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Early ACC-SEC matchups should continue debate over top conference (espn; Scarborough)
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi had his talking points all ready to go before he made his annual trip to ACC media days.
But the day before he was set to arrive in Charlotte, North Carolina, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher took the stage and had something fairly significant to say about his conference.
“We’ve established ourselves as the premiere conference in college football,” Fisher told reporters.
The recent national titles won by Florida State's Jimbo Fisher and Clemson's Dabo Swinney have certainly helped boost the ACC's football image nationally. Doug Buffington/Icon Sportswire
Alarm bells went off around the country, and particularly in the SEC, where the partisans have laid claim to the top spot in the best-conference debate for much of the past decade. How could a league many coaches admit was seen as a “basketball conference” only a few years ago suddenly be at the top of the pile, surpassing Alabama & Co.?
“I was asked a few times, every time I talked to someone,” Narduzzi said during his trip to Bristol, Connecticut, to visit ESPN earlier this week.
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Whispering in depth preview...
Jaylen Samuels: The Swiss Army Knife of the ACC (backingthepack.com; Kapur)
Nobody has ever been able to classify Jaylen Samuels. Jaylen has been listed at various times throughout his NC State career as a tight end, fullback, halfback, and “let’s just leave it blank and hope nobody notices” (see here). A few weeks ago, when the All-ACC preseason teams came out, a new position was listed: all-purpose. This was a thinly veiled way to ensure that Jaylen, one of the league’s best players, made the team. As an avid Jaylen fan ever since learning he scored 55 touchdowns on just 158 touches during his senior year of high school at Mallard Creek (1 TD every 2.8 touches), I wanted to determine: Is Jaylen Samuels the most unique “all-purpose” player in modern ACC history*?
After a long internal debate, I ultimately decided that dual-threat quarterbacks were not going to be included in this analysis. This decision was made because quarterbacks already have an All-ACC slot that can be won by a dual-threat QB. Lamar Jackson did so just last year. Thus, I moved forward by filtering the data to contain only players who had at least 10 carries and 10 receptions in a given year. Players could appear more than once if they met the criteria in multiple different seasons.
I selected 6 categories with which to analyze the 341 players that met the criteria: rushing yards per game, rushing yards per attempt, rushing touchdowns, receiving yards per game, receiving yards per attempt, and receiving touchdowns. Using these 6 categories, my goal was to calculate how much of a difference there was between any given player and the player that most resembled them (this is a fairly common statistical method called nearest neighbor search).
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ACC vs. SEC All-Star Game (cardiachill.com; Whaley)
With all of the recent talk of ACC coaches staking their claim for their conference being the best in all of football, Athlon pitched an interesting idea of selecting all-star teams from the ACC and SEC. ACCFootballRx then tried to determine which conference came out on top at each position. They deemed that the ACC won the most position battles.
Joining the 'team' from the ACC was two players you would expect - Brian O'Neill and Quadree Henderson. Both were also preseason All ACC First Team media picks. Henderson was given the nod over SEC kick returner Evan Berry but O'Neill lost his matchup with the SEC's Ross Pierschbacher. That matchup isn't a true head-to-head, however, since O'Neill is a tackle and Pierschbacher is a guard.
These things are always arbitrary, obviously. Still, an interesting idea to compare the top players in the conferences.
ACC football 2017: Georgia Tech out to keep building on last year's late-season success (roanoke.com; Doughty)
If there was a turning point for the Georgia Tech program and Paul Johnson’s 10-year coaching regime, it might have occurred last Nov. 12 at Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets had lost four of their previous six games, including a 48-20 drubbing one week earlier at North Carolina.
On top of that, Georgia Tech was looking to give quarterback Matthew Jordan his first start after three-year starter Justin Thomas had suffered a neck injury .
“I didn’t know what to think,” Johnson said recently at the ACC’s media kickoff. “Actually, coming in, we also started three true freshmen on the offensive line.
“Fortunately, we played one of our better games of the year on defense, got some turnovers and hit just enough plays on offense. What it did, mostly, was give our team some confidence.”
The Yellow Jackets defeated the Hokies 30-20 and finished the season on a four-game winning streak that included a 28-27 victory at Georgia in the final regular season game and a 33-18 win over Kentucky in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
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Examining the Over/Under 2017 Win Totals for the ACC (athlonsports.com; Josephs)
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ACC Atlantic
Boston College Eagles
(Over 4 -120...Under 4 EVEN)
Offense has really never been a strength for Boston College in recent seasons, instead relying on defense and field position to win games. Anthony Brown and Darius Wade are competing for the quarterback job. Wade threw 19 passes last year while Brown is an intriguing redshirt freshman. Jon Hilliman is back at running back while Michael Walker and Charlie Callinan are out wide. The offensive line is pretty much intact so maybe there will be some improvement under coordinator Scot Loeffler. Harold Landry is one of the best defensive linemen in a conference that has a ton of them. Landry had 16.5 sacks last year. The Eagles get Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and Florida State all at home. I think the over is very possible with five or six opportunities for wins.
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Syracuse Orange
(Over 4.5 -110...Under 4.5 -110)
The Orange's season hinges upon the health of Eric Dungey. He's an underrated quarterback, but has dealt with injuries, including concussions. Wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo flourished in this offense last year, which means Ervin Philips and Steve Ishmael have a chance to put up big numbers. The problems come with a defense that gave up 500 yards and nearly 40 points per game. Ten starters are back led by linebacker Zaire Franklin. The secondary is still a major weakness, but the hope is the front seven can get to the quarterback. Syracuse opens with three games at home before traveling to LSU. I like the over as I think the Orange have a shot at five wins. October figures to be tough, however, with Pittsburgh, Clemson and Miami on tap.
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No, this isn't a police car: Man accused of impersonating officer after Syracuse crash (PS; House)
When a motorcycle crashed Saturday in Syracuse, witnesses reported seeing a car with flashing emergency lights that looked like a police car close behind.
When witnesses called 911 to report the accident, they reported it looked like a Syracuse police car was involved in the crash, possibly after a chase, police said.
The vehicle, however, was not a patrol car.
Anthony Wagner, 21, of Auburn, was driving a look-alike police car, said Sgt. David Sackett, of the Syracuse Police Department. Wagner was arrested for criminal impersonation, reckless driving and other charges.
There's a reason Wagner's car looked so convincing to witnesses.
Wagner bought the decommissioned 2007 Dodge Charger at a county auction, Sackett said. He told investigators the car came with emergency lights that topped the car.
The faded outline of a police department's logo was just visible on the side of the black-and-white car, he said.
Wagner was driving the car on Interstate 81 south around 4 p.m. Saturday when a group of motorcyclists approached, Sackett said.
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