Clemson coach Dabo Swinney understands why the Tigers’ upcoming collection with Georgia was canceled. He does not prefer it, nonetheless.
Clemson and Georgia had been set to play one another for 4 years from 2029 by means of 2032. The collection would have included two video games on every crew’s campus. However that collection was mutually canceled in March and the cancellation turned public earlier within the week by means of an open information request from the Athens Banner-Herald.
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“I hate it,” Swinney mentioned of the collection being referred to as off. “As a result of I simply suppose it is nice for followers however I get it. I do not suppose you will have many individuals play 11 energy 4 video games. You go searching — we have been enjoying 10 perpetually round right here. However going to 9 convention video games, numerous these leagues are going — I want it was much less. I want all people performed seven convention video games and then you definately had extra crossover video games all all through school soccer. However it’s what it’s.”
The SEC is within the first yr of its nine-game schedule and the ACC additionally not too long ago moved to a nine-game schedule, although its transition is a bit more durable. There are 19 groups within the ACC, so it is mathematically inconceivable for everybody to play 9 video games with out a rematch. Clemson and different groups are enjoying simply eight convention video games this season and the ACC not too long ago introduced that the Tigers had been the one crew within the convention that may play eight league video games in 2027.
However, as Swinney famous, Clemson will nonetheless have 10 video games towards energy convention opponents because the Tigers play Notre Dame and have their annual rivalry sport with South Carolina on the finish of the season.
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In 2029, Clemson can also be slated to play Notre Dame and South Carolina, and can play 11 energy convention opponents with a ninth convention sport.
The standardization of 9 convention video games throughout all the ability conferences may very well be a motive why higher-profile non-conference collection have been canceled not too long ago. Along with Clemson and Georgia, Indiana and Notre Dame’s future collection was not too long ago referred to as off. Because the playoff might develop to 16 or 24 groups within the close to future, are we about to get fewer marquee non-conference matchups going ahead?