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Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Clemson’s mini-dynasty is over, and that’s only part of ACC’s angst

And now, 17 Final Thoughts from the first three days of Week 1. (Apologies, LSU and USC, I just couldn’t wait.)

1. So, what was your “We’re not in Kansas, anymore” moment of the first full weekend of New World College Football? For me, it was turning on Friday night’s TCU-Stanford game, seeing an ACC logo and realizing I was watching an ACC nonconference game between schools from Texas and California.

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The ACC team (Stanford, if you’ve lost track) lost that one 34-27. Which soon became a recurring theme.