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Who Could Have Predicted the 2008 ACC?

 
The media who cover the ACC predicted a Clemson win over Virginia Tech in ACC Championship Game this past summer. With less than three weeks away from the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 6, there are still 20 different combination of teams that could be seen in the game. The Atlantic Division still has four teams in tight contention for the race, and the Coastal Division still has five. Only Duke, N.C. State, and Clemson remain completely ineligible to reach the game.  But could any respectable sports pundit honestly predicted how the 2008 ACC would unfold? 8/30/08 - Clemson loses to Alabama 34-10 9/6/08 - Maryland loses to Middle Tennessee 24-14 9/20/08 - Wake Forest beats FSU 12-3 9/27/08 - Duke beats Virginia 31-3 10/4/08 - Virginia beats Maryland 31-0 10/18/08 - Maryland beats Wake Forest 26-0 That stretch showed that the age-old excuse the SEC uses that each team "beats up on each other" can be played in the ACC. To predict any game this season by "Team A beat Team ... (link)

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