And I'm not sure Manny Diaz, Mike Norvell and Justin Fuente are the guys that are going to move the needle for the conference.

I'm not saying it's as good as the SEC. I think the bottom-half is the anvil weighing it down.

ever had two very good programs at the same time. Since FSU joined in 1992, they've only had five seasons with two top ten teams:
1998 (FSU 3, Ga. Tech 9)
2007 (Va. Tech 9, BC 10)
2013 (FSU 1, Clemson 8) - 2012 was close as they were both 10 and 11
2014 (FSU 5, Ga. Tech 8)
2016 (Clemson 1, FSU 8). This was one of the conference's best seasons ever with five ranked teams).

FSU sustained success. Clemson has now sustained success. From 2012-2016, both programs were great. But other than that, you can't depend on any other program to be good. And you have an average of 3 ranked teams per year. The 75th percentile and down is generally clearly below the SEC or the Big Ten and probably also the Big 12.

The top of FBS, then everyone else.

But top to bottom, the ACC has been the weakest of the Power 5 conferences in football, and it hasn't even been close.

propping up Megachurches.

BK will have the team flatter than a pancake heading into Boston.....

Get ahold of yourself, man.

Those may be the "toughest" away games.

The ACC people think those might be the best bets for ND losses.

...for scheduling a respectable non-conference opponent (Central Florida).