And somehow, one of those wins came against Florida State, the team they lost to in
the ACC title game the season prior.
This game will essentially decide who gets to play in
the ACC title game, and an undefeated Clemson still has their eyes set on a College Football Playoff berth.
The Wolverines, currently at No. 5 in the CFB Playoff rankings, likely need Colorado to defeat Washington in the Pac 12 Championship game or Virginia Tech to upset Clemson in
the ACC Title.
The Tigers could do it not only without damaging their chances at
an ACC title, but without damaging their chances at a national title.
Although Clemson's October 29th matchup against Florida State was being touted as the effective
ACC title game before the season, that narrative has shifted.
This is a deciding game for
the ACC title.
So yes, in the 14th year of Miami's ACC membership, and in the 13th year of
the ACC title game, we might finally get the Miami - FSU conference title game the league planned for (by creating awful divisions) long ago.
Tech wore down Clemson and nearly pulled off a huge comeback in
the ACC title game.
According to the numbers, the Noles should get a decent challenge in
the ACC title game.
Paul Johnson won
an ACC title not quite three years ago but is just 3 - 5 in 2012 after a putrid, 24 - point home loss to BYU.
Grobe, meanwhile, has experienced quickly diminishing returns since the Demon Deacons» shocking run to the 2006
ACC title.
Another interesting line move has been on North Carolina against Clemson in
the ACC title game.
Clemson won
the ACC title, Oklahoma won the Big - 12, and UGA beat Auburn in the SEC title.
By early evening... we will know who Florida State faces in
the ACC title game.
Last week, with Mike Jr. playing despite his illness, Duke clinched at least a share of its fourth straight
ACC title, while Mike Sr.'s team stretched its winning streak to eight.
Will Miami clinch its first - ever
ACC title?
Stakes: If Duke has lost to North Carolina earlier on Saturday, a Virginia Tech win would clinch a spot for the Hokies in
the ACC title game.
Our general perception of
the ACC title game is that an undefeated Florida State team is going to take on some 4 - 4 Coastal Division champion.
Sportsbooks haven't really known what to do with
the ACC title game line — Clemson was -3.5 on the lookahead line, but they opened -5 at Pinnacle on Sunday morning and -6.5 at BetOnline.
TCU's early win — especially the win at eventual
ACC title game participant Clemson — is probably enough to give the Frogs the nod over a Florida that had just gotten thumped by Alabama.
He watches highlights from that year's
ACC title game, an overtime win over Maryland, or the Wolfpack's double OT defeat of UCLA in the NCAA semifinals, or the national - final victory over Marquette, which featured one of his signature alley - oop passes to David Thompson.
The Hurricanes are underdogs this week vs. VT, would maybe be small underdogs vs. ND, and would definitely be underdogs in
the ACC Title Game vs. Clemson.
Clemson and Miami are on a collision course to meet in
the ACC Title Game, but the Hurricanes play a massive game this weekend against Notre Dame first.
If Clemson didn't have South Carolina on the schedule and a potential
ACC title game against a decent team, I'd probably drop them to Barely Alive at best even though they were very competitive on the road against an excellent team.
Clemson finished by crushing Wake Forest and South Carolina and easing to a 35 - 14 lead over Virginia Tech in
the ACC title game before running out of gas, but holding on.
The ACC title and BCS bowl bid?
Clemson and Virginia Tech will play an elimination rematch in
the ACC title game if they both win out.
But in
the ACC title game against Virginia Tech, Watson had 17 carries, which ties for a season high.
Shortly after dispatching the Hokies in
the ACC title game, I wrote that perhaps the Tigers had been holding Watson back just a tad, a strategy they employed last season.
This team is still in great shape for a return
ACC title trip next season.
With 13 returning starters from a 9 - 4 team (the four losses were by a total of 14 points), the Cavaliers are not only primed to defend
the ACC title they shared with Florida State last fall but also have their sights set on a Top 10 finish.
There's a good chance that the Miami - Virginia Tech game on November 9 will decide the ACC Coastal division crown; if the host Hurricanes win that one, they should get to face FSU again in
the ACC title game.
Virginia Tech has wins over ranked BC, Clemson, and Virginia teams and
an ACC title bump.
Team Betting % Open Current Notes Florida State 53 % 6.0 5.5 In
the ACC title game, the 17th...
In
the ACC title game, the 17th ranked Seminoles will take on the 4th ranked Tar Heels.
It was easy to assume they would still have a large role in
the ACC title race and would have a successful, if marginally disappointing, season.
Louisville got spanked on Thursday night, and all Playoff hopes went out the window with the defeat, as did
ACC title hopes, as Clemson will be on its way to Orlando after putting a hurting on Wake Forest.
Virginia's hopes for
an ACC title suffered a crushing blow in the opening series of the Cavaliers» 27 - 0 win over Duke when senior quarterback Matt Schaub injured his right (throwing) shoulder after taking a sack.
Not exact matches
The
ACC's strength has been its depth, and next year it could have especially impressive depth and two national
title contenders.
With a weak
ACC slate to come and only Florida left in the quality non-conference category, Florida State is effectively out of of the BCS
title picture before it truly started.
Miami's
ACC Championship opponent lost to a Syracuse that might finish 4 - 8, and nobody's doubting Clemson's chances of making it in with a conference
title.
From the perspective of S&P + averages, the SEC barely held onto the top spot (which is why this countdown is previewing
ACC teams right now and not SEC teams yet), but if you get points for winning the national
title, the Heisman, and of course the Piesman, the
ACC gets the nod.
If Clemson wins: Would you believe that the Tigers would be both all but guaranteed a spot in the
ACC Championship Game and well - situated to play for a national
title?
Williams won
ACC Coach of the Year twice and also led Maryland to an
ACC Tournament
title in 2004.
threes to claim the
ACC Tournament
title.
It's easy to forget, but heading into a home game vs. Virginia Tech on November 15, Duke was a resounding favorite to win its second straight
ACC Coastal
title.
The Big Ten and
ACC took home the
title, each sending...
North Carolina's
title was Smith's 10th in 28
ACC tournament appearances, but his first since 1982, the year he won his only national championship.
Going by the SEC's own bragging bylaws, though — established when the league was winning every national
title from 2006 - 12 and again in 2015 — the
title goes to the
ACC.
The
ACC's divisions are random and cruel (and pointless)-- despite beating FSU and Louisville, State will still probably have to knock off defending national champion Clemson to reach the conference
title game — but whether conference
title dreams are realistic or not, this is beginning to look like the breakout campaign we thought Doeren had in him but hadn't seen yet.