[hallcity]

I'm a Duke fan. I've been lurking here since the stunning news came that Stanford would be joining the ACC. 

Best wishes on a smooth transition to the ACC. If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. This is weird for all of us.

I thought I would share a link to an article by David Teel of the Richmond Times-Dispatch on future ACC football scheduling since it has important information concerning future football schedules for Stanford. Teel is probably the best connected source we have on ACC topics.

Here's an excerpt from the article:

The ACC is drilling down on a seven-year, no-divisions rotation of opponents that will sustain an undetermined number of annual rivalries while limiting the 14 current members to three games each in California, preferably not in consecutive seasons.

As since Florida State’s 1992 arrival, the conference schedule will be eight games. ...

Unlike the four-year model the ACC adopted for 2023-26 but had to scrap after expanding, every program in the seven-year rotation would not have the same number of annual rivals. For example, North Carolina could have three (N.C. State, Duke and Virginia), while Louisville might have none ...

But here’s the wild card: The mandate from ACC presidents that none of the current 14 programs play in California more than three times during the seven years gives Stanford and Cal only 42 of the 49 combined visits they need from the Eastern schools and SMU.

This means SMU will play Cal and Stanford annually, one at home, one on the road. So now we’re at 10 yearly pairings. ...

The pandemic 2020 season excepted, Stanford and Notre Dame have played annually since 1997. If the schools renew their series long-term — the Irish like to play each season in California, either at Stanford or USC — it seems unlikely those games would count toward their ACC obligations. ...

[hallcity]

I'm a Duke fan. I've been lurking here since the stunning news came that Stanford would be joining the ACC. 

Best wishes on a smooth transition to the ACC. If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. This is weird for all of us.

I thought I would share a link to an article by David Teel of the Richmond Times-Dispatch on future ACC football scheduling since it has important information concerning future football schedules for Stanford. Teel is probably the best connected source we have on ACC topics.

Here's an excerpt from the article:

The ACC is drilling down on a seven-year, no-divisions rotation of opponents that will sustain an undetermined number of annual rivalries while limiting the 14 current members to three games each in California, preferably not in consecutive seasons.

As since Florida State’s 1992 arrival, the conference schedule will be eight games. ...

Unlike the four-year model the ACC adopted for 2023-26 but had to scrap after expanding, every program in the seven-year rotation would not have the same number of annual rivals. For example, North Carolina could have three (N.C. State, Duke and Virginia), while Louisville might have none ...

But here’s the wild card: The mandate from ACC presidents that none of the current 14 programs play in California more than three times during the seven years gives Stanford and Cal only 42 of the 49 combined visits they need from the Eastern schools and SMU.

This means SMU will play Cal and Stanford annually, one at home, one on the road. So now we’re at 10 yearly pairings. ...

The pandemic 2020 season excepted, Stanford and Notre Dame have played annually since 1997. If the schools renew their series long-term — the Irish like to play each season in California, either at Stanford or USC — it seems unlikely those games would count toward their ACC obligations. ...