The Florida State Seminoles and the Clemson Tigers are set to face off in Week 7, in what will be the first ACC battle since 2005 when both conference opponents are ranked in the top five in the country. Clemson is No. 3, while the Seminoles are No. 5.
That’s not a typo, its Bulldogs vs Tigers again from Clemson, this time just with slightly less hype than last week’s monster tilt. The Tigers were very impressive against Georgia last Saturday night and I am sure there are some out there who think they are primed for a fall, especially after what we saw from the FCS squads last week.
There are some very good games in the first week of the season as we have been offered some fun neutral site contests and even some rare conference games…but this one is the prize of the week pitting two Top 10 teams in an on-campus BCS Championship elimination match before we even get to Labour Day (neutral sites are cool but they often lack emotion).
The Clemson Tigers should definitely be considered among a handful of teams capable of winning the national championship this final season of the BCS. They have a very good base of talent, a schedule that is challenging enough to put them in the equation and seem to have found the ability not to fall completely apart when you least expect, the way a number of Clemson teams have done in the past.
There are currently 7 teams with a chance to have a perfect conference season but the Miami Hurricanes have to be the least likely among that group to have been considered a candidate to do so at the beginning of the season.
South Carolina at its best was one of the strongest teams in the country. They clobbered Georgia at home giving them their only loss and their own two losses were back to back road trips to LSU and Florida.
These two are in the same division so this is likely for a spot in the ACC Championship game. Clemson has started strong beating Auburn in the opener and then coasting against Ball State and Furman.
Last year, the Clemson Tigers were the Figure 1A example of a “feast or famine” team in college football. The Tigers started out a flawless 8-0 and ranked #6 in the AP poll, only to lose four of their last six.
A red-hot No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels are aiming to take sole possession of first place in the ACC with win over the visiting Clemson Tigers on Saturday evening, who have struggled all season long, but are coming of a huge upset over No. 22 Virginia on Valentine’s Day.
Every college football fan eagerly awaits early January and the BCS bowls. This year’s Orange Bowl features two of the best teams from two rather battered AQ-conferences in the Big East (West Virginia) and the ACC (Clemson).
#5 Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1, 7-1 ACC) vs #20 Clemson Tigers (9-3, 6-2 ACC)
It seems like year in, year out – like clockwork – Virginia Tech winds up in the conference title game. Long-tenured head coach Frank Beamer perennially has his Hokies in contention.
The Battle for the Palmetto State will be a spicy one this year, as both of the state’s FBS representative have fielded excellent squads.
The ACC isn’t messing around this week. Its two highest-ranked teams, Clemson and Virginia Tech, clash in a crucial matchup this Saturday. Can Clemson keep riding the high of last week’s win over Florida State?
Week 4’s FSU/Clemson tilt will tell us a ton about both team’s true forecasts for 2011. The Seminoles were hyped as a national title contender until Oklahoma took them down. A loss to Clemson would shift them from a powerhouse to an also-ran in two weeks.
Week 3’s cross-conference clash between Tigers in the wild jungle of Clemson’s “Death Valley” Stadium should absolutely be worth the price of admission.
It is a brand new season for college football, which more than likely means another year of Clemson’s talented but inconsistent, head-scratching ways.
