The ACC refs gifted them both the Cal and VT games.***

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The ACC refs gifted them both the Cal and VT games.***

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Clemson is currently 2nd in the ACC standings..

Nov 11, 2024, 10:06 AM

behind SMU. Miami is currently third.

Clemson only has one conference game remaining (Pitt) while Miami has two (Wake and Syracuse). If both teams win out, Miami would hold the tiebreaker because of records against common opponents (Miami beat Louisville while Clemson...well...didn't).

SMU, on the other hand, has three conference games remaining (BC, Virginia and Cal). The Mustangs could lose to Boston College or Cal and still make the ACC title game over Clemson because they would be 5-0 among common opponents with Clemson, while the Tigers would be 4-1, again, because of the Louisville loss. If SMU lost to Virginia (also a common opponent), Clemson and SMU would both be 4-1 among common opponents, but the Mustangs would likely still have the edge because of their win over Louisville.

The ACC tiebreaker policy dictates that if two teams have the same winning percentage against common opponents, the next step to break the tie is ranking those common opponents by order of finish in the ACC and going one by one from best to worst. This rewards which team won against the better common opponent.

Bottom line, Clemson has to beat Pitt (PERIOD) and then we'll need some help from the remaining opponents of either Miami or SMU (i.e., one loss by Miami and two losses by SMU) which is what happens when you mail it in and don't take care of your own business. You no longer control you own destiny and we have no one to blame for that but ourselves.

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Re: The ACC refs gifted them both the Cal and VT games. Ultimately

The ACC refs gifted them both the Cal and VT games.***

The U

Re: The ACC refs gifted them both the Cal and VT games.***

Clemson is currently 2nd in the ACC standings..

Re: The ACC refs gifted them both the Cal and VT games. Ultimately

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