AP reporting Miami's on the way

Not sure there. FSU will see better days sooner than later and I'm sure they aren't weary of playing anyone. Most of the time they have plenty of athletes to compete.

 

ACC......................................SEC
Miami....................................Georgia
UVA.......................................Flordia
Maryland...............................Auburn
FSU.......................................Tenn
Virginia Tech.........................LSU
NC State...............................Alabama
Georgia Tech........................Miss. State
Clemson...............................Arkansas
Wake Forest........................Miss.
UNC......................................Kentucky
Duke.....................................South Carolina
ACC 12th team.....................Vandy

When you look at the con.'s as of today it looks to be pretty evenly matched. Not based on history, but on how the teams are currently doing. If Notre Dame ends up being the 12th team I think the ACC would take the title of best football con. One thing about it, this will make for a great debate over the next few years.

 

UVA? Why is MSU that high in the SEC? Why are the ACC conference champions THAT low? What are you basing these rankings on? Currently doing? In what? Women's softball?

Based on the last 5 years, try this.

ACC......................................SEC
Miami....................................Florida
FSU.......................................Tenn
Virginia Tech...............................Georgia
Maryland.......................................Auburn
NC State.........................LSU
UVA...............................Alabama
Georgia Tech........................Miss.
Clemson...............................Arkansas
Wake Forest........................South Carolina
UNC......................................Kentucky
Duke.....................................Miss. State
ACC 12th team.....................Vandy

 

6th best team in the SEC was 10-3 with last minute loss to oklahoma and last second 50 yard fg to UGA. sounds good

 

It's official. Welcome to the ACC, Donna Shalala!

SEC is still the ACC's daddy but the gap is closing. The hunt for #12 is on. If we can't get the Domers let's see of
'Cuse or BC pop back up.

BV
Shalala, you got me on my knees --- John Swofford

 

Boma sucks

 

I'll give you Miami, VT, and FSU have solid football programs. But to think that the inclusion of Miami and VT immediately makes this the best football conference is a reach. The uniqueness of the SEC is that any one of the schools can be playing for the National Championship, not just one or two teams, year in and year out. The fan base and loyalty is unmatched (consistantly rated as the best places to watch games - LSU, Georgia, Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, etc...). The history of the SEC is football runs deep and I believe that all but three teams have played for the National Championship and I think eight (Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Arkansas, and Ole Miss) have won/shared at least one (http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0002693.html). I don't have the numbers in front of me but I did read recently that the SEC had record revenue payouts to each conference school last year as well. I guess my point is... Top to bottom, year in - year out, SEC football has proven to be the best. Now, all of that being said, I would love to see more head to head match-ups with ACC teams. AND the ACC is definitely a force in college football.

 

hmmm... the ACC/SEC Challenge in football similar to the ACC/Big East Challenge in basketball... that has interesting potential

 

I had them in no certain order. Just the way they popped in my head.

 

The ACC's top four teams has just jumped way infront of the SEC, but our bottom doesn't even compare. Without Miami, VT and FSU we suck! The Pack is a great story, but so was Duke with Spurrier and Carolina with Mack Brown(?). Tradition doesn't happen over night and sometimes it never happens IE. Carolina and Duke.