I saw a ‘typical’ message board thread last week that was discussing on the trivial topic of someone’s opinion about banners in the arena’s rafters. (Like any of us care about some anonymous twelve year old’s opinion in his third post on a message board.)
The topic of banners for ‘ACC Regular Season Championships’ popped-up in the conversation. This was followed by multiple comments from internet know-it-alls who matter-of-factly proclaimed that the ACC does not recognize Regular Season Championships. That is simply not true. The annual Atlantic Coast Conference Champion is determined by the winner of the ACC Tournament. BUT, that does not mean that the Regular Season winner of the ACC is not recognized by the conference.
I try my best to avoid offering opinions and information that may provide any value to these communities anymore; so, I didn’t bother sharing the truth and correcting the inaccurate statements. Today, the Charlotte Observer picked up the cause and shared the following:
“There is a popular misconception that the tournament winner is the only champion recognized by the ACC. That’s not true. The ACC’s official record book lists regular-season champs for every season, beginning in 1954.”
