All Across The ACC

After a thoroughly depressing performance by the ACC last week in college football, the conference looks ahead to another week of competition with hopes of righting their ship on the way to the ACC championship game in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 4, 2010.

Here is more on  information from the ACC web site on the strategic move of the ACC title game from The Sunshine State to The Tar Heel State this year:

Following five years in Florida, the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Dr. Pepper Football Championship Game marks the first time that the conferences premier football event will take place in the state of North Carolina.

On December 4th, 2010 the champions from the Atlantic and Coastal division of the ACC will play for the right to represent the ACC with an automatic bid the Bowl Championship Series.

Charlotte, North Carolina is located in the geographic heart of the Atlantic Coast Conference in a city that has deep roots with the league and its member institutions. Providing easy access, by car or by plane, the city also offers a first rate football facility.

Bank of America Stadium, home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, offers one of the premier football facilities in the country. The facility is familiar to many ACC fans, having hosted the Meineke Car Care Bowl since the game’s inception as well as numerous neutral site regular season college football games.

With a great facility, a thriving uptown arts and entertainment scene, a passion for college athletics and  a location accessible to all ACC fans...Charlotte is ready for 2010.

 
The winner of the ACC title will play in the newly sponsored and renamed Discover Orange Bowl in January 2011 at Sun Life Stadium, the home of your Miami Hurricanes.

With ACC teams Georgia Tech, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Duke, Virginia and Miami all losing last weekend it is time for the conference to try to gain back some respectability this week. 

That will not be easy with tough out-of-conference games that feature #1 ranked Alabama visiting Duke, BYU traveling to Doak Campbell Stadium to face FSU, Clemson traveling to SEC country to face #16 Auburn, the Big East's Cincinatti facing the Wolfpack of N.C. State in Raleigh, and East Carolina visiting Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. 

 
Oh yeah,and we almost forgot, that doesn't include the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest traveling all the way to California to face #19 ranked Stanford.

As Hurricane fans know, Miami plays next Thursday (9/23) against former UM Defensive Coordinator Dave "The Mustache" Wannstedt and his Pitt Panthers in Pittsburgh. The Hurricanes will rack up more frequent flyer miles as it will be Miami's second road game in a row after traveling to Columbus in a losing effort last week. 

It is time for the Hurricanes to win a big game on the road and we are confident that they will dominate the Panthers this week.  Look for Jacory Harris to bounce back, the UM defense to tackle better and for another special teams score this week as Miami regains some positive momentum heading to their big ACC showdown with Clemson on Saturday, October 2 in South Carolina.

Our score predicition for this week is: UM 38 - Pitt 20.

Here is what we expect to see at Heinz Field in the Steel City on Thursday night (ESPN):

Offense:Miami will look to get it's running game untracked against the Panthers to alleviate some of the pressure on QB Jacory Harris who struggled against Ohio State with four INTs.  Look for Miami Offensive Coordinator Mark "Miracle" Whipple to try to pound the rock with his workhorse Damien Berry, the versatile Mike James and the speedy Lamar Miller who returned a kickoff 88 yards for a TD against the Buckeyes.  Look for LaRon Byrd to have a big game against Pitt and pay special attention to Kendal Thompkins in the slot and Tommy Streeter going deep on the outside this week.

Defense:The Hurricane defense played well last Saturday even when put in several difficult situations and poor field position due to turnovers.  The Miami defense held it's own against Heisman Trophy candidate Terrelle Pryor and kept the Hurricanes in the game.  Look for Miami to load the box to try to stop the Panthers solid and productive running attack.  The Hurricane DL and LBs will need to be tough and physical at the point of attack as Pitt tries to play smash mouth football to see if Miami can stop the Panther running game.  Watch out for the Pitt TE over the middle if the UM LBs over-commit to play action fakes if Pitt is able to establish their ground attack.

Special Teams:Miami's special teams were excellent in the return game scoring 14 of the 'Canes 24 points against the Buckeyes.  The Hurricanes not only scored on Miller's kickoff return but also on WR Travis Benjamin's thrilling punt return.  In fact it was the first time in school history that UM had scored a TD on a punt and kickoff return in one game.  The Hurricanes will look to improve on the kick coverage teams which yielded big returns to OSU last Saturday.

Here are the other games around the ACC this week:

09/16/10	Cincinnati @ NC State	Raleigh, N.C.	ESPN (XM 143/SIRIUS 122)	7:30 p.m. ET Gametracker
09/18/10	Georgia Tech @ North Carolina	Chapel Hill, N.C.	ACC Network (XM 192/SIRIUS 214)	12:00 p.m. ET Gametracker | ACC Network affiliates | Watch Live Online!
	Maryland @ West Virginia	Morgantown, W.Va.	ESPNU (XM 190/SIRIUS 215)	12:00 p.m. ET Gametracker
	East Carolina @ Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Va.	ESPN3.com (XM 193/SIRIUS 212)	1:30 p.m. ET LiveStats
	Alabama @ Duke	Durham, N.C.	ABC (XM 192/SIRIUS 214)	3:30 p.m. ET Gametracker
	BYU @ Florida State	Tallahassee, Fla.	ESPNU (XM 190/SIRIUS 215)	3:30 p.m. ET Gametracker
	Clemson @ Auburn	Auburn, AL	ESPN (XM 192/SIRIUS 214)	7:00 p.m. ET Gametracker
	Wake Forest @ Stanford	Palo Alto, Calif.	ESPN2 (XM 191/SIRIUS 213)	11:15 p.m. ET Gametracker
09/23/10	Miami @ Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pa.

 

Comments

[darCANEgel]

Nicely said, mano

GO CANES

[Teflon]

hey coming to u from a remote area in the far east!

[SOUP]

Let's just let it go --

Have fun
Smile

Posted by: darCANEgel | September 16, 2010 at 05:34 PM

GOOD ADVICE!

Time for some of that medicine for sure.

[pbcfrcane13]

holla

[SOUP]

Palm Beach 13...good to see U bloggin' on the regular. See U around!

[Sebastian]

9/23/10-Time to unleash the beast....Dyron Dye

Im looking forward to see how some of these games shake out now that league time is here

[darCANEgel]

86, you rock ---
out of office...
---
Cant we all jUst get along??
---

Canes, baaby

[Montreal-Cane]

The ACC will get much better before the end of the 2010 season...Too much talent...
A game to watch for this saturday 7:00 pm on ESPN Clemson at Auburn.

[BahamaCane]

That NC vs GT game should be sweet!

[Old Skool]

“Gentlemen, this is a football,”...“This is a cruel and tough business. We have to produce. We’re only here because we want to win, and when we lose, we’re gone. Therefore we have to win! Therefore you have to win! And we only want winners!”

Part of a speech from Lombardi, the play. Dan Lauria (the father from the Wonder Years) stars as a Lombardi which opens on Broadway Oct 21.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/theater/19lombardi.html?pagewanted=1&8dpc&_r=1

[SOUP]

9/23/10-Time to unleash the beast....Dyron Dye

Posted by: Sebastian57 | September 16, 2010 at 06:04 PM

Who was it that said Dye was gonna be the starting TE at UM this year?

[Sebastian]

I sure the heck dont recall saying that. I was all about him having sacks this year

I do remember watching him playing in HS and he was unblockable. He is made for the DE position. Now he did play good at TE but that 1st step of his and that backside pursuit is made to be a DE.

I am more then ready for him to get some meaningful P.T.

[Hurri']

41-17 UM

No Mercy

[SOUP]

NEW POLL IS UP, TOP RIGHT.

[SOUP]

Sebas...i was not implying that it was U. But someIody said it, or that he would be a TE at UM this year?

[SJMPARMAN]

Time to forgive and forget the loss. Canes 34 - Pitt 3.

[Sebastian]

Soup,
I knew what you meant. I just figured that someone who said that couldnt of seen him play in HS

Or if they did they saw something alot different then I did when I was watching him

Thats what makes us lucky about living around here, we get to see alot of these kids play before they head off to college

[AlpharettaCane]

You mean Bailey isn't going to play TE? :)

Where's Stephen Wesley when you need him?

[Sebastian]

A source is saying Seantrel Henderson is being moved to TE

[Montreal-Cane]

NCST-Cin on ESPN or http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-espn.html

[j.w.]

I remember that prediction, Soup!

[Sebastian]

A nice drive led by Wilson for the Pack right there

[Ungar]

Yep, I have let it go.

Until they come down here, that is.

Fair enough?

[UMike]

Isnt Tampa Plant on espnu tonight?

[UMike]

darCANE..that is why i started off with "Correct me if im wrong" lol...as for us..we went 9-4, but to me at least..anyone who knew Miami football would of known we were still young, didnt have much depth and A LOT of injuries on D..so IMO, this year we would have good reason to be a top 15 team, we grew into jrs & sr's and were healthy. I dont know much about Arkansas, but it seemed like there was just some buzz that turned into a top 15 ranking. Like I said, I could be wrong lol..bur I agree, it all doesnt matter..heres to 11-1 lol

[Sebastian]

UMike-
Yes they are on right now

[Montreal-Cane]

NCST showing good things tonight!

NCST 14 CIN 0 1st

[Sebastian]

Abilene just scored

7-0

[BahamaCane]

Watching the NC State vs Cincy game and Cincy's d-line isnt getting and penetration at all. Russell Wilson has all day and 2 Christmas' to throw.

Hope this is a good trend for the ACC this weekend.

[Sebastian]

Plant scores at the end of the 1st qt. to even the score. Wilder rushing TD

7-7

[solarcane]

When I said scheduling Memphis,Toledo and Cincinnati in the same season was gravy,

Explain to me again the part I was told about Cincinnati being a very good program, on the rise?

[solarcane]

wilder scores

[Montreal-Cane]

NCST they create the most turnovers in the ACC so far....

[Sebastian]

3 Minutes left in the 1st half

17-14 Plant

Wilder is just running people over. I just dont know how that running style will work out when he gets to the college level and starts going against the big boys

That would be hard to hold up for a 12-14 game season

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Ryan Mallett is the best pro QB prospect in the SEC and Petrino is magic with passing attacks. He's also has a great receiver corps to work with and the D was expected to be improved this year due to returning experience. Add it all up and you've got a buzz worthy team that has a chance this weekend to prove the promoters right.

[solarcane]

ogv,
I agree on Mallet being a real good Qb.
I'm wondering if Arkanas' defense is sound enough to keep them ranked high.

[darCANEgel]

UMike...
rock-on, bro!

One of my favorite gringo toasts:

"For better or worse, but never for granted."

Slainte!

It's
a
CANES
THANG,
Baaby...

[Montreal-Cane]

Updated: September 16, 2010, 9:59 PM ET Urban Meyer: 'It's not a dirty program'

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5582010

Hilarious!

It's an extremely dirty program!

[Drtycane]

Wilder won't be able to run over Ray Ray and LA....The U future looks promising....I just can't stand the fans calling 560/790 in the a.m. bashing and bashing....
We will just get better, and people need to be patient....

...I hear Urban is calling ESPN, saying "Hey I got to 30 arrests, are you gonna do a 30 for 30 about the Gators now?"

[DZ8]

Posted by: solarcane | September 16, 2010 at 08:56 PM

They were on the rise and a very good program when they had Brian Kelly. Now they have to find out who they are with the new coach. Schedules are made so far in advance thats not really fair.

How did CJ Spiller do in his 1st regular season start? (and for the record I said if they use him correctly he'll be a good NFL back, 3rd down/change of pace etc...)

:)

[JCane]

Sorry if someone posted this already, but cool run by a hs kid hurdling over a defensive player after picking up a fumble:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Georgia-RB-hurdles-defender-on-incredible-touchd?urn=highschool-270332

[Montreal-Cane]

NCAA might need to step in to solve arrest issue

By Pat Dooley
Columnist

Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 11:54 p.m.
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You’ll have to pardon your neighbor, the one with the Gator flag flying year-round, if he lets the newspapers gather in his driveway for a few days. Or if he doesn’t answer your e-mail.

Because Gator Joe is afraid to open his paper or log on to his computer.

His fear?

Another Florida football player might be arrested.

The number is 30 for Urban Meyer and that doesn’t count suspended players who were not arrested. Who knows how many of them broke the law to get into trouble?

I get the sense from the Gator Nation that they have grown weary of it.

As an alumnus of the university and a citizen of Gainesville, I know I’m tired of it.

No more excuses.

No more, “It happens everywhere.”

No more, “He’s really a great kid.”

Let’s solve the problem.

I don’t think the answer is to recruit less talented players with better character. Mediocre football players get in trouble, too. And mediocre teams get coaches fired.

In fact, I don’t think the onus is only on the coaches, whether it be Florida or Georgia, which has had plenty of trouble of its own. Someone else has to be involved. Coaches have a major conflict of interest.

Which is why players have little accountability.

Coaches want their best players to play and cringe at the idea of sitting them.

But imagine if you are a football player and you saw what Carlos Dunlap did last year. He put lives in danger. He received a one-game suspension.

A.J. Green got four for selling his jersey. Dez Bryant lost a season for telling a lie, he failed to fully disclose his interaction with former NFL player Deion Sanders to the NCAA last year.

So if you are a player, you have a mental checklist.

Let’s see, lying to NCAA — terrible thing to do.

[Old Skool]

Morning crew reporting in

[Old Skool]

Scout announcing Duke Johnson 2012 RB from Norland has committed.

[SinisterCane]

Go Canes

[TJL]

My 2 cents:
I thought Allen Bailey played well vs OSU, they did not run on his side, and he was blowing up the point of attack
Nice to see Plant go down again..hate the team...hate Coach Weiner who is a dick..

[86Cane]

Like I always said, losses are only good for two or three days on the blog, but wins are good for 5-7 days.

Just win baby!

GO CANES, BEAT PITT!!!

[86Cane]

Poll Results:

7.7%

VT

42.3%

UNC

0.0%

Pitt

34.6%

FSU

3.8%

GT

11.5%

Clemson

[86Cane]

From www.theacc.com:

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -Russell Wilson threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns and North Carolina State beat Cincinnati 30-19 on Thursday night to improve to 3-0 for the first time in eight years.

Jay Smith and Curtis Underwood Jr. had first-half touchdown catches, and Mustafa Greene had a 31-yard scoring run that gave N.C. State a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The Wolfpack led the entire way behind Wilson and a defense that pressured Zach Collaros much of the night.

Cincinnati (1-2) didn't run a play inside the N.C. State 32 until the final minutes, but the Wolfpack had a big lead by that point. Collaros connected with D.J. Woods twice for touchdowns, the first from 68 yards late in the first half.

N.C. State is off to its best start since winning its first nine games behind eventual NFL first-round draft pick Philip Rivers at quarterback in 2002.

Wilson bounced back from a frustrating performance last weekend at Central Florida, where he completed just 10 of 30 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.

At the time, it seemed Wilson was having some of the struggles coach Tom O'Brien predicted after he missed spring drills while concentrating on playing baseball for the Wolfpack, followed by spending the summer playing minor league baseball in the Colorado Rockies' organization. O'Brien had said it would take time for Wilson to find his game again, though on Thursday night he played with the steady presence that made him an All-Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback as a freshman two seasons ago.

He completed 26 of 40 passes, including an 8-yard touchdown strike to Taylor Gentry with about 7 1/2 minutes left to make it 30-7.

At least Wilson and his teammates eased O'Brien's mind about playing a nationally televised game with only four days of rest. Not to mention give the much-criticized ACC - which has stumbled in its early nonconference matchups - a needed win against a team picked to tie for second in the Big East.

[Sebastian]

Im somewhat stunned to see that Pitt. hasnt picked up 1 vote yet