Strength of schedule plays a big part in rankings and it probably always will. Your schedule is determined by your conference. SO IT DOES MATTER! So if you ask someone in Ghana or TaiPai if No Name Team #1 plays Wake Forest, Virginia, Boston College, NC State, Georgia Tech and Duke while No Name Team #2 plays LSU, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Georgia and Tennessee, which No Name Team should be ranked higher, what will they say? After careful research on the internet as to a 10-year history of these teams, there is no doubt anyone in Ghana or TaiPai will choose No Name Team #2. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE CLEMSON TEAM; IT IS ABOUT HOW RANKINGS ARE DETERMINED.
ACC strength of schedule and rankings
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Kentucky is a tough opponent? Are you serious? And it isn't Strength of Schedule only that determines rankings. It's how you do against your schedule too.
So if Ole Miss plays a supposedly tougher schedule than Clemson according to computer numbers but has 3 losses, should they be ranked ahead of an undefeated Clemson team. Couple with that, to even suggest that Ole Miss is a better team than Clemson is based on nothing other than subjectivity.
Are you totally incapable of thinking about anything except Clemson. NO ONE MENTIONED YOUR OBSESSION IN THE ABOVE POST. One of your breed said conferences do not matter. They do whether you like it or not; that is the NCAA rule. The post above did not mention your obsession OR where they should be ranked. Go see one of the suppliers for your 3 players and get some chill pills or little shredded leaves.
So Clemson hasn't been ranked NUMBER 1 since the rankings were released? You are making my point!
You could have stopped at the "I don't understand" and your post would have made a better point. Spurs Up
And you lost to The Citadel. I guess that makes The Citadel ACC Coastal Champions?
You're making my point for me. Your post said nothing about the record of the team. Only about who they have played. Your post only mentioned two teams and their opponents and said nothing else is terms of your record or even whether the teams win those game. Of course most people would agree that the SEC is the stronger conference than the ACC. But despite that, does your record not count? Are people supposed to take an Undefeated Clemson team and say "Yeah Alabama lost to 3 loss Ole Miss at home but we believe they should be ranked ahead of Clemson and we think that because they are in the SEC and Clemson is not?"
Like I said, it isn't who you play. It's who you play and what your record is against who you played.
Exactly but The poster said conferences do not matter. Conferences determine schedule. Schedule and record against the schedule determine ranking. FORGET CLEMSON!!! I NEVER SAID OLE MISS SHOULD BE RANKED AHEAD OF THEM BUT YOU ARE LIVING IN DISNEY WORLD IF YOU BELIEVE THE COMPOSITE ACC IS A BETTER FOOTBALL CONFERENCE THAN THE SEC. AGAIN TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE AND TAKE CLEMSON OUT OF THE MIX. GO LOOK AT THE ACC RECORD IN BOWLS THIS YEAR. Think about whether UNC should be ranked ahead of Ole Miss or whether Louisville is better than LSU. The world does not revolve around CU.
Are we really going to say the SEC gets the shaft in the rankings? The SEC had 10 teams in the AP Top 25 poll in Week 3. That was right before Bret Bielema spouted off about Ohio State's schedule and how his Arkansas team had 8 ranked teams on its schedule. His Arkansas team proceeded to lose to Toledo and Texas Tech in successive weeks.
Face it. The SEC gets more than the benefit of the doubt in the rankings and polls with both the voters and the Selection committee. In some cases justifiably so and in some cases not justifiably so.
The truth is the 4 teams picked for the playoffs weren't the 4 best teams in the country. Alabama and Clemson(as hard as it is to say it) should have been there. Michigan State and Oklahoma had no business in the playoffs. There were several teams that were better than them but they won their conferences so what can you do?
Hey man, it's what you guys beat your chest about. Being an historical doormat in the mighty SEC. Who could understand that?
Seriously are yall going to piss in the wind for another week and a half? The ACC, FSU, ND or OU this that and the other doesn't matter. Clearly the 2 best teams are playing for the NC.
"historical doormat" this is the first year since 1999 that SC finished last in the SEC. Since 2009 SC is in the top 18 in the country in wins and is 5-2 against Clemson. If all your intention here is to spit out insults with no facts just to get responses then you got my 2 cents. Troll on troll, enjoy your funny stay here on our board. Spurs Up/Roll Tide
I haven't ever given them this much credit, and I've only been on this board for a short time, but every time you mention the term Clemson and anything positive comes out of your keyboard, you get called a tater. That's just the way it is here.
Who here would not trade roads to the playoffs with Clemson in a second? If at the snap of a finger, Clemson could join the SEC and we could take their spot in the ACC (especially with our basketball program right now) I would in a second. THEY HAVE IT MADE -- play 2-3 tough games a year, and cruise to 10+ wins... always competing for championships and they now have a shot at the playoffs every single season. Our schedule will always be filled with not necessarily powerhouse teams, but it will always be just physically tougher on our players to go undefeated or even 11-1 and have a shot at the playoff than it will be for Clemson. That's just the way the SEC is.
Really? Overall you have one of the worst records in the SEC and yes you are a doormat.
What the hell are you gaining from being here? We're well aware we aren't great right now. If you're bored with tigernet go check out Bama's board and talk s***
It's true that we lost to the Citadel and just a scant week later lost to CU by 5 - with a walk-on QB and w/o our starting RB for most of the game - and what has winning the acc gotten any team other than FSU? The only reason CU got to play in the Major Bowls was due to the 2 team limit - I've said it before - if CU beats AL then I'll be impressed, but I'm sure CU would not go undefeated in an 8 game SEC schedule - even the great teams in the SEC rarely do that.
You have a winning record against 3 SEC teams. Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Miss State. You guys think your history began in 2009 and you conveniently erase the rest of your history. It's not a troll if it's the truth.
SEC is about to be 7-2 in bowl games with 1 to go. SEC East that some think is so weak is 7-2 in their last 9 bowl games. I had guest over watching the Arkansas game 2 of them were Clemson fans and they said "LifeLongfan81 must be the "doormat" of their fan base". lol Spurs Up
You are right and if you beat Bama, you deserve to be # 1. If you lose, I think you drop to number 6.
Way to go, 5points! I'm sure that was difficult for you to chastise your fellow clemsux fan (or is that one of your other scrennames?). It helps with the facade though. At least you were able to remind everyone "we know we aren't great right now." Great jab at Carolina. LMAO.
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Who here would not trade roads to the playoffs with Clemson in a second? If at the snap of a finger, Clemson could join the SEC and we could take their spot in the ACC (especially with our basketball program right now) I would in a second. THEY HAVE IT MADE -- play 2-3 tough games a year, and cruise to 10+ wins... always competing for championships and they now have a shot at the playoffs every single season. Our schedule will always be filled with not necessarily powerhouse teams, but it will always be just physically tougher on our players to go undefeated or even 11-1 and have a shot at the playoff than it will be for Clemson. That's just the way the SEC is.
I've never said that the sec was a bad conference. I simply pointed out that SC has never done anything in the SEC. I could not care any less what you are your friends think about this life long fan. It's been fun and free. I simply gave realistic views opposite some of the delusional fans over here. I've never said anything out of line and mostly backed my views with facts. I never started a thread and have just as much right to be here as anyone else. (Until ole Beckham kicks me out)If people have a problem, then they don't have to read it or can go over to the insiders forum. I'm sure the people that run the site would appreciate the revenue. I'm sure this handle will be blacklisted shortly so I will leave it to you guys. See yall another day with a different name.
Yeah, keep creating new names. You're really doing something, dude! You da man!!! Loser.
After Alabama crushes the bell cow this year for the pitiful ACC, this will put a huge dose of reality into all the FSU and Clemson trolls on this board and shut them up. The bottom teams in the SEC are there because they had to play the top teams in the SEC. The bottom teams in the SEC would do quite well this past season if the had an ACC schedule.
I love you being here, the more you post the more you bring down the Clemson fan base. It's been 34 years since your team has done anything and that one should have an * followed by placed on 3 years NCAA probation. Please don't go, keep doing what you do. This is fun. Spurs Up
Probably should not ever question any teams conference strength or record(s)when you lose to The Citadel at home for the second time. Just saying!
Kind of like when Clemson does the "wooh whoo ahoo whoo" playing the rag total country rednecks. Makes me laugh every time. Spurs Up
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