Jul
16
2012
There were some happenings going on in the ACC this week. The ACC Football Media Days starts on July 22 and goes to July 23, but the biggest news is that it’s official Syracuse will be joining the ACC next July. They won’t have to wait until the 2014 season. I don’t think it will …
Jul
15
2012
We are doing something a little different for our major golf preview this time. Rather than me listing the top 10 contenders, we have a special guest write Johnny Hasson who gave his top 5 picks for this year’s British Open. At the end of piece I’ll give you 5 more golfers than can win this …
Jul
14
2012
I got this question ( Should John Swofford call up Jim Delany for an ACC/Big 10 Scheduling Alliance? ) from @MikeBonfanti (A big FSU fan) on twitter today. Right after that @NoleFan86 said the call was obvious to make. These are a couple of Nole fans I have had some good twitter conversations in the past and I respect …
Jul
13
2012
Good evening from @HokieGuru and all of us at All Sports Discussion. We’re continuing our Ask a Blogger Series, but it will be modified as our Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Question of the Week. This will be a bi-weekly series for each of our blogger representatives from the Coastal and Atlantic Divisions until the season …
Jul
12
2012
Good evening. @HokieGuru here and we are very happy at All Sports Discussion to have an interview with former Virginia Tech athlete,Keith Ricks. From 2009 to 2012, Ricks was a sprinter for the Virginia Tech men’s track and field team. He had an excellent career (and you can see the results of his career on the …
Jul
11
2012
Ah we are looking at the offensive linemen now. These are the guys in the trenches that never get any recognition. Well we are about to highlight the best ones in the ACC. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech Omoregie Uzzi …
Jul
10
2012
Less than 2 months until football season… Less than 2 months until football season. It can’t come soon enough. In the meantime we’ll see what our ACC Bloggers are talking about to try and get us through until college football starts. The big ACC news at moment seems to growing possibility of an affiliation between Notre …
Jul
09
2012
We are delighted here at All Sports Discussion to have an interview with former Virginia Tech football player, Dwight Vick. From 1994 to 1999, Dwight played offensive guard for the Hokies. He helped lead the Hokies to five consecutive bowl game appearances and two consecutive Big East conference championships. As a senior in 1998, Dwight …
Jul
08
2012
As a a fan of a couple of ACC schools, I am satisfied to know the ACC has a contract with the Orange Bowl and access to the 4-Team playoffs, but doesn’t mean I have to be pleased with the overall landscape of college football. 5 Conferences have contracts with existing bowls that are likely to …
Jul
07
2012
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans – we’re only 58 days away from ACC and season opener at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, VA – the Virginia Tech Hokies take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a nationally televised game on Labor Day (on ESPN). Can’t wait for college football to start!! Since …
Jul
06
2012
Tight End will probably be the toughest ACC position for me to name the top 5 players. There simply isn’t much established talent at this position in the ACC, so we’re going to have look at some “potential” guys. Let’s see which players looking the most promising. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | …
Jul
04
2012
Happy Fourth of July Everyone!
Jul
03
2012
Remember a few weeks ago when I said the ACC was losing the PR battle? My how recent weeks have changed perception. Today’s announcement that the ACC and the Orange Bowl are exclusively tied together as one of the Big 6 bowls was universially hailed as a strong move the ACC, and I agree. Rather than …
Jul
02
2012
Well were back to our normal Monday time for our articles around the Blogosphere. Things have slowed across the newsfront with end of ACC teams playing for the spring, but give it another week or two and well into looking at the 2012 fall sports. Let’s see what’s going on now… Maryland Blog Testudo Times profiles one …
Jul
01
2012
After the new playoff format this past week was announced I decided to wait a few days before posting my thoughts on this. Back in May I wrote that the playoff format would shape the future of college football and how it could affect the ACC. If the ACC was somehow left out of the playoff scenario, …