This Model Says It's A Two-Team Race For The ACC Championship | More Buzz About FSU Formal ACC Exit

Are Clemson and Florida State the only clear favorites to win the ACC? According to the ESPN SP+ model, and a conference preview by Bill Connelly, the Seminoles and Tigers combine for over a 51% chance to win the ACC. That leaves the rest of the field under 49%. FSU and Clemson have been the primary powers in recent years, but is this model too dismissive of what feels like a very open ACC? Clemson has big questions on offense while Florida State has a ton of new pieces. It’s worth noting that there are obvious questions elsewhere, too. Miami might have the most talent on paper but there are questions about coaching and newcomers.
Hosts Alex Donno and Kenton Gibbs discuss these conference predictions and Gibbs makes a case as to why Clemson cannot be trusted. Meanwhile, there is growing buzz that FSU could make a formal announcement in the near future that they are leaving the ACC. Donno explains why announcing before August 15th would be significant, although a formal announcement does not change the fact that multiple lawsuits are still moving at a snail’s pace. The guys discuss a “bold prediction” that states Miami and Georgia Tech will eventually join the Big Ten after FSU and Clemson do.
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[@kenyota2002]

These 2 gotta be the biggest haters of FSU 😆

[@ericlofroos2405]

They are both incredibly ignorant, and so full of themselves. God, I’ll be so happy when FSU leaves this pathetic conference! Go NOLES!

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

Of course they are , ones a Canes fan the other is a Wolfpack fan , so the hate is real

[@edwardjones282]

I didn't hear anything crazy. Just said they wouldn't take the field over Clemson and FSU. Would you? I'd have to think about it. UM is in the field, they do have a shot. Stuff like this is why I don't gamble.

[@xrexc3179]

​@@Almighty5-ww1klso is the ignorance lol

[@dantehall9554]

It's a little sad man smh

[@TheRealJackMcCoy]

lol at Kenton on realignment. Being willfully ignorant. A school that was one of the first to acknowledge the revenue gap and take steps to address it would NOT make moves without confidence/strategy or a landing spot. Cmon man.

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

Kenton job is to act like FSU is dumb and dnt know what they are doing

[@malcolmjones27]

@@Almighty5-ww1kl , FSU is dumb! And, they don't have a landing spot yet. Deal with the facts and stop believing that they already have somewhere to go. They do not.

[@robertsanders6858]

@@Almighty5-ww1kl so far that sure is what it seems like

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

@@robertsanders6858 that’s the farthest thang from the truth ,FSU wants to be great and when you wanna be great you have to take chances and even upset people , you can’t hit a home run if your always trying to bunt,

[@xrexc3179]

Im sorry but Kenton is t alking out of his ass. If you had to bet 6 months salary who the hell you betting on besides FSU and Clemson?!?! And as far as the announcement of leaving the conference FSU has made it clear since the very beginning that ni matter what they are gone. Theyll go the orivate equity route if all else fails

[@pnut3844able]

I'm betting on miami

[@encycl07pedia-]

@@pnut3844able The team that couldn't beat Rutgers in their last game is going to win the ACC. lol.

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

Who remembers when Kenton used to so ironclad contract

[@derickmurray2874]

Hey Donno, what would UM record be if they played Uf schedule?

[@darkast33]

Minus the game we would be playing against ourselves I think honestly 6-5. We lose to FSU on the road, Tenn, Ole Miss, Georgia, and Texas but we should beat everyone else give or take a bad loss or good win here or there.

[@darkast33]

Minus the game we would be playing against ourselves I think honestly 6-5. We lose to FSU on the road, Tenn, Ole Miss, Georgia, and Texas but we should beat everyone else give or take a bad loss or good win here or there.

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

Coaching and development matters.

[@daviddejesus5376]

I'm keeping receipts.

[@wvgolfnut1]

You cannot blame these teams for wanting out. Couldn't even make the playoffs with an undefeated team. FSU should've been in over Alabama, and Georgia should've been in over Texas. But "the media " (ESECPN) considered the ACC weak, wich was BS

[@canelake34]

Great Episode

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

Let's practice in tropical heat and play November games in those Arctic Tundras. Makes sense to me. 🤣🤣🤣

[@deepaschal3732]

We have home games...I'm tropical heat 😎

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

Midwest dnt get bitter cold till late December early January and then you have some warm days , global warming had changed the way the Midwest climate , now closer to the Great Lakes area like Michigan and Michigan St, Wisconsin , Minnesota, and Iowa and Nebraska gets cold but it’s not super bad but Artic blast do sometimes come through the Midwest

[@r.guardia9107]

Are these guys expert, contract lawyers? 😂

[@rx2878]

If the B1G-SEC are going to look so chalky with the dominant (Ohio, Georgia) incumbent front runners winning it, what was the point of adding teams?

[@css31069]

Because in just a few short years, those two conferences know that it will basically be the two against each other. Adding the last couple of big value teams would do a lot for either conference to gain some ground on the other since there won't be another Clemson or Texas become available in the future. If you're the commissioner of one of those two, then you have to grab them up so the other doesn't get them. The last couple of opportunities to get a big one.

[@css31069]

I like how in the preseason every year these anylists act like the guys who left for the NFL cant be replaced. Guess what, it happens every year. New guys step up and become the starters of the team. FSU will have guys to throw to. Not to mention, both of those teams have defenses that are years ahead of the rest of the league. That's what wins it all.

[@MrCwalk112]

I don't think FSU will announce until they know the total exit fee. I don't think it's happening this year. I'd have to see it to believe it.

[@edwardjones282]

That sounds reasonable.

[@pnut3844able]

It won't even happen next year

[@arieljudah9259]

FSU fan, I don't those stats are even considerable. It should have read "FAVORED" in ACC. Believe it or not during the BCS era, We would be considered in rebuild.😊

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

I don't think Clemson improves from 8-4 in 2023. I think that their window has closed. I see NC State and Louisville vying alongside FSU.

[@jcfilms4433]

11-1

[@scotttaranto7870]

I think tortious interference is the phrase you’re looking for. The thing about the realignment situation is that if the acc wants to be viewed as a legit power conference they have to fund their football powers well enough to be competitive with the B1G and SEC. If they don’t and they fail to field teams that compete then the conference has sealed its fate.

[@ronodell2935]

Hopefully some new blood in this year's acc championship game. I've had enough of Clemson and FSU. Watch smu Miami and Louisville. 3 solid squads

[@malikprince3305]

I’m an FSU fan and here’s my list: FSU: 20-23% Clemson: 18-21% Miami: 16-19% NCSt/VaTech/Louisville: 12-15% My list is fluid and contingent on injuries etc. FSU, Clemson, and Miami are the 3 most talented teams but crazier things have happened. Doeren is a really good coach at NC State, ditto for Brohm at Louisville, and VaTech seems to be on an upward trajectory. Should be a fun season!

[@Alopen-xb1rb]

This is a fair list

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

Hey guys! 👋

[@RaisedCane-qn3ts]

Oighhh...

[@melo84bailey95]

Kenton G...From Kenton B... Stop holding your nuts on FSU.....SMH....

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

@Alex...what happens when Mario's one and done mercenaries opt out at season's end? Those guys aren't Canes and are in it for themselves. Especially Cam and his Dollar General LaVar Ball dad.

[@stephenhill1131]

Here you are needing attention again 😂😂😂 get off Mario's nuts

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

Only thang Kenton said that I totally agree with is the Big 10 has and always will be Michigan and Ohio St but now that USC has joined , if the Trojans can get there act together they can crash the party a bit , Penn St is definitely a Chrysler 300 and not a Phantom

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

Speaking of FSU, they've been saying for 1 whole year that they were going to leave the ACC. The Seminoles will still be here.

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

Chill out Alex , Georgia is both ACC/SEC territory

[@joshgrothues7871]

Yall are trippin… the big 12 is definitely more open than the acc

[@seekingthetruth2748]

FSU is out of the ACC even if they lose the court case. No reason to stay in a conference that you are losing money at every year. Plus doesn't back you on anything. Last thing the other teams that voted for the ACC to sue FSU a month after they filed will regret it when the contract with ESPN has lowered the payout.

[@dantehall9554]

Fsu gone man wish thinking on yall guys side lol

[@humble7713]

Trust me FSU have weapons AGAIN

[@r.guardia9107]

Big question marks? 😂 Miami has a billionaire buying players and still losing to portal scraps😂

[@BrandonGibson-eb2xy]

That guy kenton is a super fsu hater lmao enjoybyour bum conference we out!

[@Poseidon0077]

Pertaining to what Computer 'Model' Predictions of a season, etc: It really depends on the 'What' & 'When' those Computer Models were Programed. Computers only Know, what Humans put into them. So, if a Computer is Primarily filled with Last & Previous years Stat's, Figures and Numbers [you can clearly tell according to the results]... then what other results should we have been expecting???... Certainly Nothing Updated. This is all [obviously] based on Old Info... 'Old', New News... 'ESPN' or not.

[@gloverP276]

Miami is not a big time program. Look at their revenue and look at their attendance. They sit firmly behind UNC. Miami was a big time program in thw 80s

[@tlobrill1]

@@gloverP276 UNC goes to either big or sec, they become a take the $, take the losses program. It wasn’t that long ago no one was showing up to their football games. The difference is Miami has shown it can get to the top of CFB competition. They unfortunately have to compete with every pro sport plus a million other things to draw sold out crowds. People will show up once they start winning again.

[@ThomasCook-j8b]

Did you look at the TV ratings that the big one and Canes are 500 team and still beating UNC imagine if they were actually winning…

[@seekingthetruth2748]

Miami fans are fair weather fans. Most of the time there is a handful of fans throwing trash to the opposing team players. The numbers for viewers is pretty bad too.

[@allandullivan3528]

Go NOLES The Climb Trust Coach Norvell 🔥🏈🏆

[@oldguysrule7035]

Uh yeah. You know miami and NC state have no business there.

[@vistatiger7493]

🤣The number of times Miami (1) plus NCState (0) have been to the ACC football championship game equals Duke (1). Even Wake has made the ACC championship game.

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

Why any Florida team wants to play in the B1G is mystifying. Yeah the money...yada yada yada.

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

As a FSU fan I prefer the SEC , too much travel for all the other sports

[@marksherman1887]

@@Almighty5-ww1klBIG10 is where it's at. The SEC has been trying to undermine FSU for decades.

[@Almighty5-ww1kl]

@@marksherman1887 the same thang will happen in the Big 10 , FSU won’t be in there inner circle besides Big 10 really only wants ND , they haven’t even had 1st party talk wit FSU

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

Clemson/NC State in ACC Title game.

[@fface5727]

Nc State can win 10 games

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

​@@fface5727Yep. Doeren is a hell of a coach and develops players with the best of em.

[@stephenhill1131]

Katyfraud is a fake UM fan who needs attention #DaddyIssues

[@fface5727]

@@stephenhill1131 I meant to say *can’t win. ONE 10 win season in their existence and they’ve been around way longer than FSU😂

[@stephenhill1131]

@@fface5727 I figured that's what you meant🤣

[@gloverP276]

In talking s*** about Clemson you s*** on ya boi team. GT stopped Miami from getting a Dub. This conference still a$$. Here go Donno with Miami trash @$$ program and I always say it he spews that hype. Miami best balance across the board? Have you not seen that secondary play? Rbs just good for crashing into the back of the linemen. Come on man.

[@malcolmjones27]

This is laughable. Models are only as good as the idiots that put them together. Not to mention, models are usually based off of past information, statistics, etc. They do not take into account any possible adjustments, etc., Just hard to believe that FSU or Clemson will be playing in the ACC championship given the fact that neither team is nowhere near what they were the last couple of years in terms of talent. FSU, while they will have a good defense, offensively will not be as strong as they were last year. Clemson, please, they're having an identity crisis. Out of the 2 programs, Clemson stands a better chance of getting to the ACC championship although I think that they won't. I think that it will be other teams in the ACC championship game.

[@KatyAlmond-gb9jo]

Alex and Kenton...@stephenhill1131 is violating your community standards again.