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Monthly Archive: July 2021

Jul
31
2021

Best and Worst case record for Duke football in 2021

Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2021 Football Schedule Duke From 2013-2015 Duke football averaged 9 wins a season. Since then they haven’t won 9 games in a season. In addition three of …

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Jul
30
2021

Bob Bowlsby and Jack Swarbrick got played so bad by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.

Sometimes something so ruthless and so cold-blood occurs you almost admire the person who pulled it off. SEC Commissioner Greg Sanky got one over the rest country by landing Oklahoma and Texas that not single person outside who he want to know had a clue. Do I hate what he did? Yep, but you sure …

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Jul
29
2021

Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – July 29, 2021

ACC Prescription is thinking outside the box to ACC Expansion – are some Pac 12 teams an option?  I think everything should be on the table. RubbingtheRock is firmly against adding West Virginia to the ACC. Do you think West Virginia is worth the add? How about some possibly insane realignment possibilities from Syracuse blog NunesMagician?  …

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Jul
28
2021

Best and Worst case record for Miami football in 2021

Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2021 Football Schedule Miami There have been times the last few years where the Canes have flirted with their past glory. The 2017 Miami Hurricanes got ranked …

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Jul
27
2021

What are New ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips must make next moves?

Well it didn’t long but with the Oklahoma/Texas move to the SEC, new ACC Commissioner has some serious work ahead of him. The Big 10’s Kevin Warren gets paid over $4 Million a year, so I’d expect Phillips is in the neighborhood of $3-4 Million, and now he has to earn it. First no one …

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Jul
26
2021

Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports preview 2021 Syracuse football with @BoyGreen25

@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are back at it! It’s time get you ready for the ACC College Football Season with our our annual preview podcasts, and we have Paul Edsen Jr. @BoyGreen25  Co-Host of ‘The Manchild Show with Boy Green’ on Cumulus Media  The Manchild Show w/ Boy Green” (10:00-12:00 pm ET) on @TheScore1260 as …

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Jul
25
2021

You Know College Football is Ready to Start When @PickSixPreviews Releases His Digital Preview

Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. You know college football is ready to begin when Brett Ciancia (@PickSixPreviews) releases his annual digital college football preview guide. Here is one review of his 2021 college football preview guide: HUGE review from 247Sports @LateKickJosh, on my 2021 Season Preview book: “Deeper, more analytical dive and …

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Jul
25
2021

Should the rest of the Power Five form a bloc to combat the SEC?

Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. Are you going crazy from trying to keep track of every possible realignment scenario? It is genuinely overwhelming right now to comprehend the chaos and disorder in the college sports landscape. We have finally arrived at a point where a …

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Jul
25
2021

DeWayne Carter taking center stage on Duke’s roster

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke senior running back Mataeo Durant’s presence earlier this week at the ACC Kickoff media days was no surprise. He’s the Blue Devils’ top returning player, a preseason second-team All-ACC pick. Same with Gunnar Holmberg as one of the three players chosen to represent the Blue Devils’ Wednesday at the Westin Charlotte. …

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Jul
24
2021

NC State can take another shot at Clemson with Devin Leary and 20 returning starters

CHARLOTTE, N.C – N.C. State’s 20 returning starters, including Devin Leary as a productive quarterback, are reason to believe the Wolfpack have enough talent to upset perennial ACC power Clemson. But that’s not the only reason. N.C. State coach Dave Doeren has proven he’s able to get his team ready for the mighty Tigers, notwithstanding …

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Jul
24
2021

Mataeo Durant makes his way from a small town to Duke

College football lore loves stories about the kid from a small, rural town making it big. They do it with strength gained from a back-breaking work of load. This tale will probably never be topped: Bronko Nagurski was discovered in the 1920s while plowing farmland – without a horse. Minnesota coach Clarence Spears was driving …

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Jul
23
2021

Expansion 2021 in Three Tweets and Six Words.

THEY MAD The Texas A&M Board of Regents will meet on Monday at 5 pm CT, “for discussion and possible action on contractual and governance issues relating to Texas A&M University and the Southeastern Conference.” — Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) July 24, 2021 YOUR “SOURCES” SEC has been in serious contact with Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson, …

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Jul
22
2021

If Texas and Oklahoma do go to the SEC, what does it mean for the ACC?

It’s the off-season so it must be time to talk conference expansion! Texas and Oklahoma are looking at the SEC according to Yahoo Sports Pete Thamel? This might have some legs to it. After speaking with several sources all around college athletics, the sense is these conversations are very real and could move quickly. The …

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Jul
21
2021

The ACC Network seems to be moving closer to a deal with Comcast.

One of the questions I was most interested in hearing new ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips talk about was the topic of ACC Network and finalizing a deal with the largest cable carrier in the country COMCAST. While Phillips can’t say exactly where those negotiations are at, he had some comments appear to indicate this deal …

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Jul
21
2021

Mack Brown’s Texas days taught him ropes for Howell’s Heisman candidacy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina may be new to boasting a Heisman Trophy preseason leading candidate, but venerable Tar Heels coach Mack Brown has a history of navigating that road over his 16 years at Texas. So, Brown didn’t fret over the offseason how to address the attention third-year starting quarterback Sam Howell has gained …

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Jul
20
2021

Questions we want ACC Media Days to answer.

ACC Media days are July 21 and July 22. The schedule is here from the ACC.   There are questions though I hope we see an answer to during the ACC Media Days. 1) Is COMCAST close to finalizing a deal with the ACC Network?  Back in May new commissioner Jim Phillips hinted that it could …

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