... the beginning of the college football season that is now winding down, national expectations for the ACC were limited. This was not going to be the year that the basketball powerhouse would take another step to becoming recognized for its pigskin prowess.

Virginia Tech looked to be the lone hope for a BCS Championship squad, and that was thwarted with an opening loss to Alabama.  Teams came and went out of the polls, and finally after a roller-coaster season it looked like, at the very least, that the two best teams were headed for Tampa.

Then, yesterday happened. When ACC schools traditionally take on their in-state rivals both in and o...

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