you're making excuses before the season even starts. the acc's problem isn't perception, it's performance. the league has been a one-team show outside of florida state's run last year, and even they got exposed. virginia tech hasn't been relevant on the national stage in years, so crying about a rigged system is weak. build a team that can actually dominate the conference first. clemson is down, miami is a mess, and the hokies still can't win the thing. your own non-conference schedule is soft, and you want to blame the committee? please. win the games in front of you. go 11-1 with a statement win over someone real, and you'll get in. but you won't, because you'll drop a game to a boston college or a syracuse that the committee rightfully sees as a bad loss. the mountain lions would run through that league. stop whining about metrics and start beating people.