![]() ![]() In fact, if we're casting in-state spoilers, UNC gets the top mark for that this year. I am certain of only one thing the remainder of this season: UNC is going to ruin something good for one of its in-state rivals this year. Wake Forest reached #10 in AP Poll for first time in school history The traditional spoilers could be spoiled. How many times did NC State knock off a higher-ranked team, only to lose the next week? (To be fair, that's not a Dave Doeren thing, but still.) How many times did Pitt beat a team it shouldn't have? Or Wake? Now, it could happen to them. What's funny to me about this is that the notorious ruiners of football season in the ACC are in the position to *be* ruined this year. The Hurricanes started the season in the top 14, then lost to Alabama (understandable!) and Michigan State (more understandable than before), only to narrowly lose their starting quarterback, push Virginia and UNC to the brink in close losses only to actually beat the league's two ranked teams in consecutive weeks (NC State and Pitt). FSU lost to Jacksonville State at home and then proceeded to knock off UNC and Syracuse later, once they remembered they had Jordan Travis on their team.Īnd we'd be remiss not to talk about Miami as the destroyers of all things ACC. Syracuse lost to Florida State and then nearly beat Wake Forest in overtime the next week, so not quite a ruiner but they tried. Their win was against Georgia Tech, a team that took Clemson to the bring (and nearly out of the top 25) AFTER having lost to Northern Illinois earlier in the season, then beat UNC to take them out of the top 25, only to to 1-3 since with the only win coming over Duke. But since the Hokies only just snapped a Power 5 losing streak of four games with its win over Georgia Tech on the road last week, suffice it to say their time in the top 25 did not last long. After beating the Tar Heels at home in the opener, Virginia Tech rose up the rankings for a bit by virtue of that and good enough wins in the non-conference, plus a close loss at West Virginia. It will not factor into the conference standings for either team. I have to start this GIFtastic preview with an important PSA: the game between Wake Forest and North Carolina on Saturday is NOT an ACC game. ![]() By Lauren Brownlow, WRALSportsFan columnist/reporter ![]()
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