Atlantic Division
1. Boston College - 10-2 (6-2)
They've got what most teams in the conference don't--a quarterback!
2. Clemson - 9-3 (5-3)
In second despite a win over BC at home, but thanks to a win over FSU on Labor Day.
3. Florida State - 7-5 (5-3)
The Seminoles can restructure their coaching staff all they want, it still won't get them a reliable QB on the field.
4. Wake Forest - 7-5 (4-4)
Last year's champs were largely senior-driven.
5. NC State - 6-6 (3-5)
The first rule of college sports is that you can't be good in both basketball and football. And Sidney Lowe's team is on the rise.
6. Maryland - 3-9 (1-7)
They got sooooooooo lucky last year.
Coastal Division
1. Virginia Tech - 9-3 (6-2)
They could win the national championship if the BCS decides to include misplaced sentimentality in its formula this year.
2. Miami - 8-4 (6-2)
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they'll have a fast defense.
3. Virginia - 8-4 (4-4)
Ok, fine. To make up for this horrible out-of-conference schedule, we'll play our first game in 2008 against USC. Chances are it won't be in January, though.
4. Georgia Tech - 7-5 (4-4)
By losing Reggie Ball, they actually get better at quarterback. However, they get worse at having guys for him to throw to.
5. North Carolina - 4-8 (2-6)
They're going to start the climb to the top, but they're really far down the hill.
6. Duke - 2-10 (1-7)
Last year's win total multiplied by infinity!
ACC Championship Game
Boston College over Virginia Tech
Thursday, August 30, 2007
UVA Football Season Predictions
How to sum up the outlook for UVA's season? 10 returning starters from last year's great defense (and #11 Vic Hall is probably the fastest guy on the team) and a consistent starter at QB (As strange as it sounds, can you name 3 ACC quarterbacks better than him?) will translate to the following:
9/1 at Wyoming - W
Wyoming had the No. 8 ranked defense in the country last year. You think it had something to do with the fact that they got to face Christian Olsen?
9/8 Duke - W
Time to get revenge for basketb---oh, wait. Nevermind.
9/18 at North Carolina - W
In two years, Butch Davis might have this team looking like Miami, but for now they'll more closely resemble the Browns.
9/23 Georgia Tech - W
The last time the Jackets won in C-ville, Michael Keaton was Batman.
9/29 Pittsburgh - W
This year's Pitt is worse than the one that gave us a beatdown last year, and that one wasn't even really that good.
10/6 at Middle Tennessee State - W
The bitter rivalry continues! Cavaliers versus...um...Middle Tennesseeans?
10/13 Connecticut - W
Holy moley, the Wahoos are 7-0! But have they played anybody? (No.)
10/20 at Maryland - L
The first loss hits hard in an "upset" by a struggling Maryland team. They always bring their A-game against us at home.
10/27 at NC State - L
Despite the Cavs' clear superority and experience, it's another ACC road loss for Al Groh. Tom O'Brien's re-energizing of the Wolfpack program will have kicked in by now.
11/3 Wake Forest - W
Groh vs. Grobe in a tight defensive struggle in which the UVA alum coaching at home will prevail.
11/10 at Miami - L
It's the final game in the Orange Bowl, and the Canes' pathetic fan base will be in full force to create their usual quiet, non-hostile environment once more for old times sake. But the U won't forget what The U...niversity did to them last year.
11/17 Bye
11 straight games without a week off? Who came up with this idea? Posters on The Sabre get an extra week to talk about nothing but the Tech game.
11/24 Virginia Tech - L
I don't want to talk about it.
Final record: 8-4 (4-4 ACC)
9/1 at Wyoming - W
Wyoming had the No. 8 ranked defense in the country last year. You think it had something to do with the fact that they got to face Christian Olsen?
9/8 Duke - W
Time to get revenge for basketb---oh, wait. Nevermind.
9/18 at North Carolina - W
In two years, Butch Davis might have this team looking like Miami, but for now they'll more closely resemble the Browns.
9/23 Georgia Tech - W
The last time the Jackets won in C-ville, Michael Keaton was Batman.
9/29 Pittsburgh - W
This year's Pitt is worse than the one that gave us a beatdown last year, and that one wasn't even really that good.
10/6 at Middle Tennessee State - W
The bitter rivalry continues! Cavaliers versus...um...Middle Tennesseeans?
10/13 Connecticut - W
Holy moley, the Wahoos are 7-0! But have they played anybody? (No.)
10/20 at Maryland - L
The first loss hits hard in an "upset" by a struggling Maryland team. They always bring their A-game against us at home.
10/27 at NC State - L
Despite the Cavs' clear superority and experience, it's another ACC road loss for Al Groh. Tom O'Brien's re-energizing of the Wolfpack program will have kicked in by now.
11/3 Wake Forest - W
Groh vs. Grobe in a tight defensive struggle in which the UVA alum coaching at home will prevail.
11/10 at Miami - L
It's the final game in the Orange Bowl, and the Canes' pathetic fan base will be in full force to create their usual quiet, non-hostile environment once more for old times sake. But the U won't forget what The U...niversity did to them last year.
11/17 Bye
11 straight games without a week off? Who came up with this idea? Posters on The Sabre get an extra week to talk about nothing but the Tech game.
11/24 Virginia Tech - L
I don't want to talk about it.
Final record: 8-4 (4-4 ACC)
Monday, August 27, 2007
Keep on Rockin' in the End Zone
100 years ago, the idea of having a marching band at a college football game was innovative. Today, it stands as a time-honored tradition, meaning that a few schools do it well and the rest mindlessly copy them with their own watered-down versions. At UVA, the marching band adds nothing of significance other than helping to present the lamest pre-game ceremony in all of sport--Flags of the ACC.
It's about time that collegiate athletics returned to the cutting edge and gave us something original in the music department. Fans in the 1920's who gathered 'round the phonograph to listen to big band music were probably thrilled to see the same thing at their local football competition, but today's tastes demand something of a different flavor. That's why The Kize is dying to see a major college sports program adopt the use of a live rock band.
Think about the possibilities. A squealing guitar riff blaring out over the crowd after a crucial third down conversion. Tonight at halftime: the music of Pearl Jam. Led Zepplin's Immigrant Song pumping everyone up to get loud on defense. The home fans mockingly singing along the chorus "Soy un perdedor" as their bitter rivals come out of the locker room. Bring in a horn section for some classic rock, or plug in the synthesizer for the School Fight Song (Moby remix).
And to top it all off? The lead singer in a Jimi Hendrix outfit, setting fire to the flags of the ACC.
It's about time that collegiate athletics returned to the cutting edge and gave us something original in the music department. Fans in the 1920's who gathered 'round the phonograph to listen to big band music were probably thrilled to see the same thing at their local football competition, but today's tastes demand something of a different flavor. That's why The Kize is dying to see a major college sports program adopt the use of a live rock band.
Think about the possibilities. A squealing guitar riff blaring out over the crowd after a crucial third down conversion. Tonight at halftime: the music of Pearl Jam. Led Zepplin's Immigrant Song pumping everyone up to get loud on defense. The home fans mockingly singing along the chorus "Soy un perdedor" as their bitter rivals come out of the locker room. Bring in a horn section for some classic rock, or plug in the synthesizer for the School Fight Song (Moby remix).
And to top it all off? The lead singer in a Jimi Hendrix outfit, setting fire to the flags of the ACC.
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