[Mick]

Predict the winner of the 2024 ACC football season in this poll.

And if you have a mind to, list your predicted order of finish. Mine is:

1. Florida State
2. Miami
3. Clemson
4. Georgia Tech
5. SMU
6. North Carolina
7. NC State
8. Virginia Tech
9. Syracuse
10. Stanford (yeah, I said it...)
11. Louisville
12. Cal
13. Wake Forest
14. Pittsburgh
15. Boston College
16. Duke
17. Virginia

[Mick]

Predict the winner of the 2024 ACC football season in this poll.

And if you have a mind to, list your predicted order of finish. Mine is:

1. Florida State
2. Miami
3. Clemson
4. Georgia Tech
5. SMU
6. North Carolina
7. NC State
8. Virginia Tech
9. Syracuse
10. Stanford (yeah, I said it...)
11. Louisville
12. Cal
13. Wake Forest
14. Pittsburgh
15. Boston College
16. Duke
17. Virginia

[Giants]

Top to bottom…

Florida St.
Clemson
Miami
SMU
Louisville
NC State
No. Carolina
Syracuse
Va. Tech
California
Boston College
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Duke
Stanford
Ga. Tech
Wake Forest

I took into account these conference schedules for each team.  Ga. Tech and Stanford have the toughest (IMO) and North Carolina has the easiest.

[Giants]

Top to bottom…

Florida St.
Clemson
Miami
SMU
Louisville
NC State
No. Carolina
Syracuse
Va. Tech
California
Boston College
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Duke
Stanford
Ga. Tech
Wake Forest

I took into account these conference schedules for each team.  Ga. Tech and Stanford have the toughest (IMO) and North Carolina has the easiest.

[SkiBum80]

My Picks:  (and what was it that we win should we have the best prediction?!)

1. Florida State
2. Louisville
3. NC State
4. Virginia Tech
5. Clemson
6. North Carolina
7. Duke
8. Miami
9. Georgia Tech
10. Pitt
11. **Stanford**!!!!
12. SMU
13. Cal Weenies
14. Virginia
15. Wake Forest
16. Boston College
17. Syracuse

[SkiBum80]

My Picks:  (and what was it that we win should we have the best prediction?!)

1. Florida State
2. Louisville
3. NC State
4. Virginia Tech
5. Clemson
6. North Carolina
7. Duke
8. Miami
9. Georgia Tech
10. Pitt
11. **Stanford**!!!!
12. SMU
13. Cal Weenies
14. Virginia
15. Wake Forest
16. Boston College
17. Syracuse

[Mick]

My Picks:  (and what was it that we win should we have the best prediction?!)

1. Florida State
2. Louisville
3. NC State
4. Virginia Tech
5. Clemson
6. North Carolina
7. Duke
8. Miami
9. Georgia Tech
10. Pitt
11. **Stanford**!!!!
12. SMU
13. Cal Weenies
14. Virginia
15. Wake Forest
16. Boston College
17. Syracuse

Whirled peas (homonym). And the undying admiration of a full 2.8i% of the Cardboard's registered members.

[Mick]

My Picks:  (and what was it that we win should we have the best prediction?!)

1. Florida State
2. Louisville
3. NC State
4. Virginia Tech
5. Clemson
6. North Carolina
7. Duke
8. Miami
9. Georgia Tech
10. Pitt
11. **Stanford**!!!!
12. SMU
13. Cal Weenies
14. Virginia
15. Wake Forest
16. Boston College
17. Syracuse

Whirled peas (homonym). And the undying admiration of a full 2.8i% of the Cardboard's registered members.

[SkiBum80]

.... And the undying admiration of a full 2.8i% of the Cardboard's registered members.

Which of course is priceless!

[SkiBum80]

.... And the undying admiration of a full 2.8i% of the Cardboard's registered members.

Which of course is priceless!

[CompSci87]

.... And the undying admiration of a full 2.8i% of the Cardboard's registered members.

Which of course is priceless!

As well as an imaginary number!

[CompSci87]

.... And the undying admiration of a full 2.8i% of the Cardboard's registered members.

Which of course is priceless!

As well as an imaginary number!

[martyup]

Somebody voted for kal.

[martyup]

Somebody voted for kal.

[cardcrimson]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

[cardcrimson]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

[Mick]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

[Mick]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

[cardcrimson]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

[cardcrimson]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

[Mick]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

I have a set of darts you can use...

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

[Mick]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

I have a set of darts you can use...

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

[cardcrimson]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

I have a set of darts you can use...

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

Perfect!

[cardcrimson]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

I have a set of darts you can use...

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

Perfect!

[82lsju]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

I have a set of darts you can use...



the old ways die hard....

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

[82lsju]

Predict? I'd have enough trouble naming the 17 teams, let alone ranking them.

Time to get out your heptakaidecagonal dice and start rolling...

Was going to do the names in a hat routine. . . .

I have a set of darts you can use...



the old ways die hard....

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

[cctop]

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

While I like that Stanford has been added to the ACC graphic, I do wish the Tree were facing left so that it doesn't look like we're walking away from the rest of the conference.

Before I clicked on the mascot ranking I thought, "If they put Florida State first then I know I can safely ignore this person's opinion."

[cctop]

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

While I like that Stanford has been added to the ACC graphic, I do wish the Tree were facing left so that it doesn't look like we're walking away from the rest of the conference.

Before I clicked on the mascot ranking I thought, "If they put Florida State first then I know I can safely ignore this person's opinion."

[Mick]

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

While I like that Stanford has been added to the ACC graphic, I do wish the Tree were facing left so that it doesn't look like we're walking away from the rest of the conference.

Before I clicked on the mascot ranking I thought, "If they put Florida State first then I know I can safely ignore this person's opinion."

Blue Devils...ok. Demon Deacons? I guess. But why Cavaliers for Virginia? Weren't those the Roundheads? It's a Euroterm...and what is the Cavalier holding in his hands? Looks like a milkshake from Peninsula Creamery...

[Mick]

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Here's a ranking of the 2024 ACC football mascots. Guess which mascot gets low billing?

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/lists/ranki...-to-first/

While I like that Stanford has been added to the ACC graphic, I do wish the Tree were facing left so that it doesn't look like we're walking away from the rest of the conference.

Before I clicked on the mascot ranking I thought, "If they put Florida State first then I know I can safely ignore this person's opinion."

Blue Devils...ok. Demon Deacons? I guess. But why Cavaliers for Virginia? Weren't those the Roundheads? It's a Euroterm...and what is the Cavalier holding in his hands? Looks like a milkshake from Peninsula Creamery...

[cctop]

what is the Cavalier holding in his hands? Looks like a milkshake from Peninsula Creamery...

It really is a mint julep.

According to this article, the drunken Cavalier logo was introduced after Prohibition was repealed:

https://www.going2paris.net/post/a-look-...-over-time

[cctop]

what is the Cavalier holding in his hands? Looks like a milkshake from Peninsula Creamery...

It really is a mint julep.

According to this article, the drunken Cavalier logo was introduced after Prohibition was repealed:

https://www.going2paris.net/post/a-look-...-over-time

[Mick]

Sports Illustrated's preseason ranking of the ACC in football, with first place votes in parentheses. Doesn't bode well for us:

1. Florida State (81)
   
2. Clemson (55)
   
3. Miami (17)
   
4. NC State (8)
   
5. Louisville
   
6. Virginia Tech (5)
   
7. SMU
   
8. North Carolina
   
9. Georgia Tech (1)
   
10. Cal (2)
    
11. Duke
    
12. Syracuse
    
13. Pittsburgh
    
14. Boston College (1)
    
15. Wake Forest
    
16. Virginia
    
17. Stanford
    

ACC football power rankings, order of finish at 2024 Media Days (si.com)

We do a little better with ESPN's computer model (win prediction in parentheses):

1. Florida State (8.8)
   
2. Clemson (8.5)
   
3. Louisville (8.0...not a typo, it's out of order in the article)
   
4. Miami (8.3)
   
5. SMU (8.3)
   
6. NC State (8.0)
   
7. North Carolina (7.5)
   
8. Cal (7.0)
   
9. Virginia Tech (7.0)
   
10. Duke (6.1)
    
11. Pittsburgh (6.4)
    
12. Georgia Tech (4.9)
    
13. Boston College (5.6)
    
14. Stanford (5)
    
15. Syracuse (5.8)
    
16. Wake Forest (5.3)
    
17. Virginia (4.6)
    

[Mick]

Sports Illustrated's preseason ranking of the ACC in football, with first place votes in parentheses. Doesn't bode well for us:

1. Florida State (81)
   
2. Clemson (55)
   
3. Miami (17)
   
4. NC State (8)
   
5. Louisville
   
6. Virginia Tech (5)
   
7. SMU
   
8. North Carolina
   
9. Georgia Tech (1)
   
10. Cal (2)
    
11. Duke
    
12. Syracuse
    
13. Pittsburgh
    
14. Boston College (1)
    
15. Wake Forest
    
16. Virginia
    
17. Stanford
    

ACC football power rankings, order of finish at 2024 Media Days (si.com)

We do a little better with ESPN's computer model (win prediction in parentheses):

1. Florida State (8.8)
   
2. Clemson (8.5)
   
3. Louisville (8.0...not a typo, it's out of order in the article)
   
4. Miami (8.3)
   
5. SMU (8.3)
   
6. NC State (8.0)
   
7. North Carolina (7.5)
   
8. Cal (7.0)
   
9. Virginia Tech (7.0)
   
10. Duke (6.1)
    
11. Pittsburgh (6.4)
    
12. Georgia Tech (4.9)
    
13. Boston College (5.6)
    
14. Stanford (5)
    
15. Syracuse (5.8)
    
16. Wake Forest (5.3)
    
17. Virginia (4.6)
    

[martyup]

We've got nowhere to go but up.

[martyup]

We've got nowhere to go but up.

[cardcrimson]

Sports Illustrated's preseason ranking of the ACC in football, with first place votes in parentheses. Doesn't bode well for us:

1. Florida State (81)
   
2. Clemson (55)
   
3. Miami (17)
   
4. NC State (8)
   
5. Louisville
   
6. Virginia Tech (5)
   
7. SMU
   
8. North Carolina
   
9. Georgia Tech (1)
   
10. Cal (2)
    
11. Duke
    
12. Syracuse
    
13. Pittsburgh
    
14. Boston College (1)
    
15. Wake Forest
    
16. Virginia
    
17. Stanford
    

ACC football power rankings, order of finish at 2024 Media Days (si.com)

We do a little better with ESPN's computer model (win prediction in parentheses):

1. Florida State (8.8)
   
2. Clemson (8.5)
   
3. Louisville (8.0...not a typo, it's out of order in the article)
   
4. Miami (8.3)
   
5. SMU (8.3)
   
6. NC State (8.0)
   
7. North Carolina (7.5)
   
8. Cal (7.0)
   
9. Virginia Tech (7.0)
   
10. Duke (6.1)
    
11. Pittsburgh (6.4)
    
12. Georgia Tech (4.9)
    
13. Boston College (5.6)
    
14. Stanford (5)
    
15. Syracuse (5.8)
    
16. Wake Forest (5.3)
    
17. Virginia (4.6)
    

I have little trust in anything SI puts out these days. . . .

[cardcrimson]

Sports Illustrated's preseason ranking of the ACC in football, with first place votes in parentheses. Doesn't bode well for us:

1. Florida State (81)
   
2. Clemson (55)
   
3. Miami (17)
   
4. NC State (8)
   
5. Louisville
   
6. Virginia Tech (5)
   
7. SMU
   
8. North Carolina
   
9. Georgia Tech (1)
   
10. Cal (2)
    
11. Duke
    
12. Syracuse
    
13. Pittsburgh
    
14. Boston College (1)
    
15. Wake Forest
    
16. Virginia
    
17. Stanford
    

ACC football power rankings, order of finish at 2024 Media Days (si.com)

We do a little better with ESPN's computer model (win prediction in parentheses):

1. Florida State (8.8)
   
2. Clemson (8.5)
   
3. Louisville (8.0...not a typo, it's out of order in the article)
   
4. Miami (8.3)
   
5. SMU (8.3)
   
6. NC State (8.0)
   
7. North Carolina (7.5)
   
8. Cal (7.0)
   
9. Virginia Tech (7.0)
   
10. Duke (6.1)
    
11. Pittsburgh (6.4)
    
12. Georgia Tech (4.9)
    
13. Boston College (5.6)
    
14. Stanford (5)
    
15. Syracuse (5.8)
    
16. Wake Forest (5.3)
    
17. Virginia (4.6)
    

I have little trust in anything SI puts out these days. . . .

[Giants]

Sports Illustrated's preseason ranking of the ACC in football, with first place votes in parentheses. Doesn't bode well for us:

1. Florida State (81)
   
2. Clemson (55)
   
3. Miami (17)
   
4. NC State (8)
   
5. Louisville
   
6. Virginia Tech (5)
   
7. SMU
   
8. North Carolina
   
9. Georgia Tech (1)
   
10. Cal (2)
    
11. Duke
    
12. Syracuse
    
13. Pittsburgh
    
14. Boston College (1)
    
15. Wake Forest
    
16. Virginia
    
17. Stanford
    

ACC football power rankings, order of finish at 2024 Media Days (si.com)

We do a little better with ESPN's computer model (win prediction in parentheses):

1. Florida State (8.8)
   
2. Clemson (8.5)
   
3. Louisville (8.0...not a typo, it's out of order in the article)
   
4. Miami (8.3)
   
5. SMU (8.3)
   
6. NC State (8.0)
   
7. North Carolina (7.5)
   
8. Cal (7.0)
   
9. Virginia Tech (7.0)
   
10. Duke (6.1)
    
11. Pittsburgh (6.4)
    
12. Georgia Tech (4.9)
    
13. Boston College (5.6)
    
14. Stanford (5)
    
15. Syracuse (5.8)
    
16. Wake Forest (5.3)
    
17. Virginia (4.6)
    

I have little trust in anything SI puts out these days. . . .

It wasn’t SI.  It was the media vote by those media members who follow the ACC.

[Giants]

Sports Illustrated's preseason ranking of the ACC in football, with first place votes in parentheses. Doesn't bode well for us:

1. Florida State (81)
   
2. Clemson (55)
   
3. Miami (17)
   
4. NC State (8)
   
5. Louisville
   
6. Virginia Tech (5)
   
7. SMU
   
8. North Carolina
   
9. Georgia Tech (1)
   
10. Cal (2)
    
11. Duke
    
12. Syracuse
    
13. Pittsburgh
    
14. Boston College (1)
    
15. Wake Forest
    
16. Virginia
    
17. Stanford
    

ACC football power rankings, order of finish at 2024 Media Days (si.com)

We do a little better with ESPN's computer model (win prediction in parentheses):

1. Florida State (8.8)
   
2. Clemson (8.5)
   
3. Louisville (8.0...not a typo, it's out of order in the article)
   
4. Miami (8.3)
   
5. SMU (8.3)
   
6. NC State (8.0)
   
7. North Carolina (7.5)
   
8. Cal (7.0)
   
9. Virginia Tech (7.0)
   
10. Duke (6.1)
    
11. Pittsburgh (6.4)
    
12. Georgia Tech (4.9)
    
13. Boston College (5.6)
    
14. Stanford (5)
    
15. Syracuse (5.8)
    
16. Wake Forest (5.3)
    
17. Virginia (4.6)
    

I have little trust in anything SI puts out these days. . . .

It wasn’t SI.  It was the media vote by those media members who follow the ACC.