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ACC Powers Separate At Top

As another weekend passed in the always unpredictable ACC, powers established themselves at the top, and upsets near the bottom prevented any jumbling at the head of the table. Teams that belong in the top 25 proved why they should be there, and some teams that didn't truly belong found out not to underestimate anyone in the conference. Let's take a look at who pushed farther ahead at the top and who fell further behind..

ACC Picture Begins to Become Clear

This weekend was fairly light on the amount of games, but some powers began to emerge this weekend with victories by Virginia Tech and Miami. Things in the middle and bottom of the divisions are kind of blurry and it feels like anything can happen right now, but the powers are starting to establish themselves on both sides. Let's take a look at each individual games and what they meant for both sides.

ACC Picture Remains Jumbled

After three weeks of football, the picture in the ACC is as murky as when the season began. Four teams remain undefeated, but no one has established a dominant spot at the top. Florida State is 2-0 but has struggled in victories against Miami and BC. GT and VaTech square off this weekend, having only faced mediocre ACC talent to date. So how are things shaking out, and who made a name for themselves this weekend? Let's take a look...

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USC Unstoppable? So now that we're a few weeks into the college football season, I guess I can revisit my comments about "What I Think."

I definitely still think Purdue needs to play someone (read Michigan and Ohio State). The rest of the schedule isn's a cake walk with MSU and Penn State looking inmproves and Notre Dame up for a challenge, but if the Boilers skate through and make the Rose without hitting the "Big Boys" its another stain on the system.

Stop Asking; Weis is For Real

``Let them have to try to stop a pro-style offense. Let's see how they are going to do it. They've had their advantage because I've come into recruiting late. Well, now it's X's and O's time. Let's see who has the advantage now.'' - Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis.

Former pro coaches that have migrated back to the college game are naturally cocky and some say rightfully so. After all, most of them have been somewhat successful at the top rung of football where the latest technology combines with 18-hour workdays to ferret out the most mundane tendency a team might have.

The poster child of success for pro coaches jumping back to the college ranks is, of course Pete Carroll at USC. At 43-9 and looking for his third consecutive National Title, it's hard to argue against anything Carroll has brought to Southern California.