Last season, Matt Ryan and the Boston
College Golden Eagles took the ACC by
storm, winning the conference with an
11-3 record that saw them on the outside
looking in when the BCS laid down the
law. Now Ryan is slinging the skin in
Atlanta and the division is wide open.
So who’s ready to take the mantle in a
wide open division that nobody cares
about? Let’s take a look!
Clemson Tigers (+200 to win ACC) Clemson remains the early favorite to
win the ACC, and one of the teams
projected to go as far as the BCS
Championships this season. The only
question really plaguing the Tigers is
the offensive line’s ability to open up
the lanes for C.J. Spiller. Clemson was 6-5 ATS last season, and
there only real foe was Boston College.
If you want any idea of what BC is like,
take a deep breath in…
Boston College Golden Eagles (+3000
to win ACC) No Matt Ryan means no chance in hell
for the Boston College Golden Eagles.
After an 8-0 SU start last season, the
Golden Eagles looked unstoppable until
expectations mounted and crushed the
hopes of the Eagles. Now look at them
with +3000 odds to win their own
conference. Yikes.
Miami Hurricanes (+400 to win ACC) Miami has 16 starters returning from
last year to rectify a 7-6 SU year in
2006 that wasn’t all that much better
last season. Not only do the Canes have
that embarrassing 48-0 loss to close out
the Orange Bowl, they have to prove that
this program isn’t falling apart at the
seems. I’ve always loved underdogs, and
they don’t get more intriguing than the
Miami Hurricanes at +400.
Virginia Tech Hokies (+250 to win
ACC) These Hokies have hype, and the
record to back it up. After claiming the
ACC from Boston College last year in a
decisive fashion, the Hokies looked hot.
Then they met Kansas and were crushed in
the Orange Bowl. Frank Beamer is a
better coach than this, and his team
will eclipse a 6-5 ATS record despite
the personnel changes.
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