VT is not ready for that just yet.
FSU is kaput.
Louisville sux.
If NCSU wins the Atlantic, everyone will continue to ignore them.
GT is looking good. You want Paul Johnson to have a stage?
How bout Miami? You want them to win a couple key games and actually be back? Can't give them oxygen either.

At the moment, best boost to ACC national perceptions is (was) a strong Clemson. Dabo and his crew are certainly more palatable than any of the non-VT alternatives listed above.

Syracuse did no one any favors here. And don't you all remember what a pain in the a$$ they've been over the years?