Which former football power will be back in a NCG next

[Forty_Sixand2]

My ACC power rankings will have 14 teams this year, and I plan on keeping up until at least week 3

 

[Cane]

Guess ill go with Miami

 

[romeo212000]

They're all done. Period.

 

[olympicoscar]

is BC suppose to be good though. I figured them to be bottom of ACC. Just a notch above Maryland.

That's about right.

 

[Cane]

The Canes did pretty well on a road opening conf game with the majority of thier team consisting of mostly freshmen and sophmores.

 

[Golden Spur]

The Canes did pretty well on a road opening conf game with the majority of thier team consisting of mostly freshmen and sophmores.

I voted for U, because: (1) It's less likely for the other teams, (2) Miami has been there before, though I'm not sure if they ever won a NC while being in the ACC.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

I voted for U, because: (1) It's less likely for the other teams, (2) Miami has been there before, though I'm not sure if they ever won a NC while being in the ACC.

2. They haven't even won their own division since joining the ACC.

 

[NDHoosier101]

ND. PSU is done for about ten years IMO. It's uncertain how hard Miami will get hit but I see them being out for 2-3 years. For ND, Stanford,MSU, and even Navy were tough games to win recently but all three appear to be falling back to noncontenders (not that Navy ever was one). That's 1/4 of our schedule every year that shouldn't be a problem. We can afford to lose two games and still make it into a BCS bowl so I see us being the clear answer. Also if USC gets hit again we should be a shoo-in.

 

[yeodonie]

ND. PSU is done for about ten years IMO. It's uncertain how hard Miami will get hit but I see them being out for 2-3 years. For ND, Stanford,MSU, and even Navy were tough games to win recently but all three appear to be falling back to noncontenders (not that Navy ever was one). That's 1/4 of our schedule every year that shouldn't be a problem. We can afford to lose two games and still make it into a BCS bowl so I see us being the clear answer. Also if USC gets hit again we should be a shoo-in.

In other words if our schedule becomes really, really crappy the special rules we enjoy will enable us to get to a bowl game we wouldn't normally deserve.

 

[NDHoosier101]

In other words if our schedule becomes really, really crappy the special rules we enjoy will enable us to get to a bowl game we wouldn't normally deserve.

Every time I talk about ND's schedule you going to troll me?

UO's schedule blows dick every year, you always play FCS schools or midmajors that haven't won a game in twenty years, it's embarrassing and abuses the system way more than ND "does."

 

[yeodonie]

deflection is deflection. Am I wrong in summarizing your post?

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

I went with the last answer for now

none of the 3 will be in there in the forseable future

 

[Nate]

Every time I talk about ND's schedule you going to troll me?

UO's schedule blows dick every year, you always play FCS schools or midmajors that haven't won a game in twenty years, it's embarrassing and abuses the system way more than ND "does."

deflection is deflection. Am I wrong in summarizing your post?

TBH, both teams' schedules suck dirty asshole.

 

[NDHoosier101]

deflection is deflection. Am I wrong in summarizing your post?

Nope, if our schedule sinks to UO's level it will be easier to make it to a BCS bowl and with PSU and Miami sanctioned we will make it to one before them. Our special rules still make it harder to make it to a bowl than conference teams though. It's never a cake walk.

 

[NDHoosier101]

TBH, both teams' schedules suck dirty asshole.

Some more than others considering ours is the toughest in the country. Although after this weekend it seems much more manageable.

 

[NDHoosier101]

@ people voting "none all three are done for good" because of course none of these programs will make it to the NCG in the next 120 and so on years of the sport. It's been 10 years since Miami went, and 24 years since ND won, but...you know, never.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

@ people voting "none all three are done for good" because of course none of these programs will make it to the NCG in the next 120 and so on years of the sport. It's been 10 years since Miami went, and 24 years since ND won, but...you know, never.

I voted it because I don't see any winning for the forseeable future.

which could really range anywhere from 4 years to a lifetime

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

I honestly think that these three programs are headed downhill and won't be actual contenders for the next 50 years.

The era of the small private school working in a sport with 100 ayers is over and Penn State is done.

 

[NDHoosier101]

Well, I look forward to y'all being wrong.

 

[Nate]

There is no way Penn State recovers in the next 15 years. Notre Dame could be great if they got a decent coach. Miami isn't doing anything in that craphole they call a stadium.