This is your ticket -- a free ride to each of the best games in the ACC every week. These are the games that -- if you had the money and the time -- you would want to be at this fall.
It’s the ultimate ACC road trip.
We’ll start today and go week by week in the ACC schedule looking at the can’t-miss game of the week. In reality, my travel schedule unfolds with the season, and the conference race usually dictates where I wind up. For now, I’ll compile this itinerary based on what I think will happen this year, and which games will have the most meaning.
Welcome to Week 1.
Schedule:
Friday, Aug. 31
This is only kind of cheating. If I really could swing it (and it’s definitely possible), I would go to all three of these games. Fly to Atlanta, camp out there until Sunday, and then head to Blacksburg. Hey, it’s the ultimate road trip, right? Gotta start off with a bang.
Why: The doubleheader in Atlanta is going to be a statement weekend for the ACC. It’s yet another chance (stop me if you’ve heard this one before) for the league to boost its reputation on a national level, and wins against the SEC would do wonders for the ACC’s image. I also think that the ACC has a great chance to come out of the Georgia Dome with a 2-0 record. As for the game in Blacksburg, it’s THE most important game of Week 1, and you could even argue of the Coastal Division season. This game has determined the Coastal Division winner every year since the ACC split into two divisions. It has the potential to be that important again.
It’s the ultimate ACC road trip.
We’ll start today and go week by week in the ACC schedule looking at the can’t-miss game of the week. In reality, my travel schedule unfolds with the season, and the conference race usually dictates where I wind up. For now, I’ll compile this itinerary based on what I think will happen this year, and which games will have the most meaning.
Welcome to Week 1.
Schedule:
Friday, Aug. 31
- Tennessee vs. NC State, ESPNU, Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
- Auburn vs. Clemson, ESPN, Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
- Miami at Boston College
- Florida International at Duke
- Murray State at Florida State
- William & Mary at Maryland
- Elon at North Carolina
- Richmond at Virginia
- Liberty at Wake Forest
- Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech ESPN, 8 p.m.
- Tennessee vs. NC State
- Clemson vs. Auburn
- Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
This is only kind of cheating. If I really could swing it (and it’s definitely possible), I would go to all three of these games. Fly to Atlanta, camp out there until Sunday, and then head to Blacksburg. Hey, it’s the ultimate road trip, right? Gotta start off with a bang.
Why: The doubleheader in Atlanta is going to be a statement weekend for the ACC. It’s yet another chance (stop me if you’ve heard this one before) for the league to boost its reputation on a national level, and wins against the SEC would do wonders for the ACC’s image. I also think that the ACC has a great chance to come out of the Georgia Dome with a 2-0 record. As for the game in Blacksburg, it’s THE most important game of Week 1, and you could even argue of the Coastal Division season. This game has determined the Coastal Division winner every year since the ACC split into two divisions. It has the potential to be that important again.
Heather Dinich | email
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- Joined ESPN.com in 2007
- Wrote for The Baltimore Sun
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