ACC Football Power Ranking

[ROCKNEPONY]

This podcast gives a power rank for all the ACC football teams. Starting at 7:40 he explains how he ranks teams. Starting at 11:41 he starts discussing SMU specifically

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ0zyRwGqjs

[AusTxPony]

Great find and good news for SMU football fans. Thanx.

[leopold]

Talent isn't the issue. The question is how will our team, both players and coaches, respond to an actual 'big-boy' schedule. We were able to simply out-talent ALOT of our schedule last year and the losses clearly came from the teams that we couldn't do that - let's see how that works for us this year.

[Charleston Pony]

More on ACC teams coming out of spring training:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... title-run/

[Hop Sing]

Talent isn't the issue. The question is how will our team, both players and coaches, respond to an actual 'big-boy' schedule. We were able to simply out-talent ALOT of our schedule last year and the losses clearly came from the teams that we couldn't do that - let's see how that works for us this year.

I don’t disagree with that assessment, but I would add that last year we were dealing with inexperience at QB, which hurt us in our 2 early “big boy” games last year. They persevered and won the title, and we shall see if they are ready for the next step. I personally feel like we are either going to shock the world or severely underperform. Really hope it’s not the latter.

[ponyte]

Isn't it nice to be part of a the conversation in a power 5 conference! We haven't been part of a conversation in a power conference since ht DP. Those of us old enough can feel that old warm feeling of belonging to something we should have always had.

[PlanoStang]

Talent isn't the issue. The question is how will our team, both players and coaches, respond to an actual 'big-boy' schedule. We were able to simply out-talent ALOT of our schedule last year and the losses clearly came from the teams that we couldn't do that - let's see how that works for us this year.

I'm thinking "out talenting" involves overcoming 4th and short turnovers inside our 50.

[Charleston Pony]

another "power ranking" coming out of spring ball

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... o-contend/

[The PonyGrad]

another "power ranking" coming out of spring ball

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... o-contend/

7th seems like a floor, hopefully. 1st seems very unlikely, but I like it.

[ShantyBoy]

Noticed this too from Dennis Dodd:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... 24-season/

[ROCKNEPONY]

Andy Staples of ON3 saying SMU will do the best of the three new ACC additions

https://www.on3.com/college/smu-mustang ... y-staples/

[ROCKNEPONY]

The Athletic:

Could SMU win the ACC? Conference Dark Horse:

https://theathletic.com/5480817/2024/05 ... state-smu/