Sure, you can say the ACC has been down the past few years, but you cannot say that it hasn't been competitive. The ACC is easily the most equal conference in the nation.
If Duke had an ACC win, then that shows a lot. If every week the three teams that get ranked lose, then it is very equal.
The ACC has created an interesting season rather than a predictable one. The ACC may not be great for its talent, but it is sure great for its competitiveness.
It may not be drawing in huge crowds of fans and prime time TV events, but it has created a competitive environment.
Every game, every week is worth watching. One can guarantee a good game to watch on any given day in the ACC.
With this being said, the ACC is still wide open and up for grabs. So, who wants it more? These teams went through two a days in 100 degree heat, these teams hit hard, if the ref gets in their way, they hit him too.
The ACC has to sweat just like they do, hit just like they do, and play like they can. This is the mindset the ACC needs. College football thinks the ACC is a little-girl conference, which it has shown to be, but someone needs to ask them, whats wrong with y'all?
The ACC still has a chance to prove they are in a decent conference in this final week and bowl season.
The ACC Coastal Division
1. Virginia Tech 5-3
2. North Carolina 5-3
3. Georgia Tech 5-3
4. Miami 5-3
5. Virginia 3-5
6. Duke 1-7
The ACC Atlantic Division
1. Boston College 5-3
2. Maryland 5-3
3. Wake Forest 4-4
4. Florida State 4-4
5. Clemson 4-4
6. NC State 2-6
The Remaining Games and Picks
Clemson @ Virginia: Clemson
NC State @ UNC: UNC
BC @ Wake: BC
Duke @ VT: VT
FSU @ Maryland: Maryland
Maryland @ BC: BC
Miami @ NC State: Miami
UNC @ Duke: UNC
Virginia @ Virginia Tech: VT
As you can see, not that many games remain...The ACC will be decided by tie breakers. As you can see, I predict a rematch of last years Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game.
At the beginning of the year, I predicted an FSU-Miami showdown in the ACC championship game.
I predict BC will win the ACC Championship Game this year. They won't go just to play this year, they will go to win.
The ACC has showed that they have the abilities to be a good conference. The ACC had a tough year with the non-conference games vs. teams from other BCS conferences, but throughout the ACC campaign, they have made each other stronger and tougher. They have built clear eyes and full hearts.
I'm usually not big on the whole "which conference is the best" thing, but let's just say the ACC needs this one, so this one goes out to all the ACC fans, supporters, athletes, coaches, and especially haters:
Stop reading the news clippings. You're small and you're going to be smaller every week. There ain't going to be no growth spurt between now and the bowl game.
You're going to use your minds! You're going to play with your heart! And that is what you're going to use to win those games against BCS teams...
What's wrong with y'all? Y'all are playin' like some little girls! Y'all act like you never played football before! These guys are nothin'!
They bleed just like we do, and sweat just like we do. They went through two-a-days. We went through two-a-days in 110 degree heat. I want you to hit everything that moves!
If the ref gets in your way, you hit him! They're cheatin' us too! They're against us, too. This is our team. This is us! Let's go right now! Let's get it off now and let's go!
So Haters, Take Two Steps Back!
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about 1 month ago
"The ACC had a tough year with the non-conference games vs. teams from other BCS conferences..."
Huh? The ACC's OoC record against BCS teams is as good as or better than that of any other conference: 4-0 vs. the Big 12, 3-3 (for now) vs. the SEC. The ACC is currently ranked #1 by Sagarin based as much as anything on its OoC record. So, I'm wonderin' what you're referring to by "tough year".
from about 1 month ago
Isn't obvious that the ACC is the worst BCS conference this year...They have three new ranked teams every week and the highest they get is like 18 or so...sure the ACC has a good record against other confernce foes, but they haven't played the Texas' and the Penn State's of college football. I am a BC fan and big supporter of the ACC and I will admit that the ACC is the worst of the Big 6.
Each conference has one national champion contender in it accept the ACC and the Big East.
Big 10: OSU and Penn St.
SEC: Florida and Alabama
Big 12: Texas, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma
Pac 10: USC
I support the evidence you used, but the ACC doesn't have that one dominant team...however not cinsidering what has happened on the field I think the ACC Is a good conference they have just beat each other up this year.
Thanks for the comment :)
from about 1 month ago
I do not now nor have I ever believed that polls are the determining factor with regard to deciding how good a team, or conference, is. Polls are nothing more than popularity contests. Polls reward teams that win--no matter who they play--and punish teams that lose. The only measure of how good a conference is can be found by looking at their OoC games, especially during the regular season (games that "count"). The travesty of Division I-A is that polls are used to determine a "national champion" (and I use the term loosely). The BCS is about money, and nothing but money, so nothing about it proves anything.
There are 4 games between the ACC and the SEC this coming weekend... watch... enjoy :D. Their outcomes will provide some measure of "proof"... for those who seek proof.
from about 1 month ago
We will see, and there are some very intriging matchups this weekend between the two:
USC (South Carolina) v. Clemson
Florida v. FSU
Georgia v. Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt v. Wake
All 4 games feature equal teams with the exception of FSU and Florida, but I wouldn't be suprised if FSU pulls off an upset...Clemson and USC is also a very intriuging game.
about 1 month ago
For the day, ACC: 3, SEC: 1 (pretty much as I expected; I think the Florida-FSU game would have been more fun in better weather--I've yet to see FSU play well in rain & mud, which isn't to say I think they would have won... meh)
At the beginning of the season, an SEC reporter "warned" the SEC faithful that they should expect at least 6 losses by the SEC in OoC games... he was royally lambasted. Obviously, not even he thought the SEC would lose 6 to the ACC alone (out of 10). The SEC may (?) have the two best teams in the country in Alabama and Florida, but after that they range from pretty good to not so good. I still say that as a conference the ACC is better than the SEC this season.
from about 1 month ago
Wow...yeah, great job. I was hyped when GT beat Georgia, but at the same time I felt bad that GA had such a bad season considering their pre season rank...there schedule was too tough. Great job on that, yeah and I'd have to agree that the ACC has played better than the SEC this year...The ACC is underated because all the teams are so equal.
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