Season wrap-up: Clemson
Heather Dinich, ACC...occasion. With a new coach, new coordinators and a new quarterback, there was no No. 9 preseason ranking to live up to this year, and the Tigers were picked by the media to finish second...
Blog | December 09, 2009Season wrap-up: Florida State
Heather Dinich, ACC...streak heading into their Thursday night date with North Carolina, and a closed-door meeting of high-ranking university officials in October signaled a desire for change. But Florida State's impressive comeback win against...
Blog | December 09, 2009Season wrap-up: Virginia Tech
Heather Dinich, ACCThe season began with a No. 7 preseason ranking and high hopes for a national title, but those aspirations took an immediate dive with the news...
Blog | December 09, 2009Ranking the bowls
Heather Dinich, ACCESPN.com's Mark Schlabach ranked this year's bowl games, and here's how the ACC's tie-ins fared: No. 6 Kinoca Minolta Gator Bowl (No. 16 West Virgini...
Blog | December 08, 20092009 ACC conference overview
Heather Dinich, ACC...title contender, and by the sixth week of the season -- when Virginia Tech held the No. 4 ranking in the country -- it seemed to be a realistic goal. Not only were the Hokies in the...
Blog | December 08, 2009ACC power rankings: Week 15
Heather Dinich, ACCGeorgia Tech has been declared ACC champs, following suit with the power rankings for the past seven weeks, and deservedly so. The Jackets are the best team in the conference...
Blog | December 07, 2009Emerald Bowl
Heather Dinich, ACC...In contrast, USC fell far below its preseason expectations and out of the Associated Press top 25 rankings entirely after its loss to Arizona on Saturday. It was the first time in the program's...
Blog | December 06, 2009Champs Sports Bowl
Heather Dinich, ACC...51-10 romp of Hawaii in the regular-season finale helped push Wisconsin back into the national rankings this week, but Miami is at No. 17 in the BCS standings and wrapping up its best...
Blog | December 06, 2009ACC's lunchtime links
Heather Dinich, ACC...A 7-5 record sounds reasonable to athletic director Debbie Yow. Here are the final ACC/SEC rankings, courtesy of writers from The State, The Raleigh News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer. Clemson guard...
Blog | December 03, 2009Bowden's future to be decided soon
Heather Dinich, ACC...be any winners in this decision, whatever it may be, but I'm told by a high-ranking university official that FSU wants a continued relationship with Bowden, and that they're trying to come...
Blog | November 30, 2009ACC power rankings: Week 14
Heather Dinich, ACC...remains. Saturday's ACC championship will determine which team is the best, but here in the power rankings, Georgia Tech remains at the top for the sixth straight week. Voters in the Associated Press and...
Blog | November 30, 2009What to watch: Week 13
Heather Dinich, ACC...are plus-eight in turnover margin during that streak. UNC didn't have a positive turnover margin ranking until after the Miami game, the 10th game of the season. North Carolina leads the country with...
Blog | November 24, 2009ACC power rankings: Week 13
Heather Dinich, ACC...t changed much this season. In fact, there was only one position change in this week's rankings, and that's only because FSU squeaked out a home win while BC turned it over six...
Blog | November 23, 2009What we learned: Week 12
Heather Dinich, ACC...bowl eligible. The gap between Florida State and Florida is as big as it is in the rankings right now. Backup FSU quarterback E.J. Manuel looked good in the win at Wake Forest, but...
Blog | November 22, 2009ACC mailblog
Heather Dinich, ACC...talent but the will to play hard as a team that gets them to the 15-30 rankings every year but hardly ever higher?? Thanks! HD: Thanks for reading, Greg. Well, the first part is...
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