Welcome to the new ACC

A comprehensive ACC Fan Guide

This football season kicks off a new era of the ACC as we welcome Stanford, Cal and SMU. Below are four posts to facilitate a meet-and-greet of sorts. The newcomers can get a crash course in ACC history and the cliff notes of ACC teams, and ACC vets can get acquainted with the newbies. Regardless of your status, I think you’ll find every post engaging (and accurate¹ obviously).

Part 1: A (brief and recent) history of ACC football

Part 2: Cliff notes on every ACC team

Part 3: ACC rivalries, ranked

Part 4: Intros to Stanford, Cal and SMU

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1. This is tongue-in-cheek. I am a UNC fan and graduate, but I didn’t grow up in “ACC country,” so these are mostly my semi-informed takes. I strive to be objective and realistic with my thoughts, but I’m sure certain fans will have quibbles with some notes. Definitely leaned into the inflammatory rather than respectful