ACC football
Are we missing something here? Is anybody in this league really good? Good enough to win whatever BCS game it enters?
Virginia looked good until going to FSU and getting predictably destroyed.
The Seminoles have been lame since then -- particularly in an absolutely unthinkable loss to Maryland. That's the Terrapins' only win in their past five games; in the four losses, they have scored 17 points. Total.
Miami was credible until it lost at North Carolina and blew a 17-3 lead on Clemson at home. Let's give proper credit to the Tiger defense, which was everywhere in the second half. But Clemson's now 5-4 and still too fond of the turnover to be trusted.
Are we missing somebody? Oh yeah. Virginia Tech. The Hokies were supposed to be down this year; they've managed to sneak up on their new league. While they're not a powerhouse, Frank Beamer has got to be coach of the year unless the Hokies collapse down the stretch.
N.C. State fans are getting angry at their penalty-happy Wolfpack. I've been covering college football for 16 years, and I have never heard so much booing -- so consistent from start to finish -- in my time as I heard Saturday. Asked to describe his feelings on the Pack in a message board, one guy put it perfectly: "defrauded."
If State loses at home to FSU on Thursday, the Chuck Amato, who allegedly saved the program from ineptitude, will have a .500 career record in ACC play. That's fine if you inherit nothing and start with a couple of 2-6 seasons and then build your way back. But that's not what happened.