Links at Lunch: ACC Media Day, Houston Nutt Breaks the Fourth Wall

The Atlantic Coast Conference began its media days Sunday, an odd choice given those are usually mid-week endeavors. Between North Carolina and Georgia Tech’s NCAA issues, and the quarterback upheaval at NC State, the offseason’s been a long one for a conference desperately needing good news. Well, here’s some: the ACC has potential to finally make national noise according to FOX Sports South’s Andrew Jones. Meeting that potential is the big question.

Florida State is the conference’s runaway favorite, receiving 50 of 71 first place votes. But Virginia Tech is the league’s reigning champion, and Eddie Whitley channeled his inner Omar Little: when you come at the king, you best not miss (per The Orlando Sentinel‘s Chopping Block blog).

VPI players were the stars Sunday, including wideout Danny Coale. Coale was among the top receivers in the Hokie offense, and he’s also looking to make his mark on special teams. Randall Cunningham double-dipped as a quarterback and punter, in fact making his way to the College Football Hall of Fame as punter. It will certainly be interesting to see if Coale can leave a similar footprint (pun intended).

A plethora of new quarterbacks paint the ACC canvas, none of whom made the trip to Pinehurst. These newbies will make or break their squads’ seasons, writes Ryan Fagan of The Sporting News.

Terrapin Station has taken exhaustive measures to chronicle the 2011 Maryland roster. Check out the latest Profile in Terpage on tackle Max Garcia, and peruse the entire collection while you’re there.

Houston Nutt breaks the Fourth Wall on this morning’s

First Take

in a move reminiscent of Burt Reynolds’ landmark, sly smile in

Smokey and The Bandit

. On a personal note, I appreciate bloggers like

Everyday Should Be Saturday

‘s Spencer Hall having the intrepidness to actually watch

First Take

Hello, Smokey
Smokey and the Bandit at MOVIECLIPS.com

Running back has long been a constant strength for Cal under Jeff Tedford, but the early departure of Shane Vereen leaves uncertainty in Berkeley at a time when stability is desperately needed. The Golden Bear Lair discusses the murkiness at tailback.

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