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Greg McElroy breaks down the tiers in the ACC for the upcoming season and tells you why Miami is the only national title contender, if SMU and Clemson can get back to the CFP and if Louisville is primed to crash the party. Can Florida State bounce back, do Virginia and Duke have staying power, will year 2 at North Carolina under Bill Belichick yield better results and is this the year that Virginia Tech breaks through with James Franklin? The ACC is deep and McElroy is here to break it all down from contenders to spoilers.
0:00 Intros
2:00 The ACC is always crazy - 7 ACC teams won 9+ games last year
4:00 Tier 1: National Championship Contenders: Miami Hurricanes
9:44 Tier 2: CFP contenders - SMU Mustangs
12:07 Tier 2: CFP contenders - Louisville Cardinals
14:04 Tier 2: CFP contenders - Clemson Tigers
17:30 Tier 3: Spoilers - Virginia Cavaliers
20:13 Tier 3: Spoilers - Virginia Tech Hokies
22:11 Tier 3: Spoilers - NC State Wolfpack
23:57 Tier 3: Spoilers - Pittsburgh Panthers
25:45 Tier 3: Spoilers - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
27:41 Tier 3: Spoilers - Florida State Seminoles
29:39 Tier 4: Bowl Bound - Duke, Syracuse, Cal, Wake Forest , North Carolina
35:41 Tier 5: Work to do - Boston College, Stanford
37:46 Miami is the only team that could win it all - but the league is still deep
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