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This was a wild week in the ACC. North Carolina went on the road to Blacksburg and pulled off a stunning upset over Virginia Tech.
Wake Forest nearly pulled off a stunning upset of their own over Miami, and Georgia Tech went on the road to SEC country to play Vanderbilt, and dropped 56 points on the Commodores.
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1) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1, 5-1) - Last Week 1
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1) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1, 5-1) - Last Week 1
The Yellow Jackets offense is starting to border on unstoppable. Vanderbilt shouldn't be confused with any of the SEC's best teams, but they do have credible defense, one that was ranked 34th in the country. Vandy only was giving up only 320 yards and 17 pts a game. Georgia Tech had a whopping 597 yards of total offense, 404 on the ground, and those 56 points we already mentioned. Jonathan Dwyer had 186 rushing.
Now about that defense that surrendered nearly 400 yards and 31 points, to a poor Vandy offense. Upcoming opponents Wake Forest and Duke have better quarterbacks and better offenses. The Jackets need to clean it up on that side of the ball.
2) Clemson Tigers (5-3, 3-2) - Last Week 3
2) Clemson Tigers (5-3, 3-2) - Last Week 3
The Tigers have now won 3 games in row, scoring 127 points. The earlier offensive troubles appear a thing of the past. Coastal Carolina didn't provide much opposition, but Clemson looked sharp in a non-conference tune up before the showdown with Florida State.
Clemson isn't as explosive as Georgia Tech on offense, but is there any team playing better on both sides of the ball at the moment in the ACC? Next week C.J. Spiller needs to have huge game if he wants to keep his remote Heisman chances alive.
3) Miami Hurricanes (6-2, 3-2) - Last Week 4
The Hurricanes were outplayed by Wake Forest for approximately 59 minutes Saturday, but they found a way to survive and escape Winston Salem with a 28-27 victory. The Canes seemed to be suffering a hangover from the previous week's loss to Clemson, and gave up 555 yards of offense to the Deacs. Jacory Harris threw two fourth quarter touchdowns to rally Miami for the win. The Canes must keep watching, waiting and hoping for a Georgia Tech loss, to get back in the Coastal race. Next week is Virginia for the Canes.
4) Boston College Eagles (6-3, 3-2) - Last Week 5
4) Boston College Eagles (6-3, 3-2) - Last Week 5
Team turmoil just keeps trucking along. There were Off-season injuries, and transfers. This week there a couple of more transfers. The Eagles had to play a dangerous Central Michigan team, and won easily 31-10. Running back Montel Harris has been the ACC's best-kept secret this season. He had another solid game finishing with 136 yards on the ground. Like Miami, BC needs to keep winning, and hoping. In their case, Boston College needs a Clemson loss to have a shot at the Atlantic division title. A Bye week is up for BC, where I'm sure they'll be rooting for Florida State next Saturday.
5) Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3, 3-2) - Last Week 2
5) Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3, 3-2) - Last Week 2
What was that Thursday night? That was one of the most inexplicable losses of the ACC season, the Hokies losing to a previously winless in the ACC North Carolina team. Frank Beamer and Virginia Tech spent a lot of time complaining about Georgia Tech's blocking schemes, and just didn't look ready to play the resilient Heels. Beamer and Bud Foster might want to figure out why their once vaunted defense has given up over 450 rushing yards in their last 2 games. The Hokies have a soft finish to the schedule and 10-win season is still possible, but any chance of an ACC Championship is virtually gone.
6) Florida State Seminoles (4-4, 2-3) - Last Week 6
6) Florida State Seminoles (4-4, 2-3) - Last Week 6
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