Aug
21
2015
Only short until college football starts – how we gonna get by? @TheBenSwain did an informal Twitter Q&A on Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football – enjoy!! I’m drunk so if anyone wants to ask me questions about ACC football now is as good a time as ever. — Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) August 22, 2015 …
Aug
21
2015
A short post tonight – H/T @VTimHokie85 – hell of a video, Tim!! Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Aug
21
2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Florida State | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest NC State Going into November last year, the Wolfpack sat 4-4 and were on a 4 game losing streak. Following a 3 win 2013, NC State looked they might be headed to towards another ugly season. …
Aug
20
2015
Interesting article from CBS Sportsline. Are you looking for a database of the Cost of Attendances for the schools that have released their numbers? There is a separate article on the chase to pay college players as well from CBS Sportsline. I don’t have a problem with giving athletes a stipend, but where these numbers …
Aug
20
2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Florida State | Pittsburgh | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Virginia Tech The last three years Virginia Tech has averaged 7.3 wins a season. This is the worst 3 year stretch of Virginia Tech football since the early 90s, and it’s raised questions about the …
Aug
19
2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Florida State Under Jimbo Fisher, Florida State is in rarefied air with Ohio State and Alabama as one of three best football programs in country. NFL drafts picks galore to go along with multiple conference …
Aug
18
2015
Monday we threw together an impromptu podcast to discuss a topic near and dear to @Hokiesmash – the University of North Dakota and the “Fighting Sioux” chant. The NCAA is again stepping to the political correctness arena, and @Hokiesmash has some some strong opinions on the topic. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition …
Aug
18
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) preview the College Football Football season with Matt Zemek – @SectionMZ of the @TheStudentSect. Matt Zemek was our first ever podcast guest, and has been very supportive of the site here. In fact all of the folks at TheStudentSection have been great to us. The do tremendous work there and we highly recommend you checking them out. …
Aug
17
2015
The slowest month of the year continues to drag on… There are still 2 1/2 more weeks until the college football season begin. It’s on the horizon though. Here is a check around the ACC Blogosphere to help you get through. Who is the most overrated team in the ACC going into the 2015 …
Aug
17
2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Pittsburgh Pittsburgh will have one of the widest best case worse cases in the ACC. There’s elite talent on offense and defensive master mind of head coach Pat Narduzzi coaching …
Aug
16
2015
It was only a matter of time for Jason Day. He’s been one of the most consistent major championship players over the last 5 years. Day finally got his first major out dueling 2-Time Major Winner Jordan Spieth. I can see him winning 4-8 majors over the course of his career. He’s contended at every …
Aug
16
2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Boston College Head Coach Steve Addazio has brought Boston College back to respectability. When he took over BC before the 2013 season, the Eagles were coming off a 2 win 2012. …
Aug
15
2015
Getting news about the ACC Network is about as easy these days as breaking into Fort Knox. Yes there was David Teel’s ( @DavidTeelatDP ) recent one on one interview with John Swofford. That gave us some idea of where the network discussions are. Teel came as close as anyone to breaking Swofford’s network vault. …
Aug
14
2015
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. @TalkinACCSports and I have been answering ACC mailbag questions to kill some time before college football starts (we all miss it, damn it!) – and we will answer any about the ACC question – within reason as long as it’s clean. Please see our first five installments …
Aug
13
2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Duke After 2 straight 9+ win seasons, if you are still thinking Duke hasn’t become a legitimate football program, then really all I can say is …
Aug
12
2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia | Miami | Clemson | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Louisville Louisville’s first season in the ACC didn’t disappoint. A solid 9-4 2015 and top 25 finish gave the ACC much needed football depth. There was …