10 Reasons FSU wins the ACC Championship

10. STABILITY: This coaching staff has been together for 3 years now and the players know what is expected from them, "EXCELLENCE"!

9. CONDITIONING: Every player who could (Medically) participate in the off-season workouts is bigger, faster, stronger, and leaner.

8. CULTURE: Excellence, winning, and working hard is the mentality at FSU. The coaching staff has set the foundation and the players are responding.

7. DEFENSE: There are questions at certain positions, but Mickey Andrews and staff have constantly put a good product on the field.

6. ACC STRENGTH: BC lost everything. WF took a major hit in graduations. VT, UNC, Miami, and GT will be battling each other in the Coastal side.

5. QB PLAY: Ponder will be improved and E.J. Manuel will get meaningful playing time and he is a STUD.

4. LINEBACKERS: This group of young men will instill fear in the hearts of our opponents. The speed and power to get to the QBs on blitzes and cover the their assignments on pass coverage ability will lay havoc to the conference.

3. RECRUITING: The quality of player that has come to FSU since this current coaching staff has taken over has increased ten fold. These players are now the key contributors and have shown glimpses of greatness these past couple years.

2. ATTITUDE: These players know that they can win a Conference Title and they know they can compete for a National Championship. More importantly they understand it is something earned and not entitled to FSU.

1. OFFENSIVE LINE: Games are won in the trenches and this is the meanest, toughest, and determined group in the conference. All improvements in FSU's Offense are because of the effort of these fine young men.Oh ya.........They got meaner, tougher, and more determined.