I see all those other games in relationship to a positive perception of Pitt.

 

[Dointhatrag]

Friday
7:30: ESPN - Stanford @ Syracuse

Saturday
noon: ABC - NC State @ Clemson
noon: ACCN - James Madison @ North Carolina
3:30: ESPN2 - Georgia Tech @ Louisville
3:30: ACCN - Rutgers @ Virginia Tech
4:00: ESPNU - Duke @ Middle Tennessee State
5:00: CW - TCU @ SMU
7:00: ESPN - Miami @ South Florida
7:00: ESPN2 - Cal @ Florida State
8:00: ACCN - Michigan State @ Boston College

Stream-only games
2:00: ESPN+ - Virginia @ Coastal Carolina
3:30: ACCNX - Youngstown State @ Pitt

1-2 in P4 games this week
6-2 OOC

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

I am a "root for the conference" guy because I think it's good for Pitt. When ACC teams beat OOC foes, it makes the conference look stronger. If the conference appears stronger, Pitt's record looks better to a national audience and to those who rank teams. Therefore, I always cheer for the ACC team against any other conference.

When it comes to in-conference play, I support the team whose victory is most beneficial to the Panthers. In most cases, this means I would like any team on Pitt's schedule to beat teams that Pitt doesn't play. My reasoning is that Pitt gets more credit when it is victorious over teams with good records.

For this reason, Cal beating FSU does help Pitt IMO. If a 5-0 Pitt defeats a 5-0 Cal, it is more impressive than it would be if the records were not so stellar.

I even hope that Pitt's OOC foes do well when they are not playing Pitt. For example, I would be happy if WVU and Cincinnati were in the B12 championship game, regardless of how improbable that might be.

What it boils done to is that I see all those other games in relationship to a positive perception of Pitt.

I understand the logic. It's all sound and I won't dispute it. Since Pitt football isn't going to win a national title, I just enjoy watching teams I dislike lose regardless of an RPI style impact. I'm operating more on emotion here.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Saw this funny post from a Cal fan:

"My ausaca shaman helped guide me to enlightenment and the keys to victory in Calahassee. After the game, we will have a drum circle with our indigenous Seminole brothers and sisters and mourn the appropriation."

 

[LivinWell]

Last year the ACC beat the Big10 in head to head games. Be great to do it again this year as we are currently ahead 2-1.

 

[Pitt_Boss]

I am a "root for the conference" guy because I think it's good for Pitt. When ACC teams beat OOC foes, it makes the conference look stronger. If the conference appears stronger, Pitt's record looks better to a national audience and to those who rank teams. Therefore, I always cheer for the ACC team against any other conference.

When it comes to in-conference play, I support the team whose victory is most beneficial to the Panthers. In most cases, this means I would like any team on Pitt's schedule to beat teams that Pitt doesn't play. My reasoning is that Pitt gets more credit when it is victorious over teams with good records.

For this reason, Cal beating FSU does help Pitt IMO. If a 5-0 Pitt defeats a 5-0 Cal, it is more impressive than it would be if the records were not so stellar.

I even hope that Pitt's OOC foes do well when they are not playing Pitt. For example, I would be happy if WVU and Cincinnati were in the B12 championship game, regardless of how improbable that might be.

What it boils done to is that I see all those other games in relationship to a positive perception of Pitt.

The issue is no one in the polls, media, etc is going to care how the ACC does OOC. The ACC could go 20-4 in OOC each year for the next 3 years and the pollsters will still favor Big Ten and SEC teams. The media will still talk about Big Ten and SEC, still provide all the coverage to Big Ten and SEC. They are already invested too much in those conferences.

 

[ChiefJusticeMarshall]

Saw this funny post from a Cal fan:

"My ausaca shaman helped guide me to enlightenment and the keys to victory in Calahassee. After the game, we will have a drum circle with our indigenous Seminole brothers and sisters and mourn the appropriation."

LOL I like being associated with smart people.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

LOL I like being associated with smart people.

The graphic to go with it was even better. It was a Cal football player looking like a hippie.

 

[12162022]

LOL I like being associated with smart people.

And you're HERE??

 

[cashisking884]

Tried to tell you that South Florida wasn’t even going to come close.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Tried to tell you that South Florida wasn’t even going to come close.

They were winning 15-14 before allowing a 76 yard TD pass with 1:56 left in the half. If they hold Miami there and go into half with the lead, its a different game. Similar to the Pitt/Pedo monsoon game

 

[cashisking884]

They were winning 15-14 before allowing a 76 yard TD pass with 1:56 left in the half. If they hold Miami there and go into half with the lead, its a different game. Similar to the Pitt/Pedo monsoon game

They had one TD. Which was because the Miami WR dropped what would have been a huge gain, and maybe even TD, and the USF DB intercepted it off the bounce. And then Miami had a 15 yard penalty at the end of that play, which put USF on like the 30-ish yard line.

As I said last week: turnover luck is what kept them in the game against Bama. It’s what kept them in the game for a half against Miami.

Some of you’ll are too hesitant to buy into the idea that turnovers are largely lucky bounces, and so not repeatable week to week. So you need to look at the down to down efficiency and explosive play rate independent of the scoreboard.

That’s also why, when you were picking Cal to beat FSU based in part on what Cal did to Auburn, I was saying this is a game FSU can easily win, because of the number of turnovers Cal needed to beat a bad Auburn team.

 

[upj87]

They were winning 15-14 before allowing a 76 yard TD pass with 1:56 left in the half. If they hold Miami there and go into half with the lead, its a different game. Similar to the Pitt/Pedo monsoon game

the final was 50-15...

utterly unable to simply say something like, "uh, ya I was wrong on that one" every once in a while....you're an odd dude....A lot like Jimmy of Seinfeld fame I think..

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

the final was 50-15...

utterly unable to simply say something like, "uh, ya I was wrong on that one" every once in a while....you're an odd dude....A lot like Jimmy of Seinfeld fame I think..

15-14 USF up at half and its a completely different game. Maybe they dont win. They probably dont but its a different game. Felt the same way about Pitt/PSU. We were down 7-6 with the ball, trying to go into half with that lead. That PR TD changed the game.

 

[cashisking884]

Also, for anybody that remembers the Gramatica family of kickers.

The son/nephew is the true freshman FG kicker for USF.

Dude drilled a FG from 58 that would have been good from 60.

He’ll be kicking on Sunday.

 

[cashisking884]

15-14 USF up at half and its a completely different game. Maybe they dont win. They probably dont but its a different game. Felt the same way about Pitt/PSU. We were down 7-6 with the ball, trying to go into half with that lead. That PR TD changed the game.

The lucky INT is what changed the game for a little.

Miami comes out on their first drive and just marches down field for the TD.

USF responds with a 58 yard FG.

Then the next drive the Miami WR drops a TD that turns into an INT.

For some reason I can’t find the play on Twitter.

But if he catches that easy pass it’s 14-3 and the game is over.

Instead USF survived for another 20 minutes.

 

[cashisking884]

Nevermind, I found it. And it’s a good breakdown of the play. Skip to about 55 seconds and look at the giant space in the USF secondary if he just secures the ball. He’s gone if he catches it, and so is USF’s chances of even hanging around for a half.

Instead he bounces it in the air off his body as he tries to secure it, USF intercepts it, and has a short field for their only TD of the game. Which kept the game respectable for a little bit.

 

[upj87]

15-14 USF up at half and its a completely different game. Maybe they dont win. They probably dont but its a different game. Felt the same way about Pitt/PSU. We were down 7-6 with the ball, trying to go into half with that lead. That PR TD changed the game.

15-14 USF up at half and its a completely different game.... based on what? 15-14 USF up at half and it could have been a completely different game is what a rational normal non self obsessed person would say..

 

[TD_6082]

They were winning 15-14 before allowing a 76 yard TD pass with 1:56 left in the half. If they hold Miami there and go into half with the lead, its a different game. Similar to the Pitt/Pedo monsoon game

If USF went into half with the lead, they might have been able to lose by fewer than 30.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Also, for anybody that remembers the Gramatica family of kickers.

The son/nephew is the true freshman FG kicker for USF.

Dude drilled a FG from 58 that would have been good from 60.

He’ll be kicking on Sunday.

I was watching that game (and a couple others) off and on, why was it that after Gramatica made that long one did they have some other dude on to kick a short one (around 30 yards, iirc) that he yanked wide right?

 

[cashisking884]

I was watching that game (and a couple others) off and on, why was it that after Gramatica made that long one did they have some other dude on to kick a short one (around 30 yards, iirc) that he yanked wide right?

I think he’s suppose to be short field specialist. So Gramatica kicked the 50 and 60 yarder. The other dude the 30 yarder.

Probably their way of justifying not sending the senior packing for the clearly better freshman.