No issues at all with UVA being the pre-season favorite. And nobody sane would have an issue with it either. Now, if you think that Miami will actually win the division, then **** yes. We're fans. We should feel that way. But poo-poo'ing on the results of the media vote is pretty comical.
Their bandwagon has gained quite a few members since the end of last year. And while we can all point and laugh at Perkins, he had a really good year overall and they return a ton on defense. Miami is absolutely the better team and we get them at home in a payback game, so I'd be really surprised to lose that game, but there's nothing egregious about them being the preseason pick. And if you look at the numbers, it was really close. So it's not like Miami is getting no love from the writers. Only a few votes separated #1 and #2. But Miami went 7-6 last year and looked comatose in the bowl game. I have no issues with national writers taking a wait and see approach.