Charlotte Observer's pre-pre-season ACC picks

You know, pre-season predictions are interesting but completely useless. After all, the Deacs were picked to finish last in their division before last season, and that was in August. Picks made in May are, somehow, more than completely useless, but I'm going to put 'em up here anyway:

ACC Football Forecast

ACC teams ranked in descending order of their chances to win the 2007 conference title:

School	2006 record	Forecast
Virginia Tech	10-3, 6-2 ACC	Only question is at quarterback
Georgia Tech	9-5, 7-1	Quarterback Taylor Bennett an upgrade over departed Reggie Ball
Florida State	7-6, 3-5	Staff shake-up should pay dividends
Wake Forest	11-3, 6-2	League's reigning champion remains strong on offense
Boston College	10-3, 5-3	Can new coach Jagodzinski build on O'Brien's foundation?
Miami	7-6, 3-5	Offense will be question for new coach Randy Shannon
Clemson	8-5, 5-3	Great RBs, but QB is uncertain
Maryland	9-4, 5-3	Don't count out Ralph Friedgen in a strong division
N.C. State	3-9, 2-6	O'Brien needs to find a reliable QB
Virginia	5-7, 4-4	Attrition has decimated the Cavs
North Carolina	3-9, 2-6	Cupboard left bare for Butch Davis
Duke	0-12, 0-8	Time for Ted Roof's recruits to turn things around

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Ken Tysiac