tie-breaker thread

GiveEmHellJackets

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Correct me if I am wrong on these points:


(1) We win if Duke, Miami and VPI all lose again.
(2) If VPI beats UVA, we’re out no matter what.
(3) If Duke beats both Wake and UNC we’re out no matter what
(4) It is sort of complicated but we cannot win any 5-way or 4-way tie scenario.
(5) If Miami does not lose again, we can get to a super-gridlock with Duke and Miami but only if VPI loses to UVA, and Duke loses to Wake and beats UNC. I don’t know how that gets resolved.

Two other notes: (a) We can't be eliminated next week no matter what happens (b) UNC cannot win any tie breaker scenario.
 

Valdosta_Jacket

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Best case scenario:

1) we beat uga of course
2) Duke beats FSU in ACC Championship
 

coit

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Gawd, are you too stupid to figure this out from the 4 other threads on the subject?
 

aeromech

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2 would be a terrible result, not just for us but for the conference. Best case for the year is for FSU to win the BCS Championship and Clemson to win a BCS Bowl. Not only is it more money for us; but it will mean FSU beat UF, Clemson beat USCeast, and FSU Beat Bama. It will mean for at least this year that the ACC is seen as the top football conference in the country which will mean better recruiting for the entire conference.
 

johncu

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In the gridlock you mention in #5, it would come down to BCS computer rankings. Going into this weekend, this is what the CPU rankings looked like:

Sagarin:
GT - 25
Miami - 31
Duke - 42

Anderson and Hester:
Miami - 21
GT - 32
Duke - 33

Billingsley:
Miami - 27
Duke - 39
GT - 46

Colley Matrix:
Miami - 21
Duke - 32
GT - 33

Massey -
Miami -30
GT - 35
Duke - 38

Wolfe:
Miami - 24
GT - 29
Duke - 37

Miami has the edge, but this loss will hurt them a lot more than our loss will, and Duke losing to awake would hurt as well. I think if we beat UGA, we win that hypothetical gridlock.
 
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