{"id":3029,"date":"2016-08-18T01:24:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T06:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2017-07-08T13:02:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T18:02:29","slug":"2016-acc-football-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=3029","title":{"rendered":"2016 ACC FOOTBALL OUTLOOK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Florida State and Clemson will be super tough this year<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

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Atlantic Division \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Clemson Tigers are coming off their best season since the National Championship season in 1981.\u00a0 The Tigers also claimed their 15th<\/sup> ACC Conference Championship with a perfect (8-0) record in ACC play last season and made it to the National Championship game verses Alabama. Even with the loss, the Clemson Tigers have a major upside. With Deshaun Watson a Heisman finalist from 2015, which lead a very explosive offence, the Tigers are\u00a0back and looking to repeat last season performance.\u00a0 The question for the Tigers this is season is their defense.\u00a0 A question that will be answered by week one, will the defense get it done?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clemson should be undefeated heading into Florida State weekend.\u00a0 The winner of that game will be Division and \u00a0Conference Champions this season and gain\u00a0a spot in the Final Four playoffs.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the Florida State\u00a0Seminoles, the 2016 season will be the year\u00a0that makes the ACC a top tier Power\u00a0Five Conference to watch.\u00a0 Returning all eleven starters on offense and eight\u00a0\u00a0on defense, the Noles will be an experienced team. \u00a0They will have Heisman contender running back Dalvin Cook leading the way. One of the questions is going to be at QB.\u00a0\u00a0 I believe that RS Freshmen Deondre Francois will win the starting job. Florida State will host North Carolina, Clemson, and Florida this season. A mid-season clash with the Hurricanes in Miami and a classic noon sleeper game @ Louisville in week three. The 2016 season for the Seminoles is shaping up to be a great one.\u00a0 \u00a0I do believe the Seminoles will win the ACC in 2016.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the rest of the Atlantic Division of the ACC.\u00a0 I see Louisville taking care of business this season. Winning nine games, with losses to Florida State, @ Clemson, and @ Houston. Head Coach Bobby Petrino has a young\u00a0quarterback in Jackson in which will shine in big games and will help keep Louisville in the mix for a good Bowl game.\u00a0\u00a0 Like many Conferences, the ACC Atlantic is very top heavy.\u00a0 With that, \u00a0I predict\u00a0 Louisville will be the last Bowl eligible team in this division.\u00a0 North Carolina \u00a0State\u2019s chances of making noise in the ACC was last year,\u00a0 not in 2016.\u00a0 \u00a0Syracuse, with new Coach Dino Babers is still one year away and Wake Forest is just that. Wake Forest!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Coastal Division <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The 2016 Coastal Division race will have a similar feel as the previous five. \u00a0The Coastal will beat each other to become\u00a0.500 level teams. Only one that is\u00a0returning the most will win this division again, and become the first Coastal team to win back to back division titles since Virginia Tech. Yes, I am picking North Carolina!\u00a0 In my opinion, the Tar Heels are the 3rd<\/sup> best team in the ACC.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The team that will challenge North Carolina in the Coastal will be the Hurricanes of Miami. The Hurricanes my not have the talent of the\u00a0teams from the 90\u2019s but they do have the right guy to lead.\u00a0 Head Coach Mark Richt will bring that swag back to Miami, but it will\u00a0take one year to prepare for a great 2017. This year Miami team will be a hard dog to fight but it will take a few years for Richt to repair what the previous coach\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Golden did.\u00a0 Hold on Canes fans, your time is coming.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the rest of the Coastal Davison, look for Georgia Tech to rebound big in 2016. \u00a0Pittsburgh, Duke, Virginia Tech will all make Bowl games.\u00a0\u00a0 This year ACC will be fun to watch from the first games on Labor Day weekend to the ACC Championship game in Charlotte in December.\u00a0 So sit back and relax, because College Football is back.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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2016 ACC\u00a0\u00a0 STANDING PREDICTIONS<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

ATLANTIC DIVISION<\/em><\/h4>\n

# FLORIDA STATE\u00a0 (12-0, 8-0)<\/span><\/h4>\n

CLEMSON\u00a0 (11-1, 7-1)<\/span><\/h4>\n

LOUISVILLE\u00a0\u00a0(9-3, 6-2)<\/span><\/h4>\n

North Carolina State\u00a0\u00a0(5-7, 3-5)<\/span><\/h4>\n

SYRACUSE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(3-9, 2-6)<\/span><\/h4>\n

WAKE FOREST\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(3-9, 1-7)<\/span><\/h4>\n

BOSTON COLLEGE\u00a0\u00a0 (4-8, 0-8)<\/span><\/h4>\n

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COASTAL DIVISION<\/em><\/h4>\n

#NORTH CAROLINA\u00a0 (10-2, 7-1)<\/span><\/h4>\n

MIAMI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(8-4, 5-3)<\/span><\/h4>\n

GEORGIA TECH\u00a0\u00a0(7-5, 5-3)<\/span><\/h4>\n

PITTSBURGH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(6-6, 4-4)<\/span><\/h4>\n

DUKE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(6-6, 4-4)<\/span><\/h4>\n

VIRGINIA TECH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(6-6, 4-4)<\/span><\/h4>\n

VIRGINIA\u00a0\u00a0 (4-8, 1-7)<\/span><\/h4>\n

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2016 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0FLORIDA STATE over NORTH CAROLINA<\/span><\/h4>\n

Florida State to College Football Playoff with win.\u00a0\u00a0 Clemson heads to Orange Bowl.<\/span><\/h4>\n

North Carolina earns At Large Bid in New Year Six Bowl.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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ACC Player of the Year:\u00a0 Dalvin Cook \u2013 Florida State<\/span><\/h4>\n

ACC Coach of the Year: \u00a0Mark Richt \u2013 Miami<\/span><\/h4>\n

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