This is just as much for me (in order to keep myself on track) as it is for you, dear reader:
Saturday, July 21- Boston College
Monday, July 23- Georgia Tech
Wednesday, July 25- Maryland
Friday, July 27- Miami
Sunday, July 29- N.C. State
Tuesday, July 31- Virginia Tech
Thursday, August 2- Wake Forest
Saturday, August 4- North Carolina
Monday, August 6- Florida State
Wednesday, August 8- Duke
Friday, August 10- Clemson
Sunday, August 12- Virginia
and then....
Monday, August 13- Atlantic Division Outlook
Wednesday, August 15- Coastal Division Outlook
Monday, August 20- ACC Championship Game Pick and Bowl Outlook
Wednesday, August 22- BCS picks & other miscellanea
And then I imagine I'll be very, very tired.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Wake Forest-Georgia Tech Equivalent
Before nearly dropping dead today of heat exhaustion while mowing my lawn with the lamest mower in the history of grass (advisory: do not ever buy this piece of suck), I was thinking of how disappointing the 2006 ACC Championship Game was, and what little interest and buzz there was surrounding it.
My quickly melting brain then pondered....What would be the equivalent matchup in an SEC or Big 12 title game? A historical doormat vs. a traditionally good - but not consistently great - program? I thought of a few, but some of those still don't seem to equate, for two reasons: 1) while Wake Forest has been a traditional doormat, they've at least had a competitive pulse for much of the last 10 years, and there's another complete and total patsy in the conference (that would be Duke); 2) while Georgia Tech has an excellent football tradition, and has won a national title more recently than Auburn, Georgia, Penn State, and Notre Dame, they simply don't have the sex appeal, national following - and most importantly, rabid alumni base - that those powers have.
So, rather than let that thought melt away in the 97-degree Florida summer heat, I figured I'd still try to posit a few somewhat reasonable comparisons....mainly because I need to see this thought all the way through, and I really need to start posting more entries in this here blog.
SEC Equivalents
Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas
Kentucky vs. Ole Miss
Kentucky vs. Arkansas
Georgia Tech really has no equivalent in the SEC East...Florida, Georgia and Tennessee have much larger followings and have been better programs over the last few decades. South Carolina has a better statewide following but comically less tradition, and Kentucky and Vanderbilt are, well, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. They have two general equivalents in the SEC West in Arkansas and Ole Miss, although it's fair to say that the Jackets have been better over the last decade or so than the Hogs or Rebels. Tech is not equivalent to Alabama, Auburn or LSU for obvious reasons, and is obviously better and more highly regarded than Mississippi State.
Wake Forest has two general equivalents in the SEC East in Vandy and Kentucky, although Kentucky has about eight times the enrollment and exponentially more alumni and following than the Deacs. Wake has one real equivalent in the the SEC West in Mississippi State, but again lacks the local appeal, but not necessarily the national appeal, of the Cowbell Nation.
Big 12 Equivalents
Baylor vs. Colorado
Baylor vs. Kansas State
Iowa State vs. Texas A&M
Big 12 North equivalent to Wake: Iowa State, purely based on winning percentage, certainly not local following. Big 12 South equivalent to Wake: Baylor...although Wake has been much, much better on the field the last several years, the type of school is as close to Wake as any other in any major conference.
Big 12 North equivalent to GT: Kansas State and Colorado (the Jackets' co-national champ in '90), and that's based only on the last 15-20 years. Nebraska has clearly been stronger historically, while Iowa State, Kansas and Missouri have been worse and less regarded than the Ramblin' Wreck. Big 12 South equivalent to GT: Texas A&M....again, not perfect, but close. A&M is still a bigger name nationally, but the Jackets have been better recently and have a similarly regarded history. Oklahoma and Texas are obviously better, while Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Baylor are worse to varying degrees.
Ehhhhhh. Maybe this wasn't such a great topic after all. Wake is too small a school in comparison to, well, nearly all 119 1-A programs, and Tech, while winning the national title in 1990, has been stuck in just-barely-sub-Top 25, Dec. 28-ish bowl status for the entire Dubya Bush administration.
That said, bashing the 2006 ACC Championship Game is perfectly fair, especially when you consider how poor a game it turned out to be. I'd sure as hell eviscerate a 9-6 snoozer between Kansas State and Baylor in a half-empty stadium in St. Louis, wouldn't you?
This SEC Championship Game, sponsored by Lame-O
My quickly melting brain then pondered....What would be the equivalent matchup in an SEC or Big 12 title game? A historical doormat vs. a traditionally good - but not consistently great - program? I thought of a few, but some of those still don't seem to equate, for two reasons: 1) while Wake Forest has been a traditional doormat, they've at least had a competitive pulse for much of the last 10 years, and there's another complete and total patsy in the conference (that would be Duke); 2) while Georgia Tech has an excellent football tradition, and has won a national title more recently than Auburn, Georgia, Penn State, and Notre Dame, they simply don't have the sex appeal, national following - and most importantly, rabid alumni base - that those powers have.
So, rather than let that thought melt away in the 97-degree Florida summer heat, I figured I'd still try to posit a few somewhat reasonable comparisons....mainly because I need to see this thought all the way through, and I really need to start posting more entries in this here blog.
SEC Equivalents
Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas
Kentucky vs. Ole Miss
Kentucky vs. Arkansas
Georgia Tech really has no equivalent in the SEC East...Florida, Georgia and Tennessee have much larger followings and have been better programs over the last few decades. South Carolina has a better statewide following but comically less tradition, and Kentucky and Vanderbilt are, well, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. They have two general equivalents in the SEC West in Arkansas and Ole Miss, although it's fair to say that the Jackets have been better over the last decade or so than the Hogs or Rebels. Tech is not equivalent to Alabama, Auburn or LSU for obvious reasons, and is obviously better and more highly regarded than Mississippi State.
Wake Forest has two general equivalents in the SEC East in Vandy and Kentucky, although Kentucky has about eight times the enrollment and exponentially more alumni and following than the Deacs. Wake has one real equivalent in the the SEC West in Mississippi State, but again lacks the local appeal, but not necessarily the national appeal, of the Cowbell Nation.
Big 12 Equivalents
Baylor vs. Colorado
Baylor vs. Kansas State
Iowa State vs. Texas A&M
Big 12 North equivalent to Wake: Iowa State, purely based on winning percentage, certainly not local following. Big 12 South equivalent to Wake: Baylor...although Wake has been much, much better on the field the last several years, the type of school is as close to Wake as any other in any major conference.
Big 12 North equivalent to GT: Kansas State and Colorado (the Jackets' co-national champ in '90), and that's based only on the last 15-20 years. Nebraska has clearly been stronger historically, while Iowa State, Kansas and Missouri have been worse and less regarded than the Ramblin' Wreck. Big 12 South equivalent to GT: Texas A&M....again, not perfect, but close. A&M is still a bigger name nationally, but the Jackets have been better recently and have a similarly regarded history. Oklahoma and Texas are obviously better, while Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Baylor are worse to varying degrees.
Ehhhhhh. Maybe this wasn't such a great topic after all. Wake is too small a school in comparison to, well, nearly all 119 1-A programs, and Tech, while winning the national title in 1990, has been stuck in just-barely-sub-Top 25, Dec. 28-ish bowl status for the entire Dubya Bush administration.
That said, bashing the 2006 ACC Championship Game is perfectly fair, especially when you consider how poor a game it turned out to be. I'd sure as hell eviscerate a 9-6 snoozer between Kansas State and Baylor in a half-empty stadium in St. Louis, wouldn't you?
This SEC Championship Game, sponsored by Lame-O
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Coming Soon....
Now that our beloved football season is rapidly approaching, please stop by for these upcoming features:
--reasonably in-depth previews of each ACC club (starting next week)
--my commentary on the State of ACC Football
--the return of miscellaneous snarky posts regarding the college football world in general
Wow, 2 posts this week! I'm back, baby!
--reasonably in-depth previews of each ACC club (starting next week)
--my commentary on the State of ACC Football
--the return of miscellaneous snarky posts regarding the college football world in general
Wow, 2 posts this week! I'm back, baby!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Blog Formerly Known as "Atlantic Coast Chronicles"
Howdy folks. If you happened to stumble upon this blog lately, you've noticed the name change. I came to realize "Atlantic Coast Chronicles" is a bit too broad and generic of a title....it actually kind of sounds like a hoity-toity upscale lifestyle magazine you'd find along the Florida, North Carolina and Maryland shorelines. And since my focus was quite clearly on ACC football, I felt that a title that encompassed the entire Chronicles of the Atlantic Coast was a tad overreaching.
And yes "ACC Football Report" certainly lacks panache, but oh well. It describes the focus of the blog quite clearly, and frankly I didn't have the energy to think of something witty. So there you have it.
Happy 4th!
And yes "ACC Football Report" certainly lacks panache, but oh well. It describes the focus of the blog quite clearly, and frankly I didn't have the energy to think of something witty. So there you have it.
Happy 4th!
Monday, April 16, 2007
"A tragedy of monumental proportions"
What a horrific day in Blacksburg. Thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their families, and all who are affected by today's massacre at Virginia Tech.
If you wish to do so, leave your condolences and best wishes at these two fine Hokie blogs:
Blacksburg Beacon
Tech Superfans
If you wish to do so, leave your condolences and best wishes at these two fine Hokie blogs:
Blacksburg Beacon
Tech Superfans
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Still Alive
Call it blogger's overload. Call it an extended decompression. Whatever you want to call it, I needed a break from covering the world of ACC and college football for awhile. Which makes me seem all the more pathetic when compared to the likes of SMQ or Brian at MGoBlog. Do these guys have real jobs too?
Anyway, look for a weekly post or two from now on until the 2007 season hits us, when I might actually kick it up to three a week. And a big thank you if you're actually reading this, since I haven't given you any reason to keep coming back here lately.
I needed a friggin' break
Anyway, look for a weekly post or two from now on until the 2007 season hits us, when I might actually kick it up to three a week. And a big thank you if you're actually reading this, since I haven't given you any reason to keep coming back here lately.
I needed a friggin' break
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
