Long Rests, Short Weeks: ACC
collegegameballs.com 7/1/2009 — One of the most important metrics to compute when evaluating a schedule are the amount days between games. Long rests are advantageous because they give teams more time to prepare and heal, short weeks do the exact opposite. Let’s call 6 days off (Saturday to Saturday) a normal layover ...

2009 ACC Unit Rankings: Running Backs
accblitz.com 7/14/2009 — With the 2009 Quarterback Rankings behind me, time to shift focus to the backfield. The Top 3 should be no surprise, but I mixed up the next few slots. There are few teams in the league that simply are not getting the respect they deserve (and fans of those teams, you can send me thank [...]  ...

ACC Preseason Media Predictions
allsportsdiscussion.blogspot.com 7/29/2009 — This past Sunday and Monday the pre -season Media predictions for the ACC 2009 football season were made. I can't say I really disagree with much. Atlantic Division Favorite Florida State Seminoles Coastal Division Favorite Virginia Tech Hokies ACC Championship Game winner Virgina Tech ...

2008 ACC Football Review
statefansnation.com 6/17/2009 — It should be really easy to project this fall’s college football results. All we have to do is: - Assess what went right/wrong in 2008. - Subtract contributions from “graduating” players. - Add in contributions that we will see from new players. - ...

ACC Now - UNC's title teams could face off | newsobserver.com blogs
blogs.newsobserver.com 7/28/2009 — From Sunday's College Basketball column : Ever since North Carolina won its fifth NCAA title in April, there's been a good-natured debate brewing about which championship team is better: 2005 or 2009? On Sept. 4, those bragging rights will be on the ...

2009 ACC Costal Division Preview
walker-sports.net 7/21/2009 — College football season is just over 50 days away, and I cannot wait. While traditionally Saturday is a Rugby day in Walker-Sports land, even rugby takes a back seat to college football. Walker-Sports originates in ACC territory and lives and breathes ACC football.

ACC Round Table Part 2: Virginia Tech the Coastal Favorite; Clemson and Duke your Surprise Teams in the ACC?
allsportsdiscussion.blogspot.com 7/26/2009 — ACC Media Days started on July 26th. Select the official site of the ACC http://www.theacc.com/ for more coverage. In the meantime we are looking at part 2 of our ACC Round table where we ask 2 questions. Which team is the favorite to win Coastal Division? and Which team is the mostly likely ...

Ranking the ACC Teams for 2009.
allsportsdiscussion.blogspot.com 7/21/2009 — Over the last several weeks, we've been looking and ranking the different units for each ACC team. Now we are going to rank the teams going in to the 2009 season. It's should be a great season, as I can see as many as 8 ACC teams, spending time in the AP and Coaches top 25 polls. Can anyone ...

30 Teams in 30 Days: #25 The University of North Carolina Tarheels
spartyandfriends.com 7/29/2009 — Over the next 30 “business days” I will be counting down my top 30 for the 2009 College Football season. After hours of studying game film, breaking down matchup by matchup and predicting upsets I’ve come up with the teams I believe will be the best 30 in the country by ...

Let the celebration begin!
the5thcorner.com 7/28/2009 — It started off with a fellow Tar Heel and friend, NmymindCarolina , sending me an url using my favorite form of communication, Twitter . It was an article from ACC Now talking about the possibility that some of the members from the last two national teams that might be squaring off . From that ...

Colleges seek to cut costs in tough economic times — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/13/2009
The Atlantic Coast Conference won't hold its baseball championship at Fenway Park next year, choosing a North Carolina venue over far-flung Boston. Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin aren't printing media guides. The Miami Hurricanes will be busing ...

Gamecocks reinstate suspended DB Whitlock — SI.com - NCAA Football 7/15/2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina defensive back C.C. Whitlock has been reinstated to the Gamecocks -- again.

Media Days Mean College Football Not Far Away — Bleacher Report - College Football 7/17/2009
With the major college football season 48 days away, most conferences are less than two weeks away from conducting media days.  Here is a schedule of all 11 conference media days. ACC: July 26-27, Grandover Resort, ...

Five BCS Schools To Look Out For — Bleacher Report - College Football 7/17/2009
College football season is back.  With that comes experts breakdowns of each conference, possible BCS busters, and Heisman favorites. Within each of the conference breakdowns you will always see a note like "Could compete for a conference ...

The State of the Spurrier Address — Bleacher Report - College Football 7/19/2009
The use of the word "excitement" and finding the phrase "a high pitched fervor" in the same sentence isn't at all uncommon for observers of the South Carolina Gamecock fan base. It's an annual tradition, a feat quite frankly unmatched, for those ...