Respect
I lost a bet this week. I bet a listener that Florida State would be the ACC media's pre-season favorite in the poll conducted at the ACC media days in Pinehurst.
I thought Florida State would be the choice from the media, but I was not shocked Clemson is now the favorite. I was shocked by the margin.
Basically twice the number of media members think Clemson will win the division and the conference than think the Seminoles will win both. I never saw Clemson getting twice the votes.
I think the vote comes down to three things.