So in a previous post I talked about how the ACC needed to play better against BCS competition if they wanted to gain the respect of the nation.

That worked out well.

The ACC went 0-4 against out-of-conference BCS foes, and lost to TWO separate FCS schools...all in Week 1. That is absolutely pitiful. It's a wonder that the ACC was even considered to be a dark horse for the third-best BCS conference behind the SEC and the Big XII. I'll be honest, I definitely bought into the hype that the ACC was a legitimately good football conference with some good teams who had a shot at making some noise on the national stage this year. And they still might; Virginia Tech only lost by 10 to Alabama, though it became increasingly apparent towards the end of the game that the Tide was simply a better football team, and contenders Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and the winner of FSU-Miami will still be regarded as good teams after posting Week 1 victories.

But the fact remains that the ACC needs a lot of help if they are ever going to be a great football conference. You simply cannot have teams that lose to William & Mary AND Richmond in the same week while also getting manhandled by Cal and out-slopped by South Carolina (yes I'm looking at you, Virginia, Dook, Maryland and NC State). Here's the Week 2 ACC slate:

Clemson @ Georgia Tech
UNC @ UConn
Stanford @ Wake Forest
Dook @ Army
Marshall @ Virginia Tech
Kent State @ Boston College
TCU @ Virginia
Jacksonville State @ Florida State
James Madison @ Maryland
Murray State @ NC State

The ACC plays two games against OOC BCS teams (UNC vs. UConn; Stanford vs. Wake Forest) while Virginia battles a very good TCU team at home. If the ACC can go 2-1 or even 3-0 against these teams in Week 2, it could be a nice bounce back from the Week 1 debacle. Worst case scenario: we may see teams like Army, Kent State, and James Madison who have no business beating BCS opponents notch one in the win column.

Which would undoubtedly notch another one in the loss column for the ACC's credibility as a big-time college football conference.