Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. August is right around the corner – you can feel college football coming. Until then, make sure you check out all our great ACC content at All Sports Discussion. Also, make sure you follow our Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC. This evening, I’m stealing a page out of …
Monthly Archive: July 2015
Jul
18
2015
Bomani Jones Wins Twitter Again
Well done, Bomani Jones. @ClayTravisBGID seriously, at what point did you decide that sounding like a moron to please morons was the ticket? — El Flaco (@bomani_jones) July 18, 2015 @ClayTravisBGID i mean, people don’t usually go to fancy law schools to then try as hard as they can to sound stupid. — El …
Jul
18
2015
Why isn’t ESPN covering Tennessee’s off-the field issues the same as Florida State’s?
You thought we wouldn’t notice didn’t you ESPN. Tennessee has a major sexual mis-conduct case going on, but head to ESPN’s front page, and there isn’t a link to it. There is a link to Florida State adding a new social responsibility course. So where was the report on Tennessee? It was finally found on …
Jul
18
2015
What are the ACC’s most intriguing Questions going into their Football Media Days.
The ACC’s football media days are just around the corner. They start July 19. For the schedule and all things related to the ACC Football Medias, check out the ACC’s Football Kickoff Page. As the ACC heads into their media days, there is optimism that the ACC’s worst football days are well behind them. After …
Jul
17
2015
The Virginia Tech Hokies Recruiting Tactics Must Change
In the past, my view on the Hokies recruiting has always been they’ll get the players they want at the end of the day. But when you look at the current landscape, you wonder where the Hokies will get their recruits from in this year’s 2016 recruiting class. FSU and Miami lead at 1 and …
Jul
16
2015
Are We In For A Sports Commentary Revival? Look out for HBO!
ESPN has lost 3.2 million subscribers in a year, according to Nielsen. To put that in perspective, Netflix added 3.3 million subscribers in three months. ESPN reaches 92.9 million households, but with streaming services becoming readily available, subscribers are finding it easier to cut the cord. As a result, ESPN has seen cuts to some …
Jul
15
2015
Ranking the 5 best Safeties in the ACC for 2015.
As we near the end of our players rankings, we are moving on to safeties. Let’s see who makes the list. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen| Linebackers | Cornerbacks| Special Teams 1) Jeremy Cash, Duke If Jeremy Cash is fully healed from off-season knee surgery, the senior Cash will be an All-American. Last …
Jul
14
2015
Podcast – @VaBeachRep and @TalkinACCSports review the spring and preview 2015 FSU football with @KilroyFSU
@VaBeachRep and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review the spring and preview Florida State football for 2015 with one of our favorite guests @KilroyFSU. @VaBeachRep did an awesome job filling in as co-host for @Hokiesmash this week on the podcast. We thank Joe for the pinch hit! We really appreciate @KilroyFSU taking the time to join the podcast and discuss FSU …
Jul
13
2015
Articles from Around the ACC Blogosphere – July 13, 2015
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I know you all miss college football like everyone here at All Sports Discussion. Until then, make sure you check out our site for the best in ACC sports coverage (and follow our Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC). This morning, I’m stealing a page out of my colleague, …
Jul
12
2015
2015 British Open Preview: The Top 10 Contenders.
The British Open is headed back to the home of golf – St. Andrews, and there are a couple of major story lines. Jordan Spieth is going for the 3rd leg of the grand slam. Does Tiger Woods even have the remotest change of contending? It’s a shame defending champion Rory Mcilory will miss …
Jul
11
2015
The Entire Virginia Tech Defensive Line is on the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Just a quick post here – I’m not one who posts very often on college football award watch lists – I’m really one who thinks these award lists just give alumni, fans, and friends of the particular schools something to talk about over the summer until college football starts. That said, it’s almost an extremely …
Jul
11
2015
We participated in the @TheStudentSect #ACC Football Roundtable
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans – hope you are ready for a great weekend. Earlier this week, I participated in an ACC football roundtable with our friends over at the @Bloguin college sports blog, The Student Section (you can follow their account on Twitter at @TheStudentSect). Participants in the roundtable included @TheStudentSect Associate …
Jul
09
2015
Ranking the 5 best Cornerbacks in the ACC for 2015.
The ACC has the best cornerbacks in the country… period. This list is loaded with All-Americans and future NFL draft picks. Let’s check them out. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen| Linebackers | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech If there was an All-American team last year Kendall Fuller was on it. …
Jul
08
2015
ACC Places 14 Players on Preseason Bednarik Watch List; 11 on Maxwell Watch List
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending us this ACC press release. Be sure to check out @Hokiesmash and his thoughts on an ACC Roundtable on players to watch in the ACC at the @theStudentSect. Total of 25 Honorees Ties for Second-Highest Among All Conferences GREENSBORO, N.C.—A total of 14 Atlantic Coast Conference defensive players have been selected to the preseason …
Jul
07
2015
Ohio State and Louisville lead nation in the high profile sports
CBSSportsline put together a ranking list of the best sports program’s in country. I like what CBSSportsline did here. They weighted the sports, giving the most points to football, then basketball, Women’s basketball and baseball. A last ranking went to a Wild Card which was the best ranking for one of the other sports. Ohio …
Jul
06
2015
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere July 6, 2015
It’s on the horizon… you know it, College Football. It’s lets than 2 months away. What do the ACC bloggers have for us today? Can the 2015 year be going any better for the University of Virginia? 3 National Titles including the ACC drought ending Baseball title, and now UVA blog StreakingtheLawn celebrates 4 …