Dec
31
2021
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. A few random thoughts on the New Year’s Six Bowls – and the College Football Playoff: 2/ I’ve never been a fan of having major bowl games – including the college football playoff – on New Year’s Eve. College football has to go back to its most …
Dec
31
2021
Dave Clawson and Wake Forest with their Gator Bowl win completed one of the greatest seasons in Wake Forest history. The 38-10 victory over Rutgers finished off an 11-3 season, which may land the Deacs in the top 15. It is virtually assured, that this will be the highest final ranking Wake Forest has ever …
Dec
30
2021
Pittsburgh had a great season. They won 11 games, they beat Clemson, and won the ACC. No one can’t take away what they accomplished, but it’s not what it could have been. It could have been a truly magical season with a win in the Chick-Fila Peach bowl. That would have been a 12 win, …
Dec
30
2021
Since Mack Brown has been at North Carolina, they’ve had a slew of NFL and All-ACC players – Javonte Williams, Josh Downs, Sam Howell etc. In three years Brown barely has a .500 record (21 – 17, 14 – 12), back-to-back seasons with bowl losses, and a pre-season top 10 team that was one of …
Dec
29
2021
On October 23rd, the Clemson Tigers sat 4-3 after getting thumped by Pittsburgh 27-17. In 2021, there would be no national title, no playoffs, and no ACC Title. For a perennial top 5 team, that left Clemson staring at a season with seemingly not a lot to play for. Then Clemson started winning and getting …
Dec
29
2021
My podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD tweeted this very early in Virginia Tech’s bowl game, and it hits the mark of where the Hokie program is. This is going to be a long day – and it shows how big a rebuilding job that Coach Pry has on his hands. I imagine that Pry is working the …
Dec
29
2021
The 1962 Rose Bowl established a college football Civil Rights milestone, but the 60th anniversary of the New Year’s Day game will come and go attracting little, if any, recognition. What should be remembered as a tipping point quickly turned into an oxymoron – a “forgotten milestone.” The culprit was a 1960s media custom of …
Dec
28
2021
Going into the off-season it seemed Georgia Tech Geoff Collins would have the ACC’s hottest seat. That’s what happens when you win 9 games in 3 years, but he now has a buddy on the scorching hot seat bench. It’s Scott Satterfield at Louisville. Dino Babers deserves a hot seat mention, but things don’t seem …
Dec
28
2021
Bowl games are getting cancelled left and right. The reasons most schools are citing are COVID protocols, Injuries, opt outs, and transfers in combination as the reason they can’t field teams. You can’t control injuries, and nobody can agree what do to do with COVID protocols. What can be controlled to a certain degree are …
Dec
28
2021
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Welcome to the 1st Annual @AllSportsDACC Hokies Twitter Awards. Please see my tweet cap below: My award for #Hokies independent blogger of the year goes to the crew at @TechLunchPailD – @TimThomasTLP has done an outstanding job. @TalkinACCSports and I saw Tim as a freshman at Virginia …
Dec
27
2021
Per release from the theACC.com via blog contributor @Hokiesmash_ASD GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today an addition to the league’s Medical Advisory Group Report that includes options for reducing isolation for vaccinated individuals, if permitted by local and state public health officials. In addition to the updated report, the Medical Advisory Group …
Dec
27
2021
A conversation with bestselling author John Feinstein on his latest book, “Raise a Fist, Take a Knee.” The End Game, Episode 2 I invite you to follow me on Twitter @shanny4055 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
26
2021
It’s become virtually impossible to determine if a coaching hire will pan out. Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente looked like a home run, that obviously didn’t pan out. Louisville’s Scott Satterfield also looked like a great hire that remains a question. We know how the skeptics looked at the hire of Dabo Swinney. We don’t know …
Dec
25
2021
Merry Christmas to everyone from all of us at @AllSportsDACC!!! Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
24
2021
Merry Christmas Eve, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just dropping an oldie but a goodie here from @DHPIV – I think it’s due for an update with the new institutional members of the conference – will you help us, Hayes? 😉 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please …
Dec
23
2021
Do you realize selection Sunday is less than three months away? ACC teams had it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look, but hard to see the ACC getting more than 6 bids, and more likely 4 or 5. Things look …