IMO they are making way to much out of this game. Until the ESECPN darlings take some hits or get some bruises. There isn't going to be any acc teams in any National Championship talk, not seriously anyway.
If there's anyone better than Alabama or LSU, in any conference, I haven't seen them. The NC talk starts and ends right there. They will play a one game elimination round and that will be the SEC's rep to the title game. Neither team has a significant hurdle after that.
As for Clemson/FSU-- I think the winner of this game finally "proves" the national pundits wrong and is the conversation and, conversely, the loser will get labeled as the "same ole hype...same ole story".