TheReff
Rod Griffin
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We played one big ten team (Indiana) and we're going to Notre Dame, one of the elite programs in the country. State has played 3 teams from the lowest FBS conferences and an FCS team. It's not even comparable. I'm not a State hater, reserve that for Duke and UNC, but that is pretty pathetic. State should be playing at least one team from another BCS conference each year.
I think it is just a matter of time when all the Big 5 conference schools will have to play another Big 5 school as part of their non-con schedule. And probably the same in timing when the 9 game conference schedule comes in like is part of the Big 12 & PAC 12. Delaney has already made that edict for the Big 10. And because we have Notre Dame, that is another great move on both Swofford's part & the ACC heads of state that brought them in and gave them the benefit of the "all but football" conference play. Having a Game Day at Clemson with ND and the money that brings in is well worth it, plus we get all those $$$ & ND gets none. But when we go to ND, we get none.
But back to State--why should their non-con schedule be any different right now then ours or Duke's? They were 0-8 two years ago & brought in a new coach in 2013, just like we did in 2014. They have ND on their rotation just like we all do. Nobody else in the ACC has brought their football up to the standards of Clemson or FSU.