Week 6 ACC Preview
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Friday
Louisville (4-1) @ Syracuse (2-2), 7:00 p.m. Louisville’s season is off to a good start–even if not the national champion contender season that last year was. In contrast, Syracuse is a reeling, desperate team. It does not get easier for the Orange, with Florida State and Clemson looming. If the Orange can win this one, they have a realistic bowl chance. That gives them the ability to “only” win three of Pitt, BC, NC State, and Wake Forest.
Saturday
Virginia Tech (3-2) @ North Carolina (2-2), 12:30 pm. The Hokies have fallen off the map after a win over Ohio State. North Carolina has been awful on defense. With a wide-open Coastal, neither of these teams can afford a second conference loss. Larry Fedora’s squad needs this game badly.
NC State (4-1) @ Clemson (2-2), 3:30 pm. After last week’s near shocker against Florida State, nobody would blame you for thinking that Clemson could be upset here. However, with a new QB, and two-thirds of its toughest games played, the Tigers are looking to go on a run. NC State can win. The more likely result is that Clemson will continue righting the ship.
Wake Forest (2-3) @ #1 Florida State (4-0), 3:30 pm. The Seminoles made it interesting last week, sending a message that this is not last year’s team. With or without Winston. Although Florida State rallied to win, it was an ugly win by any definition. Wake Forest has played good defense, but they have not faced anything like what Florida State will bring to the table offensively. And Florida State’s surprisingly weak defense gets a chance to get confidence against a struggling Demon Deacons offense.
Pittsburgh (3-2) @ Virginia (3-2), 7:30 pm. It was bad enough for Pitt to lose to Iowa. Losing to Akron… at home… was an embarrassment. Now the Panthers travel to a rejuvenated Virginia, who is already above last year’s win total. Both schools are 1-0 in conference play, with Pitt beating BC and Virginia beating Louisville. Virginia’s losses to BYU and UCLA are nothing to be ashamed of. Gotta figure the Wahoos will take care of business.
Miami (3-2) @ Georgia Tech (4-0), 7:30 pm. Hurricane sighting last week! Miami got back on track with a very nice win over a good Duke team. Georgia Tech had three unimpressive wins for surprising everyone with a win over Virginia Tech. The Yellow Jackets can win this game and gain a leg up in the Coastal. Miami’s Al Golden cannot afford another let down. Miami is not about 6 win seasons… it is about 8+ win seasons. 4-2 at the halfway point is exactly what the Hurricanes need.
ACC GAME OF THE WEEK: #14 Stanford (3-1) @ #9 Notre Dame (4-0), 8:00 pm. Last week, Notre Dame showed it could overcome 5 turnovers and still win handily over Syracuse. The win over Michigan now looks dubious. Of course, Stanford’s loss to USC looks bad, especially given that BC beat USC and then lost to Colorado State. Notre Dame’s defense looks as solid as ever this year, and Stanford is routinely stout on defense. Expect this one to be fairly low scoring. Notre Dame’s home field advantage and veteran QB should be the difference.
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