Week 5 Recap

As expected, there wasn't much ACC action to speak of this past week. This is the time of year where games are few and far between. There were a couple of notable occurrences, however. Boston College really had a rough week. They lost at home to Harvard for the second year in a row, and then followed that up with a home loss to Rhode Island. ACC teams really should not lose home games to non-BCS conference teams. And BC had two in one week. It's hard to figure Boston College at this point in the year. They had a nice road win over Michigan and seemed to be playing well, but now sit at 6-4.

Virginia Tech had the best ACC win of the week, going up to Happy Valley and knocking off Penn State. After a rough start to the season, the Hokies have some momentum, and with three cupcake games upcoming should start the season 11-1.

So what's in store for this coming week? Unfortunately, much of the same, with not many games on the schedule. The weekend does shape up to be better, with some really good matchups, including conference games. Here's a look at the best games:

Wednesday:
Clemson at East Carolina - Shouldn't be too much trouble for the Tigers but any road game is significant
Wake Forest at UNC Wilmington - Might be a tough road game for Wake against a Colonial opponent

Thursday:
Auburn at Florida State - Auburn knocked off Virginia last week but FSU should handle them

Saturday:
North Carolina vs. Texas (in Arlington, TX) - This game at the new Cowboys Stadium is a great matchup and another tough one for Carolina
Gonzaga vs. Duke (at MSG) - Duke always plays well at Madison Square Garden and although the Zags have looked good so far they won't be favored in this one
Charleston at Clemson - Bobby Cremins' team is predicted to win the Southern conference, and could give Clemson a fight

Sunday:
Florida State at Georgia Tech - Good matchup for an early-season conference game. We'll find out just how good the Jackets are
NC State at Wake Forest - If State plays like they did in a win at Marquette they could pull off the upset