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ACC
Game of the Week
Georgia Tech 45 …
Georgia 42
Georgia Tech ran for 409 yards with Roddy Jones tearing off touchdown runs from
eight and 54 yards and Jonathan Dwyer taking pitches 60 and 23 yards for
touchdowns as part of a 32-point second half. The Jones 54-yard dash gave Tech a
10-point lead late, but Georgia was able to come back on Matthew Stafford’s
fifth touchdown pass of the game hitting A.J. Green from 12 yards out. Tech was
able to run out the clock. The big day from the Yellow Jacket attack
overshadowed a huge three-touchdown afternoon from Georgia WR Mohamed Massaquoi,
who scored from 10, 49 and three yards out.
ACC
Player of the Week
Georgia Tech RB Roddy Jones ran 13 times for 214 yards
and two touchdowns, and Jonathan Dwyer ran 20 times for144 yards and two scores
in the win over Georgia.
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Standings |
Conference |
Overall |
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Atlantic |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
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Boston Coll |
5-3 |
206 |
204 |
9-3 |
320 |
211 |
W4 |
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Florida St |
5-3 |
223 |
176 |
8-4 |
392 |
249 |
L1 |
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Maryland |
4-4 |
127 |
175 |
7-5 |
241 |
257 |
L2 |
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W Forest |
4-4 |
133 |
144 |
7-5 |
244 |
219 |
W1 |
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Clemson |
4-4 |
166 |
134 |
7-5 |
306 |
199 |
W3 |
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NC State |
4-4 |
208 |
190 |
6-6 |
282 |
313 |
W4 |
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Standings |
Conference |
Overall |
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Coastal |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
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Va Tech |
5-3 |
151 |
138 |
8-4 |
259 |
215 |
W2 |
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Ga Tech |
5-3 |
180 |
156 |
9-3 |
314 |
226 |
W2 |
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No Carolina |
4-4 |
184 |
169 |
8-4 |
330 |
244 |
W1 |
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Miami
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4-4 |
219 |
220 |
7-5 |
335 |
290 |
L2 |
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Virginia |
3-5 |
125 |
143 |
5-7 |
193 |
260 |
L4 |
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Duke |
1-7 |
139 |
212 |
4-8 |
241 |
281 |
L5 |
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Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - ECU 27
... VT 22
Sep. 6 - Wake Forest 30 ... Ole Miss 28
Sep 13 - VT 20 - GT 17
Sep 20 - NC St 30 - ECU 24 OT
Sep 27 - UNC 28 - Miami 24
Oct 4 - FSU 41 - Miami 39
0ct 11 - WF 12 - Clemson 7
Oct 18 - GT 21 ... Clemson 17
Oct 25 - UVa 24 ... GT 17
Nov. 1 - GT 31 - FSU 28
Nov. 8 - WF 28 - Virginia 17
Nov. 15 - Miami 16 - VT 14
Nov. 22 - BC 24 - WF 21
Nov. 29 - GT 45 - Georgia 42 |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Jonathan Dwyer, GT
Sep. 6 - Sam Swank, Wake Forest
Sep 13 - DaRel Scott, Davin Meggett, Maryland
Sep 20 - Jon Dwyer, GT
Sep 27 - Tremaine Goddard, UNC
Oct 4 -Bruce Carter, UNC
0ct 11 - Quan Sturdivant, UNC
Oct 18 - Jacory Harris, Miami
Oct 25 - Hakeen Nicks, UNC
Nov. 1 - Jon Dwyer, GT
Nov. 8 - Darren Evans, VT
Nov. 15 - C.J. Spiller, Clem
Nov. 22 - Jonathan Dwyer, GT
Nov. 29 - J Dwyer & Roddy Jones, GT |
Conference
Roundup
Boston College
… When you have a dominant defensive
front seven, everything else tends to
fall into place. It’s no coincidence
that BC got really good, and is going
back to its second straight ACC title
game, once the defense started to take
over. After the losses to North Carolina
and Clemson, the defense stepped up its
game and the wins started to come.
Picked to finish as low as fifth in the
division, who could’ve seen this coming
after losing Matt Ryan and some key
defenders? (Actually, we predicted a 9-3
regular season finish in the Preview.)
Clemson … With a three-game
winning streak and with winning four of
the last five games, Clemson has managed
to get bowl eligible and show signs of
life where there were absolutely none
just a few short weeks ago. Does Dabo
Swinney keep the job? The way he was
able to rally the troops and get the
team bowl eligible is nice, but beating
the arch-rival convincingly is a whole
other story. The offensive line had its
best game of the year, beating up the
South Carolina defensive front for the
entire game. The program should give
Swinney the bowl game and see how the
team responds. You don’t want to give
Swinney a big deal and then have Clemson
get blasted in the bowl, but he’s
reportedly going to be given the job.
Duke
… It was a good year for Duke, even
with a lousy five-game losing streak to
close things out. The offense perked up
against North Carolina after two
straight horrible outings, with the
attack falling on the arm of Thaddeus
Lewis. He didn’t push the ball deep, but
he was able to dink and dunk just enough
to crank out some yards. However, he
couldn’t get the team into the end zone
after a good early drive. 4-8 is a good
stepping stone, but now the expectations
will be there to start winning more of
the close games. David Cutcliffe will be
looking for a winning season.
Florida
State … Florida State
couldn’t handle all of Florida’s
weapons, while it didn’t get the
production out of the quarterbacks
needed to pull off the upset. In the
sloppy wet conditions, and against the
Gator pass rush, Christian Ponder and
Drew Weatherford couldn’t do much of
anything to mount a comeback. The FSU
quarterbacks combined to complete
10-of-32 passes for 140 yards and three
interceptions and got next to nothing
working deep. While Florida State isn’t
going to be happy losing a rivalry game,
especially considering the Gators now
own the series over the last few years,
Florida is going to do this to everyone.
No one’s playing better.
Georgia
Tech… Head coach Paul Johnson
made a point of saying the Georgia game
was the big priority for the program,
and with the win, it’s game on for the
rivalry, the ACC, and Georgia Tech. The
running game is working even though all
the pieces aren’t quite in place. Josh
Nesbitt ran the option to near
perfection, while the defense had a
decent day against the run. The
secondary got ripped apart by Mathew
Stafford, but for every big play he came
up with, the Tech running game seemed to
have two answers. At the moment, the
Johnson era has to be everything Yellow
Jacket fans could’ve dreamed of.
Maryland
… Losing three of the final
four games when a shot at the ACC title
was there for the taking, but this is a
flawed Terp team that has played far
better than expected throughout the
year. Chris Turner held up against the
BC pass rush and kept on firing, and he
had to considering there wasn’t any
running game to count on.
Even with several big problems, Maryland
was right in the game until the very end
before Turner threw a pick six. Lost in
the loss was a good game from the
defense that held BC to 318 yards.
Miami
… Miami has closed out on a
major down note losing two straight, and
badly. The defense, all of a sudden,
can’t handle the run, missing too many
tackles and being out of position far
too often, while the turnovers were a
problem against NC State. Robert Marve
wasn’t bad, but he didn’t lead the way
to touchdowns when the team needed to
stay in the game, and his two
interceptions were killers. The Canes
will go bowling, and they young team
could use the extra practices going into
next year.
North
Carolina … North Carolina can
breathe a sigh of relief with the
tighter-than-expected win over Duke to
end a two-game losing streak. T.J. Yates
was fantastic as he hit all his midrange
throws and he kept the offense moving.
There’s still plenty of work to be done,
the offense could use more work, but the
young team finished with eight wins and
will get the bowl game to get working
towards next year. Finding ways to turn
yards into points is job one.
NC State
… Will the hot streak be
enough to go bowling? NC State isn’t
just beating teams; it’s killing them.
By blowing out athletic North Carolina
and Miami teams, the Wolfpack showed how
everything is clicking at the moment on
offense. The defense is taking away
everything, forcing four Miami turnovers
to change the game around. The attack
was perfectly balanced with 220 yards
passing and 219 on the ground, and while
Russell Wilson wasn’t always on, he came
up with some big plays and he continues
to be stingy with the ball. He has now
gone a school-record 226 passes in a row
without throwing a pick.
Virginia
… Where was this Vic Hall
idea throughout the season? While the
top defensive back wasn’t able to throw
the ball more than once when he lined up
at quarterback against Virginia Tech, he
was unstoppable running the ball,
crossing up the Hokies throughout the
first half. Unfortunately, there wasn’t
enough of a passing game in the fourth
quarter to get the big drive needed to
push the game into overtime, and now the
once-promising season has finished with
a thud. The four game losing streak to
close couldn’t have been more painful
with close loss after close loss.
Virginia
Tech … When all is said and
done, this might have been head coach
Frank Beamer’s best job.
It’s been a shaky ride, the
quarterbacks have been injured, the
defense hasn’t always been up-to-snuff,
and the special teams have hardly been
special throughout the year. Even so,
the Hokies are playing for the ACC title
… again. The team always seems to do
just enough to get by, and against
Virginia, there was just enough from
Tyrod Taylor both in the air and on the
ground, and the defense came through
when it had to when Marc Verica came in
to get the passing game going. Now it’s
a rematch of last year’s title game
against Boston College for a spot in the
BCS and another ACC title.
Wake Forest… It wasn’t
pretty, but the Demon Deacons got by
Vandy to halt a two-game slide and be
assured of a bowl game. The running game
never showed up, but Riley Skinner had a
nice day throwing the ball and he didn’t
throw any picks. In the end, the game
came down to the secondary and the
defense. Alphonso Smith came up with a
big interception, and Chip Vaughn was
all over the field making big play after
big play. With the time to prepare for
the bowl, getting more from the ground
game, and healing up overall, will be a
priority.