Sep
22
2018
In 2016 ACC football was on top of the world. Clemson was a national champion. There were 9 bowl wins. Florida State had just beat Michigan in the Orange Bowl. Louisville had the reigning Heisman trophy winner, and ACC teams were routinely beating SEC teams on the field. It was not a debate. The ACC …
Sep
22
2018
Eventually Trevor Lawrence was going to be the starting quarterback at Clemson. Saturday’s easy victory over Georgia Tech may have moved up the timeline. I’ve been a Kelly Bryant guy. Clemson doesn’t beat Texas A&M without him. He’s a very good quarterback, but he doesn’t have Lawrence’s ceiling as a player. Clemson can cruise to …
Sep
22
2018
Boston College was so close. They came into the season with the 2nd most pre-season All-ACC players. They had just gotten ranked in the top 25 this past week. In some circles, Boston College was being called the 2nd best team in the ACC. The Eagles were in position to start the year 5-0 with …
Sep
22
2018
Northern Illinois Things really look grim in Tallahassee. Willie Taggart is starting to look a bit over his head as the starting Head Coach at Florida State. While I am not buying that he isn’t the man for the job, I do believe he will be facing the hot seat in 2019. This is a …
Sep
20
2018
Despite being 3-0, RubbingtheRock says Clemson’s offense lacks an identity. ACCNation makes their Week 4 ACC game predictions. Oh boy… When should Florida State start playing for next year asks Tomahawknation. What does BCInterruption think about Boston College football being ranked for the first time in nearly 10 years – pretty good I’d say. …
Sep
20
2018
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke prides itself on fulfilling a “next man up” mentality – one many programs strive to fulfill yet fall short of — but the Blue Devils’ defensive backs are testing the limits. Through an injury-plagued 3-0 start, this week marks the first time Duke has slotted the same five starters in the …
Sep
19
2018
Army’s trip to face No. 5-ranked Oklahoma Saturday represents an interesting throwback game. The reasons are beyond simply that the schools last played in 1961, with the Sooners winning 14-8 in a marquee event at the old Yankee Stadium. In those days, the Black Knights routinely took on what are now called Power 5 …
Sep
18
2018
While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that …
Sep
17
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD was back this week, and we had a great new guest! @PaulVWags of espnblacksburg.com shared his thoughts on ACC Football. We were happy to have him. 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 To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/5203082 In this order, these …
Sep
16
2018
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his additional musings on college football at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC Question of the Week : Of Duke, Syracuse or Boston College, which team appears to be the most legitimately good? Boston College beat Wake Forest on the road. Syracuse defeated Florida State at home. Duke has handled Northwestern and Baylor on …
Sep
16
2018
Duke : A+ David Cutcliffe is working his magic again. There are road wins at Northwestern and Baylor, and that is without starting QB Daniel Jones who got hurt in the Northwestern game. They are 3-0 to start the season. Virginia Tech : A+ Virginia Tech’s win at FSU has lost some luster since we’ve …
Sep
15
2018
I’ve long been a Paul Johnson fan. I really like him, and the unique identity he brings to Georgia Tech with his option offense. As recently as two years ago he beat Georgia and had a 9 win season. There is a top 10 year, Orange Bowl appearances, ACC Titles and ACC Championship game appearances …
Sep
15
2018
Florida State was a bad football team last year. They went 7-6 by the skin of their teeth. Jimbo Fisher left a total mess for new head coach Willie Taggart, but come on after a 30-7 loss at Syracuse, the Noles should not be this bad. They were whooped at home by Virginia Tech to …
Sep
14
2018
College football fans are sometimes the worst. We all have heard earlier in the week that a Category 4 Hurricane was going to make landfall impacting college football games this weekend. As the week progressed and the impact of the Hurricane became more clear, the fans came out and criticized decisions to cancel the games. …
Sep
13
2018
Syracuse Week two, what can I say except YIKES! At least Florida State pulled the victory. Upon initial viewing, I was immediately concerned with Florida State’s performance. While these concerns haven’t subsided completely, they’ve certainly mellowed. Samford, as I pointed out in my previous preview, featured an FCS stud quarterback with an offense tailored towards …
Sep
13
2018
ACCPrescription has a writeup on the most recent August cable report and the some of the key points that will affect the upcoming ACC Network. Before Clemson gets ready for their game with Georgia Southern, ShakintheSouthland looks back at Clemson learned in their 2 point win over Texas A&M. Is Willie Taggart a victim of …
