At 9-1 through 10 games this season, North Carolina is currently enjoying their best season since the late 1990s. The currently sit 17th in the college football playoff rankings behind 5 two loss teams and Navy. The Tar Heels have been haunted the entire year by a resume killing loss to a bad South Carolina …
Monthly Archive: November 2015
Nov
17
2015
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – November 17, 2015
We’ve got College Football and College Basketball both going on right. It is my favorite sports time of the year. What do the ACC bloggers have for us? Clemson blog RubbingtheRock is already looking at the ACCCG and how North Carolina and Clemson would matchup with each other. DukeFootballBlog comes from recent podcast guest @MikeKlineDSB. …
Nov
16
2015
Podcast – @Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports review Week 11 and previews Week 12 #ACC football with @MikeKlineDSB
@Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports look back at week 11 and preview week 12 in ACC football on this podcast. We were joined by Mike Kline @MikeKlineDSB of dukefootballblog.com, a site I hope you check out. We really appreciate @MikeKlineDSB joining us and talking some ACC football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast …
Nov
15
2015
Ranking the Power 5 Football Conferences after week 11 with Playoff Analysis.
Chaos in the first week of November! Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – you’re most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that throughout the season. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. Let me explain my relative rankings 0-5 : Conference lacks depth …
Nov
15
2015
#ACC Announces Remaining Football Game Time and Networks for November 21, 2015
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. The ACC announced the final games for November 21, 2015. ACC Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2015 http://theacc.co/FB15times12 GREENSBORO, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference Sunday announced the remaining game time and networks for Saturday, November 21. Saturday, November 21 North Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN, Noon Georgia Tech at Miami, …
Nov
14
2015
North Carolina is really good and they are on an absolute roll after ripping Miami to shreds.
Respect has been hard to come by for the Tar Heels. They just now entered the top 25 rankings of the College Football Playoffs. Their loss to a bad South Carolina team in their opening game has haunted them all year, but here is some news for you. North Carolina has a really good football …
Nov
12
2015
Brief Commentary on a Possible Virginia Tech Head Football Coach Hire – Rich Rodriguez
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans – hope you are all doing well. I’m on vacation in Houston, TX right now. 247 Sports recently had a story on Rich Rodiguez, current head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats. Rodriguez addressed rumors of Virginia Tech’s upcoming head football coach vacancy. David Teel of …
Nov
11
2015
After first 2 rankings, College Football Playoff Committee lays out which teams will make playoffs.
I think I’m starting to get the hang of how the College Football Playoff committee works week to week. Sure each week there is something to question, but nothing is set in stone until the final rankings come out. Some things after 2 week are crystal clear though. #1 Clemson wins out they are in …
Nov
10
2015
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – November 10, 2015
We’re in the homestretch on the college football season. Let’s check in on the ACC Bloggers. Not only is Clemson atop the College Football Playoff poll, QB Deshaun Watson is now making some Heisman Trophy noise. Clemson blog RubbingtheRock looks at Watson’s Heisman chances. When you absolutely destroy your arch rivals, life is …
Nov
09
2015
The 2015 ACC Championship Football Game is on the way to a sell out.
Remember a few years ago when the ACC Championship Football Game got tons of bad press for poor attendance? I’m sure you do… the $5 tickets on StubHub and the empty seats, so many empty seats. This was especially true when the game was located in Florida. Since the game was moved to Charlotte, attendance …
Nov
09
2015
Podcast – @Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports talk Georgetown basketball with Hoya play by play announcer Rich Chvotkin @HoyasWin
@Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports have special podcast this week. We talk with Georgetown basketball with their play by play announcer Rich Chvotkin ( @HoyasWin ). What a privilege it was for us that Rich joined us. He is a wealth of Georgetown and college basketball knowledge. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition …
Nov
08
2015
Ranking the Power 5 Football Conferences after week 10 with Playoff Analysis.
Chaos in the first week of November! Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – you’re most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that throughout the season. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. Let me explain my relative rankings 0-5 : Conference lacks depth …
Nov
07
2015
Clemson dethrones ACC King Florida State; Playoffs are right there for the taking.
Florida State has been a very worthy ACC king the last three years. There was an Orange Bowl win 2012, and national title in 2013. Last year the Seminoles went to the College Football Playoffs. Florida State was 39-3 in those 3 years, with 3 straight top 10 finished. Not only were they the ACC’s …
Nov
04
2015
The ACC can recover from the Miami Duke officiating mess and the apparent ACC Network Delay PR hits. Here’s how.
It’s been a rough week for the ACC. From the apparent ACC Network delay to the officiating controversy at the end of Miami Duke game. That’s a lot of bad PR for the conference in a very short period of time. I’ve always thought the ACC struggled with PR, so I’m going to help them out. …
Nov
03
2015
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – November 3, 2015
ACC Bloggers activate! You’ve just been named the #1 team in the country Clemson. What does Clemson blog ShakintheSouthland think about that? Frank Beamer announced his retirement this week effective at the end of the of the 2015 season. Virginia Tech blog TheKeyPlay shares some memories of the coach that took the Hokies …