Wake up call: Clemson (not to mention the rest of the ACC) is awful
It has to be said. Clemson's 34-10 loss to Alabama was pitiful, and absolutely the worst thing that could have happened to the ACC this weekend. Virginia Tech losing to ECU was bad enough, but adding Clemson on top is only worse.
UNC struggled against McNeese State, only winning 35-27, and Maryland didn't look very good in their 14-7 win over Deleware.
Of the ACC teams that played this week, only Wake Forest, Miami, and Georgia Tech really did what they were supposed to do, although I suppose Boston College and Duke got the job done as well. Florida State didn't play, but I'm worried about them, too.
It was pretty much the worst possible weekend for the ACC, and that's dissapointing to me. Since January I've been arguing for the ACC and they laid an egg. Wake may be the class of the conference, but as far as the rest of the nation is concerned, the conference still sucks. The only possible redemption now will be an ACC victory in a BCS game (and it better be against another BCS conference champion or very good at-large team).
Riley Skinner got a helmet sticker from HD. It was certainly deserved.
I'm working through the Baylor tape right now and hope to provide some interesting analysis from it. If you missed yesterday's post about live blogging, check it out here.
8/31/08, 10:15 PM
Zach - I totally agree with you. While BC wasn't perfect, I'd say we definitely held up our end of the bargain though pitching the shutout.
Clemson and VTech looked awful.
To be honest, whether its right or wrong, the only thing to save the ACC from itself is Florida State and Miami being good again. The bad news is this might take a few more years.