Ruffin McNeill’s 36-year college coaching career includes stops at 10 programs – with return stints at two, Appalachian State and East Carolina – yet taking his first job at N.C. State somehow feels like a homecoming. McNeill, one of the most respected and liked coaches in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately businesses, joined the Wolfpack staff as special …
Monthly Archive: July 2020
Jul
07
2020
NC State Hits a Home Run With the Hire of Ruffin McNeil
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Kudos to Boo Corrigan and Dave Doeren for making one of the very best hires of the college football offseason – McNeil will make a nice special assistant to Doeren: This is probably one of the very best hires in college football – State won the …
Jul
06
2020
Ranking the 5 best Specials Team players in the ACC for 2020.
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | As we’ve done each with Special Team players, we give you a video of their skills. 1) Nick Sciba, Wake Forest 2) Damond Phillyaw-Johnson, Duke 3) Andre Szmyt, Syracuse 4) Hassan Hall, Louisville 5) …
Jul
05
2020
Blabbermouth.Net: Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue Celebrates 19 Years of Sobriety
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. This is a culture blog post. From time to time, you’re going to see some “hair metal” or “glam metal” on my Twitter timeline – it was a culture of it’s own during 1981 – 1992. In some ACC stadiums, you’re going to hear some hair …
Jul
04
2020
NY Post Report: College Football More Likely to Move to a Spring Start
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Happy 4th of July, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Wherever you are, I hope you’re spending time with your families and friends today (get some some rest and relaxation). Please check out this well-written, timely report from the New York Post’s Zach Braziller, Howie Kussoy, and Ryan Dunleavy. …
Jul
03
2020
Who are the true college football blue-blood schools?
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Ah the great college football blue blood debate. @kyleumlang put his top 35 #CFB teams of All-Time together, and I think he did a pretty good job. Top 35 #CFB teams of All-Time #ThisIsTexas #HookEm 🤘🏽😎 pic.twitter.com/HEeHRVdRKh — Kyle Umlang (@kyleumlang) July 3, 2020 The ACC is reasonably is well …
Jul
01
2020
Ranking the 5 best Safeties in the ACC for 2020.
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Paris Ford, Pittsburgh Let’s be honest, sometimes we forget a little bit about Pittsburgh, but so far in a our player rankings which school has the most – best player at …
Jul
01
2020
Why Mike Kelly should be the number one choice to replace John Swofford.
If you read our blog’s recent article, With John Swofford retiring, who may be the next ACC commissioner?. This was a list put together by @Hokiemsash_ASD in 2015. From the NewsObservers in their article discussing Swofford’s retirement, they list these candidates… Top candidates to replace Swofford include West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, Atlantic 10 …