ACC Pre-Season Poll

RamblinRed

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Take this FWIW.
GT is projected to finish 12th in the ACC.
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Georgia Tech picked to finish 12th in ACC

Five teams among the top 10 are on Tech's schedule in 2023.
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You could argue though that based on the expectations they have a relatively easy conference schedule as GT plays 5 of the bottom 6 (outside of itself) on its schedule, missing only VT.
Only 3 of the top 7 (Clemson #1, UNC #3, Miami #5).
 
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I’ve seen some projections for 13th place (that’s generally what I’ve seen).

I don’t agree with that, but outsiders thought we got lucky last year, and don’t have a lot of faith in Key.

Outsiders didn’t have a lot of confidence in Elko at Duke until he won 5 in a row, and I don’t recall a lot of love for Clawson his first two 3-9 seasons.

These polls aren’t usually good leading indicators of change.
 

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I don't know what these guys are smoking but Wake is ninth? They have a good chance to win the conference. Treu, losing Hartman sucked, but their new guy is pretty good, by all reports. And, of course, they are a heavily junior and senior team.

If Tech can find a QB we'll do ok too. Until we do, the ranking is, imho, about right. Again, get Pyron to embrace his inner Nick Fitzgerald and we'll see some action.
 
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takethepoints said:
I don't know what these guys are smoking but Wake is ninth? They have a good chance to win the conference. Treu, losing Hartman sucked, but their new guy is pretty good, by all reports. And, of course, they are a heavily junior and senior team.

If Tech can find a QB we'll do ok too. Until we do, the ranking is, imho, about right. Again, get Pyron to embrace his inner Nick Fitzgerald and we'll see some action.
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Good news for Wake: They play Elon, Vandy, and Old Dominion to start the season. Then, they get Georgia Tech, Clemson, VT, Pitt, FSU, Duke, NCST, Notre Dame, and Syracuse.

I’m gonna guess the writers in Raleigh have Elon, Vandy, ODU, GT, VT, Duke, and Syracuse as wins for Wake, and they have Clemson, Pitt, FSU, NCST, and Notre Dame as losses. I’m not sure if that’s 9th. Maybe the writers have one more from the win column moving to the loss column.
 
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