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      <![CDATA[@ACCfan4REAL:  I think you should go look at a couple of things: First, foul calls for/against UNC during the Doherty years compared to Roy Williams. Second: foul calls for/against Duke during the Pete Gaudette season, compared to Coack K with the same players.
        
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      <![CDATA[I think that the reason the ACC is soooo boring to watch is that the league is so pro UNC/Duke. It is no mystery that before the season begins that those two schools are already going to get the most calls, the most favorable non-calls, shoot the most free throws, and will be in the ACC final.
        
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      <![CDATA[@therealmjfox<br>
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But as it is now, all the Wake fans have to look forward is buying a book for a tournament they know they will be out of on Thursday. The attendance on the Thursday sessions is a joke and always will be under the current system.<br>
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I do favor making it possible for all 4 teams within a sub-division to make the tournament if all are at .500 (9-9) or better and two teams in another division are 7-11 or worse, but that is a wrinkle I didn't have space to  include in this version.<br>
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I think Wake is damaged a lot more by not playing Duke and UNC home and home every year, under the current system, then they would be by being left out of the ACC Tournament.
        
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      <![CDATA[I should also add that if you extrapolate the standings for  your proposal #2 from the current ACC standings (which I know wouldn't be exactly the same but it's the best  piece of data we have) this year's ACC tournament would be played without Virginia, Wake Forest, or Georgia Tech. Is that really a good idea?
        
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      <![CDATA[This seems to be a favorite topic of sportswriters this week. The N&O also has a similar article today and I think they nailed the reason that Thad missed for the decline of the ACC tournament: the complete dominance of Duke and North Carolina of the tournament means that fans of other teams aren't as motivated to go.
        
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