“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”.
Newton’s third law of motion describes the current dichotomy of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s divisions to a T. For every act of volatility, there must be equal stability. For every shimmering image of NFL-esque parity, there must be an equally earth-shattering show of dominance. Them’s the rules — I don’t make them up, I just follow them.
Tommy Bowden used to be the coach of the Auburn-with-a-lake Tigers many, many moons ago. In 9.5 years in Death Valley (not the real one or the other fake one, but you get the point), he won 72 games and led Clemson to a bowl every year (other than 2004, in which they declined a bowl invite because of a fight in their rivalry game versus South Carolina).