SB Nation Atlanta - ACC Football Schedule, Week 9: Avoid Everything But Georgia Tech-Clemsonhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2011-11-07T16:32:17-05:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/22866592011-11-07T16:32:17-05:002011-11-07T16:32:17-05:00ACC Football Week 11 Standings: Clemson, Georgia Tech Eye Conference Championship In Charlotte
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<img alt="ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 29: Tevin Washington #13 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets passes downfield against the Clemson Tigers at Bobby Dodd Stadium on October 29, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RidlQdOjUSgcbVZYdXerzSk_p-s=/41x0:958x611/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/photo_images/4592467/130772230.jpg" />
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<p>Clemson and Virginia Tech carry 8-1 records into ACC play this week as they make their push to punch a ticket to the ACC Championship in Charlotte. Can Georgia Tech make it a 3-team race?</p> <p>The bye week can be the best thing to ever happen to a team, as injuries can heal and other teams can beat up on each other while a team's place in the standings can stay safe. For Clemson and Virginia Tech, the extra week can serve as the remedy for those things, but the other thing a bye week brings is extra preparation for their next opponents.</p>
<p>As the leaders of the Atlantic and Coastal divisions, they're poised to play in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte on the first weekend of December, major speed bumps lie in their path this week:</p>
<p><b>Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech:</b> Whoever can engineer (you like that?) a consistent defensive attack versus multi-faceted quarterbacks Logan Thomas and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/36194/tevin-washington" class="sbn-auto-link">Tevin Washington</a> will be in line to win a huge ACC matchup this Saturday. <b><br><br>Wake Forest vs. Clemson:</b> The boys from Winston-Salem have proven to be consistently frisky, and this is the type of game that Clemson finds a way to lose. If this is the Tigers year to be BCS Bowl bound, Dabo Swinney gets his team a tough win. <b><br></b></p>
<p>Here is a breakout of the ACC standings after week 11:</p>
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<h3>Atlantic Coast Conference Standings</h3>
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<p class="updated">(updated 11.6.2011 at 1:36 AM EDT)</p>
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<th>Atlantic Division</th> <th colspan="2">Conf</th> <th colspan="2">Overall</th>
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<th></th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/clemson-tigers">Clemson Tigers</a></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>8</td>
<td class="td-last">1</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-st-seminoles">Florida St. Seminoles</a></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6</td>
<td class="td-last">3</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/wake-forest-demon-deacons">Wake Forest Demon Deacons</a></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">4</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/n-c-state-wolfpack">N.C. State Wolfpack</a></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">4</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/maryland-terrapins">Maryland Terrapins</a></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="td-last">7</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/boston-college-eagles">Boston College Eagles</a></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>2</td>
<td class="td-last">7</td>
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<th>Coastal Division</th> <th colspan="2">Conf</th> <th colspan="2">Overall</th>
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<th></th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/virginia-tech-hokies">Virginia Tech Hokies</a></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>8</td>
<td class="td-last">1</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets">Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets</a></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>7</td>
<td class="td-last">2</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/virginia-cavaliers">Virginia Cavaliers</a></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6</td>
<td class="td-last">3</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/miami-hurricanes">Miami Hurricanes</a></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>5</td>
<td class="td-last">4</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels">North Carolina Tar Heels</a></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>6</td>
<td class="td-last">4</td>
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<td class="td-name td-first"><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/duke-blue-devils">Duke Blue Devils</a></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>3</td>
<td class="td-last">6</td>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/2011/11/7/2545180/college-football-scores-standings-2011-accEddie Maisonet2011-10-27T08:00:45-04:002011-10-27T08:00:45-04:00ACC Football Schedule: Georgia Tech-Clemson, Miami-Virginia And More ...
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<p>Clemson's road to the ACC Championship Game and an undefeated season goes through Georgia Tech.</p> <p><i>Your Week 9 ACC schedule. All times EST.</i></p>
<p><b><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/virginia-cavaliers">Virginia Cavaliers</a> at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/miami-hurricanes">Miami (FL) Hurricanes</a>, 8:00 Thursday, ESPN/ESPN3: </b>The Hurricanes, after surviving a raft of suspensions to start the season, are suddenly on an impressive two-game winning streak. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, are looking to make a statement <a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/college-sports/2011/oct/26/tdsport03-hoping-to-take-advantage-of-rare-tv-appe-ar-1410410/">in a rare appearance on national TV</a>. It's a showdown between teams that already have two ACC losses, surely what ESPN had in mind <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5363743">when they gave the conference a nearly $2 billion TV deal</a>.</p>
<p><b><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/n-c-state-wolfpack">N.C. State Wolfpack</a> at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-st-seminoles">Florida State Seminoles</a>, 12:00 Saturday, ESPNU: </b>Jimbo Fisher's Seminoles have rebounded from their puzzling three-weak mid-season slide with consecutive 41-16 drubbings of two of the ACC's weakest football programs -- Duke and Virginia. The competition gets tougher this week as the Wolfpack travel to Tallahassee, as a loss to Tom O'Brien's squad sent Florida State into a tailspin last year.</p>
<p><b><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/virginia-tech-hokies">Virginia Tech Hokies</a> at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/duke-blue-devils">Duke Blue Devils</a>, 12:30 Saturday, ESPN3: </b>The Hokies, after a tough 23-3 home loss to Clemson, have returned to their usual ACC form, reeling off a three-game win streak to put themselves in first place in the ACC Coastal Division. Frank Beamer has 10 consecutive victories over Duke, with an average margin of victory of 23.1 points. </p>
<p><b><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/boston-college-eagles">Boston College Eagles</a> at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/maryland-terrapins">Maryland Terrapins</a>, 3:00 Saturday, ESPN3</b>: Two programs in complete disarray at the bottom of the ACC Atlantic standings meet in a game to determine ... something. The Terrapins have struggled in the transition to first-year coach Randy Edsall, with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/75975/danny-o-brien" class="sbn-auto-link">Danny O'Brien</a>, widely considered the best young QB in the ACC before the year began, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/post/maryland-quarterback-danny-obrien-should-have-options-after-season/2011/10/19/gIQAefyPxL_blog.html">possibly transferring at the end of the season</a>. There isn't much positive to say about the Eagles in Frank Spaziani's third season there, as Boston College is 1-6, with their only victory coming against FCS school UMass. </p>
<p><b><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/wake-forest-demon-deacons">Wake Forest Demon Deacons</a> at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels">North Carolina Tar Heels</a>, 3:30 Saturday, ESPNU</b>: The Demon Deacons have been one of the biggest surprises of the ACC season, as Jim Grobe's team is sitting at 5-2, second in the ACC Atlantic. After a nail-biting 24-23 win over Duke, a win against another of their Research Triangle rivals would make them bowl eligible for only the fifth time Grobe's 11 seasons there. The Tar Heels still have a ton of talent left over from the sudden end of the Butch Davis era, although they are currently only 1-3 in ACC play.</p>
<p><b><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/clemson-tigers">Clemson Tigers</a> at <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets">Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets</a>, 8:00 Saturday, ABC/ESPN3</b>: A road game in Atlanta is Clemson's last serious hurdle to an undefeated season before the ACC Championship Game. Georgia Tech's two-game losing streak has taken some of the shine off this match-up; the Yellow Jackets ability to hold the ball will be crucial to keeping Clemson's explosive offense off the field.</p>
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https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2011/10/27/2516515/college-football-schedule-2011-accJonathan Tjarks