The final podcast -- Patrick and Q figure getting out now is a good idea since neither one can figure out what the hell is happening in ACC football.

Three ranked teams lost two weekends ago. That meant three different ACC teams were ranked and then two of them lost this past weekend. Virginia is in control of it's own destiny, a few short weeks after being declared the worst team in the conference. Wake and Virginia Tech, the favorites by some to play for the ACC title, have no offense. Carolina appeared to have no offense, then found it against Boston College. Florida State may be back. And Miami isn't out of the picture. And on and on and on. With each new week, things just get crazier.

Will Ojanen joins the guys to reveal his new blogging location. He also gives his thoughts on player and coach of the year, plus which basketball coaches are on the hot seat.

Speaking of basketball, Dan Bonner joins the guys to discuss ACC hoops. Dan doesn't think there is such a thing as too much talent, a problem some think North Carolina may have. He also isn't sold on Duke or Wake.

Patrick has issues with squirrels and Heather Dinich. Q has issues with Cullen Harper.

The first BCS rankings are available and two ACC teams made an appearance in the top 25.

The ACC Basketball Handbook is out and the must-read for the ACC hoops fan lists its preseason rankings. No surprise that North Carolina is No 1, but the guys think the teams ranked two through six could finish in any order. And Q names his surprise teams of the season.

The guys also have an announcement at the end of the show you'll want to stick around for -- say it ain't so.

0:28 -- Opening

6:16 -- Jim Young of the ACC Sports Journal and ACCSports.com joins the guys to talk about Tommy Bowden getting the boot at Clemson and Brandon Tate's injury that not only ends his season, but ends his career at North Carolina.

22:17 -- Patrick and Q give their thoughts on Bowden and Clemson football.

30:37 -- Matt's alive

35:11 -- ACC Nation football power poll

42:36 -- Beat the Blogger with Bill from Eagle in Atlanta and Steve from Seattle

1:04:53 -- Listener call from Chris in Oklahoma

1:09:49 -- Closing

Guests: J. Diggs of NovaSportsPicks.com, Andrew Carter of the Orlando Sentinel and Brad Hargreaves of GoCrossCampus.com.

0:32 -- Opening

3:12 -- J. Diggs of NovaSportsPicks.com gives us the line on this weekend's ACC games, plus handicaps the Clemson at Wake and Notre Dame at UNC games.

14:35 -- Andrew Carter of the Orlando Sentinel talks some FSU football with Patrick

29:07 --Brad Hargreaves tells us all about the ACC tournament at GoCrossCampus.com.

Guests: Woody Durham, Voice of the Tar Heels; Larry Williams, Clemson beat writer for the Post and Courier; and Rob Mahini of the Good Ol' Blog

0:32 -- Opening: Can Patrick still claim the LA Dodgers as his team?

5:10 -- Weekly poll: Would you rather root for a college football team that wins just one game in a season, but that game is against your biggest rival; or a team that loses just one game, again to your biggest rival?

8:07 -- Listener call: Chris from Oklahoma talks FSU football

10:19 - ACC Nation Power Poll

14:34 -- Caulton Tudor thinks Carolina can run the table? Patrick doesn't think it can happen.

19:12 -- More ACC football talk

24:50 -- Listener call: Greg from Atlanta weighs in on Duke, Wake and UNC football

31:08 -- Woody Durham, Voice of the Tar Heels

46:03 -- Larry Williams, Clemson beat writer for the Post and Courier

1:00:19 -- Beat the Blogger with Rob of the Good Ol' Blog

J. Diggs of NovaSportsPicks.com gives us the lines for the ACC football games this coming weekend plus his picks for Duke at Georgia Tech and Florida State at Miami.

Also, in Beat the Blogger, Michael of Waynesboro, Va., takes on Ben of Dear Old U.Va. Find out which is worse -- Ben's picks or his jokes.

Jeff from Wisconsin calls the Buzz Line with his thoughts on FSU football and why Patrick doesn't have a clue when he says Drew Weatherford should be starting at quarterback.

J. Diggs of NovaSportsPicks.com gives us the lines for the ACC football games this coming weekend and he gives us his play on both the Maryland at Clemson and Virginia Tech at Nebraska games. '

Guests: Ken Tysiac of the News and Observer and the Charlotte Observer; and Dan Steinberg of the D.C. Sports Bog

0:34 â Opening: Yes, weâre a day late. Sorry

4:54 â Patrick evaluates quarterback play in the ACC?

14:43 â Why didnât FSU give Drew Weatherford a chance Saturday night?

20:33 â Mike Paulus shouldnât get all the blame for Carolinaâs meltdown against Virginia Tech.

26:14 â ACC Nation Power Poll

27:12 â Ken Tysiac of the News and Observer and Charlotte Observer talks NC State football.

38:02 â SI.comâs Bill Trocchi thinks the ACC is the second-best football conference.

41:31 â ACC Nation poll â Which non-conference win has been the biggest so far by the ACC?

45:11 â Beat the Blogger â Dan Steinberg of the D.C. Sports Bog vs. Eric of Roanoke, VA., plus we ask Dan about Tony Kornheiserâs return to radio, former Georgia Tech punter and new Jim Zorn whipping boy Durant Brooks and why Ralph Friedgen is responsible for the name of Danâs blog.

1:04:07 â Closing, including the AP and USA Today weekly polls and UVa. footballâs personnel losses over the last year.

Guests: Mike Maniscalco of 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh, N.C.; Travis Wells of WDBJ TV 7 in Roanoke, VA; and Bud of TomahawkNation.com

0:29 -- Opening: Baby shower and ACC fantasy football updates.

9:30 -- Does this past weekend erase the first two for ACC football?

15:47 -- Mike Maniscalco of 99.9 The Fan: UNC, Duke and NC State football, plus which game excites Mike more -- Wake at FSU or VT at Carolina?

30:47 -- UVa. fans aren't happy with Al Groh, but should he be on the hot seat?

39:24 -- Patrick and Q take a very early look at the ACC player-of-the-year race.

45:10 -- Three ACC teams are in the two major college football polls.

46:42 -- Has the Coastal Division made up ground on the Atlantic Division?

48:40 -- Travis Wells of WDBJ TV 7: Is Virginia Tech Tyrod Taylor's team now, plus more on the Hokies as they get ready for North Carolina this weekend.

55:33 -- Listener question: Jeff of Cary, NC, asks Patrick and Q if they agree with booing of college athletes. What do you think? Take our poll and leave us a comment.

1:04:40 -- Can Duke be a bowl team this season?

1:08:56 -- Bud from Tomahawk Nation vs. Chris from Oklahoma.

1:38:31 -- Closing

Guests: Johnny Holliday, the Voice of the Maryland Terrapins; and J. Diggs of NovaSportsPicks.com

0:34-- Opening: Clemson's Cullen Harper may not be healthy, Virginia's Peter Lalich won't be in Connecticut this week for the Cavaliers' game and Miami is short one running back for the next few weeks.

13:26 -- The Voice of the Terps, Johnny Holliday, joins Patrick to talk about Maryland football, as well as his other job as Washington Nationals studio host and announcer.

30:19 -- The ACC has announced the site of the 2009 ACC baseball tournament

31:43 -- J. Diggs of NovaSportsPicks.com gives us the spreads for this weekend's ACC games and his picks for both UNC at Rutgers and Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech.

Guests: Eric Prisbell, Washington Post; Adam Lucas, Tar Heel Monthly; Andrew Carter, Orlando Sentinel; Marcus of the ACC Football Report; and Steve Martin of Raycom Sports

0:51 -- Opening

2:26 -- Listener call: Stephen from North Carolina

6:54 -- Listener e-mail: Steve from Seattle

12:35 -- Eric Prisbell of the Washington Post talking Maryland football

21:28 -- UVa., Duke, N.C. State and Boston College

28:18 -- Adam Lucas of Tar Heel Monthly talking UNC football

34:03 -- Steve Martin, ACC football play-by-play announcer

46:08 -- Miami, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Clemson

54:56 -- Andrew Carter of the Orlando Sentinel talking FSU football

1:06:55 -- Wake Forest

1:11:47 -- Listener call: Greg from Atlanta

1:12:20 -- Beat the Blogger (Marcus of the ACC Football Report vs. Brent from North Carolina)

0:37 -- Opening: A couple of ACC football coaches are welcomed back to the hot seat, while Patrick tries to stay positive (hint -- he has mixed results). Plus, Patrick discusses his conflict Saturday when it came to choosing between Bill Rosinski and the USC Song Girls.

7:25 -- Patrick finally gets positive as the guys talk about wins by Wake, Miami and Georgia Tech Thursday night.

11:19 -- The guys discuss Duke's big win Saturday

16:46 -- Greg from Atlanta and Greg's dad call the Buzz Line with their take on Duke's win over JMU.

22:03 -- More positive: Boston College beat Kent State, although the Boston Globe shows why the city is a pro sports town.

24:45 -- Things start going downhill with talk of Maryland and North Carolina, both of which hung on for wins over Division I-AA teams. Maryland has quarterback issues, while UNC has running back problems.

29:12 -- Q goes insane for just a few minutes.

33:00 -- They had to get to it: the ugly. NC State, Virginia and Clemson get crushed, while Virginia Tech loses on, of all things, a special teams play to an ECU team that Patrick things could win the ACC.

44:43 -- FSU has three quarterbacks who might see action this year

46:35 -- The ACC Nation Power Poll

48:29 -- Interview with Adam Gold, host of the morning show on 850 the Buzz in Raleigh, NC. Adam discusses NC State's decision to leave Ben McCauley behind when the Pack went to Canada, plus he gives us his thoughts on football in the triangle. And we ask Adam if Coach K, Roy Williams or someone else will be the USA coach when the Olympics land in London.

1:01:32 -- Beat the Blogger with Zach Smith of the Old Gold and Blog (Wake Forest) and Greg from Atlanta.

1:21:35 -- Closing

2007 Recap: 6-7 overall, 3-5 ACC, lost 21-14 to Oregon State in the Emerald Bowl

What we like best: Offensive line. For those who subscribe to the theory that as an offensive line goes, so goes the entire offense, it may be time to consider this Terrapin offense pretty good. There are still questions at quarterback (Is JordanSteffy the right choice to start?) and running back (Is Morgan Green injured or not?), but there are very few questions up front for theTerps.

Scott Burley and Jaimie Thomas will anchor the left side. Burley played through injuries to earn a spot on the All-ACC team last year, while Thomas was also injured most of last year, but should be solid this season. Dan Randolph and Phil Costa (and/or Jack Griffin) could be equally as strong on the right side. And Edwin Williams was picked by the media as All-ACC first-team center this preseason.

This unit is not only talented and experienced, but deep, with several players on the depth chart seeing action last year.

What we like least: Secondary. This came down to the defensive line or the defensive backs. For some reason, we think the line will be just fine, but the secondary worries us.

OK, we like Kevin Barnes. A lot. He just seems to have a nose for the ball. Last year, Barnes had four interceptions and broke up another nine passes, whilefinsihing with 65 tackles.

But with Barnes the only returning starter in the unit, It's the rest of the guys around him that worry us. It's not so much that they lack talent, but the experience just isn't there. Nolan Carroll or AnthonyWiseman will likely be the second cornerback , while Terrell Skinner and Jeff Allen will be first-time starters at safety. All have shown flashes, but need to prove they can get the job done on a consistent basis. Carroll andWiseman will be tested often this year as quarterbacks avoid Barnes. If they can prove they're up to the task, the secondary may not be too bad.

Schedule:
Aug. 30 -- Delaware
Sept. 6 --- at Middle Tennessee State
Sept. 13 -- California
Sept. 20 -- Eastern Michigan
Sept. 27 -- at Clemson
Oct. 4 -- at Virginia
Oct. 18 -- Wake Forest
Oct. 25 -- NC State
Nov. 6 at -- Virginia Tech
Nov. 15 -- North Carolina
Nov. 22 -- Florida State
Nov. 29 -- at Boston College

Patrick's prediction: 9-3 overall, 5-3 ACC, 3rd in Atlantic Division

What others are saying to ACC Nation:

Phil Steele, Phil Steele's College Football Preview: This could be a surprise team. The two most banged up teams in college football last year were Northern Illinois and Maryland. And Maryland, despite the plethora of injuries that they suffered last year, still knocked off Rutgers, No. 10 in the country, on the road (and) Boston College, No. 8, at home, so they did play extremely well against the big boys last year. They've got 13 returning starters ... this could be the year they get back (to double-digit wins).

Heather Dinich, ESPN.com: With James Franklin coming in and bringing in the West Coast offense, and a receiver like Darrius Heyward-Bey who can really flourish in that system, I think Maryland might be the sleeper in that division.

Ralph Friedgen, Maryland head coach, on his decision to bring in James Franklin as offensive coordinator: It's been different. It's been better for me. I felt like I could devote more time to our players and more to organizing our staff. I know you guys will laugh at this, but I was being spread to thin.

Other previews:

TheACC.com

ACC Football Report

AthlonSports.com