Jul
31
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Georgia Tech Over the last 4 years no ACC team been more wildly inconsistent than Georgia Tech – 11 wins (2014) , 3 wins (2015), 9 wins (2016), 5 wins (2017). The Yellow Jackets are capable of …
Jul
30
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are nearing the end of our ACC podcast college football previews. We have a great guest in Brian Harrison @BH_Orange44 as he joins us to talk Syracuse football. Check out his blog orange44.blogspot.com. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr …
Jul
30
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are nearing the end of our ACC podcast college football previews. Good friend of the blog @Robert_Reinhard joins us to talk Wake Forest football. Check out his work at bloggersodear.com for all things Wake Forest. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! …
Jul
29
2018
Jack Sears seemed to answer a perplexing Duke recruiting question two years ago. Prior to the 4-star quarterback committing to the Blue Devils, you had to wonder why more highly touted QBs don’t clamor to play for David Cutcliffe? After all, the Blue Devils’ head coach is widely recognized as a quarterback guru that groomed …
Jul
29
2018
Trust the Process: I’ll be using a standard format across all Chop’s Takes: I’ll take a look at the returning production (keeping in mind the evaluation of talent applicable to each ACC Program) and compare to each team they face on their schedule. I’ll look at the opponent faced the week before, that game’s final …
Jul
28
2018
We recently wrote that Georgia Tech was finally making a serious financial commitment to athletics. Well if Georgia Tech’s recently unveiled new locker room is any indication then the Yellow Jackets are off to a good start in terms of facility upgrades. Check out the locker room below… Our new home is AWESOME ??? Thanks to …
Jul
26
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Duke Take out an aberration of a 2016 season, and the Duke Blue Devils have average 8.5 wins a season since 2013. Duke under David Cutcliffe is no longer an up and coming program. This is a football …
Jul
25
2018
CHARLOTTE, NC. — Florida State’s Willie Taggart said something at the ACC Kickoff that showed he’s a lot like the rest of us. The Seminoles’ new coach had a low opinion of the program’s off-field reputation based on decades of headlines. “To be honest with you, I thought I was going to come here and …
Jul
24
2018
The ACC Media days are over and the pre-season football picks are in. Here is the pre-season All-ACC team. The full article is at theACC.com WR – Jaylen Smith, Louisville (90) WR – Kelvin Harmon, NC State (71) WR – Hunter Renfrow, Clemson (62) TE – Tommy Sweeney, Boston College (106) AP – Greg Dortch, …
Jul
23
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Miami Mark Richt in his 2 years at Miami has brought the Hurricanes back to national relevance. The U isn’t quite back, but they are as close as they’ve been since the early 2000s, and that’s due …
Jul
22
2018
The week that was for Larry Fedora and how he could have enlightened football fans while he waved the flag. First, Fedora put up a trial balloon equating American exceptionalism and football on a preseason football tour stop, the Pigskin Preview sponsored by the Bill Dooley Chapter of the National Football Foundation on Monday in …
Jul
22
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Virginia Virginia was always going to be a multi-year rebuilding project for Bronco Mendenhall. Last year there were signs that the Cavaliers might be able to turn things around. A 5-1 start helped get the Hoos to their …
Jul
21
2018
Trust the Process: I’ll be using a standard format across all Chop’s Takes: I’ll take a look at the returning production (keeping in mind the evaluation of talent applicable to each ACC Program) and compare to each team they face on their schedule. I’ll look at the opponent faced the week before, that game’s final …
Jul
20
2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NCAA’s recent rule change permitting freshmen to play up to four games without burning their redshirt season was met with universal approval, but the media buzz sounded like a golf clap. Not so when the ruling reached Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson. He celebrated. He freely describes his ACC school as …
Jul
19
2018
ACCPrescription recaps Day 1 at the ACC Media Days. Good summary write up… ShakintheSouthland wonders how much the Freshman will contribute to this years Clemson football team. Larry Fedora made some controversial comments about concussions this week. TarHeelBlog says they are much ado about nothing. I’m not so sure about that. BackingthePack has a different …
Jul
18
2018
It’s ACC Football Media Days this week. As with every ACC Media Days in recent years, ACC fans are looking for updates on the ACC Network. @DavidTeelatDP in his article “Swofford reveals potential ACC Network programming” gives us the latest ACC Network. There were some interesting comments on scheduling… Swofford cemented Wednesday that the ACC will stage multiple …