Dec 19, 2020; Charlotte, NC, USA; Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney holds up the ACC Championship trophy after beating Notre Dame 34-10 in the ACC Championship game at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports
If the ACC is once again considered to be among the two worst conferences in 2021, it will have no one to blame but itself. Other than Clemson football, the ACC has been abysmal for far too long, while the Tigers are getting tired of carrying everyone else.
With the couldn’t come soon enough retirement of longtime ACC commissioner John Swofford a few months ago, comes a renewed hope that the ACC will finally embrace football as its most dominant and profitable sport and finally help the conference gain traction with the SEC as far as network payouts.