Assuming a scheduling model of 8 conference games per season,
3 permanent annual opponents,
and a rotation with all 10 of the other conference teams twice every 4 years,
I've listed a proposed list of permanent opponents for each ACC school
I've also include the following criteria which are intended to preserve long standing traditional rivalries, address some specific scheduling concerns as voiced by some schools, integrate the newest conference members in a way that builds on the existing rich conference tradition rather than fragmenting it, diversify the schedule across geographic regions and historical differences, and include proximity considerations where possible.
Here are the specific criteria:
1. has all the annual rivalries that I've heard are important to the schools and fans (are there any that aren't in this list?)
2. has the North Carolina schools playing 2 other North Carolina schools annually
3. has both northern schools with a permanent opponent in Florida
4. any schools that are permanent opponents have no permanent opponents in common.
5. has every one of the "newer" members (those joining since 2004) permanently matched with a "traditional" school (those in the conference since at least 1991
6. has a reasonable geographical balance for the games not included in the prior criteria
Here's a permanent opponents list that meets all of the above criteria:
Team Oppnt 1 Oppnt 2 Oppnt 3
Boston College Miami Syracuse Clemson
Clemson Florida St Georgia Tech Boston College
Duke N. Carolina Georgia Tech Wake Forest
Florida St Miami Clemson Syracuse
Georgia Tech Duke Clemson VA Tech
Louisville Pittsburgh NC State Miami
Miami Florida St Boston College Louisville
N. Carolina Duke NC State Virginia
NC State N. Carolina Wake Forest Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh Syracuse Louisville Virginia
Syracuse Pittsburgh Boston College Florida St
VA Tech Virginia Louisville Wake Forest
Virginia N. Carolina VA Tech Pittsburgh
Wake Forest NC State Duke VA Tech
(Sorry, I can't figure how to arrange the above in columns. Help anyone?)
3 permanent annual opponents,
and a rotation with all 10 of the other conference teams twice every 4 years,
I've listed a proposed list of permanent opponents for each ACC school
I've also include the following criteria which are intended to preserve long standing traditional rivalries, address some specific scheduling concerns as voiced by some schools, integrate the newest conference members in a way that builds on the existing rich conference tradition rather than fragmenting it, diversify the schedule across geographic regions and historical differences, and include proximity considerations where possible.
Here are the specific criteria:
1. has all the annual rivalries that I've heard are important to the schools and fans (are there any that aren't in this list?)
2. has the North Carolina schools playing 2 other North Carolina schools annually
3. has both northern schools with a permanent opponent in Florida
4. any schools that are permanent opponents have no permanent opponents in common.
5. has every one of the "newer" members (those joining since 2004) permanently matched with a "traditional" school (those in the conference since at least 1991
6. has a reasonable geographical balance for the games not included in the prior criteria
Here's a permanent opponents list that meets all of the above criteria:
Team Oppnt 1 Oppnt 2 Oppnt 3
Boston College Miami Syracuse Clemson
Clemson Florida St Georgia Tech Boston College
Duke N. Carolina Georgia Tech Wake Forest
Florida St Miami Clemson Syracuse
Georgia Tech Duke Clemson VA Tech
Louisville Pittsburgh NC State Miami
Miami Florida St Boston College Louisville
N. Carolina Duke NC State Virginia
NC State N. Carolina Wake Forest Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh Syracuse Louisville Virginia
Syracuse Pittsburgh Boston College Florida St
VA Tech Virginia Louisville Wake Forest
Virginia N. Carolina VA Tech Pittsburgh
Wake Forest NC State Duke VA Tech
(Sorry, I can't figure how to arrange the above in columns. Help anyone?)
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