ACC announces 2019 football schedule

[jimsumner]

http://www.theacc.com/news/2019/1/16...-schedule.aspx

http://theacc.com/documents/2019/1/1...l_Schedule.pdf

[CameronBornAndBred]

Aug. 31 vs. Alabama
(Chick-fi l-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga.)
Sept. 7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Sept. 14 at Middle Tennessee
Sept. 27 at Virginia Tech (Fri.)
Oct. 5 PITT
Oct. 12 GEORGIA TECH
Oct. 19 at Virginia
Oct. 26 at North Carolina
Nov. 9 NOTRE DAME .............ACC Network
Nov. 16 SYRACUSE
Nov. 23 at Wake Forest
Nov. 30 MIAMI

Only one home game in September, that's a welcome switch. Three in November...football weather in Wallace Wade!

[jimsumner]

Aug. 31 vs. Alabama
(Chick-fi l-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga.)
Sept. 7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Sept. 14 at Middle Tennessee
Sept. 27 at Virginia Tech (Fri.)
Oct. 5 PITT
Oct. 12 GEORGIA TECH
Oct. 19 at Virginia
Oct. 26 at North Carolina
Nov. 9 NOTRE DAME ......ACC Network
Nov. 16 SYRACUSE
Nov. 23 at Wake Forest
Nov. 30 MIAMI

Only one home game in September, that's a welcome switch. Three in November...football weather in Wallace Wade!

Open date after only three games is sub-optimal.

And Blacksburg on a Friday night could be interesting.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Open date after only three games is sub-optimal.

And Blacksburg on a Friday night could be interesting.

Silver lining, that's a good game to have extra time to prepare for.

[chrishoke]

Open date after only three games is sub-optimal.

And Blacksburg on a Friday night could be interesting.

There are 2 bye weeks this year - another before we play ND.

[Bob Green]

There are 2 bye weeks this year - another before we play ND.

Nice catch! Two bye weeks is helpful for mitigating bumps and bruises. I'm happy the Friday night game is on the road. Six home games -- six Saturday games.

[DarkstarWahoo]

Friday night games are going to happen more and more with the ACC Network needing to fill time.

Also, check out UNC and Wake playing each other in a non-conference game. Anyone know if you guys have considered something like that? Breaking up the four NC schools was one of many bad outcomes of expansion.

[jimsumner]

Good catch on the second open date.

Note also that Duke hosts Miami on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a date which traditionally has not been good for attendance.


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[BigWayne]

Friday night games are going to happen more and more with the ACC Network needing to fill time.

Also, check out UNC and Wake playing each other in a non-conference game. Anyone know if you guys have considered something like that? Breaking up the four NC schools was one of many bad outcomes of expansion.

Duke and NCSU should schedule a non-conference home and home in 2023/2026.

[Tripping William]

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[Bob Green]

Duke and NCSU should schedule a non-conference home and home in 2023/2026.

Why?

I see no advantage to playing N.C. State as a non-conference opponent. I'd rather see us play series against opponents such as Troy, Tulane, FIU and Middle Tennessee. Those type games provide at least two positives:

1. A solid opportunity for a win. To quote Coach Cutcliffe, "You have to know how to count to six in this business."

2. Exposure to potential recruits in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and Tennessee.

Duke can certainly beat N.C. State in both Wallace Wade and Carter-Finley but I don't see a win over State expanding our recruiting base as Duke already recruits in North Carolina hard.

I'd also prefer future games against Army or Navy over N.C. State. What the heck, let's schedule Air Force and go play in Colorado.

[Reilly]

The October 5 game against Pitt is during Duke's fall break: https://registrar.duke.edu/2019-2020-academic-calendar

But I guess that date and opponent were chosen as it's 90 years to the day since our football stadium hosted its first game, against Pitt -- October 5, 1929.

[chrishoke]

Why?

I see no advantage to playing N.C. State as a non-conference opponent. I'd rather see us play series against opponents such as Troy, Tulane, FIU and Middle Tennessee. Those type games provide at least two positives:

1. A solid opportunity for a win. To quote Coach Cutcliffe, "You have to know how to count to six in this business."

2. Exposure to potential recruits in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and Tennessee.

Duke can certainly beat N.C. State in both Wallace Wade and Carter-Finley but I don't see a win over State expanding our recruiting base as Duke already recruits in North Carolina hard.

I'd also prefer future games against Army or Navy over N.C. State. What the heck, let's schedule Air Force and go play in Colorado.

That would be a can't miss road trip.

[duke2x]

That wasn't what I was expecting.

Aug. 31 vs. Alabama
Sept. 7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Sept. 14 at Middle Tennessee-- This is a huge trap game for Duke, IMO. MTSU isn't that bad. They regularly give Vandy fits.
Sept. 21 BYE #1. --Not sure whether this is H or A. It's always tough, and we don't need it for GT now that Paul Johnson is gone.
Sept. 27 at Virginia Tech (Fri.)--Not that many games have been moved to Th/F compared to last year. I'm not that sure this will be ACC-N because ESPN will prioritize its Friday schedule first.
Oct. 5 PITT-- Good historical catch.
Oct. 12 GEORGIA TECH
Oct. 19 at Virginia
Oct. 26 at North Carolina -- Part of a 2-week rivalry series for UNC. They host UVA the next week.
Nov. 9 NOTRE DAME ...ACC Network. Disappointed we won't get the free ESPN TV exposure, but I would expect this to be a night game.
Nov. 16 SYRACUSE
Nov. 23 at Wake Forest. They play @Clemson the week before. We need to avenge the biggest Vegas upset in college football history by at least 1 point.
Nov. 30 MIAMI.

[duke2x]

Duke and NCSU should schedule a non-conference home and home in 2023/2026.

I guarantee those are FCS openings if we are still allowed to schedule them. We do have P5 openings in 2024 and 2028+. I wouldn't mind asking Army for a couple more games because Navy and AFA aren't going to happen now that they are in leagues. (AFA still "owes" Wake a return trip from 1999, but I'm not holding my breath.)

[OldPhiKap]

Good catch on the second open date.

Note also that Duke hosts Miami on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a date which traditionally has not been good for attendance.


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[Reilly]

No DJ, no JGH, no TJ, no Ben H, no Lloyd, no problem.

We got Charlie Ham and we're going 9-3.

[CameronBornAndBred]

As good of a thread as any for this.

FSU has kicked past starting QB Deondre Francois off the team. Ahhhh seeeeeya.

http://www.espn.com/college-football...-francois-team

[HereBeforeCoachK]

The October 5 game against Pitt is during Duke's fall break: https://registrar.duke.edu/2019-2020-academic-calendar

But I guess that date and opponent were chosen as it's 90 years to the day since our football stadium hosted its first game, against Pitt -- October 5, 1929.

With one home game on fall break and another on Thanksgiving weekend, ole Wally Wade will really be rocking at least twice..../s

[devildeac]

As good of a thread as any for this.

FSU has kicked past starting QB Deondre Francois off the team. Ahhhh seeeeeya.

http://www.espn.com/college-football...-francois-team

And no crustaceans were involved. Amazing.