ACC Coaching Boards - Week 1

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1 Bobby Bowden
Florida State W
Bowden moves to the top of the conference, yet didn't know who he was starting at QB until Jimbo held a news conference. This is a complete sham; any wins this season should go to Fischer and Bowden should be counted as a figurehead - kinda like when Pat Dye walked the sidelines during the early Terry Bowden years. I may combine Bobby and Fischer in future rankings.

2 Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech L
Beamer drops following the horrible loss to ECU. Seriously, he got beat by Skip Holtz, who's time at South Carolina was spent running the T-offense. Hey Frank, ready to pull Tyrod Taylor's redshirt? Glennon threw for less than 150 yards, 2 INTs and 0 TDs. What an inexcusable loss.

3 Jim Grobe
Wake Forest W
Wake went into Baylor and dispatched with the Bears easily. With Clemson now being lead by a committee of coaches, and VT looking to be quite average, Wake Forest might actually be able to nab two conference championships in three years. Even without that, Grobe is beginning to look like he could move ahead of Beamer and the Bowden/Fischer combo.

4 Paul Johnson
Georgia Tech W
I was surprised at how easy Tech took out Jax St last Thursday. I watched a little of the replay, and while their uniforms were hideous, I think that GaTech under Paul Johnson might actually be somewhat successful. With the way that the ACC is right now, the Jackets could honestly compete for a championship as Johnson's scheme doesn't require the greatest of athletes, but does need a stellar D, which the Jackets seem to possess.

5 Butch Davis
Univ. of North Carolina W
Butch Davis moves up not because of his coaching, but because of bad coaching by the rest of the league. The Tar Heels played horribly in their game against McNeese State on Saturday and gets a Rutgers team that's fuming over the loss to Fresno. I think Davis is the better of the two coaches, but I'm beginning to think that he's going to have the same struggles as Spurrier has had in his return. Rutgers makes up for the loss to Fresno, and the ACC gets another black eye.

6 Tom O’Brien
N.C. State W
O'Brien's team looked horrible. I can't believe that Phil Rivers was actually that much of a difference, but the Wolfpack have been horrible since he left. I know they're playing young guys on offense, but O'Brien has to be wishing he'd stay at B.C.; better to be overshadowed by the Pats, Celtics and Sox then be sending off red flags in Raleigh.

7 Jeff Jagodzinski
BC W
I should be giving Jag a little more respect than I am, but I have a sinking feeling that Paul Johnson is going to put a number on the Eagles this weekend. A win over the Jackets, and the Jag will deservedly move up in the rankings.

8 Ralph Friedgen
Maryland W
Ok, the ACC all seems the same to me. Maybe it's the jersey's; maybe it's the crappy play, but for some reason I just lump Maryland, NC St and BC together. They are routinely merely average. I guess I'd even toss Virginia in there too. They're just so blah. The Fridge got off to a heck of a start - 14-7 win over Delaware, which should probably push him lower than this. But oh, well, it's the ACC. What's the difference between 7-10? Or hell, 2-12 for that matter...

9 Al Groh
Virginia L
Al Groh's team does what Al Groh teams do with big games - get the crap beat out of them. Yet he still manages to stay out of the ACC cellar. Thanks Tommy.

10 David Cutcliffe
Duke W
Duke got the win over James Madison, but the funniest thing must have been Cutcliffe's reaction when a skydiver carrying a UNC football landed in Duke's Stadium prior to the game. Those silly TarHeel's; what a stupid prank; of course, not as bad as sabotaging your rivals attempt to throw the cheerleading competition by putting a jar full of ants down the imposter's mascot uniform.

11 Randy Shannon
Miami W
Randy Shannon is a dark skinned man. He needs to beat Florida on Saturday. He is an African-American. A win in Gainesville puts him at No. 3, at the least. He is black.

12 Tommy Bowden
Clemson L
Sure this is a knee-jerk reaction, but Bowden's gotta be the biggest choke artist in the country. I don't understand how he has a job, and I cannot believe he actually called up Nick Saban to ask for his license number. Not only did his team get run over by the Bama team on Saturday night, and then blasted by the Bama/National press on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, but he actually told people at his own press conference that he called Saban to ask for help. He stroked Saban's ego while making himself look hapless. Will anything less than an ACC Championship save his job?