Amidst The College Football Chaos, Immediate Opportunity For Boston College
by Brian Favat on Aug 19, 2011 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintOn Thursday, HD gave us her first round of predictions or the ACC. The first two predictions immediately jumped out at me.
1. The ACC will have two teams in BCS bowls.
2. Miami and North Carolina will face a loss of scholarships and a postseason ban.
I suppose I could buy the first prediction, though history has been unkind to conference championship game runners-up. Florida State and Virginia Tech have been picked by seemingly every college football prognosticator and their little brothers, so if they meet in this year's title game, the loser may have a tougher time getting a BCS at-large. The Hokies could also get dinged a bit for a joke of a non-conference schedule, so there's another potential hurdle to overcome.
The second prediction seems equally plausible. I suppose the only thing that could derail a postseason ban for both Miami and North Carolina this season would be if it takes the NCAA a long time to wrap up its investigations into both programs.
After I read this, I realized that is a total of FOUR ACC programs that may not be available for one of the seven non-BCS bowl games with ACC ties this postseason. So with seven possible bowl spots for the remaining eight ACC programs, the wheels started to turn that this could turn into a golden opportunity for the Eagles.
If things play out the way HD predicts, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Miami and North Carolina will all be unavailable for the seven non-BCS bowls to choose from. Heading into the season, most agree that Virginia, Duke and Wake Forest will be bowl ineligible by the end of the year. That leaves just five programs for seven bowl slots.
The question becomes, of the five remaining programs, how high can Boston College rise up the ACC bowl team totem poll this season? As we are all aware, the Chick-Fil-A (nee Peach) Bowl is famous for passing over the 2007 Boston College Eagles, a team that finished the regular season 10-2 and was led by ACC Player of the Year Matt Ryan. Under the above conditions, could the Peach Bowl be forced into selecting the Eagles this year?
Certainly not beyond the realm of possibility. Especially when you factor in the BC Rule which states that the Peach Bowl has to take either:
a) the available ACC team with the best Conference record, or
b) a team within one win in the Conference record, or
c) a team with a difference of two wins in its Conference record if that team is ranked more than five spaces higher in the final BCS Standings than the team available with the best ACC record.
I mean, don't book your hotel rooms in Atlanta just yet, but how great would this be? In any event, if Florida State, Virginia Tech, Miami and North Carolina are all unavailable for selection by the ACC's non-BCS bowls, the Eagles may find themselves much higher up in this year's ACC's bowl pecking order than they've grown accustomed to in recent seasons.
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but wouldn’t it be sweet to force the hand of the jerks who run the “Peach” bowl.
We need the wins first, of course. But if we get qualified and they still turn us down, BOYCOTT CHIK-FIL-A!
The boycott is ON
Haven’t stepped foot in a Chick-Fil-A since December 2007 for this very reason.
Of course, I get a huge assist living in NYC, but I did work in Charlotte for roughly 6 months. Coworkers wanted to go to CFA for lunch a few times and I politely declined. Said it was a long story.
Join me in my boycott!
Editor, BC Interruption
by Brian Favat on Aug 19, 2011 12:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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I have none near me but whenever I pass one or someone mentions them I promptly talk crap about them.
by DCash on Aug 19, 2011 1:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Boycott ground rules
Boycott will only be lifted if Boston College is:
1. Willingly invited to the Peach Bowl (read: not forced as per the below scenario), or
2. Invited to play in one of the TWO Chick-Fil-A College Kickoffs played each season
Editor, BC Interruption
Forced to pick BC
Let’s say an 8-0 / 7-1 Florida State beats a 8-0 / 7-1 Virginia Tech in the ACCCG. BC finishes second in the Atlantic at 7-1 or 6-2. Miami and North Carolina both finish 5-3 but the NCAA implements postseason ban this year.
Wake Forest (0-8), Duke (1-7) and Virginia (1-7) all bowl in-eligible.
Bowl Eligible
1. Florida State 8-0 — Orange Bowl
2. Virginia Tech 8-0 — BCS At-Large
3. Boston College 7-1 or 6-2
4. Clemson 5-3 or 4-4
5. Maryland 4-4
6. N.C. State 4-4
7. Georgia Tech 3-5
Bowl Ineligible
Miami 5-3
North Carolina 5-3
Virginia 1-7
Duke 1-7
Wake Forest 0-8
BC would be two games clear of Clemson in the standings and the Peach Bowl would be forced to pick BC. Not that far-fetched after you eliminate Miami and North Carolina — two of the stronger Coastal teams — from the equation.
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if VT and FSU are 8-0 in ACC (and that would be needed for both to be BCS teams) , that means they both beat BC and Clemson (Clemson plays VT this year). Means BC can not be 7-1 and has to win rest of games to go 6-2. It is possible (Clemson, NCSU, Wake, Duke, MD, Mia)
Clemson would then need one more loss to go with BC, VT and FSU losses. Also possible: (UNC, MD, Wake, NCSU, and GT)
Not so!
Both VT and FSU don’t have to be 8-0 to be BCS-bound since the winner of the ACCCG is BCS bound regardless. FSU could be 6-2 for all we know and win the ACCCG and head to the Orange Bowl. Though I will agree VT has to be 8-0 going into the ACCCG with a terrible SOS.
I think FSU can/will make the BCS at 7-1 and a ACCCG loss, depending on the OU and UF game outcomes.
Editor, BC Interruption
Right. the question is how qualified will the loser of the ACCCG need to be to be BCS bound?
Max is two losses total…meaning 1 lose in ACCCG and 1 other loss. So if FSU beat OU (and OU does not lose again and is BCS bound) and then FSU lost to VT and to UF, you are probably right, they might still have a BCS shot
too many ifs!
Chik'fil'a can Peach Blow me
Orange Bowl all the way this year. It’ll be a nice recruiting event for BC in front of all the Florida kids who will not be going to the U anymore.
by DCash on Aug 19, 2011 12:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Miami will not have a postseason ban this season
The NCAA will take much longer to finish, then Miami get time to review, the NCAA again, appeals, etc. Next year, not this one. Same goes for UNC.
If um doesn't play the 12 suspected players
until they are cleared by the NCAA, they may not be bowl eligible anyway. I think if those 12 sit all year, they will only win 4 games.
by NationWideNole on Aug 22, 2011 11:07 AM EDT reply actions
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