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ACC Announces 2026 League Opponents as Move to Nine-Game Conference Schedule Begins​

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ACC Announces 2026 League Opponents as Move to Nine-Game Conference Schedule Begins

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its 2026 football league opponents for all 17 teams on Tuesday, marking an exciting milestone as the league furthers its transition to a nine-game conference schedule and a minimum of 10 games each year against Power Four...
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North Carolina
Home: Louisville, Miami, NC State, Syracuse
Away: Clemson, Duke, Pitt, Virginia

Transition Year (2026)
  • Serves as the bridge between the previous eight-game ACC slate and the new nine-game structure.
  • Twelve teams will play nine ACC games, while five will play eight ACC games due to contractual obligations and scheduling balance.

Power Four Focus
  • Each program must play a minimum of 10 Power Four opponents annually (9 ACC + 1 non-conference Power Four or 8 ACC + 2 non-conference Power Four).
  • Aligns the ACC with all other Power Four conferences.

17-Team Scheduling Model
  • With 17 football-playing members, rotating opponents ensures competitive balance over multi-year cycles.
  • Not every team can play nine ACC opponents every season.
 
JCTarheel82 said:
Petrino is definitely slimier than most but at least he gave us this timeless meme.

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I can't believe that just a few days ago on the College Football Thread people were talking about the Michigan coach's extramarital affair and I posted about Petrino and his epic scandal leading to classic memes like this one, and now it appears, incredible as it sounds, that he is a leading candidate to be on our staff. I hope to god they pick one of the other candidates, as Petrino, jokes aside, is the sleaziest of coaches. If he is hired at least he and Belichick can hit it off discussing their dating success as sugar daddies (or granddaddies), I guess.
 
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I think we're pretty spoiled in terms of likeability of coaches. Is there a more beloved coach in history than Dean Smith, who was a badass in terms of innovation, competitiveness wins yet was also a kind, caring, humble, moral man of integrity and principles? Somewhere in the top-N list of these types of guys you'd probably find Roy Williams, and both he and Dean would point to Gut. Even on the fball side we had a guy like Mack Brown for a total of 16 yrs. There aren't a ton of Matt Dohertys in the world, but there are tons of Jim Calhouns, Ks, Pitinos and BBs who win but aren't easy to like.

My order of importance for OC:
a) Bring offensive portal talent. I still believe jimmy/joes > than x/o's. Ex. if Colton is a stud and he'd follow Decker then i'd almost prefer Decker over Chip Kelly unless we're positive Lombo has a good QB on the hook. If Andy K could bring Ethan Grunkemeyer AND some OL then sign him up.
b) College Experience - different level of athletes and fundamental ability compared to pros.
c) Proven success at P4 - the opposition is bigger, faster, often better prepped
d) Proven success without 5* talent.
e) College HC experience - BB and Lombo clearly have a lot to learn.
f) Be likeable
g) No history of scandal
h) Adhere's to the half-your-age-plus-seven rule for wives, girlfriends and mistresses for sake of this board.
 
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