Oct
25
2018
Navy-Notre Dame is a time-honored college football tradition with continuity strengthened through American history. The specific epochal period was World War II. It’s the reason the rivalry, renewed for the 92nd time Saturday night in San Diego, remains the nation’s longest uninterrupted intersectional series. It dates to 1927, despite playing out as one-sided affairs many …
Oct
24
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 …
Oct
23
2018
ACCPrescription has an ACC Bowl Prediction. Could an 11-1 NC State make a New Year’s 6 Bowl? Is Clemson the country’s most complete team? That’s what ShakintheSouthLand asks. What was BackingthePack’s reaction to the Wolfpack getting thumped at Clemson? StreakingtheLawn writes about Virginia’s solid win at Duke and what it means. Clemson vs Florida State is usually …
Oct
22
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD are I (@TalkinACCSports ) were happy to have NC State podcaster @JamesCurle. We appreciate @JamesCurle 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 To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/5410928 In this order, these are topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 261. …
Oct
21
2018
ACC QUESTION of the Week : Which ACC hot-seat coaches most badly need a strong second half of the season? Let’s start with this note at the forefront of our conversation: If you asked me right now, I do not think an ACC head coach will be fired in 2018. One might step away due …
Oct
20
2018
I was at the Clemson NC State game today, and Clemson hammered NC State. Any illusion that NC State was ready to beat the ACC’s top dog today was wiped out in an onslaught of Clemson’s superior talent and depth. The Wolfpack were no match for the Tigers in a 41-7 blowout. Blog Contributor James …
Oct
20
2018
There’s something going on at Virginia, that’s caught a lot us of by surprise. Virginia Cavalier football is legitimately pretty good. After a 28-14 win at Duke, you need to start paying attention to what Bronco Mendenhall is doing. Last week Virginia upset Miami. It was a big win for the Hoos, but upsets happen. …
Oct
20
2018
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans. Hope you are enjoying some great ACC football today. In 2016, Virginia Tech ended it’s curse on the road at Pittsburgh – and the Hokies had not won at Pittsburgh since 1999 – I mentioned that Virginia Tech, in order to grow as a program, had to …
Oct
19
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 …
Oct
18
2018
Wake Forest I have to admit: I was pleasantly surprised to see the score of FSU versus Miami from my seat in Gainesville (don’t ask why I attended the LSU vs UF game). Alas, FSU could not hold-on quite as long as they needed (and had a controversial dismissed touchdown that would of sealed the …
Oct
18
2018
If it seemed like Joe Giles-Harris and Ben Humphreys were joined at the hip throughout last week’s win at Georgia Tech, look no further the defensive statistics. Together, Duke’s inside linebackers combined for 26 tackles. Giles-Harris, a 6-foot-2, 240-pounder, led the Blue Devils with five solo tackles and 15 assisted for a 15 total. Humphreys, …
Oct
17
2018
James Nachtigal explained how he surprised himself ending up at West Point. It’s unique to him, but Army players have told similar tales throughout Tucker Waugh 17 seasons pounding the recruiting trail as a Black Knights assistant coach. “Coach Waugh showed up at my school one day,” said Nachtigal, Army’s leading tackler as a senior …
Oct
16
2018
NC State : A+ I would have liked to see the Wolfpack play West Virginia, but NC State has done everything that’s been asked of them to this point at 5-0. They play Saturday against Clemson for a chance to make a national splash. QB Ryan Finley is playing at an extremely high level. Dave …
Oct
15
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD are I (@TalkinACCSports ) are joined by an old friend this week on the podcast. @WillsWorldMN (Will Ojanen) joins us via the fine ACC Blog Site accnation.net. Please check out what those guys are doing over there! 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 …
Oct
14
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: Is N.C. State Clemson’s biggest remaining obstacle on the path to an unbeaten regular season? Strictly on paper, yes, North Carolina State is the best team Clemson is likely to face over the remainder of this season. …
Oct
14
2018
Well they did it… CollegeGameDay is not going to Clemson, SC for the biggest ACC game of the year. 6-0 Clemson in the top 5 and in the thick of the playoff chase, will face off against 5-0 and top 25 ranked NC State. CollegeGameDay and ESPN blow it off for this… @CollegeGameDay going a …