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Last season was a memorable season in ACC football. The conference as a whole performed fairly well, sending a record 10 teams to bowl games and posting a 41-17 out of conference record.
The problem last year was no one team was able to separate from the pack. Teams with 5-3 records in the conference won both divisions, and only Virginia (3-5) and Duke (1-7) had losing records.
Duke's lone conference win came against UVA early in the season, and had the Cavaliers won this game, they too would have been bowl eligible.
I don't see this season resembling next season at all.
Virginia Tech will win the ACC the Frank Beamer way: great special teams, great defense, and the ability to run the football.
If Tyrod Taylor can throw the ball effectively next season, the Hokies will contend for the national title, but he will have to improve on his two touchdowns to seven interceptions ratio because the Hokies have the toughest out of conference schedule in the ACC.
This is how I see the season playing out. Please post how you think it will go.
ATLANTIC DIVISION
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES 9-3 (6-2)
Sept. 7 Miami (FL), W
Sept. 12 Jacksonville State, W
Sept. 19 at Brigham Young, W
Sept. 26 South Florida, W
Oct. 3 at Boston College, W
Oct. 10 Georgia Tech, W
Oct. 22 at North Carolina, L
Oct. 31 North Carolina State, W
Nov. 7 at Clemson, L
Nov. 14 at Wake Forest, W
Nov. 21 Maryland, W
Nov. 28 at Florida, L
CLEMSON TIGERS 8-4 (5-3)
Sept. 5 Middle Tennessee State, W
Sept. 10 at Georgia Tech 7:30 PM ET, L
Sept. 19 Boston College, W
Sept. 26 TCU, L
Oct. 3 at Maryland, L
Oct. 17 Wake Forest, W
Oct. 24 at Miami (FL), L
Oct. 31 Coastal Carolina, W
Nov. 7 Florida State, W
Nov. 14 at North Carolina State, W
Nov. 21 Virginia, W
Nov. 28 at South Carolina, W
WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS 8-4 (4-4)
Sept. 5 Baylor, W
Sept. 12 Stanford, W
Sept. 19 Elon, W
Sept. 26 @ Boston College, W
Oct. 3 North Carolina State, W
Oct. 10 Maryland, W
Oct. 17 @ Clemson, L
Oct. 24 @ Navy 3:30 PM, W
Oct. 31 Miami (FL), L
Nov. 7 @ Georgia Tech, L
Nov. 14 Florida State, L
Nov. 28 @ Duke, W
MARYLAND TERRAPINS 6-6 (4-4)
Sept. 5 at California, L
Sept. 12 James Madison, W
Sept. 19 Middle Tennessee State, W
Sept. 26 Rutgers, L
Oct. 3 Clemson, W
Oct. 10 at Wake Forest, L
Oct. 17 Virginia, W
Oct. 24 at Duke, W
Nov. 7 at North Carolina State, L
Nov. 14 Virginia Tech, L
Nov. 21 at Florida State, L
Nov. 28 Boston College, W
NORTH CAROLINA STATE WOLFPACK 5-7 (3-5)
Sept. 3 South Carolina, L
Sept. 12 Murray State 6:00 PM, W
Sept. 19 Gardner-Webb 6:00 PM, W
Sept. 26 Pittsburgh, L
Oct. 3 @ Wake Forest, L
Oct. 10 Duke, W
Oct. 17 @ Boston College, W
Oct. 31 @ Florida State, L
Nov. 7 Maryland, W
Nov. 14 Clemson, L
Nov. 21 @ Virginia Tech, L
Nov. 28 North Carolina, L
BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES 4-8 (1-7)
Sept. 5 Northeastern, W
Sept. 12 Kent State, W
Sept. 19 at Clemson, L
Sept. 26 Wake Forest, L
Oct. 3 Florida State, L
Oct. 10 at Virginia Tech, L
Oct. 17 North Carolina State, L
Oct. 24 at Notre Dame 3:30 PM ET, L
Oct. 31 Central Michigan, W
Nov. 14 at Virginia, W
Nov. 21 North Carolina, L
Nov. 28 at Maryland, L
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