ACC Blogger Football Preview Countdown – ACC Champion/Full Rundown
Posted by Brandon Rink on July 23, 2010 under ACC Football | 
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In anticipation of this weekend’s ACC Football Kickoff, we pick an ACC Champion, project the bowls, and give a week-by-week rundown of the season…
The ACC Championship Game moves to Charlotte in 2010 - our pick for who wins below.
Intro: Over the last couple weeks, ACC Blogger has analyzed the 2010 ACC football season with our unique style of countdown – position by position grading, schedule analysis, and other factors weighed in. With the UNC investigation ongoing and Kyle Parker coming back, we did a little tweaking of picks/bowl projections, but here’s how we have the season goes down.
Projected ACC Standings/Champion (Our ACC preview in links)
Atlantic
Florida State Seminoles 7-1 (10-2 overall)
Boston College Eagles 6-2 (10-2 overall)
Clemson Tigers 6-2 (9-3 overall)
Maryland Terrapins 3-5 (5-7 overall)
NC State Wolfpack 2-6 (6-6 overall)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1-7 (3-9 overall)
Coastal
Virginia Tech Hokies 6-2 (9-3 overall)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 5-3 (9-3 overall)
Miami Hurricanes 5-3 (8-4 overall)
North Carolina Tar Heels 4-4 (8-4 overall)
Duke Blue Devils 2-6 (4-8 overall)
Virginia Cavaliers 1-7 (4-8 overall)
Championship Game (Charlotte, NC): Florida State Seminoles vs. the Virginia Tech Hokies, 7:45 ET, ESPN.
ACC Championship Pick: Florida State
- The Why: Two of the better offenses of the ACC will faceoff in the Queen City’s first shot at the ACC Championship Game. In the battle of QBs, I’ll take FSU with Ponder, but by far, the Hokies have the advantage at running back. The determining factor in this one will be which defense can make the big stop to win the ACC. And I have little confidence in either at this point, but give me the team with the top-flight QB and solid scheme to win the ACC.
- Score: 27-24 Noles
Bowl Projections!
Orange: Florida State
Chick-Fil-A: Clemson
Champ Sports: Virginia Tech
Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech
Meineke Car Care: Miami
Music City: Boston College
Independence: North Carolina
Eagle Bank: NC State Wolfpack
Where the People Project the ACC
We’ve had a poll at the end of each preview and here’s the average finish projected per team so far:
Atlantic (Average)
Florida State Seminoles 1.2
Boston College Eagles 1.71
Clemson Tigers 2.32
Maryland Terrapins 3
NC State Wolfpack 3.6
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 5
Coastal (Average)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 1.52
Miami Hurricanes 1.58
Virginia Tech Hokies 1.8
North Carolina Tar Heels 2.7
Duke Blue Devils 5
Virginia Cavaliers 5.5
- Everybody thinks their team will win the Coastal – just look at the numbers right now. Three teams with a one beside their name.
- FSU has the highest number at 1.2 – but a number of these votes are pre-Parker coming back.
- Now it’s your turn to pick the ACC overall!
Who takes the 2010 ACC Championship?
- Georgia Tech (24%, 10 Votes)
- Virginia Tech (22%, 9 Votes)
- Clemson (20%, 8 Votes)
- Boston College (12%, 5 Votes)
- Florida State (7%, 3 Votes)
- North Carolina (5%, 2 Votes)
- Miami (5%, 2 Votes)
- Maryland (2%, 1 Votes)
- Virginia (2%, 1 Votes)
- NC State (0%, 0 Votes)
- Duke (0%, 0 Votes)
- Wake Forest (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 41
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Harris and 'Canes face a tough slate in 2010.
Toughest Schedule (Key OOCs)
1) Miami (@Ohio State, @Pitt, USF)
2) Virginia Tech (Boise State)
3) Florida State (@Oklahoma, BYU, Florida)
4) Duke (Alabama, Navy)
5) Georgia Tech (Georgia)
6) Clemson (@Auburn, South Carolina)
7) North Carolina (LSU in Atlanta, @Rutgers)
8) Virginia (@USC)
9) NC State (Cincinnati)
10) Maryland (Navy, @West Virginia)
11) Wake Forest (@Stanford)
12) Boston College (Notre Dame)
Week by Week Projected Results (Game of the week in bold)
Week 1
Virginia 31-17 over Richmond
Wake Forest 42-14 over Presbyterian
FSU 56-14 over Samford
BC 38-13 over Weber State
Virginia Tech falls 31-23 to Boise State
Georgia Tech 49-14 over SC State
Duke 31-10 over Elon
NC State 42-13 over Western Carolina
UNC 21-17 over LSU
Maryland falls 24-17 to Navy
Clemson over North Texas 38-13
Miami 49-13 over FAMU
Week 2
Virginia downed 31-16 at Southern Cal
Wake Forest beats Duke 21-19
FSU downed 28-24 at Oklahoma
BC beats Kent State 38-17
Virginia Tech beats James Madison 49-17
Georgia Tech beats Kansas 38-17 on the road
NC State beats UCF 27-17 on the road
Maryland beats Morgan State 35-14
Clemson beats Presbyterian 54-3
Miami downed 28-16 at Ohio State
Week 3
NC State defeats Cincinnati 24-20
Wake Forest loses 31-17 at Stanford
UNC defeats Georgia Tech 27-24
Duke loses 38-13 to Alabama
Maryland loses 27-20 at West Virginia
FSU defeats BYU 42-17
Clemson loses 27-24 at Auburn
Week 4
Miami over Pitt 24-21 on the road
Virginia over VMI 38-12
FSU over Wake Forest 45-13
BC over Virginia Tech 24-19
Georgia Tech over NC State 31-20
Duke over Army 31-21
Maryland 34-17 over FIU
UNC over Rutgers 24-17
Week 5
Florida State downs Virginia 34-17
Georgia Tech downs Wake Forest 44-21
BC over Notre Dame 28-20
FSU downs NC State 34-24
UNC over ECU 28-17
Maryland downs Duke 27-17
Clemson downs Miami 28-20
Week 6
Georgia Tech defeats Virginia 34-10
Wake Forest over Navy 27-24
Miami defeats Wake Forest 38-31
Virginia Tech over Central Michigan 48-16
BC defeats NC State 24-17
Clemson defeats UNC 21-17
Miami defeats FSU 38-31
Week 7
Virginia Tech 28-16 over Wake Forest
UNC 28-14 over Virginia
FSU 24-17 over BC
Miami over Duke 27-17
Georgia Tech downs MTSU 56-13
NC State downs ECU 28-24
Clemson over Maryland 35-17
Mid-Season Standings
Atlantic
Florida State Seminoles 3-1 (5-2 overall)
Boston College Eagles 2-1 (5-1 overall)
Clemson Tigers 2-1 (5-1 overall)
Maryland Terrapins 1-1 (3-3 overall)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1-2 (3-3 overall)
NC State Wolfpack 0-3 (4-3 overall)
Coastal
North Carolina Tar Heels 3-0 (6-0 overall)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 3-1 (6-1 overall)
Virginia Tech Hokies 2-1 (5-2 overall)
Miami Hurricanes 2-1 (5-2 overall)
Duke Blue Devils 0-3 (2-4 overall)
Virginia Cavaliers 0-3 (2-4 overall)
Week 8
Virginia defeats Eastern Michigan 52-14
BC over Maryland 28-14
Virginia Tech over Duke 42-17
Miami 21-17 over UNC
Clemson 28-24 over Georgia Tech
Week 9
FSU defeats NC State 35-27
Virginia defeats Miami 23-21
Maryland defeats Wake 24-20
Duke falls 24-21 to Navy
UNC 35-17 over William and Mary
BC 21-17 defeats Clemson
Week 10
Duke 21-17 over Virginia
BC over Wake Forest 27-21
FSU over UNC 27-13
Virginia Tech over Georgia Tech 31-27
Clemson over NC State 21-13
Miami 42-24 over Maryland
Week 11
NC State 42-17 over Wake Forest
FSU 31-21 over Clemson
Duke 31-23 over BC
Virginia Tech 24-20 over UNC
Georgia Tech 35-27 over Miami
Maryland 13-10 over Virginia
Week 12
Clemson defeats Wake Forest 24-14
BC defeats Virginia 38-17
FSU defeats Maryland 31-17
Virginia Tech defeats Miami 24-20
UNC defeats NC State 31-24
Georgia Tech defeats Duke 45-24
Week 13
Wake Forest downs Vandy 24-17
FSU downs Florida 24-21
BC downs Syracuse 31-19
Georgia Tech downs Georgia 38-24
Virginia Tech over Virginia 38-15
NC State over Maryland 20-17
UNC over Duke 27-16
Miami downs South Florida 38-21
Clemson downs South Carolina 21-17
Make your case for your team being an ACC Champion, comment on our and the community’s picks, and just talk football in the comments…
BCMike said,
10-2 and stuck with the Music City Bowl? Sounds about right for BC.
BCMike said,
Hey, actually you guys have BC going 11-1 (I like it!), but I suppose we would still lose the tie-breaker with FSU the way you have them beating BC and also going 6-1 in-conference.
Brandon Rink said,
@BCMike
Oops, typo, I had them dropping a fluke game to Duke – not necessarily because I think Duke is the better team, but I think BC is a 6 ACC win team and those fluke losses happen. If it isn’t there, it might come with NC State, Clemson, or Virginia Tech.
Thanks for the comment!
TMoney said,
Ponder is better than Tyrod……uuummm, not really
Here’s the last time they met,
http://www.youtube.com/user/VTPhreak4evr#p/u/7/V7O33EcrFnk
Brandon Rink said,
@TMoney
2007, eh? Ponder had 18 pass attempts the entire season in 2007. In only nine games last season, Ponder threw for 400 yards and a TD more than Taylor. But don’t get me wrong, I respect Taylor as well – I just like Ponder a little more.
Thanks for the comment/video, TMoney.
ACC Blitz said,
FSU is a ballsy pick to win it all. I can see it though. The Coastal is so strong, there’s really no telling who will come out from that side.
Thomas said,
As a VT fan this is hard to say but i think you are severely underestimating GT in your preseason projections. There defense has no where to go but up this year and they have LOTS of talent returning.