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> On Jul 18, 2017, at 1:58 PM, Oliver Barry <bar...@realtracs.com> wrote: > > That’s what the communists said. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > bar...@realtracs.com > > From: gatortalk@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatortalk@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 10:50 AM > To: gatortalk@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [AP/SUN]: ACC-SEC on similar footing > > I don't make the news... I just report it.... > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > > On Jul 18, 2017, at 9:24 AM, Oliver Barry <bar...@realtracs.com> wrote: > > Shane, you don’t have to forward every article you find! > The ACC is on a similar footing with the SEC? Phhht… > Oh, they mean basketball? : ) > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > bar...@realtracs.com > > From: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 7:35 AM > To: GatorNews > Subject: [gatornews] [AP/SUN]: ACC-SEC on similar footing > > ACC-SEC on similar footing > > > > > The Atlantic Coast Conference has closed the gap on the Southeastern > Conference with a four-year run that includes two national championships and > two Heisman Trophy winners. Now the ACC and SEC look awfully similar, from > their top tiers and divisional imbalances to their Southern-stronghold > recruiting bases in overlapping geographic footprints. > > (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) > By Aaron Beard > AP Sports Writer > > > Published: Monday, July 17, 2017 at 4:39 p.m. > Last Modified: Monday, July 17, 2017 at 4:39 p.m. > CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For years, the Atlantic Coast Conference has been regarded > as the basketball power lagging in football behind Southeastern Conference, > considered stronger, tougher and deeper on the gridiron. > > It’s a perception that doesn’t line up with today’s reality. > > After two national-title wins against SEC opponents and two Heisman Trophy > winners in four seasons, the ACC has closed the gap if not erased it > entirely. And that’s left the two leagues — which have combined for 10 of the > last 11 national championships — looking awfully similar these days, from > clear top tiers and divisional imbalances to their Southern-stronghold > recruiting bases. > > “Really,” Clemson defensive end Christian Wilkins said, “it just says those > are the two best leagues right now in college football.” > > It wasn’t that long ago that there was no comparison. The SEC earned its > reputation as Alabama, Auburn, Florida and LSU combined to win seven straight > national championships from 2006-12. Meanwhile, the ACC struggled in marquee > matchups and BCS games, with ACC Commissioner John Swofford noting during > preseason media days in Charlotte that it was “there for the world to see.” > > But things look much different amid the ACC’s recent run. > > “Oh, I think we’re right there with them now,” Swofford said in an interview > with The Associated Press. “Top to bottom, they’ve probably been there longer > than we have. But if you look at last year, as well as the previous four or > five years, our football’s been coming very, very strongly. > > “It’s not an overnight thing. ... By every measureable account, a year ago > ACC football was the strongest in the country. I don’t think that’s even > arguable when you put the numbers down compared to any league.” > > Florida State started the ACC’s four-year run by winning the 2013 national > title behind Heisman winner Jameis Winston. Clemson followed last year by > beating Alabama in a thrilling title-game rematch from a year earlier. And > the ACC had last year’s top two Heisman finishers in Louisville quarterback > Lamar Jackson followed by Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson. > > The ACC finished 17-9 in 2016 against power-conference opponents — including > 10-4 against the SEC — and went 9-3 in postseason bowl games to earn a seat > alongside the SEC. > > “I think it’s great to have rivalries throughout the sport,” said Greg > McElroy, a former Alabama quarterback and now an SEC Network analyst. “That’s > what makes the sport unique. And the geographic pride that each one of these > places has is special and unique to college football. > > “I think the fact they compete on recruits, the fact they compete within > their own state and the fan bases are competing constantly for bragging > rights. It makes it fun to have some rivalries. I know the ACC has been very > good of late.” > > Now the two leagues enter 2017 sharing some common traits: > > • Both have a clear top tier, with Alabama several steps ahead of the SEC > field while Clemson and Florida State headline the ACC. > > • The power of those leagues are centered in one division. The SEC West > (Alabama, Auburn, LSU) has won eight straight league titles against the SEC > East, while the ACC Atlantic (Clemson, FSU and Louisville) has six straight > league titles against the Coastal Division. > > • The two leagues share geographic footprints that overlap in Kentucky, > Florida, Georgia and South Carolina and create annual instate interconference > matchups. > > “Some of those rivalries are embedded in states — South Carolina/Clemson, > Louisville/Kentucky, Florida/Florida State, Georgia Tech/Georgia,” SEC > Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “And then when you elevate those games to the > national stage it probably adds a little to the intensity. It seems healthy. > It elevates attention around our states certainly.” > > • Finally, both leagues are working some of the country’s most fertile > recruiting grounds in their backyards. > > “We all try to recruit the best players in the southeast,” said Alabama coach > Nick Saban, who has won four national titles with the Crimson Tide. “And > Florida State and Clemson are probably two of the leading teams in the ACC, > and they both do an outstanding job of recruiting. And we end up recruiting a > lot of the same players.” > > Fans won’t have long to wait for the first marquee game between the leagues. > Alabama and FSU play Sept. 2 in Atlanta to start the season. > > “I think (the SEC) is a tremendous conference, I think the Big Ten is a > tremendous conference,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “I think they all are. > But I think right now what we’ve accomplished in the last five years ... I > think the ACC is as good a league as there is in football, I really do.” > > > > > > > Flag > · Greg Ines > > · Rank 0 > While I remember the Miami's of the 80's thru the early 2000's, they've been > the big ''where ya' at in the A.C.C.?'' And other than Clemson (an S.E.C. > blueprint copy), F.S.U., and a Heisman at Louisville, > I am still not impressed. Not like: U.F, U.T., U.G.A., in the East. 'Bama, > L.S.U., Auburn, A &M in the West. > Top to bottom, not even close, yet, A.C.C. > · 1 hour ago > · > 0 > 0 > 0 > > 0 > 0 > 0 > > > · Reply > > · Share > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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