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I guess I'll hold off calling Swofford's office and demanding to know a date. Looks like they have no idea: http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports..._0124.html

Quote:At least 10 schools in the six BCS conferences, including Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech in the ACC and Kentucky and LSU in the SEC, still need a game to complete their 2008 schedules.

Quote:For most schools in this situation there are really only two options: 1) Pay the large guarantee to get a Division I-A opponent or 2) Pay a Division I-AA school which will take less money and not require a return game.

That is why three teams in the ACC (Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech) are expected to play two Division I-AA schools this season. That number could be four when Virginia Tech eventually fills an opening on its 2008 schedule.

Quote:Once the schedules are completed, the real fun begins. The SEC pretty much has all of its conference games set for this season but there still could be some changes based on television. The SEC will fill its required two Thursday ESPN games at the top of the schedule when South Carolina hosts N.C. State on Aug. 28 and Vanderbilt hosts South Carolina on Sept. 4.

The ACC has a more difficult task. The conference opponents for each team are set years in advance but the league office waits until all of the non-conference dates are set before assigning dates for its conference games. So right now there are no dates set for conference games in the ACC for 2008.

In the coming weeks Michael Kelly (ACC associate commissioner for football operations) will take all of the special scheduling requests from his schools, the non-conference dates, and several basic scheduling principles and will put all of that information into a computer program that was designed at Georgia Tech. That program will provide scheduling scenarios and throw up red flags for scheduling situations that simply will not work.

Oh well, we'll just have to move forward with setting the wedding date. But the ACC staff won't be on the guest list. Serves them right for not following the lead of other conferences like the SEC and Big 12 who establish conference schedules either by traditional dates or in 2 year advance increments.

I grew up with Swofford's nieces and nephews. Want me to run over to G-Boro and kick his arse???

This totally does not surprise me ...

I think they will hold the ACC schedule until the schools finalize their ooc games.

BornAJacket Wrote:I think they will hold the ACC schedule until the schools finalize their ooc games.

That's exactly what they are doing. Hopefully we'll know something prior to the kickoff of the first game (NC State/South Carolina on ESPN Thurs. night 8/28).

Well it can't be much longer. The schools will want to send out their season ticket renewals soon.

I know it's late, but are there many other FBS teams out there outside of the ACC in this same dilemma? Can't we get them together so that we can have our teams play other FBS teams instead of more FCS teams?

K(UNCHockey)02 Wrote:I know it's late, but are there many other FBS teams out there outside of the ACC in this same dilemma? Can't we get them together so that we can have our teams play other FBS teams instead of more FCS teams?

BCS SCHOOLS STILL LOOKING FOR 2008 GAMES

Georgia Tech
Illinois
Kentucky
LSU
Louisville
Rutgers
Syracuse
Texas Tech
Virginia Tech
Wisconsin

I think part of the problem is that all of these teams are high-caliber teams and no one wants to set up a game with a team to whom there is a higher chance of losing. Of course after last year, even the top Div 1AA (I'm a purist - forget the st00pid new-fangled acronyms ) teams can bite a BCS team that doesn't take them seriously (we're looking at you, Happy Appy).