Pervis_Griffith
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Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
For me, as a Louisville fan, it is Clemson.
All 3 games in the series have been down to the wire, with Clemson edging us out in all 3 occasions.
Game 1 ended inside the 10, with the Cards failing to finish the drive. Lost 23 - 17.
Game 2 Cards lost at home, 20-17.
Game 3, another loss, 42 - 36, with the Cards stalling at the 3 yard line, coming up a yard short on 4th down.
I expect we will end that streak this season. If we don't, in our home opener, with the returning Heisman Trophy winner, and Clemson replacing all they have to replace, well ...... we may never beat them.
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ChrisLords
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
Normally I would say Clemson because 'to be the man you've got to beat the man' but we have WVU OOC in a neutral site game and VT is 0-7 in regular season neutral site games since joining the ACC. To beat WVU and break that streak would mean more than beating Clemson.
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Pervis_Griffith
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
(08-02-2017 02:30 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: Normally I would say Clemson because 'to be the man you've got to beat the man' but we have WVU OOC in a neutral site game and VT is 0-7 in regular season neutral site games since joining the ACC. To beat WVU and break that streak would mean more than beating Clemson.
I know I'll be rooting for ya, and I expect most of Cardinal Nation will be with ya too.
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Hokie Mark
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
(08-02-2017 02:30 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: Normally I would say Clemson because 'to be the man you've got to beat the man' but we have WVU OOC in a neutral site game and VT is 0-7 in regular season neutral site games since joining the ACC. To beat WVU and break that streak would mean more than beating Clemson.
+1,000,000
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nzmorange
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
This is an easy question: Virginia Tech
I want to beat them this season for a number of reasons, but the two biggest reasons are:
*I like to win - especially against good teams
*We'd have to play them in order to beat them, and waiting until our next game in 202? is too long of a wait
(This post was last modified: 08-02-2017 09:56 PM by nzmorange.)
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nzmorange
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
(08-02-2017 03:20 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote: (08-02-2017 02:30 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: Normally I would say Clemson because 'to be the man you've got to beat the man' but we have WVU OOC in a neutral site game and VT is 0-7 in regular season neutral site games since joining the ACC. To beat WVU and break that streak would mean more than beating Clemson.
+1,000,000
But the question is "which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this season?"
...and WVU is in the ... wait ... I see what you did there. You slipped "WVU to the ACC this year," and then Hokie Mark confirmed it +1,000,000 times. Ha! The cat's out of the bag!
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TexanMark
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
(08-02-2017 05:02 PM)nzmorange Wrote: This is an easy question: Virginia Tech
I want to beat them this season for a number of reasons, but the two biggest reasons are:
*I like to win - especially against good teams
*We'd have to play them in order to beat them, and waiting until our next game in 202? is too long of await
Coach Boeheim hears you...
BTW, Louisville...I grant your wish...a Clemson victory
But a Cuse loss
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georgia_tech_swagger
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
They all take a back seat to the SEC East. I'm wondering how many SEC East teams have to be beaten before GT gets invited to play Alabama instead.
2016:
vs Vanderbilt .... win
at U[sic]GA .... win
vs Kentucky (Gator Bowl) .... win
2017:
vs Tennessee (neutral)
vs U[sic]GA
Can we get Missouri on the schedule if they promise to fire the SJW dorm manager and fire Melissa Click again just out of principle?
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08-02-2017 05:32 PM |
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Hokie Mark
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
The ACC team I most want VT to beat this year is GT because pay back.
I agree I'd like to beat Syracuse because ACC CG.
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08-02-2017 06:11 PM |
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Chris02m1
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
Pitt since it could be the difference between us bowling or not
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08-02-2017 07:15 PM |
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JRsec
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
Clemson. They are the only one scheduled.
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08-02-2017 11:30 PM |
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opossum
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
UNC to keep the Victory Bell. After that, Wake or Georgia Tech.
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08-03-2017 03:07 AM |
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Lenvillecards
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Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
Clemson or anyone in the CCG.
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08-03-2017 07:57 AM |
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ren.hoek
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
FSU, of course.
That being said, I'm assuming that the question is which ACC team you want to beat the most. If we lose to VT and/or Louisville, the FSU game is much less interesting for the division race. It's still a GREAT rivalry, though.
(08-02-2017 01:55 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote: For me, as a Louisville fan, it is Clemson.
All 3 games in the series have been down to the wire, with Clemson edging us out in all 3 occasions.
Game 1 ended inside the 10, with the Cards failing to finish the drive. Lost 23 - 17.
Game 2 Cards lost at home, 20-17.
Game 3, another loss, 42 - 36, with the Cards stalling at the 3 yard line, coming up a yard short on 4th down.
I expect we will end that streak this season. If we don't, in our home opener, with the returning Heisman Trophy winner, and Clemson replacing all they have to replace, well ...... we may never beat them.
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08-03-2017 08:23 AM |
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Lou_C
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
Clemson is probably the more important game, but it's always going to be Miami. Got to keep the streak going.
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08-03-2017 08:28 AM |
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H.U.S.T.L.E.
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
Hmm, tough one to call as a VT fan. Since WVU doesn't actually answer the question posed, I'll actually say Miami.
I'd really like to beat Clemson in Lane Stadium, but I think the more important game for VT's chances to win the Coastal lies in beating The U.
The list is long this year though - I want revenge for the GT game last year, I want to beat down UNC again but without hurricane conditions just to prove that the Heels can't hang, and I always want to embarrass the booHoos in Charlottesville.
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08-03-2017 08:37 AM |
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Kaplony
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
Louisville because they are first on deck.
Plus it's been amusing reading the amount of butthurt coming from Cardinal fans on message boards, Twitter, etc. for the past 306 days.
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08-03-2017 09:18 AM |
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HRFlossY
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
(08-03-2017 09:18 AM)Kaplony Wrote: Louisville because they are first on deck.
Plus it's been amusing reading the amount of butthurt coming from Cardinal fans on message boards, Twitter, etc. for the past 306 days.
That's funny I was gonna say Clemson for those Exact Same Reasons!
FLossY Out...
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08-04-2017 11:14 AM |
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Lenvillecards
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Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
(08-04-2017 11:14 AM)HRFlossY Wrote: (08-03-2017 09:18 AM)Kaplony Wrote: Louisville because they are first on deck.
Plus it's been amusing reading the amount of butthurt coming from Cardinal fans on message boards, Twitter, etc. for the past 306 days.
That's funny I was gonna say Clemson for those Exact Same Reasons!
FLossY Out...
Has there ever been so much butthurt around a single trophy?
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08-05-2017 11:13 AM |
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nzmorange
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RE: Which ONE ACC team do you want to beat this football season, and why?
(08-05-2017 11:13 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote: (08-04-2017 11:14 AM)HRFlossY Wrote: (08-03-2017 09:18 AM)Kaplony Wrote: Louisville because they are first on deck.
Plus it's been amusing reading the amount of butthurt coming from Cardinal fans on message boards, Twitter, etc. for the past 306 days.
That's funny I was gonna say Clemson for those Exact Same Reasons!
FLossY Out...
Has there ever been so much butthurt around a single trophy?
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I didn't even know it was a trophy game.
The state of South Carolina clearly has next to NOTHING to do in it.
[EDIT: and I actually really like Furman vs Wofford, so it's not like I have an anti-SC bias]
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