Deacons' Curry plays hard
Barnett: It would be too much to say that Wake Forest is in the Orange Bowl because of Aaron Curry, but it would be true to say the Demon Deacons are there because of the likes of him.
Brind'Amour still provides magic for Hurricanes
Barnett: On Rod Brind'Amour Night, the Carolina Hurricanes honored their captain before the game and during it.
Cotchery attracting attention
Barnett: New York Jets coaches noticed how hard wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery worked in his first two years as a reserve, but they couldn't get him to say much. One coach asked Cotchery's father, "How do you get him to talk?"
Canes recovering from post-title ills
Barnett: A losing streak can feel like it will last forever. Glen Wesley knows it won't.
ACC title game remains a work in progress
Barnett:Interest in this year's Wake Forest-Georgia Tech matchup was low. Playing in Jacksonville, Fla., a city with strong SEC ties, didn't invite walk-up ticket sales. It rained. Alltel Stadium was half empty.
N.C. State's O'Brien simply is who he is
Barnett: With his dark jacket, red tie and military bearing, Tom O'Brien appeared before the media and N.C. State supporters Saturday looking sharp enough to run for president.
Civility issue incites unrest
Barnett:When it comes to hiring head coaches in the ACC, there's nothing more contentious than bringing up civility.
State offsides with BC
Barnett:N.C. State's football team had a propensity for fouls in recent seasons. That's one of the reasons Chuck Amato doesn't coach there anymore.
No limit to Wake's success
Barnett: Wake Forest hasn't been the Atlantic Coast Conference champion for 36 years, but it's never been a champion like the one it became Saturday.
A long trip to ACC title game
Barnett: For three seasons Rick DeMaio screamed himself hoarse at Wake Forest football games. The Deacons responded with three losing seasons.
Money may not buy wins
Barnett: At N.C. State, he conceived the white shoes defense and became the red shoes coach, but the man who called attention to himself from the feet up has disappeared from the head down.
Bad seasons end on well-played note
Barnett: On paper, it looked to be a bad game between two of the ACC's worst teams, but, on the field, Duke vs. North Carolina turned out to be a thriller.
He said ... he said
Barnett:Our columnists had Wolfpack fans howling this week.
Don't chuck him now
Barnett:After seven seasons, Chuck Amato is 25-31 in the ACC. He's 3-4 against UNC. His Pack just lost to a Tar Heels team that was 0-9 this season against Division I-A opponents. Now, Amato has so many critics even he can see them. The question is how to answer them.
Amato, Pack down to last shot
Barnett:N.C. State coach Chuck Amato watched his football team play hard, play better and come up -- again -- just inches from victory against Clemson on Saturday.
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