ACC Week One Thread.....
- Thread starter twinkie13
- Start date
twinkie13
In transit, arriving late.
That said, anyone buying NC State this year? The First Team talks about em daily and I know they have the most returning starters and a D Line that should be sick. And they played teams close like butter played toast....shoulda beat the eventual crowned champs....
CrimsonK
Sid Bream Supporter
I am. Elite defense, extremely underrated pass offense - if they can find a power run game I think they are a real threat to win division.
Carolina Guy
Pretty much a regular
Everyone has picked Miami to win then coastal since they entered the conference in 2005. They haven't. And they have a new QB this season.
Dave Doeren coaches Nc state and they (finally) have a more than respectable non-conference schedule ... South Carolina, Marshall, Furman and Norte Dame. Fla State on the road. Still have to play Clemson and L'Ville. Are they better? Yes. But they're schedule is a lot tougher than the last four or five years. Their W/L record very well may not reflect what they have become ... a better team. Before anyone gets their panties in a wad, I'm just regurgitating what NC State radio guys have come on the sports radio station and said.
Dave Doeren coaches Nc state and they (finally) have a more than respectable non-conference schedule ... South Carolina, Marshall, Furman and Norte Dame. Fla State on the road. Still have to play Clemson and L'Ville. Are they better? Yes. But they're schedule is a lot tougher than the last four or five years. Their W/L record very well may not reflect what they have become ... a better team. Before anyone gets their panties in a wad, I'm just regurgitating what NC State radio guys have come on the sports radio station and said.
Carolina Guy
Pretty much a regular
Coastal Division returns only 1 starting QB, Daniel Jones, Duke.
gps_3
Head of Alabama Department of Decision-Making
Been reading Bill Connelly's ACC team previews, and it seems to be a common refrain that the ACC teams that are poised to make a breakthrough have brutal schedules that will result in a record that looks worse than it is
Johnnyonthespot
CTG Regular
GT generally has problems on their DLine
As defensive Ted Roof put it in the spring, “We’re really, really unproven inside on defense. Really, really unproven.”
As defensive Ted Roof put it in the spring, “We’re really, really unproven inside on defense. Really, really unproven.”
TahoeLegend
Pretty much a regular
I like NC State this year.
I like Dave Doeren's style of play and I started backing him when he was in the MAC. I backed him several time last year when was 9-4 ATS, and I think this will be his best team.
The defensive PPG and defensive rushing yards per game have gone down each year he has been there and I value those two stats more than any stat in handicapping. And this year he returns the entire defensive line and the top two tacklers at line backer.
I like Dave Doeren's style of play and I started backing him when he was in the MAC. I backed him several time last year when was 9-4 ATS, and I think this will be his best team.
The defensive PPG and defensive rushing yards per game have gone down each year he has been there and I value those two stats more than any stat in handicapping. And this year he returns the entire defensive line and the top two tacklers at line backer.
twinkie13
In transit, arriving late.
lotta people are buying them this year.....that is what worries me
the D line is obv quality
Johnnyonthespot
CTG Regular
I do believe that if Matthew Jordan can stay healthy he will be an overall upgrade via consistency than dynamic JT. I dont think he will be George Godsey passing but he will be steady and still run like B back. Brad Stewart and Ricky Jeune may not be exciting, but they dont drop passes and I think they both could project to play in NFL because of their consistancy. In addition, they do have 2 relatively unheralded freshman WR Adonicas Sanders and Jair Hawkins-Anderson showing their dynamicism with other steady dudes, I think their passing game is going to be much better. The better they pass, the better they run. Their offense will be very good if OL gets in form.
A & B back depth looks good with the possibility of a couple of real difference makers.
A & B back depth looks good with the possibility of a couple of real difference makers.
M.W.
Parties like it's 1979
Four QBs are now getting reps a Clemson, as true freshman Chase Brice is really picking things up quickly in camp. Swinney says it's still junior Kelly Bryant's job to lose, but redshirt freshman Zerrick Cooper, true freshman Hunter Johnson (early enrollee), and true freshman Chase Brice are all getting reps.
Johnnyonthespot
CTG Regular
GT top runner Dedrick Mills dismissed from team.
