First off, I never said SC wasn't a very good team. There's a difference, though, between a very good team and a sure-fire national contender elite team that people (myself included) thought they might be before the season started. On their resume, I've not seen much from Va Tech to think they're all that good. They weren't expected to be very good and the only reason people thought they were is because they beat a Braxton-less Buckeyes team. Since then, they've lost 2 straight - including an ugly game at home vs Georgia Tech. ECU might be a good team, but they've not proven much yet. I'm not making any declarations about SC, I'm just saying their stock has dropped from elite to something less because they haven't done what elite teams should do yet (not get blown out by TAMU, blow out Vandy, handle ECU and play a bit of defense against UGA).