...at the present I think Mendenhall has focused on filling recruiting gaps left by his predecessor, and that makes it difficult to accurately guage.

Adding on top of that are more stringent academic requirements which will always be more challenging than most of the rest of the ACC. Like Stanford, it can be overcome, but it will always be a little different and it will rarely be ranked at the top.

It will be another year or two before a more accurate picture will be there.