ACC-Big 10/1 Challenge Predictions!

Ok, time for predictions for the ACC/Big 10/1 Challenge!  

• Wake-Michigan: we'll take Wake. Michigan is down after losing their
  all-freshman backcourt from last season.  Brian Ellerbee is on the
  ropes at Michigan, and Wake is surging despite not having Rafael Vidauretta.
• Northwestern at Clemson.  Clemson gave Seton Hall a game the other
  day, and Northwestern is still adjusting to Carmody's style.  He's the better
  coach, but it's a subtle system.  Clemson has a chance to make some
  points here.
• Illinois vs. Duke.  A tough battle, but we think Duke will prevail
• Georgia Tech at Iowa.  Iowa should win easily.
• Purdue at Virginia.  Tough call.  Purdue is high after upsetting
  Arizona, but UVa is not going to stand still.  We'll call it a tossup
  and ask for a Florida recount after it's over.  But to be consistent,
  we'll pick, and we'll take UVa.
• UNC at Michigan State. No question in our mind, Michigan State can counter
  everything UNC has, including, to some extent, Brendan Haywood.  MSU
  wins without too much trouble.
• Maryland at Wisconsin.  It's early and funny to say, but the Terps
  are desperate.  Bad team to run into when you're desperate. We'll
  figure Maryland has been taken to the woodshed by Gary but the Badgers will
  still win.
• Penn St at NCSU.  Another tough call, and we don't know much about
  Penn State, other than they upset Kentucky in Rupp.  But we know how
  State is playing, and they're just as desperate as Maryland.
• Minnesota at FSU. FSU has played well early, despite having a rugged
  schedule and a losing record. We'll take them on the theory that they are
  usually more prepared early than their opponents.

The ones we think we're most likely to blow are Duke-Illinois,
Northwestern-Clemson, and Purdue-UVa.  We hope the ACC teams are ready to
stake a claim for the conference. Let's go ACC!