Street Knowledge With Chris Graham

Vegas has Florida State a double-digit favorite over Duke on Saturday, but don’t sleep on the Blue Devils. That one, and a sorta, kinda elimination game between Clemson and Miami highlight the ACC Football weekend slate. I had Scott German, the keeper of our weekly ACC Football Power Rankings, on for a podcast today to preview Saturday’s action. Quick hits FSU-Duke: Duke’s lone loss was a last-minute setback at home to a good Notre Dame team. Don’t be surprised if the Blue Devils pull the upset. Clemson-Miami: Two programs with two losses already in conference play. Two coaches (Dabo Swinney, Mario Cristobal) whose trajectories are trending downward. Must-win for both, and the fan base of the one that loses will want a pound of flesh from somebody afterward. UVA-UNC: North Carolina is going to want to not only win, but put a nice score out there for the voters and computers. Also on the show Scott comes hard with the observation that the success at Duke under Mike Elko and UNC under Mack Brown is a sign that