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The first week of college football is in the books. It was a mixed bag for the ACC. Clemson took care of the Auburn Tigers in the Georgia Dome. Virginia Tech got a leg up in the ACC Coastal with a win over Georgia Tech. The downside was NC State. The Wolfpack were a big …

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Week 1 in the ACC is the books, so that means a return to weekly series the Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the ACC. The Good: What Orange Bowl?  The Clemson Tigers sent several messages in week 1, but the most important one was the Orange Bowl debacle is history. When you beat …

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There was something I ran across earlier this weekend that I wanted to talk about. There’s been concern with several conferences upcoming 9 game conference schedules, that some teams will lose flexibility in scheduling OOC opponents. I believe most if not all major conferences will end up with this. In particular in the ACC schools like Georgia …

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Let me go all Clemson fan on you for a minute. I have this Clemson shirt with a Danny Ford signature. My wife and I gave it to my Father in Law but it was too big for him. I ended up with the shirt and now the shirt has gone 9-0 in Clemson events …

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A few days I wrote that NC State could make statement Friday against Tennessee.  Unfortunately for the Wolfpack, they made the wrong kind statement in a 35-21 to Tennessee loss that wasn’t that close. Sure the defeat looks bad for the ACC. The Wolfpack were considered a darkhorse in the ACC Atlantic, but lets not get …

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Some ACC links for you tonight… Our friend @HokieGuru receives these links as a member of the ACSMA (Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association) ACC Football Coaches Teleconference Transcripts, Aug. 29, 2012 Transcripts from today’s ACC Football Coaches Teleconference are located at the following link:  http://bit.ly/ACCFB-coaches-082912  ACC Football Coaches Teleconference Audio Replay, Aug. 29, 2012 Audio Replay from today’s ACC …

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It’s here! The first weekend college football! Excuse my excitement, but except for the Olympics and the occasional Golf Major I’ve been in sports Siberia since about May. Sorry if you are a baseball fan, but it’s just not my thing. I’ve watched maybe 4 innings of baseball this summer. It doesn’t matter because we’re …

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As I was putting together my ACC Atlantic Division prediction, I got to NC State and for the first time in a number of years I was really paying attention to the Wolfpack. As recently as the middle of last year, I thought Tom O’Brien was going to be at best on the hotseat entering 2013 and …

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With the college football season just a week away, I’ve got some more predictions for you. Here’s how I see the ACC Atlantic Division playing out. Check out my Coastal Division predictions from a few days ago. 1) Florida State 11-1 (7-1) – ACC Champions Every year it seems FSU gets that top 10  or 15 …

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Nearly 1 year ago, I wrote an article titled “Beating Auburn would start erasing doubts about Dabo Swinney and Clemson Football.” Clemson won that game 38-24 in a game where Sammy Watkins said hello to the nation with 10 receptions for 155 yards and 2 TDS. The Tigers went on to defeat Florida State and …

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We are less than 2 weeks from the start of the college football season. Yes that’s right… I cannot wait. What are the ACC Bloggers talking about with the season starting so soon? Is former Clemson star Dwight Clark a possibility as the new AD at Clemson? ShakintheSouthland thinks he might be a good choice… …

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By now I hope you’ve read @HokieGuru’s pre-season ACC panel interviews with our ACC friends from twitter. There are lots of great takes on the ACC and its players. Also I hope you’ve read my top 5 ACC players by position.  Now it’s time for some predicted finishes, starting with the ACC Coastal Division. 1) Virginia Tech 10-2 (6-2) …

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Here we go, the last set of player rankings in the ACC. Here take a look at the kickers, punters, and kick returners that can change the face of a game. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Offensive Linemen | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties 1) Dustin Hopkins, Florida State Haven’t these rankings been dotted with Florida …

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