Was reading BF/JRs preview and realized Mitoglou was a Freshman which got me thinking about what the ACC looks like next year and it's absolutely brutal top to near bottom.
At the top of the league:
UVA - As good or better, depends a lot on JA
Duke - Will lose Okafor and maybe one other but brings in #4 class
UNC - Loses no one, I see no obvious candidates to leave early either
Louisville - Losing Blackshear hurts, losing Harrell early would hurt more, brings in #5 class
ND - Falls badly - Grant and Connaughton are both big losses
Middle:
Syracuse - Christmas is a big loss but #6 recruiting class gets them back to actual depth, they are assumed to be much improved
Pitt - Loses Wright who plays 27 min a game, expect them to be as good or better
NCSU - Loses Turner - bigger loss than Pitt but more talent in the cupboard than Pitt
Miami - Loses no one
Clemson - Loses two starters, probable regression because of rest of the league
FSU - Loses no one, brings in #9 class
Bottom:
Wake - Loses no one, brings in #21 class, 2nd year of Manning's system
GT - Graduates 3 big contributors and Gregory is getting fired
VT - Loses no one, #27 class plus Seth Allen, 2nd year of Buzz's system
BC - Graduates several, brings in no one, will still suck
With the exception of ND, Clemson, GT, and BC you can make an argument that the rest of the league is as good or better than they were this year. In particular, FSU, Wake, and VT are all going to be much much better next year than they were this year. We picked a great time to hit our stride with TB, winning in this league is an incredible accomplishment.
