ACC Week Two Recap "Upsetless" Print E-mail
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Contributed by Chase Kuech    Tuesday, 13 September 2005
Well folks, for once, in a college football conference, everything worked out like it was supposed to. There were no upsets, and the teams retained all seven top 25 spots they held last week. It should make for a very interesting week three, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's look at the week that was, and see what it should tell us for the week yet to be. Follow me friends.

Virginia Tech absolutely demolished Duke. There's not really much to talk about here, other than the fact that people's expectations for Vick have risen right back up to where they were before week one.

He went 12-19 with 172 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing yards did not end up as well as most people would expect, but they also say that he is not the runner his brother is. The problem is that people expect him to able to throw and run, but throwing is pretty much the only thing he can do.

In what turned out to be the closest game of the week Clemson traveled up to College Park and defeated Maryland. After an impressive opening drive from Clemson, Maryland dominated the first three quarters, before Clemson woke up and came back for the victory. Clemson rose again to number 20, and they will face an extremely tough test at home this week when Miami comes to town.

Boston College rolled all over Army in a 44-7 victory, and looked like the team that should take the Atlantic Division of the ACC. Most people still have FSU as the favorite for the division, but Boston College has continued to impress. BC will face it's biggest test this year when Florida State comes to town, and the ACC will finally see just how strong the Eagles really are.

Georgia Tech and North Carolina was actually much closer game than it should have been. Fifth year Senior quarterback Matt Baker looked extremely impressive in his first career start, but he was outclassed by Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball, who threw for 320 yards and two scores while running seven times for 20 yards and another score.

The Yellow Jackets looked like a team that could struggle at times this year, but they also showed that they're a team that can close out games. Tech's defense seems to come alive in the fourth quarter, and shuts the door for any opponent hopes. If their fourth quarter defense stays strong, the Yellow Jackets are going to be an extremely difficult team to beat.

Florida State dominated the Citadel, in a game that was clearly one-sided. Much like Virginia Tech, Florida State dominated on the defensive side and controlled the entire game.  Though the Noles started slow, they had a huge second half, including 35 in the third quarter to roll the Citadel.   

In a game that many had picked to be much closer, Nebraska dominated Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons could not get a running game established, and with no passing game in the first two games, Wake Forest looked like a team that is not going to come anywhere near the 8-3 I predicted. I guess I'll just go ahead and say I'm wrong now. Wake Forest will remain in the basement again this year. Don't plan on them even hitting .500. Their defense can't stop anyone, and without a passing game, you just can't win games.

Stay tuned later this week for my ACC Week 3 Premonitions, we'll see if I can't predict another perfect week, I somehow doubt it will happen again...

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