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Monthly Archive: May 2020

May
31
2020

Pre-Season top 25 College Football polls leaking out.

#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Top 25 college football polls are starting to leak out. These will be interesting as they were done with the benefit of Spring Practices. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/top-25-college-football-rankings ACC Teams Ranked – 24) Virginia Tech, 18) North Carolina, 1) Clemson https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-rankings-top-25-2020-clemson-ohio-state/nksaexznh9m51jojwz2c4htqi ACC Teams Ranked – 22) Louisville, 19) North Carolina, 1) Clemson https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/preseason-top-25-cbs-2020/ …

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May
31
2020

Virginia Tech Football Statement on the Death of George Floyd

  Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Kudos to Virginia Tech football for a strong statement on the death of George Floyd. Unity, inclusion, and social justice. Choosing compassion, working to understand, and showing kindness are always correct choices. We must be better. We have to be better. https://t.co/aAGjKywxhK — Brad Wurthman (@wurthman) …

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May
30
2020

ACC players and coaches speak on George Floyd.

No words need to be added to this. I’m siding with my brothers that deal, and continuously deal, with things I will never experience. The injustice is clear.. and so is the hate. It can no longer be explained away. If you’re still “explaining” it – check your heart and ask why. — Trevor Lawrence …

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May
29
2020

The @ACCDN doesn’t get the top 10 ACC teams since 2000 quite right.

The @theACCDN took a stab at the top 10 ACC Teams since 2000. The 2013 FSU vs the 2018 Clemson debate for the number 1 spot is a worthy one. @mattzemek compared the two back in 2019.  Clemson 2016 at #3 certainly makes sense, and Clemson 2015 at #4,  Clemson 2019 at #5, and Clemson …

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May
28
2020

Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – May 28, 2020

Ready for Way Too Early 2020 Bowl predictions? ACCPrescription has it for us.  RubbingtheRock takes issues with past college football programs success giving them current relevance. No Tennessee you aren’t in the same class as Clemson. FromtheRumbleSeat says Georgia Tech shouldn’t be that worried about the Yellow Jackets 2020 record.  Caneswarning How does Miami transfer …

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May
27
2020

More than half of ACC is in top 35 of football recruiting.

Nearly 2 months ago, we wrote about UNC’s hot football recruiting start. Mack Brown and UNC have largely maintained their early good work by ranking 4th by 247 Sports and 7th by rivals. Clemson as usual leads the way in the ACC with a consensus top 3 class going. What is noteworthy beyond on UNC …

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May
26
2020

Iowa State caps football ticket sales, and it may be model for others.

#StayHealthy and practice social distancing We’ve all been wondering how college football might look in the fall. I think most of us think there will be a football season, but how will it look? Will there be full capacity stadiums? Doubtful Will there be limited capacity stadiums? Possible Will there be empty stadiums? A small, …

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May
25
2020

LeVias and pioneers opened minds with TDs in SEC stadiums

PART III of a series Jerry LeVias played his signature role as the Southwest Conference’s first black scholarship football player throughout the 1966 season, but two years later he performed with equal valor on a stage in the belly of the beast. The Deep South. The Southeastern Conference. One of the failures of college football …

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May
25
2020

Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports preview 2020 Clemson Football with @TigerPreGame

@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to provide a little distraction to these trying times with good ole ACC podcasting. We are moving along in our ACC previews with Clemson. Our special guest @TigerPreGame  (Scott Rymer) of tigerpregameshow.blogspot.com  and Tiger Pregame Show Host and blogger devoted to Clemson Athletics on WCCP 105.5 FM We thank him …

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May
25
2020

Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports talk Georgetown basketball with @HoyasWin

@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) step out of the of the ACC in this podcast as we talk to Rich Chvotkin @HoyasWin the radio voice of Georgetown men’s basketball. He’s in his 46th year calling games for the Hoyas, and we appreciate Rich joining us.  You can also find this most recent podcast and all our …

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May
24
2020

Ranking all 65 Power Five Football coaches via @CBSSports

An interesting off-season post by @CBSSports ranks all 65 Power Five college football coaches.  Where did the ACC Coaches end up? From that article…Do you agree on the ranking and the order? #2 Dabo Swinney: While discussing these rankings on the “Cover 3 Podcast,” I asked my two co-hosts (and fellow voters) Chip Patterson and …

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May
24
2020

A Proposed Commonwealth of Virginia Men’s College Basketball Holiday Classic Tournament

  Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. I thinking today about how National Collegiate Athletics Association teams are going to have to be creative and save money in a lot of different ways because many are footing the entire bill for their athletes in all sports (which is good).  This, however, also means …

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May
23
2020

Did The Last Dance help or hurt Michael Jordan’s legacy? | answered by @mattzemek

#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Give author @MattZemek, Editor@TrojansWire , a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of WEEK : Did The Last Dance help or hurt Michael Jordan’s legacy? It helps no one when a columnist is asked to give an opinion on a compelling but contentious point of debate, …

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May
23
2020

Prayers to Georgetown Men’s Basketball Coach, Patrick Ewing!!

  Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We step out of the ACC tonight – and pray for the recovery of Georgetown Men’s Basketball Coach, Patrick Ewing, who has has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serious and …

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May
22
2020

Masks at Football Games? It’s been done before.

#StayHealthy and practice social distancing We are living a new world these days, and if we want things to return to and remain semi-normalcy some sacrifices will have to be made. Most of these sacrifices are fairly minor, and simply just good common sense. We need to practice social distancing, and if social distancing is …

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May
21
2020

The All-Time top 25 NBA players from a current ACC School (1-5)

#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 6-10 | Players 11-15 | Players 16-20 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list and could …

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