Slightly one thing about me: I HATE excuses, b/c
-they try to reduce the blame or search to defend/justify
-(In case you pledge any African-American Greek group): Excuses are instruments of incompetence used to construct bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness.
Despite the fact that some excuses might have advantage, most of the time it pacifies a establishment. With that being stated, let’s dive into Fable Buster #2: We haven’t had ‘The Caliber of Expertise.’
It might be true we haven’t had the caliber of expertise to compete with the O$Us, Bamas, and so on., U is likely to be shocked that couldn’t be farther from the reality in The ACC. Presently The []_[] sits at a paltry 95-74 (.562 successful %) in ACC Convention play since 2004.
Whether or not it’s been Coker, Shannon, Golden, Richt, Diaz, or now Mario there’s been this polarizing divide to justify inexcusable loses to sure applications (I’ll get to this in a second). It’s Coker’s gamers fault, no it’s Shannon’s participant’s fault! Wait, it’s DEFINITELY Golden’s participant’s fault! Richt couldn’t recruit & it’s his participant’s fault! No, no, no, IT’S LIPSY DIAZ’S participant’s fault!!!!!
The commonality? Irrespective of who’s the coach, irrespective of the period, all of them produced mediocre outcomes b/c apparently, none had sufficient “expertise” & it’s at all times the predecessor’s fault. So let’s study this declare, & we’re focusing strictly on the ACC, b/c earlier than we will take into account how we evaluate to others, we should study how we evaluate to our present friends.
Do you know:
-Since 2004: The College of Miami has extra draft picks than every other college on this convention?
Listed below are the # of NFL draft picks as of 2024’s draft (pls be aware, this is not going to embody SMU or Cal since they’re new members nor will it embody former ACC member Maryland)
1. Miami – 100
T-2. FSU – 96
T-2. Clemson – 96
4. VT -63
5. UNC – 62
6. NCST – 53
T-7. BC – 40*
T-7 UVA – 40
9. WF – 34
T-10. GT – 32
T-10. Pitt – 32*
12. UL – 27*
13. Duke – 12
14. Cuse – 11*
*BC joined the ACC in 2005, Syracuse & Pitt joined in 2013, & UL joined in 2014
OK that’s nice intel, however in case you have adopted any of my publish, you realize I’m huge on the ‘high quality’ of NFL prospects a workforce might have. I’ve posted indeniable proof that the higher echelons have rosters crammed with Day 1 & 2 guys or Rds 1-3. Don’t fear I’ve identified this, as effectively.
Do you know:
-Since 2004: The College of Miami has produced the third most Prime-3 spherical draft picks within the ACC? Right here’s the listing as of 2024:
1. FSU – 48
2. Clemson – 45
3. Miami – 37
4. UNC – 25
T-5. BC – 21
T-5. VT – 21
T-5. NCSt – 21
8. UVA – 13
T-9. GT – 11
T-9. UL – 11
11. Pitt – 8
12. WF – 7
13. Cuse – 5
14. Duke – 4
Now let’s tackle the following elephant within the room, recruiting. This has been a soar, & fairly contentious matter. Wouldn’t it shock you that The []_[] since 2004 has the 2nd highest avg. recruiting class within the ACC? Wouldn’t it shock you that our lessons has ranked, on avg., within the Prime 15 within the Nation? Listed below are the rankings:
1. FSU (tenth)
2. Miami (thirteenth)
3. Clemson (fifteenth)
4. UNC (twenty fifth)
5. VT (thirty second)
6. UL (fortieth)
7. NCSt (forty second)
T-8. Pitt (forty sixth)
T-8. UVA (forty sixth)
10. GT (forty eighth)
11. BC (56th)
T-12. Duke (58th)
T-12. Cuse (58th)
14. WF (sixty fifth)
So on paper, we’ve:
-Produced extra NFL expertise than any ACC workforce since becoming a member of
-Produced the third most high quality NFL expertise than any ACC workforce since becoming a member of
-Have the 2nd highest avg. recruiting rating since becoming a member of the ACC
So the way it that:
•VT has 4 ACC crowns regardless of being ranked 4th, fifth, & fifth in these similar classes
•GT has 1 ACC crown regardless of being ranked tenth, ninth, & tenth in these similar classes
•WF has 1 ACC crown regardless of being ranked ninth, 12, & 14th in the identical classes
Whereas we will’t declare 1?
How are we:
3-3 v. BC
11-9 v. GT
4-3 v. NCSt.
3-2 v. UL
1-1 v. Syracuse
8-12 v. UNC
When on paper, our expertise has been far superior?
So the ? is, is the “lack of expertise” narrative a truth or a fantasy to excuse mediocrity? Based mostly upon the knowledge supplied, I’ll permit the board to resolve.