Every member of the ACC plays a FCS(or transitional) school this season, Georgia Tech(Elon and Alabama A&M) and Clemson(South Carolina State and Citadel) both play two.

Georgia Tech has attendance problems anyhow, they won't even come close to selling out for Elon despite being their home opener, Alabama A&M, who they play late, may be their worst attended game in the last decade maybe longer.

Clemson I really don't get, what's their benefit to scheduling two FCS members?

That's disappointing to say the least. I think they have to win seven games to be bowl eligible with two fcs opponents, however GT was able to weasel into the championship game with a losing record so let's see how that applies.

(02-26-2013 02:35 PM)jaredf29 Wrote:  That's disappointing to say the least. I think they have to win seven games to be bowl eligible with two fcs opponents, however GT was able to weasel into the championship game with a losing record so let's see how that applies.

Yes, the rule currently is only one FCS school a year can count towards bowl eligibility. Of course we aren't that far removed from the rule being only one FCS game every four seasons.

While I think GT getting a bowl bid last year was total BS(without even considering the fact that we were one of the biggest losers in that situation since we sat at home at 8-4) that I at least get, they were 6-6 and never would have played in the ACC title game if not for Miami's postseason ban. Do I think the NCAA made the right decision? No, but I could at least see Georgia Tech's argument in that one, they would have not incurred that 7th loss had Miami been allowed to play in the title game, I probably still would have denied the waver were I running the NCAA, but I'm not and I guess at the end of the day I can understand why they got it. This rule is totally different, they knowingly scheduled two FCS schools and if they go 6-6 with two FCS wins and try to appeal they have no argument whatsoever.

Dear Clemson and Georgia Tech. Schedule East Carolina.

Clemson, schedule East Carolina in Charlotte.

This is nothing new. The ACC has been doing this for years.

not only that, they will also mix in a few Belt or WAC's as well to get a couple of free wins. MTSU showed Tech what was up doing that last year.

(02-26-2013 03:57 PM)chess Wrote:  Dear Clemson and Georgia Tech. Schedule East Carolina.

Clemson, schedule East Carolina in Charlotte.

Clemson know they will lose to SC every year. They know they will lose at least 2 conference games. they will not play anyone who has any shot to beat them in their buy games.

We're taking advantage of that playing UNC, Maryland and Pitt next season.

(02-26-2013 11:09 PM)Tintin Wrote:  This is nothing new. The ACC has been doing this for years.

not only that, they will also mix in a few Belt or WAC's as well to get a couple of free wins. MTSU showed Tech what was up doing that last year.

You're a 'tard. I hate the ACC but even I admit they typically schedule a good deal of BCS competition in their OOC. Most of the FCS scheduling is due to the ACC switching from 8 to 9 conference games and then several months later switching back to 8 conference games, leaving MULTIPLE schools hanging and scrambling to schedule anyone they could (with the OBVIOUS most-likely candidates being FCS schools).

(02-26-2013 11:09 PM)Tintin Wrote:  This is nothing new. The ACC has been doing this for years.

not only that, they will also mix in a few Belt or WAC's as well to get a couple of free wins. MTSU showed Tech what was up doing that last year.

That didn't work out so well for Virginia last year

(02-26-2013 02:25 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  Every member of the ACC plays a FCS(or transitional) school this season, Georgia Tech(Elon and Alabama A&M) and Clemson(South Carolina State and Citadel) both play two.

Georgia Tech has attendance problems anyhow, they won't even come close to selling out for Elon despite being their home opener, Alabama A&M, who they play late, may be their worst attended game in the last decade maybe longer.

Clemson I really don't get, what's their benefit to scheduling two FCS members?

Isn't there a law (guide) that USCAR and Clemson has to play at least one in-state FCS team a season? Seems dumb to have a no-benefit game, but I guess it is a in-state team. Which is good.