ESPN College Football

Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich

First of all, I can't help but laugh a little at the amount of comments in the mailbag by Georgia Tech fans in an absolute PANIC over the lack of Jackets on the top 30 list. Patience, guys, patience.

Charles in Durham wrote: You're down to 15 and still no Ga Tech players. I'm getting antsy!!!

HD: Imagine how Jonathan Dwyer must feel.

That was a hard list to do, and I'd probably do it six different ways if I could do it over. FSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher had me regretting the fact that cornerback Patrick Robinson didn't make the cut. Fisher said Robinson should be a first-round draft pick and is convinced Robinson is one of the best lockdown corners out there, but his numbers weren't reflective of his ability last year.

"When he plays, when he's focused, which he was in the spring, he can totally shut you down," Fisher said.

Sigh.

And the toughest call of all? Leaving off Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich. I'll end the suspense on that one.

Joe in Boston wrote: hey HD love the blog. Just a quick question on the countdown. If Herzlich was healthy where would you have him on the countdown of top acc players?

HD: Joe, if Herzlich was healthy, he'd get the top TWO spots.

Justin in Leicester, N.C., writes: Will the new offensive coordinator help Virginia re-establish itself as a Football powerhouse? if not will al Groh lose his job?, and last question who would be the new coach if Groh was fired?

HD: I think Gregg Brandon is a good enough coach to get more out of Virginia's offense and eventually get them back into the Coastal Division race, but I'm not sure he's got the playmakers he'll need to get it done this year. Aside from Mikell Simpson, the Cavaliers lost a lot of their offense. They don't have that NFL freak on the offensive line, though it should still be good. And they'll definitely be helped by the improved depth at quarterback. I don't think Virginia is going to be a "football powerhouse" this year, and I don't think Al Groh will lose his job because of that, so I'm not going to speculate on who his replacement would be.

Alex in Miami writes: Can you believe T.K. is retiring? What does this mean for Bobby Bowden if the next President we hire happens to not have played football under him?

HD: I was surprised by it, and he'll be missed. T.K. and I had some fun back-and-forth e-mails over the past two seasons, and he's a good sport. He's also not afraid to say what he thinks about the NCAA. I don't think anyone -- not even Florida State's president -- will have much of a factor on Bowden's decision to stay or retire. He's the only one who will make that decision.

Evan in Jupiter, Fla. writes: Hey Heather, Georgia Tech picked up a number of recruits this past weekend. Some of them didn't have evaluations from ESPN.com. When do they update such things?

HD: Glad you asked. Our guys do NOT assign grades and evaluate players they haven't seen or received film from. That's a good thing. That way you know you're definitely getting an evaluation and grade from people who have scouted the players.

NCHokie wrote: HD, Your links to the articles on Clemson and FSU losing money were interesting. Here's one on the Hokies NOT losing money.

HD: Thanks for the link.

TC in Richmond, Va., writes: So HD, vacating wins seems to be the trendy thing to talk about nowadays. I know it's not the same as a forfeit, but do the opponents get to "vacate" losses? I.e. if my team went 7-4 but one of those losses was against the vacate-er (vacate-ee?), would the official record now show 7-3, or is that just too much paperwork and backtracking? Also correct me if I'm wrong--vacating wins is stupid, pointless, and at this point only really matters if your name is Bobby Bowden or Joe Paterno. PS keep up the good work!

HD: Thanks for stopping by, TC. No, it does not affect the opponents' records. And, yes, it certainly hasn't seemed to affect Nick Saban too much, has it?