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Which Teams Will Upset the Balance of Power in College Football? (Part Two)

 
In Part One of this series , I explained why I thought Rutgers, Mississippi, and Michigan State were three teams who could be a bit of a surprise this season in their conference. In Part Two, I will tell you which teams from the Pac-10, ACC, and Big 12 have the potential to jump up and bite the power teams. If you listened to the ACC Preview Podcast , this next team will be of no surprise to you, but I feel the North Carolina Tar Heels have a chance to make some waves in the ACC Coastal Division. Part of the reason for picking the Tar Heels is that the Coastal Division is so wide open.  Virginia Tech has been noted as the preseason favorite, but the gap between them and the rest of the Coastal is not big at all. This will be Butch Davis’ second year on the sidelines, and he began making his mark on this team before his first season started, getting a really good recruiting class to come into Chapel Hill. Greg Little moved from WR to RB for the last few games of 2007 and ... (link)

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