IMO, Clemson needs to play the following every year

FSU: non-negotiable. This is the ACC's version of Bama-LSU, an annual clash of the Titans with division, conference, and national implications.

GT: just a great southern rivalry that I think most fans on both sides love.

NCSU: the textile bowl. Although NCSU hasn't been a national powerhouse, I still look forward to that game.

Clemson has a long history with WF, so there is some nostalgia with that game. I wouldn't call it a "must have".
The biggest flaw in the divisions is that Clemson and FSU have to play both BC and Syracuse every year. Sometimes I wonder if the best division setup would be old big east (+WF) - old ACC. The only necessary crossover rivalries would be VT-UVa and Miami-FSU. It would also preserve and reignite a host of traditional rivalries.

In response to this post by Maroon Baboon

Posted: 06/27/2016 at 07:19AM

What are your Top ACC Rivalries that need to be protected? -- Maroon Baboon 06/25/2016 6:15PM

Since I have been one of the people that the ACC's desire -- VTHokie2000 06/27/2016 8:16PM

I'll throw it out there - ACC has NO rivalries in FB to protect -- Colby_VT 06/27/2016 10:08AM

And you would be wrong... -- gman86 06/27/2016 11:24AM

I agree except for the Wake and Duke games... -- lawhokie 06/27/2016 2:11PM

For VT's "nice to have rivalries, would take GT off and add CU & FSU -- EDGEMAN 06/27/2016 12:47PM

IMO, Clemson needs to play the following every year -- ren_hoek 06/27/2016 07:19AM

Interesting about Wake-Clemson. I wasn't aware of that. But, I somewhat -- Maroon Baboon 06/27/2016 08:55AM

Clemson has played WF 81 times, GT 81 times, and NCSU 84 times -- ren_hoek 06/27/2016 10:42AM

I'd rather get to the 4 pods of 4 before doing this with 14 teams. -- HOO86 06/27/2016 11:53AM

I'm not holding my breath for ND to join before we fix our... -- Maroon Baboon 06/27/2016 1:38PM

I think you get a similar result going North-South... -- Hokie CPA 06/27/2016 10:12AM

I agree with Hoo86. Don't want it to be a "insiders" vs "outsiders" -- EDGEMAN 06/27/2016 12:50PM

I don't fully support the "old guard" argument. -- Maroon Baboon 06/27/2016 1:53PM

List of Rivalries - as you asked -- mjfhokie 06/26/2016 10:29PM

I can't believe it took me this many posts, working from the bottom up, -- GusDaMan 06/27/2016 12:09PM

This is mostly correct, except for Georgia Tech -- HOO86 06/27/2016 10:55AM

According to my count, that's 20 games. -- Maroon Baboon 06/27/2016 12:29AM

If Miami and BC absolutely had to play each other every year, -- Hokie CPA 06/27/2016 10:23AM

I'll take a stab... -- Calamitous 06/26/2016 10:22PM

Most of all Virginia and Miami ** -- BigCrumpy 06/26/2016 3:56PM

My question was for the entire ACC, not just VT.** -- Maroon Baboon 06/26/2016 4:11PM

Sorry but my priorities are VT we've already told the ACC -- BigCrumpy 06/27/2016 11:28AM

Not terribly difficult without fixed divisions -- Colonel Jessup 06/26/2016 11:28AM

Fixed Divisions are OK if you are willing to rotate them -- BigCrumpy 06/27/2016 11:30AM

Something like this -- Old Line Hokie 06/25/2016 7:25PM

Well, that didn't adress the stated question at all lol ** -- GusDaMan 06/27/2016 12:05PM

It addressed the rivalries that need to be -- Old Line Hokie 06/27/2016 1:42PM

The question wasn't "how should the ACC be aligned", it was "what rivalries -- GusDaMan 06/27/2016 1:52PM

IMO, Clemson needs to play the following every year

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