ACCPrescription looks at ESPN’s Andrea Adelson’s guesses for the 3 the annual rivals in the ACC’s possible 3-5-5 schedule model. Is RubbingtheRock biased suggesting Clemson could have the best defense in the country? I don’t think so, because it is probably true. Miami blog Stateoftheu thinks the ACC Network needs to be more fun. NunesMagician …
Monthly Archive: May 2022
May
18
2022
Which ACC Baseball teams have best chance at hosting? (5-18 Update)
As we move towards the end of the College Baseball, who is going to be a regional host? Let’s look at the contenders. RPIs are taken from https://www.warrennolan.com/baseball/2022/rpi-live #5 Virginia Tech 37-11 (16-9) Barring getting swept by Duke, and going winless in the ACC Tournament Virginia Tech will host. Now the question is how high can …
May
17
2022
The ACC’s 10 best conference football games for 2022 – (1-5)
We often look at the ACC’s OOC games, but what about the best conference matchup for the season? Let’s rank the top 10 best conference games, with a look back at 6-10. 1) NC State at Clemson – October 1, 2022 Clemson being part of the ACC’s top conference game is not unexpected. NC State …
May
16
2022
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports preview 2022 Virginia football with @WillsWorldMN
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the Virginia Cavaliers. Will Ojanen (@WillsWorldMN) joins us to preview the Hoos season. Please checkout Will’s work over at accnation.net. They are doing great work covering the ACC. We appreciate Will joining us as always! To find old podcasts …
May
15
2022
The ACC’s 10 best conference football games for 2022 – (6-10)
We often look at the ACC’s OOC game, but what about the best conference matchup for the season? Let’s rank the top 10 best conference games, starting with 6-10. 6) Florida State at Miami – November 5, 2022 That Florida State vs Clemson didn’t make this list or that Florida State vs Miami isn’t a …
May
14
2022
NCAA Baseball Bracket Projections for May 15, 2022 and the 2022 Softball NCAA Field
We are deep into May, so we need to start paying attention to the baseball and softball projections. Baseball https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-ncaa-baseball-tournament-projected-field-of-64-51122/ https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology D1Baseball Bracket Projections Softball The softball field is set, with the ACC placing 6 teams in the field – Florida State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Duke, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech. https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1/2022 Make sure you …
May
13
2022
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – May 13, 2022
ACCPrescription talks about the elephant in the room with revenue gap growing between the ACC and SEC/Big 10. RubbingtheRock looks at who the ten Clemson Tigers most likely to leave early for the 2023 NFL Draft. StreakingtheLawn asks how the Virginia offense improve under new coach Tony Elliot. What are the best and worst scenarios …
May
12
2022
Which ACC Baseball teams have best chance at hosting? (Update)
As we move towards the end of the College Baseball, who is going to be a regional host? Let’s look at the contenders. RPIs are taken from https://www.warrennolan.com/baseball/2022/rpi-live #6 Miami 36-12 (17-7) Miami has series with Florida State and Notre Dame left plus a with FGCU. Win both and they will be a top 8. Play …
May
11
2022
ACC Spring Meetings look at 3-5-5 schedule model, and revenue issues.
The ACC Spring Meetings are wrapping up this week in Amelia Island, and ESPN’s Andrea Adelson and David M. Hale have the writeup. Long one of the frustrations of ACC fans is the football scheduling model. It appears a significant change is on the way, and that’s a good thing for the ACC. From the …
May
10
2022
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports preview 2022 Georgia Tech football with @ksugiuraajc
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Ken Sugiura (@ksugiuraajc) joins us to preview the Jackets season. He’s the AJC.com beat writer for Georgia Tech, and he does a great job covering the Yellow Jackets. We appreciate Ken joining us! To …
May
09
2022
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports preview 2022 Boston College football with @AJBlack_BC
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the Boston College Eagles. @AJBlack_BC A.J. Black joins us to help preview Boston College football. He is the Editor and publisher of @BulletinBC your home for #BCEagles news and analysis, part of SI/FanNation network. Check out his daily BC …
May
08
2022
The ACC’s 5 Worst Out of Conference Football losses of the 2020s
For some off-season football reading, we already looked at the ACC’s 5 best Out of Conference wins of the 2020s. Unfortunately, that was an unimpressive list, especially with the lack of OOC games in the first year of the decade. 2021 was better, but there were still too many cringe-worthy losses. The narrative doesn’t just get …
May
07
2022
NCAA Baseball and Softball Tournament Bracket Projections for May 8, 2022
We are into May, so we need to start paying attention to the baseball and softball projections. Baseball https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-ncaa-baseball-tournament-projected-field-of-64-5422/ https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology D1Baseball Bracket Projections Softball https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/softball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
May
06
2022
Boston College WR Zay Flowers stays loyal to school that developed him.
It is hard to criticize a player that transfers for the NIL money. It’s an opportunity that wasn’t there before for college athletes and so more power to them to take advantage. When an athlete does stay loyal to the school that developed him it’s kind of a comforting story. Boston College’s Zay Flowers is …
May
05
2022
The ACC’s 5 Best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2020s
For some off-season football reading, we want to look at the ACC’s 5 best Out of Conference wins of the 2020s. Unfortunately, this is still a pretty unimpressive list for the ACC. At least we were able to fill out 5 noteworthy if not truly great wins OOC wins. After last season we couldn’t even …
May
04
2022
2022 Post-Spring Top 25 College Football Rankings (links)
It’s May which means we can start prepping for the College Football season. Spring practice is over so the transfer market should be set. Let’s start by taking a look at a couple Post-Spring Top 25 rankings. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rankings-alabama-ohio-state-lead-post-spring-top-25-ahead-of-2022-season/ https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-football-top-25-rankings-247Sports-post-spring-poll-for-2022-186765894/#186765894_1 There’s a lot of variation between the two post-spring polls which means things are pretty wide …