Jul
18
2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On every kickoff return, Anthony Ratliff-Williams sizes up many moving parts. All at once he must follow the ball, catch it and scan the field for tacklers, looking for running room. That skill takes a special knack, and the North Carolina redshirt junior has it — and more. His powers of observation …
Jul
17
2018
CARY, N.C. — Scottie Montgomery returned to the annual Pigskin Preview where he first arrived two years ago as East Carolina’s rookie head coach. He oozed confidence and optimism in 2016. He was nattily dressed in a grey suit with a purple tie. He stood ramrod straight. He looked reporters comfortably in the eye. He …
Jul
16
2018
CARY, N.C. — David Cutcliffe called for a show of hands at the 16th annual Pigskin Preview that the Bill Dooley Chapter of the National Football Foundation presented on Monday at the Embassy Suites Hotel. The Duke football coach, seated at the dais along with North Carolina State’s Dave Doeren, North Carolina’s Larry Fedora, East …
Jul
16
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. Good friend of the blog @JoeMicik joins us to talk Boston College football. Check out his site http://www.bracketyard.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 In this order, these are topics we covered …
Jul
16
2018
I was born and raised in Syracuse, NY by parents who were both born and raised in the South (Alabama and North Carolina respectively). I fell in love with Syracuse Orange basketball, football, and its other sports as a kid in grade school/elementary school in the 1974-75 academic year. This column, which I am calling …
Jul
15
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We almost never talk about government or social issues at All Sports Discussion mostly because this is an ACC sports site. For many people, watching sports is a safe haven away from the rest of the real world (it’s those few hours a week where you …
Jul
15
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 score, and …
Jul
15
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
14
2018
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties 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. 1) Anthony Ratliff-Williams, North Carolina …
Jul
12
2018
247Sports has a good read on Virginia Tech’s plans for a $10 Million ACC Network Studio. From that article… The investment will build the necessary broadcast studio on Virginia Tech’s campus in anticipation of the launch of the ACC Network in 2019, while also improve infrastructure and facilities to support the change… …The studio will also …
Jul
11
2018
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Jaquan Johnson, Miami The Miami Hurricanes have an All-American in Safety Jaquan Johnson. Last year he had 96 tackles to go along with 4 interceptions. He was named ACC defensive back 3 times in 2017. Johnson is under 6 feet tall, but that doesn’t …
Jul
10
2018
Thinking of cutting cord? ACCPrescription has a great article on many streaming packages that one can look into. FromtheRumble asks what if Nate Woody’s doesn’t work out at Georgia Tech? ACCNation has some early pre-season ACC rankings. Tomahawknation looks at their opening game team Virginia Tech, and the attrition the Hokies have suffered in the …
Jul
09
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. Good friend of the blog @ztevans Zach Evans joins us this week to UNC 2018 football. Check out Zach’s work at @Speed51DotCom. 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 In this order, these …
Jul
09
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. Blog contributor @JamesIV1978 joins us as co-host as we talk to @ER Evan Roberts of the @RedWhitePodcast in our preview of NC State football. Thanks to @ER for joining us! 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
09
2018
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. ACC football is right around corner – only a few Saturdays until it all starts up. The ACC Football Kickoff is next week (h/t @TechSideline). With football coming right up, let’s take a look at the who has the hottest head football coaching seat in the …
Jul
08
2018
Despite some doomsday predictions joining the American Athletic Conference could backfire on Navy football, not much has changed as the Midshipmen enter their fourth year in the league. Navy has posted winning seasons all three years, captured the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy in 2015, the AAC West in 2016 and won bowl games in 2016 and 2017. …