ACC Football An Embarrassment During Week One
ACC Football witnessed a few losses that should not have been losses according to Will Brinson of the AOL Fan House:
Like any good dead horse, the ACC's utter failure in the first weekend of 2008 will be beaten mercifully into the ground via countless Sportscenter replies and verbal thaththayings between Lou Holtz and Mark May, so let's go ahead and get it out of the way -- the Atlantic Coast Conference = FAIL. Virginia Tech lost to East Carolina, Clemson was flat out embarrassed, NC State didn't score on national television, North Carolina and Maryland beat McNeese St. and Delaware by a combined 14 points and Virginia got rooster-slapped by USC at home.
Boston College, Miami (FL), Georgia Tech, Duke and Florida State were the only non-embarrassments of the weekend, and the Seminoles didn't even play. And if you think that will last, well, you're crazy. I feel like I've mentioned this 40 times between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, but we might legitimately be headed for a Wake Forest (the only legit top 25 team in the conference, perhaps?) - North Carolina Championship Game. And that's a scary thought indeed.
Clemson was the favorite among odds makers like betED.com
Uncle Fester of theSpread.com had this to say:
With the best quarterback in the conference, it's no surprise that oddsmakers have made the Tigers a 3/2 favorite to win the ACC in 2008. Big things are expected from Cullen Harper this year and even though Clemson has underachieved thus far under Bowden, they appear to be ready to break through this year.
Virginia Tech was among the other favorites to win this conference at 5/2 odds. That looks unlikely following their loss to East Carolina in Week 1.
Florida State was the next favorite after Clemson and Virginia Tech. Their early odds were set at 4/1. They along with Miami (9/2 odds) were winners in Week 1.
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Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
