Syracuse In ACC: Orange Join Atlantic Division, Pitt To Coastal
by Sean Keeley on Feb 3, 2012 12:16 PM EST
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PrintDespite the fact that the Syracuse Orange are neither located near the Atlantic nor any coast, we had no choice when joining the ACC that we'd be a part of the Atlantic or Coastal Division. The word came down today.
"The Atlantic and Coastal divisions will remain the same with Syracuse joining the Atlantic and Pitt joining the Coastal. The current primary crossover partners will remain consistent with Syracuse and Pitt becoming primary crossover partners with each other.
When Pitt and Syracuse join the ACC, the league will play a nine-game conference schedule. The format will consist of each team playing all six in its division each year, plus its primary crossover partner each year and two rotating opponents from the opposite division. This six-year cycle allows each team to play each divisional opponent and its primary crossover partner six times (three home and three away) while also playing each rotating crossover opponent two times (one home and one away)."
Here are the new divisions:
Atlantic Division
Boston College Eagles
Clemson Tigers
Florida St. Seminoles
Maryland Terrapins
N.C. State Wolfpack
Syracuse Orange
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Coastal Division
Duke Blue Devils
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Miami Hurricanes
North Carolina Tar Heels
Pittsburgh Panthers
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
It's a best-case scenario for Syracuse in that we know we're going to play Boston College every year, we know we're going to play Pitt every year and we even lock in Maryland for a yearly battle, which you know has been something of interest to me for a long time.
Otherwise, Florida State and Clemson are usually pretty good but otherwise I think we lucked out in terms of yearly competition. Obviously, we'll still play Virginia Tech and Miami and all those Coastal nudniks, but I think the ACC got it right.
Check out the reaction from BC fans as well.
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Love the football setup
Yearly games against BC, Pitt and Maryland will be great. Would have been nice to get VTech and UVA too, but oh well. Wake Forest and Clemson will be nice to play as well.
On the basketball side, yuck. BC as our “rival” and two games a year?!? Would have rather kept Pitt for that. Oh well.
I’m just hoping they hold some ACC Tourneys in NYC. I’m guessing that will be tough to convince the NC Mafia to do that, though…
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
At least in Basketball
We will see NC and Duke a guaranteed 4 times every 3 years. Meaning 1 out of every 3 we will be playing both UNC and Duke in the Dome.
2 out of 3
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by Nick Petrilli on Feb 3, 2012 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry but he is right.
1 away, 1 home and then a home and home.
by Gregory Tuers on Feb 3, 2012 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
I missed the both part
My bad
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by Nick Petrilli on Feb 4, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
God
If Florida State gets their head out of their ass and stop underachieving that will be a brutal game every year.
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Didnt they just bring in a Top 3 class too?
Add on Clemson and their recent recruiting success and ooouuuuccchhhh
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Feb 3, 2012 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
YES!
While it would have been nice to play VT and Miami again every year, I think that the Atlantic is the easier of the two divisions.
No way
There’s no way SU beats Florida State and Clemson in the same year. SU was actually competitive against VT. GT is regressing to the mean. Miami is in a craphole for the next decade. The Atlantic is much tougher.
But I can see us beating or close to beating, WF, BC, NC and Maryland every year. It feels like the Atlantic is a more balanced then the Coastal.
by Gregory Tuers on Feb 3, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
Perfeccttt
ACC > BE x10000000
http://www.syracuserugby.com/
by 'CuseRugby on Feb 3, 2012 12:28 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Also for the basketball:
Men’s and Women’s Basketball:
As previously announced, the ACC will play an 18-game conference schedule beginning in 2012-13.
When Pitt and Syracuse join, each school will have one primary partner (Boston College and Syracuse; Clemson and Georgia Tech; Duke and North Carolina; Florida State and Miami; Maryland and Pitt; NC State and Wake Forest; Virginia and Virginia Tech).
The scheduling model will be based on a three-year cycle during which teams will play every league opponent at least once with the primary partners playing home and away annually while the other 12 rotate in groups of four: one year both home and away; one year at home only; and one year away only. Over the course of the three-year cycle primary partners play a total of six times and all other conference opponents play four times.
The format allows each program to see opponents with more regularity and creates an increase in competitive balance throughout the teams. It was determined that all 14 league members will continue to compete in the ACC Men’s and Women’s Tournaments and a decision on the Tournament formats will be announced at a later date.
After looking at that,
I really like the basketball schedule. That means we see every team in the Dome 2 out of 3 years.
by Gregory Tuers on Feb 3, 2012 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
Cannot wait
I do think Cuse and Maryland could develop into a nice little rivalry – lots of Cuse alums in the DC area descending on their turf, similarly chippy fanbases with a bit of an inferiority complex, rich basketball schools both a little down on their luck in football – bring it on.
It's the most bullshit thing I've seen in thirty years.
Still would have preferred geographic divisions
But this way is better than the other option if you’re leaving the current members alone.
Well, Syracuse isn't really near the Atlantic and it's not near the Coast
unless the coast of Lake Ontario counts.
Yes, but
we’re in a STATE that extends to the Atlantic coast, which is about all you can really say for most teams in the ACC.
by firstmatewiggles on Feb 3, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Being in Atlanta
90 minute drive to Clemson every other year. Six hours to Talahasee every other year. Downtown Atlanta once every six years.
In ATL as well, but
I was kinda hoping to get an away game at GT every other year. We were already scheduled for 2016, so this may actually end up being worse.
by firstmatewiggles on Feb 3, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
Always love these division names
Very creative for the Atlantic Coast Conference.
It’s the like Big Ten divisions being “Big Division” and “Ten-ish Division”
by Orange&P on Feb 3, 2012 1:12 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
This conference is soooo much better than the Big East. The thought of playing UMD, Pitt, and BC on Thanksgiving weekend every year is great. Beats the hell out of playing the likes of San Diego St, SMU, Boise, and Joy-See State. Hope Marianatto is taking notes from Swofford.
Also, any news on WFVU? Are they in the B12 next year or what?
Another thought...
Perhaps playing BC twice every year is a blessing in disguise. When we switch to the ACC, yes, were going to a vastly inferior basketball conference with a very weak basketball rival. But, our non-conference slate could be absolutely ridiculous. (and if its not, I’d hate to think of the rivals that we stopped playing…)
G-Mac bitches
BC 2011
Terp alum from CNY welcomes the renewal of the football rivalry...
…though I would have preferred to have SU as the basketball home-and-home instead of Pitt. (Some of my fellow Maryland fans are going to scream about losing Duke, but it was going to end eventually.) I’m sure Mark and Brenda are going to enjoy their visits to the Dome. (And look on the bright side — at least the Orange won’t have to face the evil empire of women’s basketball anymore.)
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