Shocker. I'm picking the Hokies.
Atlantic | ACCW | ACCL | OVRW | OVRL |
Boston College | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Florida State | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Clemson | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Maryland | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
NC State | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Wake Forest | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
Coastal | ACCW | ACCL | OVRW | OVRL |
Virginia Tech | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
Miami | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Duke | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
Virginia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
ACC Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 17
And an equally biased preseason All-ACC team.
Offense | Defense | ||
QB | Christian Ponder, FSU | DE | Robert Quinn, UNC |
RB | Ryan Williams, VT | DE | Allen Bailey, MIA |
RB | Montel Harris, BC | DT | Marvin Austin, UNC |
WR | Jarrett Boykin, VT | DT | John Graves, VT |
WR | Donovan Varner, DU | LB | Quan Sturdivant, UNC |
WR | Torrey Smith, UMD | LB | Luke Kuechly, BC |
OL | Rodney Hudson, FSU | LB | Alex Wujciak, UMD |
OL | Anthony Castonzo, BC | CB | Rashad Carmichael, VT |
OL | Sean Bedford, GT | CB | Ras-I Dowling, UVA |
OL | Chris Hairston, CU | S | DeAndre McDaniel, CU |
OL | Orlando Franklin, MIA | S | Deunta Williams, UNC |
Notes
- Yeah, I picked Tech to win the conference and put
fivefour Hokies on the All-ACC team. In case you haven't noticed, this is a Virginia Tech blog. I like our team and I like our guys this year. - A little caveat on Boston College. I think the Eagles can win the Atlantic if Mike Marscovetra wins the starting QB job. He was a guy I was very impressed with in the spring, probably more so than any other QB in the league.
- The Eagles also get the following teams on the road in the ACC: FSU, NCSU, Wake and Duke. BC should win at least three of those four and the game against FSU should be a good one. The tough games they have, except FSU, are at home. Plus, they get Duke and UVa from the Coastal.
- It's a tough year to be a bottom-feeder in the ACC. A lot of the games I consider winnable for Duke, UVa, Wake and NCSU are on the road. Maryland, meanwhile, gets Duke, Wake and NCSU at home.