The Tortoise And The Tiger

There was only one ACC game last night, but it was a doozy. Clemson played their best game (that I’ve seen) this year and completely dismantled a seemingly disinterested Maryland team. I guess their two wins got to their heads. The thing about Maryland’s recent streak of two “good” wins is that it was deceiving. Yes, they had a great win over Duke in Cameron – maybe the best win of any team in the ACC this year – but one win does not make a trend. In their second game, they beat Georgia Tech, another team that’s up and down and just coming off a big win. Well, one of those two teams had to win that game. Did that clearly mean that the winner had now solved their problems and the other was still up and down? No, it didn’t.
A quick shout out and congrats to Jeff Quinton, a Clemson fan and one of my regular readers (and blogger extraordinaire). He was quick to send me an email last night about the Tigers’ big win.
There are four games with ACC teams tonight, three conference games and Virginia stepping out to take a beating from Providence. The big game tonight is Duke venturing into The Joel to play Wake Forest. For the Blue Devils, it’s the beginning of tough stretch for them. Their next four games are at Wake, home against Georgia Tech, home against UNC and at Maryland. That’s the payback for their earlier easy schedule. I guess we’ll see how legit they (and others) are.
The other game of some interest tonight is Virginia Tech at Miami. The two football-playing interlopers have had surprisingly good seasons, but odds are that one or both will drop off severely in the second half. The winner of this game will have the upper hand. I’m guessing the Canes by a couple of touchdowns unless the Hokies can establish their clock-eating ground game.
FSU also visits Georgia Tech tonight. The Yellow Jackets simply cannot afford to slip up again.
The other big game of the week is tomorrow night’s rivalry game when NC State heads to Chapel Hill. The Pack lost Levi Watkins, but have Tony Bethel back. They need Bethel against Carolina’s pressure, so that’s a net gain. Still, they better keep up their good shooting or they’ll get torched in the Dome.
To finish things off, take a look at this “What would a Dook ref call?” thread at TerpTown. I tire quickly of the Duke-gets-all-the-calls stuff (although I’m clearly in the minority there), but this was actually pretty damn funny. It’s gets old after a few pages, but there are some gems. Props to the tortured Jeremy Gold at Terrapin Soup for the find.


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