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  1. Why Clemson will -- and won't -- win it all

    Heather Dinich

    From May 20-31, Insider's college football experts will be examining the national championship chances of the 10 teams with the best odds to win the BCS title this season, according to Brian Fremeau's post-spring projections. Today, KC Joyner takes a...

    Blog | May 20, 2013
  2. Chick-fil-A Bowl named host in new playoff

    Heather Dinich

    There's more good news for the ACC. The BCS conference commissioners on Wednesday selected the Chick-fil-A Bowl, a longtime member of the ACC's bowl lineup, as one of an elite group of six bowl games to host the new College Football Playoff. The C...

    Blog | April 25, 2013
  3. Canes more mature on defense in 2013

    Heather Dinich

    CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami coach Al Golden can rattle off the names of just about every rookie who played defense for the Canes in 2012. It's not a quick conversation. The Canes were the second-youngest team in the BCS behind Boston College, a...

    Blog | March 28, 2013
  4. Looking back at ACC QBs

    Heather Dinich

    Athlon Sports recently ranked the top 50 college quarterbacks of the BCS era, and the ACC was well represented (at least by schools that are currently in the ACC). The ACC now claims Miami and Virginia Tech, though everyone knows those schools racked...

    Blog | March 26, 2013
  5. Friday Mailblog

    Heather Dinich

    Spring ball is in the air ... Mark in Washington, D.C., writes: Heather, In non-conference schedule rankings, you list Ga Tech as playing 1 BCS school and 2 FCS schools. Does BYU not count as a BCS school anymore?If BYU does count, why does Ga Tec...

    Blog | March 01, 2013
  6. Keeping score

    Heather Dinich

    The ACC is holding its own with the Big Boys of the BCS this recruiting season -- not taking charge, not falling behind, just holding steady in the race for the nation's best recruits. The SEC, as usual, is hauling in the most elite talent, but the c...

    Blog | February 04, 2013
  7. ACC finishes bowl season on high note

    Heather Dinich

    Clemson beat No. 8 LSU. Georgia Tech beat USC. Florida State won a BCS bowl. This is a version of the ACC worth bragging about. Finally, at a moment when many college football fans were expecting nothing, the ACC gave everything it had. After b...

    Blog | January 09, 2013
  8. Chick-fil-A Bowl could boost Clemson, ACC

    Heather Dinich

    Last year, Clemson contributed to the ACC's ongoing BCS bowl woes with one of the most embarrassing performances in the history of the Discover Orange Bowl. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is not a BCS bowl game, but this year's matchup between No. 14 Clemso...

    Blog | December 31, 2012
  9. Forget the foe, BCS win important for FSU

    Heather Dinich

    As far as Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher is concerned, it doesn't matter that the Seminoles will line up against a MAC team in the Discover Orange Bowl. A BCS bowl win counts, no matter who it is against. Florida State took a major step forwa...

    Blog | December 05, 2012
  10. Take 2: Should the NCAA grant GT a waiver?

    Heather Dinich

    BCS or bust. How's that for pressure on Georgia Tech to beat Florida State in the ACC championship game on Saturday? Unless Georgia Tech gets a waiver from the NCAA, the Yellow Jackets will not be bowl-eligible if they lose to Florida State in ...

    Blog | November 29, 2012
  11. 'Weak' 13 punctuates ugly season for ACC

    Heather Dinich

    So it's come to this in the ACC: If Georgia Tech doesn't beat No. 13 Florida State in the Dr Pepper ACC championship game on Saturday, it will drop to 6-7 and have to apply to the NCAA for a waiver just to play in a bowl game. It's BCS or bust for...

    Blog | November 26, 2012
  12. ACC power rankings: Week 14

    Heather Dinich

    What. A. Bust. It was a disappointing end to a disappointing season for the ACC, as the league went 0-4 against its SEC rivals in the final week of the regular season. Is anyone in the ACC any good? Sure, just not good enough to matter in the BCS sta...

    Blog | November 26, 2012
  13. BCS standings reaction: Week 14

    Heather Dinich

    After a weekend in which the ACC went 0-4 against its SEC rivals, the ACC finished the regular season in an all-too familiar place in the BCS standings -- ranked one spot behind irrelevant and two spots ahead of no man's land. Florida State droppe...

    Blog | November 25, 2012
  14. ACC bowl projections: Week 14

    Heather Dinich

    So much for two BCS bowls ... Discover Orange Bowl, Jan. 1: Florida State Chick-fil-A Bowl, Dec. 31: Clemson Russell Athletic Bowl, Dec. 28: Virginia Tech Hyundai Sun Bowl, Dec. 31: Georgia Tech Belk Bowl, Dec. 27: Duke Franklin America...

    Blog | November 25, 2012
  15. Florida State vs. computers: Case closed

    Heather Dinich

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It was only last week that Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher lamented the use of computers to help determine the BCS standings and argued his squad's case as one of the best one-loss teams in the country. With five turnovers in...

    Blog | November 24, 2012
  16. Week 13 proving ground for ACC vs. SEC

    Heather Dinich

    For weeks, fans of No. 10 Florida State and No. 11 Clemson have lamented the ACC's place in the BCS standings behind their SEC rivals. Only recently did Clemson jump ahead of No. 12 South Carolina, and according to the confused computers, the Seminol...

    Blog | November 20, 2012