ACC / A SHE SHE WEEK 2 PICKS THAT WILL LIKELY GO WRONG

I really, really, really despise the ACC and their conference passing off hour long egg tosses as football games. Granted the MD/UM game in primetime on Monday was somewhat entertaining (admit it, only because of the jerseys), but you still left yourself wondering how Dook could drop a game to Richmond – at HOME – for the second time in three years. WE ARE THE MIGHTY MIGHTY ACC! 

• Rutgers @ UNC – As stated in the games to watch posting, Rutgers is a former shell of themselves and need a quality road win. UNC is looked at by some to be a true sleeper (which all teams in the ACC are….ZING) and can springboard their season with a win. Look for this to be closer than the experts have it pegged. Pick: UNC

• NC State @ Wake Forest – Both of these teams I can’t get a read on. Anytime NCSU thinks they are good, they will drop an easy game. Wake Forest thinks they are better than they really are…but sometimes will surprise teams. I wouldn’t call playing in a stadium under 50,000 people a home field advantage, nor is a bus ride from Raleigh to Winston-Salem a road trip. Pick: NC State

• Wofford @ Clemson – Clemson finds themselves playing another cupcake week 2, which ain't exactly saying much for the Tigers. Wofford is a sneaky team with a powerful running game, and could give the Mighty Tiiiiiiiiiig’s a run for their money in Death Valley. This is one of those “we play a school in SC every year” games, so don’t expect Dabo to put the pedal down. Clemson goes 2-0 on paper…but still an awful team in everyone’s mind. Pick: Clemson

• Stanford @ Dook – I fully expect there to be quantum physics calculations drawn up in the dirt before kickoff. That, and if Dook doesn’t pull out the black jerseys again for this game…I’ll be mildly disappointed. Like I said last week; “Dook has a track around its field. Dook is not a very good team”.  Andrew Luck has a field day…without his TI-83 calculator. Pick:  Stanford

• Virginia Tech @ East Carolina – AIR RAID OFFENSE! ECUS put up some great numbers last week against South Carolina, and look for more of the same against Virginia Tech at home. Virginia Tech is another one of those ACC that can’t get the ball rolling unless something bad happens. (See: JMU 2010) This could be another high scoring affair, so it could be entertaining. Pick: Virginia Tech

• Charleston Southern @ FSU – Here is a valid candidate for cupcake of the week. I can’t even come up with anything to talk about to make this more interesting. The only thing worse than an ACC game is an ACC cupcake game…against a D2 school. Pick: FSU

• Georgia Tech at Middle Tennessee State – This looks like a game where the Ramblin’ Wreck should be able to take care of business…but how the hell do you negotiate a home/home series with MTSU? Ever heard of a one-off? Georgia Tech wins, but won’t blow them out. Pick: Georgia Tech

• Virginia @ Indiana – How in the hell did this deal come up? Who is going to travel to Bloomington, IN? “Caruthers, bring forth another scotch and brandy…my glass is getting low”. I just see this getting ugly with pitchforks and Farmer John getting ticked off at the 200 that make the trip. A Hoosier victory with almost guaranteed chants of “HOOSIER DADDY” over and over will keep that from happening. Pick: Indiana

• Boston College at Central Florida – Ah, maybe we get to see what BC is made of after dropping one at home last week to Northwestern. I for one don’t see much in the tank for this team, and Central Florida will likely go to 2-0 and building off of the momentum from the Liberty Bowl/Georgia beat down. (Insert eye roll here) Pick: Central Florida

Last Week: 8-1 (THANKS FOR NOTHING DOOK)