Hey CANES are you enjoying the ACC?

[Guest HowieP1]

That's all nice and technical but there is no way the ACC would lose their BCS bid now that FSU and Miami are there, no matter where the top team finishes this year.

I know, but it is still ironic that some ACC fans are now concerned about their status.

Here was an article on it:

The Big "Hee, Haw" Rule

After looking at national scores last night, I almost fell on the floor laughing.

Years ago, the BCS adopted the "Big East Rule". It was a rule that was meant to keep the Big East out of major post season play. The rule specified that conference winners had to average in the top twelve in order to keep them eligible for BCS contention.

Well, the "Big East Rule" didn't work so well. The Big East easily qualified under that rule, but the ACC found themselves in trouble. With Florida State beginning to fade, the ACC was looking at the prospect of being kicked out of the BCS.

They needed teams that could play top notch football and they needed them badly. If they didn't get them, it would be bye-bye BCS, bye-bye TV revenues.

It was that, along with the increasing strength of the Big East, that spawned the ACC's raid on the Big East last year.

Well, don't look now but this season could end up with the "Top 12" harboring two teams from the Big East and none from the ACC.

How could this happen?

Last night Miami lost its second game in a row. A week ago they fell to North Carolina. This week they lost to Clemson. As a result the Hurricanes will drop to 15th or 16th or worse. Now, that old ACC stalwart Florida State isn't doing much better. The Seminoles are hovering at 13th and they still have Florida left to play. Virginia Tech is at 18 with Virginia and Miami to play. That leaves just the Virginia Cavaliers who are ranked 12th. They have Miami, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech left to play. If you play out the likely scenarios, the ACC could very well end up with its conference champion coming in at 14th or 15th in the nation.

If that happens expect John Swofford to soil his Brooks Brothers pants.

On the other hand both West Virginia and Louisville look poised to run the rest of their schedules. Importantly, Tennessee (ranked 8th,11th) lost yesterday to unranked Notre Dame. That will cause Tennessee to drop down and out of the top 10. With that loss, if WVU and Louisville both "win out", they both have a good chance at ending up the season with a "12th" or better ranking.

The Big East rule was meant to prevent the Big East from ever becoming a "player" in big time football. It never did that job very well but for flat out "belly busting" comedy, it can't be beat.

[BullWriter]

Howie:

Got a link to that article?

BW

[Bullogna]

Howie,

The fallacy there is that L-ville isn't in the Big East. They're in C-USA so it won't effect things until next year.  Which we're not sure if their ranking transfers to the BE or stays in the C-USA rankings.

[Apis Bull]

The rankings are for the conference champion.  Louisville's ranking will nor transfer, neither did Miami's to the ACC.

[Guest HowieP1]

Howie:

Got a link to that article?

BW

Here is the link:

http://rutgers.scout.com/2/315738.html

[cuseroc]

Let's not forget it's Miami and ALL of their national championships that have made the Big East a good move for us.  Without UM's history, the Big East would be just like CUSA.

Also - the reason 95% of us Cane fans didn't go to Miami is because 100% couldn't afford it AND couldn't get accepted.

Miami only won 1 national championship, and lost in another national championship game to Ohio ST, while in the BE. They did not even become respectable until the year 1999, a couple of years after their probation period was over. Up until then, they had 5 or 6 years of 5,6 and 7 win seasons in the BE. But It just so happened that during their down years, West Virginia was usually very good as was Syracuse  and Virginia Tech.

[bulls96go]

poetic justice