The first broadside this season against the BCS from a college football coach is the dominant story in the ACC. Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher is mad that his Seminoles are 10th in the BCS standings despite sitting at 9-1 on the season. Three two-loss SEC teams sit directly in front of FSU and if we include the three one-loss SEC teams directly in front of them, the BCS considers Florida State as no better than the seventh best team if we combined the two conferences. That is ridiculous. But the Noles are a victim of their schedule which includes a good win against Clemson and, well, that's it. Fisher knows this but hides behind the infamous "eye test" saying that anyone can see that his team is better than some of those ranked higher. But what exactly does that mean? These dopey eye tests have aided SEC teams for a decade now and it is ironic that someone is trying to use it against the SEC. But eyes can lie--the eye test said that Alabama was better than Texas A&M. Until the game began. Fortunately for Fisher he still has one more game to change the way his team is perceived and that is when the Noles host Florida on 11/24. Win that game and you make you point. Ditto Clemson hosting South Carolina on the same day. The ACC has been awfully quiet since September but can make a lot of noise on that day (Georgia Tech also plays Georgia and Wake butts head with Vandy on that day).
As for the ACC race Florida State should have no problem clinching the Atlantic this weekend when playing Maryland. The Coastal is more confusing and probably will not be decided this weekend since Miami is playing out of conference. Duke traveling to Atlanta is the game of the week and the Yellow Jackets should win to put pressure on Miami to beat Duke the following weekend. The other game to watch is North Carolina State traveling to Clemson.
To repeat, the ACC is not getting any respect but can change that--to a degree--with a big day next weekend.
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