And so, we’ve reached the halfway point – the calendar says mid-October, the warm summer afternoons have given
way to changing leaves and crisper air, and the number of teams with a "0" in their loss column has dwindled
to a precious few.

Back at the home base, the Fighting Football Cavaliers are stumbling into the halfway house with thinning backfields
on both sides of the ball, and a heartbreaking OT defeat at Clemson in their back pocket. With six games down, many of
the high goals set by this program for itself are still attainable, while others have already fallen by the wayside, the
victims of injury and inexperience. And in the small shelter that this midweek provides from the coming second half of
the season storm, it is time to take stock in what we know, what we think we know, and what we hope to be the case.

Looking around the college football landscape, it is quickly becoming obvious that the game truly is becoming less
predictable. The Kansas States, Michigans, Auburns and Northern Illinois of the world – all for different reasons –
have all shown us that now more than ever, each Saturday is a world unto itself, where the team you thought you were a
week ago is not the team you are today, nor is it the team you’ll be a week from now.

The ACC has not failed to embody this new college gridiron persona. In September, Wake Forest quickly jumped to the
fore as the conference’s surprise team, only to slide in recent weeks as Georgia Tech has risen up to take its place.
More recently, North Carolina State has continued to show that they are not the team or program many thought them to be,
while Maryland has quietly recouped its season after a surprisingly bad start.

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