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2008 ACC Roundup

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Posted Nov 29, 2008

ACC 2008 Game of the Week, Player of the Week, Roundup & Standings

Click on each team for game recaps, thoughts, schedules and more and scroll down for the games, results, players of the week and the conference roundup.

Conference Roundups
- ACC | Big East | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA | Ind.
- MAC | M-West | Pac 10 | SEC | Sun Belt | WAC

 
Atlantic
Boston Coll | ClemsonFlorida St | Maryland | NC State | Wake Forest

Coastal Duke | Georgia Tech | Miami | North Carolina | Virginia | Virginia Tech
ACC Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7
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Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13
 
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.

Standings Conference Overall
Atlantic W-L PF PA W-L PF PA STK
Boston Coll 5-3 206 204 9-3 320 211 W4
Florida St 5-3 223 176 8-4 392 249 L1
Maryland 4-4 127 175 7-5 241 257 L2
W Forest 4-4 133 144 7-5 244 219 W1
Clemson 4-4 166 134 7-5 306 199 W3
NC State 4-4 208 190 6-6 282 313 W4
Standings Conference Overall
Coastal W-L PF PA W-L PF PA STK
Va Tech 5-3 151 138 8-4 259 215 W2
Ga Tech 5-3 180 156 9-3 314 226 W2
No Carolina 4-4 184 169 8-4 330 244 W1
Miami 4-4 219 220 7-5 335 290 L2
Virginia 3-5 125 143 5-7 193 260 L4
Duke 1-7 139 212 4-8 241 281 L5
Saturday, November 29
Georgia Tech 45 ... at Georgia 42
CFN Prediction: UGA 28-24  UGA -8.5
- Georgia Tech runs for 409 yards
at NC State 38 ... Miami 28
CFN Prediction:
NC St 28-17  Miami -1.5
- Wilson plays well | Miami gets run over
at Virginia Tech 17 ... Virginia 14
CFN Prediction:
VT 20-13  VT -8.5
- UVa plays Hall at QB | V
T wins Coastal
at Clemson 31 ... South Carolina 14
CFN Prediction: Clemson 23-17  Clemson -1
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Clemson runs all over South Carolina
North Carolina 28 ... at Duke 20
CFN Prediction:
UNC 27-13  UNC -8.5
- Duke bombs away | Yates strong for UNC
at Boston College 28 ... Maryland 21
CFN Prediction: BC 24-13  BC -7
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BC wins Atlantic | Maryland loses late
Florida 45 ... at Florida State 15
CFN Prediction: UF 39-21  UF-15.5
- FSU offense goes nowhere in blowout loss
at Wake Forest 23 .. Vanderbilt 10
CFN Prediction: WF 23-16  WF -4
- Wake secondary comes through
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.



 


 

 
 



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