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Monthly Archive: October 2019

Oct
04
2019

Jeff Monken’s halftime criticism taps into Gen. Patton’s spirit

The last time we saw Army coach Jeff Monken on TV was two weeks ago in a halftime sideline interview with CBS’s Tina Cervasio. He was angry over Black Knights’ play and said he planned to let them know it in the locker room. It was as if the ghost of World War II hero …

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Oct
04
2019

Air Force’s Birdow soars over circumstances that set him up for failure

Teven Birdow was 5-years-old when his father was sentenced to prison for a home invasion case in Oklahoma City. That left Teven set up for failure, like many American youths trapped into such circumstances, but his mother started him on another path. Jamie Rodrigues went without as a single mother to make sure her son …

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Oct
03
2019

Ranking the Power 5 Football Conferences after Week 5 with Playoff Analysis

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 …

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Oct
02
2019

Virginia Gets Bye Week At The Right Time

  The University of Virginia football teams bye week may have come at just the right time. The Cavaliers traveled to South Bend last weekend to take on the 10th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and were handed their first loss of the 2019 season. The Cavaliers committed five turnovers, four in the second half …

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Oct
02
2019

Duke tries to escape a familiar Pitt of misery

Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC fans know how football works: Clemson wins everything. Florida State’s offensive line can’t pass protect. Boston College runs out of steam. Dave Clawson overachieves at Wake Forest. North Carolina State exasperates its fan base. North Carolina: almost. Those are just some of …

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Oct
01
2019

ECU’s Kendall Futrell emerging after injuries stunted him last season

GREENVILLE – A year ago, East Carolina’s former coaching staff thought as preseason camp ended it had a special year coming from a rapidly developing defensive end. They were right, but they had the wrong guy. Former head coach Scottie Montgomery predicted a big year from Kendall Futrell, but it was the defensive end Nate …

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Oct
01
2019

Podcast – @RBrentBlevins & @TalkinACCSports review week 5 & preview week 6 in ACC Football with @PaulVWags

@RBrentBlevins and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 5 and preview of week 6 with @PaulVWags of http://espnblacksburg.com. We thank both @RBrentBlevins and @PaulVWags for joining. @Hokiesmash_ASD will be back next week. 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=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/7445976 In …

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Oct
01
2019

Virginia Tech-Miami carries its own long shadow

  Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. When John Swofford imagined a new world of ACC football 15 years ago, he imagined a world in which Miami and Florida State would define the league. It is one of the more surprising plot twists of college football in the 21st …

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Oct
01
2019

ACC Power Rankings After Week 5

Week 5 provided plenty of excitement as several games went to the wire. How did these contests impact this week’s standings? Here’s the latest installment of our ACC Power Rankings. 14. Georgia Tech Last Week: 14 Even though the Jackets outgained Temple, Tech never had a chance in this game. The Jackets converted only 2 …

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