"The ACC is resilient. It wasn't always pretty (more like Ugly Betty), but the ACC did what it had to do to bounce back from last week's losses. Wake Forest responded from its loss to Baylor against a tough Stanford team, Duke rebounded from its loss to Richmond on the road against Army, Maryland was able to stave off James Madison after its loss to Cal, and both Virginia Tech and NC State took out their aggression from Week 1 losses to the SEC and beat up on Marshall and Murray State, respectively. Florida State also got a win after losing to Miami".
Wait, come again? They're resilient because they beat Stanford, Army, James Madison, Marshall, Murray St, Kent St, Connecticut and Jacksonville St? To be fair after last week if you go 8-1 it's an improvement regardless of who you play. Then, how many of these games are quality wins, traditionally defined as a win over a bowl team? Maybe one? Also, it's telling how they one these games. FSU edged out Jacksonville St in the final minute while Maryland needed over time to fight off the perennial powerhouse James Madison; then #19 UNC needed a late safety to stave off Connecticut.
Is it any coincidence that the two best wins/games for ACC teams are the two ACC vs. ACC match-ups?
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