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ACC Considering Elimination of Divisions, Revamping Football Scheduling (Report)

Syracuse football's conference slate could look significantly different as early as 2023.
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ACC Considering Elimination of Divisions, Revamping Football Scheduling (Report)
ACC Considering Elimination of Divisions, Revamping Football Scheduling (Report)

The ACC is discussing revamping its football scheduling at conference meetings this week, according to a report from ESPN's Pete Thamel. The change could include the elimination of the current Atlantic and Coastal divisions. Per Thamel, one model being discussed would be each team having three permanent opponents with five opponents rotating from the rest of the conference every other year. Another model would be two permanent opponents and six rotating opponents. 

More from Thamel on Twitter: 

"Sources: Under discussion this week at ACC meetings will be the future of scheduling, including the potential to eliminate divisions as early as 2023. This was discussed last week on calls to set up the meetings. 

"One model being discussed is each football program having three permanent opponents – but not necessarily pods of 3 -- and the other five programs rotating on and off the schedule every other year.

"There’s also a potential model with 2 permanent opponents and 6 teams rotating on and off, in the same manner. These models would allow every ACC team to host every other ACC team every four years. This would bring more variety to the schedule."

This would be a positive change for many teams within the ACC, including Syracuse. Not having to face Clemson, Florida State, Louisville and NC State every single season could provide the Orange with a more equitable conference slate. One that gives them more of a chance at success in the near future. 

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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