... falls short and becomes the laughing stock of college football.

Last year's championship game thriller between Clemson and Georgia Tech was a prime example. It got absolutely abysmal ratings and was reduced to a lightning quick recap on sports networks. No one cared.

Why should they?

A week earlier, both teams were beat by middle-of-the-pack SEC teams.

The fans, the viewers, the writers—all have gotten used to ACC teams beating up on one another, then getting their backside handed to them by someone from the Big XII or SEC. Or for a change of pace, getting waxed in the first game of the year, then beating up on each other.

The last two seasons alone have seen an ACC-SEC battle on opening wee...

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