ACC gets dragged on Twitter for going 0-6 during bowl season
By Adam Spencer
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With almost every conference playing either 1 or 0 nonconference games this year, it was tough to get a read on how teams stacked up on a national scope.
But, now that the dust has settled and the only game left this season is the College Football Playoff title game between Alabama and Ohio State, 1 thing is painfully clear — the ACC was probably overrated.
The league went 0-6 in bowls this year, with 2 high-profile losses in the CFP semifinals and a loss in the Orange Bowl. Here were all the ACC results:
- Rose Bowl (CFP): Alabama 31, Notre Dame 14
- Sugar Bowl (CFP): Ohio State 49, Clemson 28
- Orange Bowl: Texas A&M 41, North Carolina 27
- Gator Bowl: Kentucky 23, NC State 21
- Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wisconsin 42, Wake Forest 28
- Cheez-It Bowl: Oklahoma State 37, Miami 34
Naturally, after that awful performance during bowl season, the ACC got dragged on Twitter. Here were some of the reactions mocking the ACC for its 0-for-6 bowl season:
https://twitter.com/Ryanmcc09/status/1345727201665298433
The ACC got smoked in the bowl games this year 0-6. Let's start putting these non power conference teams in
— Hugo Reyes (@HugoReyesJr) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/kevin_shuman/status/1345722012170391552
Good morning. The ACC went 0-6 this bowl season.
— Brian Dautch (@Bdautch) January 3, 2021
So the ACC is 0-6 in bowl games.. ???
— Steven Peer (@Gamecock1998) January 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/bluekel/status/1345716296906919936
Fun fact: ACC finishes 2020-21 bowl season perfect, at 0-6.#CFBPlayoff #CFB
Special thanks to @SEC @Big12Conference and @B1Gfootball for making this tweet possible!
— Week Zero Sports & Other Stuff (@weekzerosports) January 3, 2021
ACC bowl season recap: pic.twitter.com/tBMEwzPWVb
— Phony Bennett (@IfTonyTweeted) January 3, 2021
Lol ACC went 0-6 in bowl games.. imagine if Clemson had to play someone with a pulse q once in a while
— OLI (@olitrolly11) January 3, 2021
The ACC finishes 0-6 in bowl season.
That matches the worst mark by any conference all-time (MAC went 0-6 in 2016, Conference USA went 0-6 this year). pic.twitter.com/2qqCATDuum
— OutOfSightSports?™️ (@OOSSports) January 3, 2021
Yeah, it has been a rough few days for the ACC, to say the least. When you get 2 teams in the Playoff, it messes with your other bowl matchups, since teams are often playing higher-rated teams.
But, to go 0-6, finishing with a historically bad mark in bowl games, is never a good look. We’ll see what 2021 has in store for the ACC.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
