Nov
30
2014
We are still not any closer to having our 4 playoff teams. All 4 conference championships have playoff implications. Let get right into it… We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 8.5 As we’ve tried to tell you all year, the SEC is and hasn’t been heads and shoulders above …
Nov
29
2014
Rumor has it, this photo of John Swofford was taken after the ACC went 4-0 against the SEC today. OK it wasn’t, but I bet it wasn’t far from the truth. 1) ACC makes statement against the SEC When you are the ACC and fighting for respect, you can’t afford to lose rivalry games against …
Nov
29
2014
Greetings!!! It’s Thanksgiving and we have just what you need for ACC Football Week #14 (Rivalry Week). Our sports handicappers from Ohio – who also run their service in Las Vegas – have joined us at All Sports Discussion. We’re pleased to have Patrick and Lucky from Sick of Paying. Sick of Paying is are …
Nov
27
2014
Greetings!!! It’s Thanksgiving and we have just what you need for ACC Football Week #14 (Rivalry Week). Our sports handicappers from Ohio – who also run their service in Las Vegas – have joined us at All Sports Discussion. We’re pleased to have Patrick and Lucky from Sick of Paying. Sick of Paying is are …
Nov
27
2014
Hey it’s Thanksgiving, so I have a couple of thanks to hand out. A hearty thanks to @Hokiesmash for managing our weekly ACC podcast, and doing just about all the work getting all the awesome guests to come on the show. We’d like to thank each guest individually, but the list is just too long. You …
Nov
26
2014
We’ve have a great holiday podcast for you to listen to while you’re making that roadtrip this week. @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were pleased to be joined by @SectionTPJ (Terry Johnson) of the @TheStudentSect. TheStudentSection is one of our favorite college sports sites, and is well worth your time to check out. To download the audio file of …
Nov
26
2014
Hello, @HereGoJayAgain with the Week 14 installment of ACC football predictions. Well Week 13 was a dud. Duke lost to UNC after being in the proverbial driver’s seat of the Coastal Division, Virginia Tech lost to Wake Forest in double overtime 6-3, and Virginia upset Miami in convincing fashion to keep their bowl hopes alive. With this …
Nov
25
2014
This week in the ACC had it all. Virtual bye weeks to prepare for rivalry games! Literal bye weeks to prepare for rivalry games! Dudes singing to geese! Vandalism! Shutouts! Frank Beamer celebrating shutouts! Let’s get to the rankings! 1 – Florida State: The Seminoles dropped to second in the coaches’ poll this week, because …
Nov
24
2014
A lot of things are going on in the ACC right now. Football is in the homestretch, and Basketball is gearing up… We check in on the ACC bloggers now. We’ll start with Virginia Blog StreakingtheLawn. In a scene of pure awesomeness, a Virginia student was caught singing to a goose during the Virginia\Miami football …
Nov
23
2014
I think one thing the playoffs have proven is that the regular season is not diminished. In fact the end of the regular season, and conference title games will have more interest in them than ever. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 The SEC lost one of their …
Nov
22
2014
Florida State lives to fight another day, and Louisville picks up a nice non-conference win for the ACC this week. There’s plenty more in the 10 quick takes on the ACC after week 13. 1) Louisville this is what you were invited to the ACC to do. When Louisville was invited to the ACC, make …
Nov
22
2014
John Swofford likes to keep things close to the vest, and then all at once something happens. Discussions on an ACC Network have been quiet the last few months. The only noteworthy news about the ACC Network has been a couples of isolated comments from Swofford the last few months, that negotiations were going well …
Nov
20
2014
One of the more under radar award races in the ACC was who was going to win the ACC COY award. It was really down three coaches Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, Duke’s David Cutcliffe, and Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson. Well the race ended Thursday night. When Duke went down to UNC Thursday night, David Cutcliffe …
Nov
19
2014
Hello, @HereGoJayAgain with this week’s installment of ACC football predictions. Week 12, there were upsets, there were blowouts, and then there were injuries. If you’re a Clemson fan, I feel for you. After losing Deshaun Watson to a hand injury, it looks as though he is out again this time with a sprained LCL. Last week predictions …
Nov
18
2014
In this week’s podcast @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were privileged to be joined by the Daily Press’s ACC beat writer @normwood. We really enjoyed and appreciate having @normwood join us. He’s wealth of ACC knowledge, and the podcast is well worth the listen. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this …
Nov
18
2014
Last week, my power rankings didn’t change at all. This week, they are very different thanks to a number of surprises on the gridiron. Just when you think you have the answers, the Atlantic Coast Conference changes the questions. 1 – Florida State: Following another come-from-behind victory, FSU has returned to the top spot in …