Syracuse's Fran Brown hilariously took credit for getting Clemson into the ACC title game

The ACC championship game next weekend is set, and while we already knew No. 9 SMU would be playing for a title in its first season in the conference, Saturday's games led to No. 12 Clemson officially being the Mustangs' opponent.

And it's all thanks to Syracuse — at least, according to the Orange's head coach Fran Brown.

The No. 6 Miami Hurricanes would have advanced to the ACC championship game to take on SMU if they beat Syracuse on Saturday. But they didn't. They lost, 42-38, for their second conference and overall loss this season, which put Clemson — which lost, 17-14, to No. 15 South Carolina on Saturday — in the conference title game instead.

To that, Brown says, you're welcome, Clemson. And he hilariously pointed that out in his post-game interview after declaring: "Syracuse is back!"

"Hey, Dabo Swinney! Congrats! I got you in, baby!"

Swinney probably doesn't see it entirely that way, but Brown is at least partially right that the Tigers wouldn't be playing for a championship if Syracuse lost.

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