BLACKSBURG -- Nearly six years after facing one Vick, Bobby Bowden and Florida State will see another Vick in Saturday's ACC championship game.

While his team ultimately rallied to beat Michael Vick and Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl national championship game, Bowden doesn't really care to see a similar performance by Marcus Vick when his Seminoles face the Hokies at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.

"The night we played Michael, I thought that was the best individual performance, I believe, I had ever seen," Bowden said. "I've been a coach for 53 years and I don't ever remember an individual doing what he did. Vick was just unbelievable what he did to us in that bowl game."

Vick was responsible for all but 170 of 493 total yards amassed by Tech in that game. He led the Hokies back from a 21-point deficit to a 29-28 lead before FSU rallied in the fourth quarter to win 46-29 and capture the second of two national titles it has won under Bowden.

Marcus Vick, who was 16 at the time, still remembers watching the game on television at the brothers' home in Newport News.

Michael "did everything he needed to do to win, but unfortunately he came up a little short," he said. "So it will be real big -- big for me to get it done, as well as the program. We haven't beaten these guys in I don't know how long."

Bowden said Marcus reminds him more of former FSU star Charlie Ward than he does Michael. Ward won the Heisman Trophy in 1993 while leading the 'Noles to their first national crown.

"It's definitely big to hear that," Vick said. "I remember watching Charlie Ward play. I was always in the backyard dropping back to pass and screaming out Charlie Ward's name. I think he was the first one to come out with the running and throwing as an African-American quarterback. He was like a legend in college football."

Bowden, who said he thinks Marcus looks like the better pocket passer of the two, confessed to being somewhat awestruck by the Vicks.

"I haven't seen many times where two brothers are as talented as they are at the same position," he said. "We're going to have to contain him [Marcus] somehow."

Murphy woos 'em

Vick was one of five Hokies who were named first-team All-ACC on Monday. Senior guard Jason Murphy was unquestionably the biggest surprise among the quintet.

"Murphy is kind of like a Manny Ramirez," said Hokies senior Will Montgomery, referring to the Boston Red Sox slugger. "Murphy is going to hit those home runs, and every once in a while he won't. But he's a guy who has been getting it done for us this year and people have noticed."

Montgomery also made the first team, along with defensive end Darryl Tapp and cornerback Jimmy Williams.

Senior citizen fraternity

Saturday's winner will go to the Jan. 2 Orange Bowl in Miami, where it's a virtual lock to face Penn State.

When asked Tuesday if he had thought about the possibility of facing Bowden and Penn State's Joe Paterno -- the two winningest coaches in Division I-A history -- back to back, Beamer paused for a few seconds.

"A lot of old guys here," said Beamer, laughing. "No, I haven't thought about that."

Tight end Jeff King said Beamer has no room to talk.

Bowden "might be an old man, but Coach Beamer is an old man himself," a grinning King said.

Looking for advice

Bowden, whose team has lost three straight games and four of its last six games after starting 5-0, called Beamer on Monday to pick his brain about Tech's collapse in 2003, when it started 6-0 and finished 8-5.

"We chatted a little bit," Beamer said. "After I got him off the phone, I said, 'Now why would I want to try to help you solve the problem? ... You know how to solve problems.' "