ACC Football: Are FSU and Clemson Big 12 Bound?
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It probably all rests on what kind of playoff format they come up with. If they decide on the top 4 ranked teams format instead of the conference winners of the 4 power conferences, I think the ACC could stay together. My bet is they at least start this thing off using the top 4 ranked teams. And then possibly tweek it in the future depending on conference alignment.
As a Big 12 fan, the thing I’m wondering is what happens if we don’t get Florida St. or Clemson? Although the leaders of this conference think differently, I’m not sure this conference can survive with 10 teams. And if the realignment issue comes back up, who is left if we can’t get the power teams like FSU and Clemson. We’ve just lost 4 BCS teams. At least two of which were consistenly in the top 20 every year. There’s nothing the Big East has to offer that will make up for those kinds of losses. Only the ACC or Notre Dame.
Having just 10 teams also weakens the conference from a national persepctive. With everybody else playing a conference title game but the Big 12, I believe it could put us at a disadvantage if we should finish the season with identical records to the other power conferences. So it’s no sure guarantee that a Big 12 team will get into the top 4. I often wonder that if we still had a 12 team conference including Nebraska and Missouri, if Okie State would have passed up Bama in the polls with that extra championship game they would have played against what would have probably been another ranked team. The teams were pretty close in BCS points. Another win over a ranked team could have put them in the number 2 slot. This is why I would like to see us add two teams. But not just any teams. We need the power teams with some football tradition. The Louisville’s and the USF’s won’t cut it. I think we’re in for an interesting summer and offseason. I think the picture will look much clearer after the dust has settled from the bowls.
Personally, I would rather see Georgia Tech join the Big 12 out of the ACC before I would FSU or Clemson. I guess it is the old “wishbone” lover in me, but I love to watch Johnson’s triple option scheme.
Whatever the Big 12 decides to do, I wish they would do it soon and get back to 12 teams where the conference belongs.