RE: Divisionless Football Conferences?
I needed a cup of coffee before taking a stab at the ACC. I have made a pretty solid matrix with four permanent rivals, but I'll try one with three.
UNC- Duke, NCSU, UVA
Duke- UNC, Wake, GT
NCSU- UNC, Wake, Clemson
UVA- UNC, VT, Louis
Wake- Duke, NCSU, VT
GT- Duke, Clemson, FSU
Clemson- NCSU, GT, FSU
VT- UVA, Wake, BC
FSU- Miami, Clemson, GT
Miami- FSU, BC, Pitt
BC- Syracuse, Miami, VT
Syracuse- BC, Pitt, Louis
Pitt- Syracuse, Louis, Miami
Louis- Pitt, Syracuse, UVA
Match-ups I wanted to make happen:
UNC-Wake, Duke-NCSU, Clemson-Wake*, GT-Wake, VT-NCSU*, VT-Clemson
I had Miami-VT, but replaced it with Miami-Pitt for rivalry week reasons. Unless Pitt works something out with WVU (I don't see PSU happening) Miami will continue to be their opponent Thanksgiving weekend.
On the bright side for teams that don't have a yearly FLA opponent: the cycle still allows an away game in the Sunshine State every other year like it is now, with more variety. Games like UNC-FSU (one of your humble author's personal favorites), Miami-Syracuse, VT-FSU, Louisville-Miami will happen much more often.
*VT can easily be switched to play NCSU and Clemson with Wake if that's so desired by those parties.
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