Not sure how much you follow football, but here are some statistics for you...
Total Defense
1. Florida State
9. Connecticut
14. Rutgers
16. Maryland
33. Virginia
35. Missouri
36. Louisville
37. Pittsburgh
38. Virginia Tech
44. Cincinnati
50. Syracuse
57. Clemson
60. North Carolina
61. NC State
63. South Florida
68. Georgia Tech
78. Wake Forest
82. Temple
96. Duke
107. Boston College
115. Miami (FL)
Total Offense
7. Clemson
11. Florida State
15. North Carolina
24. Syracuse
26. Georgia Tech
33. Cincinnati
41. Louisville
48. Virginia
55. Pittsburgh
57. Miami (FL)
59. NC State
62. South Florida
65. Virginia Tech
74. Duke
95. Boston College
98. Rutgers
103. Missouri
107. Connecticut
111. Wake Forest
120. Maryland
There a a few excellent defenses in the ACC conference but an alarming number of awful ones. If anything, I think our offense will have an easier time putting up points in conference games next year.
Also included the total offense rankings for all BE and ACC schools, just to get a feel for what is coming on that side of the ball. I think the ACC has some really impressive offenses, and some really bad ones. Overall, I think our defense is going to have a harder task dealing with ACC offenses.
I don't see the difficult of the conference schedule getting markedly harder next season. Should be close to a wash. The quality of the second Coastal opponent could affect this quite a bit.
I threw in Missouri too just because we happen to be playing them Saturday.