2. And The Big Loser In The ACC Scheduling Model Is …
Wake Forest is up there.
The Demon Deacons get Clemson, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia and Virginia Tech at home, but they still have to play all five of them – those five are among the best teams in the conference.
If they aren’t the top five, then North Carolina is in there – that’s a Wake Forest road game. Missing Pitt is a plus, and not playing Florida State isn’t bad, but not getting Boston College or Georgia Tech hurts.
Boston College misses Florida State, Miami, NC State and Wake Forest – not that bad, but most of them are in BC’s wheelhouse – and it has to go to Clemson, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
Florida State doesn’t have to play a terrific Virginia Tech team, and it gets Clemson, North Carolina, Pitt and Virginia at home, but it has to go on the road to deal with Louisville, Miami, NC State and Notre Dame.