Jul
13
2011
I didn’t want to get my hopes up. I’ve been reading that a deal between the NFL Owners and players was close, but I still had my doubts. I needed something definitive so that I could start putting together my fantasy football team. I think I got it today. New Orleans Saint’s quarterback Drew Brees …
Jul
13
2011
Tomahawknation is going through each position predicting which players will make the All-ACC football team for 2011. They look at Defensive End this week.Interested in understanding Clemson’s new offense? ShakintheSouthland is all over it. They are looking at the quick passing game portion in this article with plenty more to come.Boston College Blog BCInterruption asks what …
Jul
12
2011
A few days ago I wrote that there seemed to be a real lack of good news in sports. In fact most of the news was frustrating, and some cases even downright tragic. I’m not a soccer fan, and I don’t admit to being one, but I know when I’ve seen something special. When the …
Jul
11
2011
Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney is on fire on the recruiting trail. Not only “is” he on fire recruiting, he’s been on fire and its been that way since he became the Clemson head coach in late 2008. According cutigers.com, in 2009 he signed 6 players rated 4 stars or better. In 2010 he signed 5 players …
Jul
10
2011
I’m going to rank the coaches on who I think are the “best” coaches in the ACC and even if they haven’t coached an ACC game I have an opinion. It’s still only July and I’m itching for some football. As I look at the list, I feel like top to bottom the ACC finally has …
Jul
10
2011
Due to the great response to my article Ranking the ACC Football Coaches for 2011, I decided to do a Coaches ranking of SEC too. These are coaches that are most often facing the ACC teams we like to talk about here. What is particularly impressive is how successful these guys have been. There are 4 …
Jul
10
2011
Tiger Woods will be missing another of golf’s majors. His knee injury has kept him out of the U.S Open and now the British Open. With Woods stuck at 14 majors since 2008, we are starting to gain a greater appreciation of Jack Nicklaus ‘s record of 18 major champions. You need to be a great …
Jul
10
2011
We’ve reached our ACC linebacker rankings, and at this position the ACC has some of the best linebackers in the country. CollegeFootballRivals.com seems to think so as well. Well let’s get right to it and see which players make up this talented group. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | …
Jul
09
2011
Ohio St. vacates their 2010 football wins. The NCAA places West Virginia on 2 years probation for violations involving the football program. Oregon looks to be next and North Carolina’s football program might follow. I’m starting to wonder which college football teams won’t be investigated by the NCAA in the next 6 months. The NBA …
Jul
07
2011
Our friend @HokieGuru keeps the great interviews coming. This time he’s talking with former Virginia Tech Hokie second baseman, Michael Seaborn (@mseaborn5). Seaborn was one of the senior leaders on the 2011 Virginia Tech baseball team… and that’s what he was… a steady player (hovering around a .300 batting average for his career at Virginia Tech). He …
Jul
06
2011
Less than 2 months until football season starts and I can’t wait. ACCBlogger starts his ACC team predictions with the Clemson Tigers going 5-7. IfDabo Swinney has another losing season and a 3rd loss in a row to South Carolina, he’s finished at Clemson. It won’t matter how well he’s recruiting. The Tigers better not …
Jul
05
2011
I hope everyone one had a great 4th of July weekend, with some fireworks , grilling, and the day off. This past weekend was a little short on great sports. Sorry I can’t really follow baseball until after the All-Star break. The biggest news was Novack Djokovic winning Wimbledon. Yea we even follow tennis results here. Djokovic defeated Rafael …
Jul
04
2011
Back in May, I posted on the Georgia Tech Raycom Sport’s blog, that Georgia Tech guard Iman Shumpert was making a mistake coming out this year. His jumper was average, and his ball-handling simply adequate. Sure he could defend, but he needed another year school. Iman Shumpert went in the 1st round to the New York …
Jul
04
2011
We’ve reached the end of our rankings of the top 5 ACC players at each position on offense with the Tight Ends. There’s some real talent at this position in the ACC. Let’s see who makes the list. In a few days we’ll get started with the defensive players. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive …
Jul
04
2011
On to some ACC offensive line rankings… These are the guys in the trenches never get any recognition. Well I’m here to give them some. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Brandon Washington, Miami Washington is the only returning All-ACC offensive lineman from …
Jul
04
2011
We keep moving along in our ACC player rankings to the Wide Receivers. There’s some serious game breaking talent here. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Dwight Jones, North Carolina If you’ve read any of my past work, you know I like big receivers. Dwight Jones is …