Are we getting a clearer picture of the playoff chase? Actually not really, there are still has many as 10 teams chasing 4 spots. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 The team to keep an eye on here is Georgia. They are by far the best team in …
Monthly Archive: October 2014
Oct
19
2014
10 quick takes on the ACC after week 8.
Somebody looks likes a favorite in the Coastal… a real favorite, well at least until next week. The Atlantic is still Florida State’s to lose, and so is that playoff spot. 1) Florida State beats Notre Dame in a classic. Florida State took as many shots from Notre Dame as they did against Clemson. Guess …
Oct
17
2014
Need a College Football Viewing Guide for Week 8?
I have just a quick post for tonight… Are you looking for College Football Guide for Week 8? Check out TheStudentSection’s College Football Guide for this Saturday. For ACC fans – Duke vs Virginia is a big Coastal Division matchup. Then of course at 8 PM is one of the top games of the year …
Oct
16
2014
Halfway through the ACC football season, how are we feeling about the addition of Louisville?
So we’ve reach the halfway point of the college football season. I think most ACC fans felt Louisville was a very good addition prior to the football season, do I think the positive feelings have remained? Yep definitely… Sometimes expansion moves take years to take hold. West Virginia still doesn’t feel right in the Big …
Oct
16
2014
Should Florida State fans boycott ESPN Gameday, it would be an unprecedented move.
If you’ve turned on ESPN at anytime during the college football season, two things have dominated the coverage, Jameis Winston and the SEC football. As the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Winston is under a magnifying glass. His off the field issues are newsworthy, but Florida State fans feelsthe coverage of Winston is negative and biased. …
Oct
15
2014
Week 8 #ACC Game Predictions
I’d like to thank everyone who has followed @AllSportsDACC on Twitter and gave us a warm welcome over the past week. The support has been tremendous. I’m excited to interact with all of you over there & at my personal Twitter account, @HereGoJayAgain. Now, here are some predictions. Virginia Tech (4-2, 1-1 ACC) @ Pittsburgh (3-3, 1-1 …
Oct
14
2014
ACC Football Power Rankings for Week 8
Welcome back for another installment of ACC Power Rankings. This weekend was a pretty fun one, but Week 8 should be even better with FSU-Notre Dame and Duke-Virginia on the slate. I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank everyone who has followed @AllSportsDACC on Twitter and gave us a warm welcome over the past week. …
Oct
14
2014
Podcast – @HokieSmash and @TalkinACCSports with special guest TV Sports Anchor @SteveLayman discuss College Football.
@HokieSmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were joined by a very special guest on this podcast, award winning Nashville, TN Sports Anchor @SteveLayman. @SteveLayman provided a wealth of insight into the college football landscape at the mid-point of the season. We really appreciate him joining us on the podcast! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You …
Oct
13
2014
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere October 13, 2014.
We’ve reached the halfway point in the season. Are you happy with how your ACC football team is doing? If not basketball season is right around the corner. What do the ACC bloggers have for us tonight? Louisville’s first trip to Death Valley was one of the most physical defensive games you’ll ever see. How …
Oct
13
2014
#ACC Announces Football Players of the Week
Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Football Players of the Week Three Hurricanes, two Eagles honored theACC.com – Miami paced this week’s list of top performers with three student-athletes honored as Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced on Monday following Saturday’s action, while two from Boston College were recognized. Hurricanes senior Phillip Dorsett was selected as the ACC …
Oct
13
2014
Social Media Education: Twitter Hashtags for Each #ACC Team
Good afternoon from all of us here at @AllSportsDACC. We’re here today to educate you on the social media Twitter hash tags for each of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams (this is especially important in that we have three new members of the conference since 2013). Please see our table below: Twitter Hashtags …
Oct
13
2014
ACC Announces Football Game Times and Networks for Oct. 23-25
ACC Announces Football Game Times and Networks for Oct. 23-25 The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday the following game times and TV networks for its football games of Oct. 23-25. Thursday, Oct. 23 Miami at Virginia Tech, ESPN, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 North Carolina at Virginia, ACC Network, 12:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at Pitt, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU*, 3:30 p.m. …
Oct
12
2014
Ranking the Power 5 Football Conferences after week 7
The list of playoff contenders shrinks just a little bit more, and Mike Slive’s dream of multiple SEC teams in the playoff lives on. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 Do you want to know the reason the SEC is given so much credit each year? Here’s why… …
Oct
12
2014
10 quick takes on the ACC after week 7.
Who wants to win the Coastal? Did NC State finally win a conference game after nearly 2 years? It’s time for 10 quick takes on the ACC after week 7. 1) Focused FSU One thing you have to admire about Florida State is their focus. With all the pressure of being the defending national champion …
Oct
10
2014
This week’s ACC Coaches’ trash talk measured on the Steve Spurrier scale.
This week we saw several ACC coaches with subtle digs and not so subtle digs at teams, stadiums, players and each other. ACC is a little new to trash talking, because well you have to do some winning to talk a a little smack. There wasn’t much winning going on prior to the last few …
Oct
09
2014
ACC Football Power Rankings for Week 7 with a twist.
Did I not say, we’d be getting some contributors to the blog? This is @ztevans first entry. Enjoy his ACC Power Rankings! —————————————————————————————————————————————– Howdy! The fine folks here at All Sports Discussion have asked if I would contribute ACC Power Rankings each week. Perhaps a different name is in order. Lack Of Power Rankings? Puppy Power Rankings? I’ll …