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THE ACC

By Magazine Staff

Monday, August 11, 2008

The ACC hasn't won a BCS bowl in nine years. Mark it down for a 10th. Short answer: lots of great players, no great teams. Take Clemson—the Tigers have the nation's best backfield in James Davis and C.J. Spiller, but they're not BCS title material. Wake has CB Alphonso Smith (14 career picks) but is otherwise mediocre. The real reason the ACC has struggled is that Miami and Florida State aren't the 10-win locks of five years ago. Both teams have some seriously gifted players, like FSU sa ...

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