Last year, Pitt had arguably the biggest in-conference win when they upset Clemson on the road, giving the national champion Tigers their only loss of the season. Today at ACC Media Days, commissioner John Swofford mentioned that upset, in part, to demonstrate the conference's strength in football.
Swofford mentions that Clemson's two toughest regular season games — NC State, Pitt — came in ACC play. Speaks to the strength of the league
— ACCSports.com (@ACCSports) July 13, 2017
To be fair, Florida State gave Clemson a great game, too.