ACC TV Network....ESPN activing working against ACC

So this week, ESPN did an Outside The Lines exposes on FSU (and UF) basically saying it is shocking that black athletes arrested get off more often than regular students (most likely with lesser legal representation)....SHOCKING.

It was just one more of MANY shots ESPN has pointed at FSU over the years....ESPN knows it makes money with a villain and FSU is it.

ACC has made no effort to protect it's property of course.....because it is a dysfunctional conference that doesn't operate like the SEC or B1G....two conferences who would take issue if it's own network was going after it's properties so aggressively.

Of course, this doesn't mean ESPN never takes a shot or two at SEC schools....of course they do, but it isn't so concentrated and it is balanced out and then some with PRO SEC discussion.

One random example today, some ESPN college football headlines on their website:

Odds favor Ohio St., Bama for conference titles

Hamilton: SEC footprint appearing in Texas

Oregon State grad transfer visiting Alabama

Who is the SEC's top offensive lineman?

Alabama has SEC's most intriguing QB battle

Will ACC champ miss the playoff?

 

 

Notice anything?  This is standard...somewhat subtle (maybe not) ESPN SEC fare.  Prop up the SEC....piss on the ACC....ignore the UF Gator CB that just got arrested (no article seen yet.  Think they would have it up if FSU player was arrested?).

 

This is one more example of where the ACC doesn't 'get it'.  Don't got into business with a network that not only doesn't back you.....they have some incentive to kill off your properties that threaten the SEC.

 

HORRIBLE business move.....but Swofford's son is employed...so Tobacco Road is happy.

 

 

Will ACC champ miss the playoff?

 

"We're getting into the heart of prediction season, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution posits a few for the upcoming season. Among the takeaways from the ACC:

• Georgia Tech will win the Coastal for the third time in four years -- but might still take a step backward.
• Clemson will win the ACC but be left out of the College Football Playoff.

On the first point, the AJC projects a 9-3 regular season (and an ACC title game loss) for the Yellow Jackets. That's not entirely unreasonable, even if Tech doesn't take a step back in terms of talent. This year's slate includes Clemson and Florida State from the Atlantic, and Tech also gets Notre Dame on its nonconference schedule. Add that all up and finding one more loss than a year ago -- even if the Yellow Jackets are actually a bit better than they were in 2014 -- isn't unreasonable.
It's that second prediction, however, that we'll likely be hearing a lot more about as the season progresses. Obviously it's silly to get too worked up over the playoff in June, but it doesn't take much reading of the tea leaves to see how the ACC ends up as the odd man out at year's end.
Just last year, Florida State struggled to earn credibility in the eyes of the committee (and the general public) in spite a second straight undefeated season. Close games were chalked up as another indication of FSU's weakness, and the ACC as a whole was largely overlooked. If the Noles had a loss on their resume, they'd have been out. So what are the chances that an ACC team finishes without a blemish this season?
Certainly it's possible someone runs the table, but this season feels more balanced than it has in the league the last few years. Clemson and FSU lost major stars, while Georgia Tech is at a high point, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina all have buzz, and Duke, Miami, Louisville and others are all more than capable of marching to a division title, too. For the first time in a long time, the ACC seems like it has the depth that has earned raves for the SEC for a decade -- only it's quite possible that depth is what keeps the ACC out of the playoff.
Meanwhile, the Big 12 favorites (Baylor and TCU) already have plenty of buzz after being left out a year ago. The SEC and Pac-12 are widely regarded as the toughest conferences, and should Ohio State be in position to make the playoff again there's little chance the defending champs would be on the outside looking in. In other words, as the narratives start to take shape, the ACC's needs work.
But let's keep things in perspective here, too. If Clemson wins the ACC this year, it will have done so by playing Louisville, Notre Dame, Miami, FSU and South Carolina -- plus potentially two games against Georgia Tech. If the Yellow Jackets win it, it will have traversed a schedule that includes Notre Dame, Clemson, FSU, Virginia Tech, Miami and Georgia. Neither would be a cake walk, but would either be enough to put the ACC over the hump?
Looking at those schedules a little more closely, the two teams that stand out are Notre Dame and Miami. Clemson and Georgia Tech will face them (and FSU would get Miami, too, should the Noles win the Atlantic), which puts the Irish and the Canes in prime position to dictate who takes the ACC and how that champion is viewed at year's end. Solid seasons from Notre Dame and Miami can make the ACC champ look a lot better. Mediocre years (like in 2014) won't do much to help the league's profile."