From: cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov (Charlie Cockrell)
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Subject: ACC Preview
Date: 19 Nov 1992 13:36:20 GMT
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Standings
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                                        ACC     Overall
Florida State                           8-0-0   9-1-0   *ACC Champion
North Carolina State                    5-2-0   8-2-1
North Carolina                          4-3-0   7-3-0
Wake Forest                             4-3-0   7-3-0
Virginia                                4-4-0   6-4-0
Georgia Tech                            4-4-0   5-5-0
Clemson                                 3-5-0   5-5-0
Maryland                                2-6-0   3-8-0 	(finished season)
Duke                                    0-7-0   2-8-0

I'm 43-14 picking winners for the season.

Bowl Possibilities
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Florida State - has already clinched the ACC Championship and will
recieve a bid to either the Sugar, Cotton or Orange Bowls. If Alabama
should lose, they could meet Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.

NC State - can clinch second place in the ACC outright with a win and
is probably headed to the Gator.

North Carolina - can finish in a second place tie if the Wolfpack
loses and they win. The Tar Heels are probably looking at a Peach
Bowl bid to play Mississippi State.

Wake Forest - will recieve an Independence Bowl bid to play either
Southern Mississippi or a big 10 team (possibly Wisconsin). 

11/21/92 Games and Predictions
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SOUTH CAROLINA AT CLEMSON: South Carolina has had one of the best
turnarounds in college football. The Gamecocks came very close to
upsetting Florida last week. Just when I thought Clemson was going
to rally and finish the season strong, they got pounded by Maryland. 
Clemson did manage to beat a good North Carolina team two weeks ago
in Death Valley and I think the home field will fire them up enough 
to end the season with a win.  Clemson 27 South Carolina 24

NORTH CAROLINA AT DUKE: This is a much better basketball rivalry. 
UNC will look to end it's regular season strong in anticipation
of a possible Peach Bowl meeting with Mississippi State. They
also need to bounce back from a 40-7 whipping by Clemson two weeks
ago. Duke's defense has done little to stop teams all year and 
won't be able to stop the Tar Heels on Saturday. 
North Carolina 34 Duke 20

WAKE FOREST AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE: If this game were at Wake, I'd be
very tempted to pick an upset. But, NC State's offense is playing
great football right now and their defense is always tough. Wake has
come out of nowhere to guarentee themselves a winning season and a
bowl bid and should give State a tough game. But, as long
as QB Terry Jordan and RB Anthony Barbour keep up their good play,
State should win an exciting game. NC State 28 Wake Forest 23

VIRGINIA AT VIRGINIA TECH: The Virginia offense has completely collapsed
in the past few weeks. The Virginia coaching staff doesn't seem to
know what to do and Welsh may start Mike Groh at QB in place of
Bobby Goodman. Virginia also just had their bowl hopes dashed when
the Independence Bowl invited Wake Forest. Virginia Tech has a good
quaterback in Maurice DeShazo and running back Vaughn Hebron should
have a good day. Still, the Turkeys have been blowing fourth quarter
leads all season and UVa has a healthy Terry Kirby and one of the
best placekickers in the country, who can win a close one in the 
closing minutes. Virginia 16 Virginia Tech 14

MARYLAND, FLORIDA STATE and GEORGIA TECH do not play.


-- 
Charlie Cockrell                          VV     VV 1991 Men's Soccer Champs.
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. VV   VV  1992 Men's NIT Champions  
U.Va. School of Engineering, Class of 1990  VV VV   1992 Women's ACC BB Champs.
(These are my opinions only)                 VVV     NCAA East Regional Champs.
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