After going 1-3 against the SEC yesterday, the ACC has once
again proved its inferiority to the so-called “best conference” in college
football. In four games yesterday
the ACC sent the teams with the 2nd – 5th best records in
league play into battle against the top 4 schools in the very week SEC
East.
The only victory for the ACC was Florida State, who beat a
bad Florida team who hasn’t beaten an FBS team with a winning record all
season. The real chance for the
ACC to prove itself came with Clemson and Georgia Tech. They both lost by a combined score of
65-30. Then, the real smack in the
face of the ACC came when Vanderbilt steam rolled Wake Forest at home by a
score of 41-7.
Sadly, while the ACC looked bad this weekend, the top of the
SEC looked even better. LSU and
Alabama did a lot to impress the voters by rolling their conference rivals to
pretty much sure up their rematch in the National Title Game. I had been down on the offenses in the
SEC all season, and thought that neither team would be able to score enough to
blow out a good Arkansas team (for LSU) and a bitter rival Auburn (for Alabama). I was wrong. Their offenses seems to have clicked with Jordan Jefferson
(LSU) limiting his interceptions and Trent Richardson (Alabama) boosting his
Heisman resume. I have concluded
that they are the two best teams in the country. However, I’m not sure that I would say that means that they
should rematch in the NCG. I’ll
post about my thoughts on that later this week.
The only positive for the ACC continues to be the Virginia
Tech Hokies. Their model of
consistency is the only thing keeping the conference ahead of the Big
East. Their big win over UVA is only the final straw in a stellar
finish to the regular season. They
have won 7 straight games and will most likely be ranked #4 in the country
after the BCS standings come out tonight.
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