Dec
23
2021
The common reaction to Brian Kelly’s abrupt move on Nov. 30 from Notre Dame to LSU was surprise, but that doesn’t begin to describe Notre Dame legend Terry Hanratty’s reaction. “He threw everybody under the bus,” Hanratty said. “When he made that appearance in Louisiana, he said he’s got the greatest coaches, the greatest AD …
Dec
22
2021
Here is the ACC’s bowl schedule for 2021, and whether you think the games are purely exhibition or not the ACC needs a respectable performance. Last year the conference went a disastrous 0-6 in bowls and was hammered for it. Actually they have lost 11 straight bowl games going back to 2019. This season the …
Dec
21
2021
We’ll add NET rankings later in the season. 15. Pittsburgh (5-7, 0-1) NET Ranking — Last Week: 15 Pitt has a stranglehold on the bottom of these rankings, but they have won 3 of their last 4. 14. Boston College (6-5, 1-0) NET Ranking — Last week: 12 BC didn’t play this week so they …
Dec
21
2021
As Duke’s coaches observed Wendell Moore in the preseason, it was not whether junior swingman made the third shot he took after two misses in summer workouts that mattered. What they liked was they saw growing confidence to take that third shot. He had passed it up as a freshman and sophomore. But a third …
Dec
20
2021
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk about the goings on in ACC Football and preview the college football post-season with @MattZemek. Matt is a longtime friend of the show and we were happy to have him join. Check out his work at as Editor, @TrojansWire. The Pac …
Dec
19
2021
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men’s basketball fans. We hope all is well in your world. The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team completely obliterated St. Bonaventure – and it was never close. Our friend, Tim Thomas (@TimThomasTLP) has a recap over at Tech Lunch Pail, for my cash, the big Virginia Tech Hokies …
Dec
19
2021
Back in April we had a way to early look at the ACC Baskebtall hotseat rankings. As we close on the non-conference portion of the schedule, some coaches are starting to fell the heat. Who are they? We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold Seat 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s …
Dec
18
2021
As we just pass mid-December, it’s looking bad for ACC in regards to NCAA bids. I mean real bad. Before anyone says let the season the play out. It is playing out, and the ACC is in big trouble. In 2021 if you can’t pick up quality wins in the OOC portion of the schedule …
Dec
17
2021
ACCPerscription looks at Wednesday’s football signing day results. Good day for UNC, and Clemson is going to be just fine. What does the coaching carousal teach us about how Georgia Tech’s football program is managed. Interesting read from FromtheRumbleSeat. How did ShakintheSouthland assess Clemson’s 12 person class? They managed to sign the best QB in …
Dec
16
2021
Welcome news for ACC Fans today. The ACC Network is starting to show up in some COMCAST markets. This is opposed to when this happened earlier in the fall. The ACC Network on COMCAST appears permanent this time. ACC fans that are COMCAST customers have waited a long time for this. ACC Schools have waited …
Dec
15
2021
As we head into the bowl season 10 ACC Teams made the post-season. Everybody wants to win their bowl game, but some coaches need it more than others. Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Miami are in coaching transitions. Jeff Hafley is only in his second season at Boston College. Pat Narduzzi just won the ACC, and …
Dec
14
2021
We’ll add NET rankings later in the season. 15. Pittsburgh (3-7, 0-1) NET Ranking — Last Week: 15 Will Pitt win 10 games this year? 14. Boston College (6-5, 1-0) NET Ranking — Last week: 12 Yikes, BC just lost at home to 2-7 Albany. 13. Georgia Tech (5-4, 0-1) NET Ranking — Last Week …
Dec
13
2021
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk about the goings on in ACC Football and preview the college football post-season with @TerryPJohnson. It’s always a good time when Terry joins! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, …
Dec
12
2021
Do you realize selection Sunday is only a three months away? ACC teams have it rough in the non-conference portion of the season, and how has it affected the early projections? It’s never too early look. Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2022. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/detail/ Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology …
Dec
11
2021
Clemson football is going to look different in the coming years. AD Dan Radakovich has departed for the restoration project in Miami. DC Brent Venables has moved on to Oklahoma, and OC Tony Elliot takes over as the head man at Virginia. Already some assistants coaches and staff are following and will follow them to …
Dec
10
2021
Georgia Tech and Denver Bronco legend Demaryius Thomas passed away unexpectedly this week. He was only 33, but was fondly remembered by many. Here are some tweets doing just that. Most people saw what Demaryius Thomas could do on the field. Off the field, he was even more special. These are just some of the …