Jul
31
2016
Good afternoon. Just a quick post for today. Our friend, Joe Suhoski (@vabeachrep), brought up a good point that we don’t think about or act on enough – it is important to remember those that are less fortunate than others our ourselves. Donating even just $10 to a food bank, like the Capital Area Food …
Jul
31
2016
With just under 26 days until College Football season kicks off, here’s the latest edition of the Top 10 rankings by position, this time its the outside linebackers. Be sure to check out the other rankings as well. Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Cornerbacks | Defensive Tackles | Defensive Ends | Inside Linebackers | Safeties Top 10 Outside Linebackers in the …
Jul
31
2016
The Mark Richt hire at Miami was mostly hailed as a pretty-good hire, but a some have questioned whether new coach Mark Richt’s best days are behind him. At Georgia in his first 8 years, Richt produced 6 top 15 teams and 2 conference titles. In his last 7 years at Georgia, he had just …
Jul
30
2016
In 2015 Georgia Tech was a darkhorse pre-season playoff pick. They were Coastal Division favorites and a pre-season top 20 team. They went 3-9 for their worst season since 1994. In 2014 Georgia Tech was picked 5th to finish in the ACC Coastal, and they ended up finishing the season with 11 wins, a Coastal …
Jul
30
2016
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans – lots of rain coming this weekend – that means you have time to check out the great ACC content on our site 😉 Short post here – tell us what is on your mind about the ACC – you can tweet @TalkinACCSports, @HereGoJayAgain, @Res4Six, or me (@HokieSmash) …
Jul
29
2016
@Klownchyld_1906 (Scott Burks) has a podcast interview with one of the ACC’s pre-eminent journalists @DavidTeelatDP where they discuss the ACC Network in detail. They also get into the happenings in the Big 12, and ACC Football. We’ve had @Klownchyld_1906 on our podcast. We’ve also been on his podcast in the past, and he did a great job in his interview. …
Jul
28
2016
We’ve come to the conclusion of our ACC player rankings with our Special Team’s player rankings. We hope you’ve enjoyed the rankings. These rankings will be a little different, as instead of a write-up of the player we let highlights do the talking. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties …
Jul
28
2016
It’s been awhile since we’ve checked in on the ACC Bloggers. Let’s see what they are up to. With the ACC’s recent network announcement, what’s the reaction around the ACC blogosphere. ACC blog ACC Prescription talks about how ESPN could sell the ACC Network to cable. Georgia Tech blog FromtheRumbleSeat talks about what …
Jul
27
2016
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending this press release 2016 All-ACC Preseason Football Team Announced Clemson leads with 10 selections; Florida State is next with five GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Defending league champion Clemson leads all schools with 10 selections to the 2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Football Team announced on Wednesday. The team was selected by …
Jul
26
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 Wake Forest football team in this podcast. We talk with @Robert_Reinhard of the fine Wake Forest blog site bloggersodear.com. We really appreciate @Robert_Reinhard taking the time to talk some Wake Forest football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast …
Jul
26
2016
Here’s the latest installation of the Top 10 rankings by position, this time it’s the defensive ends! Check out the top 10, feedback is welcome, be sure to check out the other top 10 rankings I’ve compiled as well. Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Cornerbacks | Defensive Tackles | Inside Linebackers | Outside Linebackers | Safeties Top 10 Defensive Ends in the …
Jul
26
2016
Well, here we are, roughly 31 days away from the start of College Football season and our latest edition of rankings are here, this time, it’s defensive tackles. And don’t forget to check out the previous rankings! Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Defensive Ends | Cornerbacks | Inside Linebackers | Outside Linebackers | Safeties Top 10 Defensive Tackles in …
Jul
25
2016
Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Derwin James, Florida State Derwin James is a special player. As a freshman he had 91 tackles, and entering this year he’s all over the pre-season All-America lists. At least one publication (ProFootballFocus) said he could be the best …
Jul
25
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 Syracuse football team in this podcast. We talk with @BH_Orange44 (Brian Harrison) of the Syracuse blog site orange44.blogspot.com. We really appreciate @BH_Orange44 taking the time to join us! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get …
Jul
25
2016
Clemson is the pre-season ACC Media pick to win the ACC and Tiger QB Deshaun Watson is the ACC player of the year pick. The full voting results are at theACC.com. A couple of interesting notes. Watson led arguably the most explosive running back in Dalvin Cook the country by a vote of 164 to …
Jul
24
2016
The final major of the year is upon us. The PGA Championship is being played only 2 weeks after the British Open because of the Olympics this year. We’re headed to the famed Baltursol Golf course in New Jersey. 1. Dustin Johnson Dustin Johnson has had 4 straight top 10 Major Finishes and he won …