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The ACC as Halloween horror movie cliches

There is a tried-and-true method to making a terribly entertaining Halloween horror movie. It involves several character and situational stereotypes, all essential to a loosely tied together plot involving some kids and a crazed killer who predates their existence. Just about every horror movie in the disappointing pantheon of the macabre is built on this bedrock.

All 14 ACC teams were scheduled for games in Week 9, and 10 will play Saturday on Halloween. So naturally, we have cast all 14 schools and/or coaches in roles you are certain to find in a forgettable slasher film.

Boston College’s Steve Addazio: Every group of fleeing friends has the alpha male who remains undaunted.