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Rob Mahini of TheSabre.com’s The Good Ol’ Blog joins Patrick and The Evil Q to discuss Virginia’s surprising 3-1 start and this weekend’s home game with Pittsburgh.

Also this week:

– Andrew Carter of the Orlando Sentinel talks about Florida State-Alabama and FSU’s off-field problems;

– The Evil Q tells us all about his manicure;

– In the Weekend Skinny, audio from FSUGuv,!v,,us Bobby Bowden, Georgia TechGuv,!v,,us Chan Gailey, MarylandGuv,!v,,us Ralph Friedgen and UVa.Guv,!v,,us Al Groh, plus the weekend picks;

– Listener comments from the ACCNation.com Buzz Line;

– Patrick considers starting an advice column;

– Plus, the Sound and Fury, Around ACC Nation and more on this weekGuv,!v,,us ACC Nation podcast.

Friend of the Nation Mike Stevens, the sports director for WDBJ in Roanoke, Va., has some strong feelings about Virginia Tech football, including his belief that problems with the offensive line won’t improve much this year. Stevens joins Patrick and Evil Q to talk VT football as the Hokies get ready for William & Mary.

Also this week …
– Joanne McCallie (or is it Coach P or Coach P-Mac?) talks about taking over the Duke women’s basketball program this year;
– Why is Evil Q giving a shout out to Moldova?;
– Patrick thinks Maryland will upset Wake, while Evil Q takes Carolina and UVa. to win on Saturday in the Weekend Skinny;
– Is Patrick becoming a Chowda Head?
– Plus, the Sound and Fury, details on the Buzz line and more this week on ACC Nation.

The big game of the weekend is Boston College at Georgia Tech.

Adam Van Brimmer, who covers the Yellow Jackets for the Morris News Service, joins Patrick this week to take a look at the Jackets and Eagles as they get ready for their Saturday night showdown.

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– Jeff White of the Times Dispatch talks UVa. football as the Cavs get ready for Carolina;

– Was PatrickGuv,!v,,us water bottle spiked last week?

– The Evil Q admits he likes a nice haircut;

– Dena Evans makes her weekend picks;

– Patrick and the Evil Q discuss MiamiGuv,!v,,us bad, bad weekend in the Sound and Fury;

– And lots more on this weekendGuv,!v,,us edition of ACC Nation

A new Valley website, and an author who was in New York City shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
That and more on this weekGuv,!v,,us installment of Guv,!E”The Augusta Free Press Show.Guv,!Vkj
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– Hank Zimmerman, the owner of ShenandoahValley.com, a new web portal highlighting history, culture and the arts in the Valley.
– Bob Johnson, the author of I Saw God in the Midst of Tragedy: A ChaplainGuv,!v,,us Experience at Ground Zero.

The fall 2007 (and 2008 and 2009 elections), President BushGuv,!v,,us secret jaunt to Iraq and Chessie and Bigfoot.
That and more this week on Guv,!E”The New Dominion Show.Guv,!Vkj
(Teaser: Chris gives his prognostication on what Mark Warner will do next week in the final segment.)
Joining us this week:
– Brian Moran, the Democratic Caucus chair in the House of Delegates and a presumed statewide candidate in the 2009 state-election cycle.
– New Dominion columnist W.R. Marshall, who has a lot to say on the presidentGuv,!v,,us trip to Iraq and the Larry Craig quasi-resignation.
– Loren Coleman, a cryptozoologist and coauthor of Weird Virginia, who gives insight into Bigfoot and Chessie sightings in Virginia.

Eric Prisbell has returned from Wyoming – was the Washington Post punishing him? – and joins ACC Nation this week. Prisbell, who covers the national-college-football scene for the Post, helps Patrick and Chris preview Virginia Tech at LSU, plus weighs in on Georgia Tech, Miami, Virginia, Clemson and FSU.

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– The Boston HeraldGuv,!v,,us Steve Conroy gives us the skinny on the BC Eagles as they get ready for a visit from N.C. State and Tom OGuv,!v,,uBrien.

– Patrick failed in his duty of finding a guest for the weekend picks, so the Evil Q was called into action. ThatGuv,!v,,us 10 minutes of audio you donGuv,!v,,ut want to miss.

– On the Sound and the Fury, the guys debate whether week one of the football season was a successful one for the ACC.

– Find out why Chris is willing to change his middle name

– Is Patrick encouraging cheating?

– And Roy Williams is headed to the Hall of Fame this weekend

That and more on ACC Nation

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Patrick kept saying words, and Chris kept throwing back the same response.

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Find out what triggered ChrisGuv,!v,,u manic episode on this weekGuv,!v,,us Guv,!E”ACC NationGuv,!Vkj – and learn more about Guv,!V|

– Why former UNC soccer star Cat Whitehill had a hard time picking Georgia Tech and Florida State before she left with the rest of Team USA for next monthGuv,!v,,us WomenGuv,!v,,us World Cup Guv,!V|

– Did Chris really pick JMU to upset UNC? WeGuv,!v,,ure going to have to make sure heGuv,!v,,us still taking his Ritalin.

– Was it an accident that the Guv,!E”ACC NationGuv,!Vkj preseason previews ended with Clemson and Florida State? Nah, couldnGuv,!v,,ut be.

On ACC Nation this week, Patrick and Chris continue their football previews with a look at Miami and Georgia Tech.

Also, the guys break down the quarterback battles in the ACC with help from Pete Yanity, the Voice of the Clemson Tigers; Andrew Carter of the Orlando Sentinel; the Baltimore SunGuv,!v,,us Heather Dinich and Jacey Zembal of the Wolfpacker.com.

Then, in the Sound and the Fury, Patrick and Chris pick one of the quarterbacks that they think will have a great season.

And the guys say goodbye to the Orange Bowl, declare Coach Jags a playerGuv,!v,,us coach and Patrick admits he is trying to get Hannah Montana tickets.

That and more on ACC Nation. Make sure you check out ACC Nation’s blog for more information.