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More from Sunday's ACC Football Kickoff in Greensboro NC....... From this article, this quote from Coach Gailey:

Georgia Tech hosts both Miami and Virginia Tech, while dropping Florida State - a rival in recent years - and Wake Forest from its schedule. Both games, Miami (Oct. 4) and Virginia Tech (Oct. 28), have generated a buzz around Atlanta.

"There's anticipation just because they're new and they're both at home this year," Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey said. "There's a sense of excitement and newness to them. I think people sometimes like change."

Personally, I am disappointed with dropping FSU for Miami, purely due to GT needing to break through and get a win. We've come so close so many times - I hate to drop that series for a year.
Here's a look at the QB situation in the ACC, where there is much uncertainty. Even established guys like Rix and Berlin will be under the microscope.

Here's a look at how the new ACC additions are viewed by other teams around the league.

This story on the excitement players have with the new season close to starting. This from WR Nate Curry:

Georgia Tech wide receiver Nate Curry feels as though his body tells him it’s time for football when the entire student body arrives on campus, which is a short time following two-a-days.

“I think it’s when it’s the end of camp and school starts and all the students come back around and they start advertising for all the games, that’s when I start feeling it,” he said. “Nobody’s excited about camp. But when camp’s over and school starts, that’s when you know it’s time to get into that season-type practice mentality and game-time mentality. You want to get out of class and go watch films and stuff like that.”

From the NCST website, here is James Butler, commenting a TA McLendon:

Georgia Tech Safety James Butler: ”I think T.A.’s one of the toughest running backs that I’ve ever and played will ever play. I look forward to playing him this year because I know we’re going to have to be ready to play against them.”

Here is Butler on the loss of Philip Rivers for NCST:

Georgia Tech Safety James Butler: "I think it’s going to hurt them a little bit because he did so much for their team. But, I know the head coach does such a great job in recruiting that I know he has someone in the background that’s ready to step up and make plays for them.”

Here is Nate Curry commenting on the NCST defense:

Georgia Tech Wide Receiver Nate Curry: “They have great defensive backs. Our game plan was real good for that game and we knew what they were going to do on defense so we came out on top.”

”Anytime you can bring back players who have played it’s great. They were already a good team so now they’ll be that much better because all those young guys will have the experience you need.”

For pictures of the various players in attendence, click here.......... Here's more on the addition of Miami, and if you ask me, FSU is intimidated since losing 5 in-a-row to the Hurricanes. FSU hopes they can beat Miami. Miami KNOWS they will beat FSU. It's going to take a couple of W's to change that attitude.............. Here's a story on Charlie Whitehurst, indicating that agents are contacting him and his family and that if he has a good season, he will probably head to the NFL, although that is not his plan now. Funny story in there also about opposing fans giving him a standing ovation at a Waffle House and his mom's quote:

“That story still kind of gives me chills,” Beth Whitehurst said. “Not all Gamecocks are bad.”