Deep Dive - On this (longer) episode (#142) of ACC Nation Podcast, Will, Xayveon and Jim do a deep dive on college football especially teams from the conference. Then some thoughts on hoops as ACC basketball gets underway - Be sure you subscribe (free) to the podcast. Available for download at - Apple Podcasts, Android, Email, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Blubrry and Spotify.
A Veritable Smorgasbord
* Notre Dame men and NC State women bring home ACC Championship titles in Cross Country
* North Carolina wins the ACC Field Hockey Championship
* Florida State clinches the ACC Women's Soccer Championship
College Football Top 25 Losses
* 10 Top 25 teams lost this week bringing the total to 21 over the last 2 weeks
* A rundown of some, not all, that contributed to the cause
* The analysis
* "It's college football" The age factor creates inconsistency
* Keep your eye on the QB from Missouri (See above for Florida)
* Texas and West Virginia (Sorry Grier - It's all Tua's) Still a fun game
* Edwards elevates Arizona State
* LSU discovers they don't have the offensive firepower
* Kentucky....stick to basketball
* Texas A&M - The ranking is smoke and mirrors
* Hats off to Purdue (it's a family thing)
ACC Deep Dive
* Pitt @ Virginia "Trepidation" plus a Mike Londonesque regression
* Hitting the 'Hype Wall'
* Defensive injuries could impact the remainder of the season
* The 'Upset Train' rolls through Pitt
* Louisville @ Clemson
* Very bad vs Very good
* Buying out Petrino - The $$$ Cost
* Odds on favorite to win the ACC....and it won't be pretty
* Duke @ Miami
* No belly flop TD's....but there could have been
* Rotating QB scenarios don't....repeat....don't work.
* A statue of David Cutcliffe in Duke's future?
* Defensive struggle - The 'monsoon' didn't help
* Are flames awaiting Mark Richt next season....
Keep The Game Going
* Retractable roofs - Bad weather issues
* Syracuse @ Wake Forest
* Orange shows they can run the ball
* Submitting a quarterback to unnecessary hits
* Stat surprise - Syracuse defensive turnovers
* Georgia Tech @ North Carolina
* Not one....but TWO passes
* Will the Yellow Jackets upset the apple cart in the division race?
* Is the coaching situation at North Carolina....just okay?
* Florida State @ NC State
* Quality players....minus the offensive line
* Wolfpack produce quality win
* Blackman stepping into starting role from hereon out?
* Has Cam Akers stock in the NFL Draft been damaged?
* Boston College @ Virginia Tech
* Brown airs out the Eagles offense
* Offensive coordinators that get 'too cute' with calls
* Will the Hokies miss a bowl this season?
Next Week's Games
* Who's coming up?
ACC Basketball
* Two intriguing early season matchups
* Florida - Florida State
* Kentucky - Duke
* USA Today Coaches Poll Top 5
* Questions over Gonzaga
* Should Virginia move up?
* Personnel Issues
* Virginia Tech
* Huge impact with rebounding
* Shuffling the roster
* Virginia
* Not as large of an issue
* How do the ranked ACC teams stack up?
* The early games will be telling
* North Carolina and Syracuse should be higher
* The question - Clemson
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