tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post6615392556588281013..comments2024-01-27T01:18:44.388-05:00Comments on Observations from the 50-yard Line: C-minus for ACC bowl effortUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-74094043038880770372009-01-04T00:25:00.000-05:002009-01-04T00:25:00.000-05:00I was wondering why a columnist was complaining ab...I was wondering why a columnist was complaining about readers. Then, I saw who the author is. Mr. Giglo, you're a joke and you should feel lucky you have a job.<BR/><BR/>You're claiming that UNC should have thrown more to Nicks in the 2nd half. You say that would've been better than check down passes to other receivers. Quarterbacks check down to other receivers because the #1 option is covered. Are you literally suggesting they throw the ball to a player who is double covered over an open player?<BR/><BR/>To anybody who thinks that the ACC is a good football conference because of its "depth" you need to understand depth. Having several teams that have a shot at the conference championship is not depth, its parity.<BR/><BR/>The SEC, Big 10, and Big 12 all have at least 2 dominating teams. That means 2 losses that are virtually guaranteed for the middle of the pack of those conferences. This bowl season proved that the middle of the pack in the ACC is not as good as advertised.<BR/><BR/>But, I wouldn't worry too much about it, bowls are just scrimmages anyways.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312417494738019123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-12135370421094305342009-01-02T20:16:00.000-05:002009-01-02T20:16:00.000-05:00Not biased against Maybe you should have analyze...Not biased against Maybe you should have analyzed the NC State and Clemson losses a bit more...looks to me that two thirds of your "analysis" is dedicated to ripping Davis. You are correct that UNC should have won the game, but from what I saw UNC lost the closest game to best of the three opponents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-18552613977221969592009-01-02T19:28:00.000-05:002009-01-02T19:28:00.000-05:00To complete my thoughts: is there a national-champ...To complete my thoughts: is there a national-championship caliber team in the ACC? No. But with the emergence of the Duke program under David Cutcliffe and the continued growth of other lower-tier ACC teams, there is no automatic win in the ACC anymore, inside of conference play or out. Now, maybe you'd call that "mediocrity," but I'll call it competition, and I'll take that over a Iowa-Indiana (45-9) or Oklahoma State-Iowa State (59-17) game ANY day.MichaelProctonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00972495288043186813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-12229294436862856582009-01-02T19:17:00.000-05:002009-01-02T19:17:00.000-05:00JP, it's tough to portray the conference as "medio...JP, it's tough to portray the conference as "mediocre" when there's at least one source (Jeff Sagarin's ratings) that has the ACC as the best top-to-bottom conference. Even according to the RPI, the conference's worst team (Duke) had a rating of #70. The SEC (Miss. St-#92, Auburn-#72), Big East (Syracuse-#76, Louisville-#75), Big Ten (Indiana-#95, Michigan-#82), AND Big XII (Iowa St.-#117, Kansas St.-#86, TAMU-#80) all had teams with worse ratings, in some cases significantly. <BR/><BR/>Now, these matchups according to both Sagarin and the RPI.<BR/><BR/>Wake(#32 Sagarin/#37 RPI) vs. Navy (39/40): Should have been a competitive game, and it was. Now, I will say that Wake had an advantage in that when two competitive teams play more than once in a season, it's tough for one or the other to sweep. Still, good win in an even matchup.<BR/><BR/>Maryland (65/39) vs. Nevada (59/53): Regardless of whether this was a BCS/non-BCS matchup, Nevada was no pushover (again, they were the favorite according to Sagarin), and they CERTAINLY had a natural regional advantage in a game played in Idaho. Not as competitive as the Eagle Bank Bowl, but still, Maryland took care of business.<BR/><BR/>FSU (21/15) vs. Wisconsin (42/43): this should have been a relatively easy win according to the ratings, but perhaps the beatdown FSU put on the Badgers was a bit more than should have been expected.<BR/><BR/>VT (23/20) vs. Cincinnati (14/18): This wasn't a particularly close game, even though Cincy was favored by both rating systems. You're certainly not giving the ACC the credit it deserves here.<BR/><BR/>NCSU (61/44) vs. Rutgers (36/35): So State should be ashamed that Rutgers team that the computers again favored was lucky to beat them WITHOUT their All-ACC starting QB? Hah.<BR/><BR/>UNC (24/23) vs. WVU (32/32): UNC had no excuse to lose this semi-home game, but they showed a penchant for losing games they shouldn't (NCSU blowout at home, UVa.) Still, not a TERRIBLE loss...WVU was a decent team and was a national championship favorite at the beginning of the year.<BR/><BR/>Clemson (25/30) vs. Nebraska (29/24): Clemson was riding an emotional high as they salvaged their season during the Bowden/Swinney transition. Once Dabo got the job, they had played for everything they could play for. Nebraska, too, was no pushover, and Clemson was a dropped pass away from winning the game in the final two minutes.<BR/><BR/>BC (28/21) vs. Vanderbilt (54/57): You pretty much nailed this one.<BR/><BR/>GT (27/16) vs. LSU (51/45): This one too.MichaelProctonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00972495288043186813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-84090582661429970982009-01-02T18:40:00.000-05:002009-01-02T18:40:00.000-05:00Its funny people bring up the ACC being an afterth...Its funny people bring up the ACC being an afterthought in Football, nobody ever claimed the ACC as the best football conference. The ACC is better than the Big 10 yet they are hyped to be the 3rd or 4th best BCS conference this year.<BR/><BR/>NC State's defense was on the for 12 minutes and 45 seconds of the third quarter they were tired. And they barely won. If Russell Wilson was allowed to play the 2nd half it more than likely would have been more of the same. ESPN has turned into a joke of a network they are a hype machine now and nothing more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-32810093699760018662009-01-02T16:32:00.000-05:002009-01-02T16:32:00.000-05:00The ACC is an afterthought in football. When ACC t...The ACC is an afterthought in football. When ACC teams play quality conference programs, that fact gets proven over and over.Justin Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048443230851661720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-27624129515842842082009-01-02T16:02:00.000-05:002009-01-02T16:02:00.000-05:00UNC shouldnt have won their game. Honestly, WVU s...UNC shouldnt have won their game. Honestly, WVU should have beat them worse. I think WV was just playing down to their competition and finally turned it on at the end to win...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-4681469353810114592009-01-02T15:20:00.000-05:002009-01-02T15:20:00.000-05:00The ACC is falling, and only has a few great momen...The ACC is falling, and only has a few great moments throughout the year. Other divisions are becoming more balanced across all programs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039124955271190898.post-59504130599649597722009-01-02T15:14:00.000-05:002009-01-02T15:14:00.000-05:00Wake had the lead against BC before losing on a la...Wake had the lead against BC before losing on a late drive. So why do you discount one of Vandy's losses against Wake? It's not like losing to the Deacons is a black mark, as it was in the past. They avenged their close loss to Navy and ended on a positive note, not just "window dressing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com