[Husker] clemson ACC Conference

[David Fernandez]

also, the ACC, though they did start slow and the SEC has two power houses in Florida and Alabama, the rest of the SEC has been average at best this year as it played out.  As a whole, the ACC is 6-4 against the SEC in 2008.  
 
as a whole, I think Clemson and Nebraska have a lot of similar story lines with new coaches, hot teams at the end of the year, a New Year's Day Bowl, fans getting back behind their teams for a a big future. 
 
should be fun.

--- On Wed, 12/3/08, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com> wrote:

From: Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>
Subject: Re: [Husker] clemson
To: husker at tssi.com, jjj112665 at yahoo.com, joejanecek at yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 9:50 AM

> The national perception of the ACC is that it is a weak conference
> this year. Clemson is seen as a weak team. If we win it will be
> expected. The #4 or 5 team from the Big XII (toughest conference in
> football) beating the #7 team in the ACC (weak conference). At least
> playing FSU, GT, or Miami gives NU some national recognition. If we
> were to slip up and lose to Clemson people are going to say "well I
> guess they weren't as good as we thought". I dont think this is a
good
> situation for NU at this time. Besides the Gator should be able to give
> us a better team then that. I think we might have been better off going
> to the Alamo or Sun now.

It's hard to figure NU as the #4 or #5 team from the Big 12.  It seems
as if the on-field results would make NU the #6 team in the Big 12 and
NU lost at home to its ACC opponent.

NU may not be favored against Clemson.  Sagarin has Clemson at #19 with
an 82.58 predictor and NU #28 with a 79.35 predictor.  That would make
Clemson a 3pt favorite on a neutral field and they could have a plurality
of the crowd behind them.  Other computer rankings have NU ahead of
Clemson, but most rank NU in the high 20s and Clemson in the high 20s
or low thirties.  Another one of the best rankings has NU #23 and
Clemson #24, but MOV NU is #19 and Clemson is #30.

It seems like a good matchup and the game likely will sell out.

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