Friday, August 27, 2010

NCAA Football Conference Previews Part 5

-Atlantic Coast Conference-

Predicted Finish
 Atlantic Division
1.Florida State
  17 starters back along with QB Christian Ponder make the Seminoles a favorite to win the Atlantic Division.
2.Clemson
  QB Kyle Parker and a strong defensive line will be the key to this team's success
3.Boston College
4.Maryland
5.NC State
6.Wake Forest
Coastal Division
1.North Carolina
 Defense wins championships and North Carolina's stout D is returning 9 starters. The key will be the offense. Can returning quarterback T.J. Yates and the other 9 returning starter on offense finally be productive enough to win the division. I think so.
2.Virginia Tech
 QB Tyrod Taylor and backs Ryan Williams and Darren Evans should have this offense rolling but the defensive front 7 will be the only big question for the hokies. Doesnt help that they have to play at North Carolina and at Miami.
3.Miami
  The 3rd place i have Miami in here is a bit misleading as i fully believe they will tie for either a first place tie with 3 teams or tie for 2nd. Jacory Harris will finally have to step up and so do the other 15 returning starters around him do. Non conference game against Ohio St and Pittsburgh will tell us a lot about the Hurricanes.
4.Georgia Tech
  Fourth place doesnt look good but expect for the Yellow Jackets to have a good year in a deep Coastal Division. Losing key pieces will hurt the team but QB Josh Nesbitt and the difficulty to prepare for the triple option may keep Georgia Tech in the hunt for the Coastal division top spot.
5.Duke
6.Virginia

-Player of the Year-
Tyrod Taylor, QB, Virginia Tech

-Must See Games-
Florida St @ Miami, Oct 9th
North Carolina @ Miami, Oct 23rd
Virginia Tech @ North Carolina, Nov 13th
Virginia Tech @ Miami, Nov 20th

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