Wednesday, December 1, 2010

ACC November Wrap-Up

Boston College (7-5, 4-4 ACC): What a finish for the Eagles. BC went 4-0 in November and finished at 7-5 on the season. Freshman RB Williams filled in nicely for the injured Montel Harris and the Eagles have all but punched their ticket to a bowl.
 - November Grade: A

Clemson (6-6, 4-4 ACC): An average November for the Tigers. Going 2-2 on the month, Clemson beat #25 NC State but finished the season on a blowout loss to #18 South Carolina. The Tigers are still bowl eligible, but may be on the outside looking in.
 - November Grade: C+

Duke (3-9, 1-7 ACC): Not a good month for the Blue Devils, continuing the same trend all season. The Devils posted a 1-3 record for the month and ended the season on a 3 game skid. Coach David Cutcliffe has a lot of work to do in the offseason.
- November Grade: D

#21 Florida State (9-3, 6-2 ACC): Not a bad finish for the Seminoles, who went 3-1 in November. A big win against rival Florida (first since 2003) to close out the regular season and a little help from NC State's loss gave FSU a solid month overall. With the NCSU loss, Florida State will being playing next weekend for the ACC title.
- November Grade:  B+

Georgia Tech (6-6, 4-4 ACC): A lot of GT fans are left shaking their heads. The Yellow Jackets finished out November 1-3, losing to Miami, #22 Virginia Tech and UGA. Not the season GT was looking for.
- November Grade: D

Maryland (8-4, 5-3 ACC): Up and down month for the Terps. After a hot start to the season, the Terps complete November 2-2. Tough losses to #25 Florida State and Miami slowed down the Terrapin attack.
 - November Grade: C+

Miami (7-5, 5-3 ACC): Hot start to the month, only to lose two in a row, and their coach. 7-5 wont cut it in Miami and they showed that by firing Randy Shannon. The Hurricanes went 2-2 in November, losing to USF in overtime to close the regular season.
- November Grade: C

North Carolina (7-5, 4-4 ACC): Average finish for the Heels. Going 2-2 in November with home losses to #20 VT and NCSU made for a tough month. Overall, a fairly disappointing year for the Tar Heels considering their preseason expectations.
- November Grade:  C+

North Carolina State (8-4, 5-3 ACC): Rough finish for the Pack. After opening up the season 4-0, the Pack finishing November 2-2, most notably losing to Maryland on November 27 to end their ACC title hopes.
- November Grade:C+

Virginia (4-8, 1-7 ACC): Terrible finish to the season for the Cavaliers. Virginia finished November at 0-4 and ending ACC play at 1-7.
- November Grade: F

#16 Virginia Tech (10-2, 8-0 ACC): What a finish to the season for the Hokies. Virginia Tech went 4-0 in November, finishing a perfect 8-0 in ACC regular season play. The Hokies ripped off 10 straight wins to close out the season and earned themselves a spot in the ACC title game.
- November Grade: A+

Wake Forest (3-9, 1-7 ACC): Not the finish the Deacs were looking for. Going 1-3 in November, Wake Forest ends the season tied for last in the ACC. They did snap a 9 game losing streak by beating Vanderbilt to close the season on a higher note.
- November Grade: D+

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