Oct
31
2013
Another week has passed in the Atlantic Coast Conference and it is once again time to check on which programs are looking good to get to a bowl game and which ones are slipping away from that goal in what I am call… “ACC’s Balling to the Bowls”. First off let’s say that as of …
Oct
29
2013
Can you believe it is already just about November? This is my favorite time of the year. College Football is in full swing, and college basketball starting up. Ok ACC bloggers what’s happening out there? Miami blog StateoftheU tells us what a Hurricane victory over Florida State would mean to the author and his peers. …
Oct
28
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) just completed a podcast with Bart Doan @Bart_CFN of CollegeFootballNews.com. We had Matt Zemek ( @MattZemek_CFN ) last week. These guys know their college football and write some great articles. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We hope you are enjoying this guest series, because there is more to come on our …
Oct
27
2013
I think we are far enough into the college football season to start getting a feel where the ACC Bowl teams end up. I also link several bowl projections from around several various sports sites. The Kraft Fight Hunger could be a bowl destination if the ACC gets a 9th bowl eligible team, but only …
Oct
26
2013
If you watched Saturday’s ACC games you may not agree with the title of this post. The quality of the games ok honestly wasn’t that good today, but there’s a difference from years past. Instead of a slew of 3-4, 4-3 teams jockeying for position, there’s bonafide national interest to what is happening in the …
Oct
25
2013
Before we get going with Week 9 picks in the conference, let’s chack out the game from last week in the ACC and how I did. In all straight out I went 4 and 1 (9-2 overall), and 3 and 1 against the spread (6-4 overall). This week has seven games in the conference, and …
Oct
25
2013
I had this sent to me from Matt Schexnayder. Interesting graphic… Every fall weekend, thousands of football players trot onto the fields of college stadiums all across the country. With pride, these players wear uniforms showcasing their school colors and logos. However, did you know that college football equipment—the jerseys, the pads, the helmets—represents a …
Oct
24
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are back with our review 8 and preview of week 9. Just a hint… we talk a lot about Florida State. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We have some special guests coming up and we will be posting that schedule as things get finalized. This week we cover… …
Oct
22
2013
It’s been awhile since there’s been this much activity for ACC Football in the 3rd week of October. Normally we are starting to turn to basketball. Not so this year with Florida State in the middle of the national title chase, and Miami receiving their sanctions from NCAA today. How do the ACC bloggers feel …
Oct
21
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) just finished a podcast with @MattZemek_CFN of CollegeFootballNews.com. We highly recommend you visit that site and check out the great college football articles there. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We have more special guests coming up in the future so be on the look out for that and for our …
Oct
20
2013
Following the January 2001 Orange Bowl BCS Title that Florida State lost 13-2 to Oklahoma, the Seminoles started a slow unmistakable decline in their program. It culminated in a humiliating 30-0 home loss to Wake Forest on November 11, 2006. To me at that point any shred of connection to the once great Seminole teams …
Oct
20
2013
With the season over the half way mark, and after having done a piece about which program in the ACC could make it to a bowl game, I figured that it would be appropriate to keep an eye on all the teams in the conference as we head towards the last third of the season. And …
Oct
19
2013
Before we check the games for Week 8 in the ACC, let me give you the result from last week… 5 and 1 straight out, but only a .500 mark, 3 and 3, with the spread. Not bad, not good, but it is what it is and I will take it as the first week …
Oct
17
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) have heard there’s a little ACC football game in Clemson, SC this weekend. We are going review week 7 and get you ready for 8 with lots of Florida State Clemson talk. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We have some special guests coming up including @MattZemek_CFN of College Football News. …
Oct
16
2013
As I read this small post over at FBSschedules, which announced the 13 member committee that will be giving the college football fan base the first ever Final Four, one sentence came to my mind… “let the mayhem begin”. I know that several people have been up in arms about Condoleeza Rice being part of …
Oct
16
2013
Due to real life commitments I have not been able to do my “Rant of the Day” post in the last couple of days. However, I am coming back with a story that is going to make your head spin. Here is the basic outline: a female volley ball player in high school gets a …