We’ve reached the halfway point of the college football year. What do our ACC bloggers have to say at this point in the season? Did you catch Syracuse’s head coach Dino Babers after the Orange’s big upset of Virginia Tech? Syracuse blog NunesMagician looks at the Babers post-game game speech which was epic. Louisville’s …
Monthly Archive: October 2016
Oct
17
2016
Virginia Tech Football – Season Midpoint Check In
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you are doing well. We have a really important Thursday night ACC clash coming up between two teams looking to stay in the thick of the Coastal race. Virginia Tech and Miami both need a win, but for different reasons. The Hokies still control their own …
Oct
17
2016
Podcast – @Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports review week 7 and preview week 8 in ACC Football
@Hokiesmash and myself @TalkinACCSports had a classic podcast this week, as we went without a guest. It was fun to get back to our roots, but don’t worry we have guests starting back up next week – some really big names in the future so keep an eye out for that! We won’t be talking about …
Oct
16
2016
Ranking the Power 5 Football Conferences after week 7 with Playoff Analysis.
Why am I discussing conference power rankings? Well because as teams start playing each other in their conference, the strength of a conference determines the quality of your wins as the playoffs approach. It matters so let’s get right into it. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most …
Oct
16
2016
Who is North Carolina football so far this season after win at Miami?
If you can figure out North Carolina football this season, please let the rest of know. There was a home blowout loss to Virginia Tech last week, and 10 point loss to a mediocre Georgia team to open the year. There has also been a win at Florida State, and now the win over …
Oct
15
2016
This is a Tired Act Here (TIC)
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. The picture above is a black and white television. Black and white television users?: #Clemsoning — RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 15, 2016 Oh boy. NCSU bout to bring back #Clemsoning — StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) October 15, 2016 *looks around furtively* #clemsoning — Tyler Duffy (@tyduffy) October 15, 2016 …
Oct
15
2016
Two Desperate Teams, Virginia Tech and Miami, Will Be Playing in Blacksburg on Thursday Night
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Both Miami and Virginia Tech had opportunities to solidify their position in the ACC Coastal Division today – and failed to get it done (or rather, North Carolina and Syracuse went out and got it done). First, let’s talk about North Carolina – Miami. Mitch Trubisky had …
Oct
15
2016
Disgusting Tweets sent to NC State Kicker.
Kyle Bambard missed 33 yard FG that literally cost NC State a chance at a monumental upset of the Clemson. You know that nobody feels worse than him, but the treatment he is getting on twitter is disgusting. Come on folks he is a college kicker that missed a FG, he didn’t commit a heinous …
Oct
15
2016
Dino Babers making real noise at Syracuse after upset of Virginia Tech.
There were a lot of people including myself that felt Virginia Tech was playing some of the best football in the ACC recently. Following a 34-3 route at UNC, it appeared the Hokies were about to get on a roll. Dino Babers and Syracuse were not having any of it. Many of us considered Dino …
Oct
15
2016
Clemson was out-coached and out-played by NC State, but somehow survives.
On October 15, 2016, NC State was better than Clemson. They just were. Dave Doeren and his staff had a perfect gameplan to attack both Clemson’s offense and defense. When the Wolfpack were on offense they went after Clemson on the edges and with the short intermediate routes. Basically they worked on weak part of …
Oct
14
2016
Hey Louisville a close win over Duke isn’t good enough.
When you are Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State or another undefeated power 5 team right now style points don’t matter. You win and you are in the playoffs. Louisville your 24-14 win over Duke isn’t good enough. If you are the Louisville Cardinals you need style points, and a lot of them. You are trying to …
Oct
14
2016
#ACC Announces Sites for Many 2016-17 Championships
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here for a Friday evening. If you haven’t heard, in September 2014, the ACC announce its intention to relocate it’s conference championships from North Carolina. Those decisions have now been made. The only one we need to hear about is ACC men’s basketball …
Oct
14
2016
Business as Usual at #Baylor, eh? #AWFUL
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We’re going to step out of the ACC here – and give you a brief update on business as usual at Baylor University. I’ve made it painfully obvious what I think about the unfathomable lack of institutional control at Baylor University. Baylor University not only allowed unchecked …
Oct
13
2016
In Order to Show Progress as a Football Program, Virginia Tech Must Defeat Pittsburgh This Year
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Let’s talk about Virginia Tech football – the Hokies have had a really good run since the Battle at Bristol (vs. Tennessee). As site owner and blogger, Jeffrey Fann (@TalkinACCSports) said, once the turnovers got fixed, the Hokies turned into a top 15 team. Let’s take a look at …
Oct
13
2016
ACC Football Week 6 Power Rankings
1) Clemson: 56-10 win over Boston College Clemson is starting to play some of their best football of year. The offense has come together the last two weeks, and the defensive front 4 might be the best in college football. It was a dominant win over BC. 2) Louisville: BYE Louisville is back to action …
Oct
11
2016
Around the #ACC Blogosphere – October 11, 2016
It has been a little while since we’ve checked on the ACC Bloggers. Let’s see what they are up to. ACC blog ACCPrescription lists what they think are the best ACC rivalries going. Do you agree with the list? NC State Blog BackingthePack looks back at the Wolfpack’s rain soaked but stirring win over …