Piggy-backing off of last week’s comment on the Coastal division: it is totally in the air. Anyone that side, with exception to Georgia Tech and Miami, could legitimately win that spot. You cannot say this is not the most fun division in all of college football in terms of excitement for conference play each week. Regardless of your opinion on the state of the Coastal, we need to look into how the ACC teams did this week. Lets take a peak:
ACC Atlantic:
- Clemson Tigers (7-0, 5-0)
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1, 2-1)
- Louisville Cardinals (4-3, 2-2)
- Florida State Seminoles (3-4, 2-3)
- Boston College Eagles (4-3, 2-2)
- NC State Wolfpack (4-3, 1-2)
- Syracuse Orange(3-4, 0-3)
ACC Coastal:
- Virginia Cavaliers (5-2, 3-1)
- Pittsburgh Panthers (5-2, 2-1)
- Virginia Tech Hokies (5-2, 2-2)
- Duke Blue Devils (4-3, 2-2)
- North Carolina Tarheels (3-4, 2-2)
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-5, 1-3)
- Miami Hurricanes (3-4, 1-3)
Thoughts on the Atlantic:
Syracuse didn’t look their best in their weekday game against Pittsburgh. It was disappointing to see the Orange loss their dome streak against unranked teams. Clemson took control over the Cardinals of Louisville quite easily however, Lawrence is not looking like the best QB in the ACC as of now. Boston College showed why they should still be respected with a crazy rush attack against in-division foe NC State. And Wake Forest is continuing to decline as a top team in this conference, with a small win over Florida State at home.
Thoughts on the Coastal:
Winning in six overtimes, in front of a sold out home crowd, and while hosting your collective top targets for recruiting, that a huge plus for the Hokies. We were on site for this game and I can say we were not disappointed. North Carolina is only minor tweaks away from being a Coastal contender. The Miami Hurricanes are showing that they need change quick, with a loss to Georgia Tech (yes, that team who lost to The Citadel). And to cap it all off, Virginia manhandled Duke at home, which confuses about everyone following this division.
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