Dec
13
2019
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. opened the 2019 season as Army’s record-breaking triple-option quarterback. He was named to validating watch lists such as the Manning, Unitas and O’Brien, awards that favor those throwing the ball. Now, four months later, he’s limping to finish line, the 120th Army-Navy Game. In the grandest rivalry in college sports, Army (5-7) …
Dec
13
2019
Letter to Jerry Jones: Jer-uh, I have a great idea that you and the NFL should embrace. You’ve been a leader at driving innovative NFL marketing and promotion. That’s one of the reasons you’re in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the owner of the Dallas Cowboys. The week of the 120th Army-Navy Game …
Dec
12
2019
ESPN recently released their 150 Greatest College Football Coaches of all time. Check out the full list. Where do the ACC coaches, and coaches of current ACC programs land? 8. Bobby Bowden, 377-129-4 Howard College (1959-62; 31-6), West Virginia (1970-75; 42-26) and Florida State (1976-2009; 304-97-4) When Bowden arrived at Florida State, it was a midsize …
Dec
11
2019
How do the ACC bowls rank this year against the rest of the bowl schedule. ACCPrescription tells us. Want to find out the history of why Georgia Tech left the SEC? Check out FromtheRumbleSeat. RubbingtheRock says Thank you to Jeff Scott, who’s headed to USF after the playoffs. From Tomahawknation Odell Haggins returns to …
Dec
10
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Should Florida State fans be excited about the Mike Norvell hire? This is a fascinating question, because it deals with multiple aspects of human experience and judgment. One part of this question wonders if Florida State fans should be excited. Should …
Dec
10
2019
“Notre Dame was 8-0 and ranked No. 1; the Spartans were 9-0 and ranked No. 2. Despite the fact that Alabama was also undefeated — and, in fact, would end the 1966 season as the only undefeated Division I team in the country — no one doubted that the winner of the Notre Dame-Michigan State …
Dec
09
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk ACC and Commonwealth Football with AP Sportswriter @hankkurzjr. Hank is a great guest and appreciate him joining us. 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/conf/summary/7897971 In this order, these are topics we covered on …
Dec
08
2019
Jan. 2 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 3 p.m. (ESPN) Boston College vs. Cincinnati Steve Addazio was fired, and BC’s defense is really suspect. This feels like a L. Cincinnati is pretty good too. Boston College 20 Cincinnati 31 Dec. 31 Belk Charlotte, N.C. Noon (ESPN) Kentucky vs Virginia Tech Give Bud Foster in his final game …
Dec
07
2019
It’s been a week since NC State’s final game and their season is finished. Dave Doeren has made one change so far and it is one that the fan base had been clamoring for. Doeren fired Defensive Coordinator Dave Huxtable and replaced him with Tony Gibson who was brought in from WVU this past season. …
Dec
06
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. It ought to be one of the most fun experiences a group of athletes and coaches can ever have. Saturday night in Charlotte, the Virginia Cavaliers — as a reward for breaking the 15-game losing streak against Virginia Tech and winning their …
Dec
05
2019
A short post for tonight, but one that may concern many ACC fanbases. It’s early, but the ACC is not looking good when it comes to number of bids for the NCAA Tournament. These projections were made before the completion of the ACC/Big 10 challenge which the ACC lost 8 – 6. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-12-03/2020-ncaa-mens-basketball-bracket-projected-about-100-days has just …
Dec
04
2019
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 …
Dec
03
2019
What does fix does each ACC football team going into next season according to ACCPrescription. RubbingtheRock says it’s time for ACC Football to step up. StreakingtheLawn talks about breaking the long losing streak to Virginia Tech. How about a timeline and update on Florida State’s football head coaching search from Tomahawk nation. BCinterruption to the …
Dec
02
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Should Miami fans already be concerned about Manny Diaz? Our story on Miami and Manny Diaz starts with the Oklahoma Sooners. Trust me — I know what I’m doing here. Oklahoma started the 2019 season with a sharp, focused defense. New …
Dec
01
2019
With bowl selections just over a week away, let’s see where several sites have your favorite team going. https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28168924/college-football-bowl-projections https://sports.yahoo.com/bowl-projections-utah-jumps-into-the-college-football-playoff-for-now-132119167.html https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/bowl-projections-college-football-AP-Top-25-Week-15-playoff-LSU-Ohio-State-Alabama-Auburn-Georgia-Tennessee-Michigan-Clemson-139558803/#139558803_8 https://collegefootballnews.com/2019/11/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-after-week-14 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
01
2019
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans. ACC football end-of-season awards are coming up – and let’s clear: There is only one answer for ACC football coach of the year – and his name is Scott Satterfield. I was one of the very first folks out there who said that Louisville should hire Satterfield, …