I know, I know, you don't want to look back. Look ahead, you cry, look ahead. Compromise. Let's do both:

The good: Backup quarterbacks. Wake Forest quarterback Tanner Price was outstanding, throwing three touchdowns and running for a fourth in a 54-48 win against Duke. Maryland backup quarterback Danny O'Brien threw three touchdown passes against Morgan State. Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd went 4-for-9 for 87 yards and two touchdowns, including a rushing score, against Presbyterian. The future looks bright for those players.

The bad: Florida State and Miami. College football waited and waited. It will have to wait some more. The progress and expectations of these two programs was one of the hottest topics of the offseason. But instead of living up to the hype, the two former powers looked just like they did last year. Both schools' starting quarterbacks -- Miami's Jacory Harris and FSU's Christian Ponder -- dropped out of the Heisman conversation (at least for now) and were outplayed.

The ugly: The ACC. Five ranked teams shrank to one, Virginia Tech dropped to 0-2 after losing to an FCS James Madison team, Georgia Tech lost to a Kansas team coming off an FCS loss, and Florida State and Miami? See above.

The surprise: The Atlantic Division. The Coastal Division has been the conference heavyweight, but with the Techs falling and North Carolina in the midst of a two-pronged NCAA investigation, the Atlantic Division isn't looking too bad. It went 5-1 this past weekend, with the lone loss coming from Florida State, which faced a top-10 Oklahoma team on the road. Five teams in the Atlantic Division are still undefeated. Nobody in the Coastal can say the same.

Top three games of the week:

1. Clemson at No. 16 Auburn (ESPN/ESPN3, 7 p.m. ET): ESPN's "College GameDay" crew will be there to find out if the Tigers can carry the banner for the ACC. The Tigers' defense will get an extra boost from the return of linebacker Brandon Maye and defensive tackle Jarvis Jenkins, but will quarterback Kyle Parker be able to outplay Cam Newton?

2. Maryland at No. 21 West Virginia (ESPNU, Noon ET): The Terps are in a position to make a push as one of the better teams in the ACC. West Virginia trailed by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter to Marshall last week before staging an improbable comeback. The Terps found their passing game against Morgan State, but O'Brien tweaked his ankle.

3. Cincinnati at NC State (ESPN/ESPN3, 7:30 p.m. ET): The Wolfpack are off to a 2-0 start for the first time under coach Tom O'Brien, and the defense has shown some much-needed improvement. Cincinnati hasn't done anything worth bragging about, especially after totaling a whopping 15 rushing yards in a road loss to Fresno State. Home-field advantage this week could be huge for the Pack's bowl hopes.

Yeah, I know, Georgia Tech is playing North Carolina, and it's a conference game and the Coastal race, yada yada ... But considering the way the Jackets played against Kansas, and the trouble Carolina's program is in, the three aforementioned teams deserve more ink.