2006 ACC Coastal Football

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We’ll start our look at the 2006 ACC Coastal football division with last season’s leader on the board, Virginia Tech, who finished 7-1 in conference play. Beamer has announced that Sean Glennon is the number 1 starting QB for now, but the big question remains if he’ll be able to fill Marcus Vick’s shoes. Holt and Whitaker, who are 2 and 3 on the depth chart, currently, are more athletic and could be better fits behind a suspect offensive line. One would like to think that having a better attitude at the QB position would be a positive change for this team and it would allow the Hokies to repeat as conference champs, but we can’t doubt Vick’s talent and I think we’ll see this season that they’ll miss him.

Miami had another disappointing year by their standards in 2005 with a 6-2 conference record. They are hoping that new offensive coordinator Rich Olsen will help revitalize an offense which had its lowest scoring season since 1997 in 2005. Tailback Tyrone Moss, and receivers Ryan Moore and Darnell Jenkins return and are talented enough to make a lot of big plays for the ‘canes this season. Look for Miami to leapfrog Virginia Tech for the number spot in the ACC Coastal Division.

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Many experts thing the Yellow Jackets could be a surprise contender for an ACC title because of 4-year starting QB Reggie Ball. Let’s face it though, these experts are fishing. Although Ball has tons of potential, at some point we must face the facts. He has thrown 37 TD passes in his career, but his 41 INT’s overshadows them. He just isn’t able to manage an offense and make the smart plays it takes to be successful. Sure, he will make some spectacular plays scrambling and making throws on the run, but he will make more costly mistakes once again this season keeping the Jackets out of the hunt.

Much like the Miami Hurricanes, the North Carolina Tarheels also saw the need to bring in a new offensive coordinator in Frank Cignetti. He’ll have his work cut out for him as the Tarheels don’t have a clear favorite to take over the starting QB position and they scored just 19 TD’s in 11 games last season. John Dailey, a QB transfer from Nebraska who started 11 games for the Huskers in 2004 could surprise some people in the ACC this season.

The Virginia Cavaliers might as well pack it in this season as they are not off to a good start. Several players have been involved in legal problems and 3 defensive starters were kicked off the team for undisclosed reasons prior to spring practice. The Cavaliers will also feature 3 new coaches in 2006, an offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and special teams coach. There’s just too much going on at Virginia to really focus on football. The Cavs will be lucky to win a game.

Will the 0-8 Duke Blue Devils reach the top of the ACC in 2006? If you think this question is legit, you must be a hopeful youth Blue Devils die hard. Duke has only won 3 conference games in the last 6 seasons and they will be playing far too many young, inexperienced guys this year to make any major gains. This puzzle won’t be put together any time soon. My suggestion is to get Coach K to coach the football team.