Aug
18
2023
Andrea Adelson @aadelsonESPN keeps putting out quality work covering the ACC, and her article chronicling the Virginia Tech football program post Frank Beamer is eye-opening to say the least. It is worth your time to read. What has happened to Virginia Tech? I talked to 30+ people and what emerged was a picture of not …
Aug
17
2023
It’s back! The articles around the ACC Blogosphere. ACCPerscription has their take on the Stanford, Cal, ACC expansion saga. I tell you what, this isn’t over. Who are Florida State’s most overrated opponents according to ChopChat this year? RubbingtheRock tells us about Clemson’s futures odds for the national title and ACC title. TreadmillHorse has …
Aug
16
2023
With 2 weeks before the season begins, here are our preseason ACC rankings. 14. Virginia Nobody has more question marks going into the season than Virginia, but who did we think that about last year? Duke they went 9-4. 13. Boston College If Boston College loses to Northern Illinois in week 1, it might …
Aug
15
2023
Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2023 Football Schedule Clemson How can a 11-3 (8-0) top-15 season with an ACC Title be a disappointment? Well, when you are in the rarefied air of the Alabamas, Georgias and Ohio …
Aug
14
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) preview the ACC Football season with a wonderful returning guest Brett Ciancia @PickSixPreviews. Do yourself a favor and check out his work at https://picksixpreviews.com/2023-season-preview.html. ACC Preview Podcast. Virginia | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Miami | North Carolina | Syracuse | Louisville 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, …
Aug
13
2023
Congratulations to the blog for going nearly a week without a realignment article, but unfortunately it remains a forefront topic that you can’t completely ignore. Here is the current status of ACC expansion with Stanford and Cal. The four ACC schools that opposed the additions of Stanford and Cal at the Wed. night presidents’ meeting …
Aug
12
2023
Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2023 Football Schedule NC State I’ll be the first to admit, that a few years ago – I started to wonder about Dave Doeren’s future at NC State. Four years into his tenure and …
Aug
11
2023
It’s a short post for this evening but with the season just a few short weeks away how about a quick look at some of the pre-season 2023 Bowl Predictions? https://collegefootballnews.com/bowl-projections/2023-preseason-bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-prediction https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-bowl-projections-sec-big-ten-deliver-on-preseason-hype-splitting-four-playoff-spots/ https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/college-football-predictions-2023-bowl-games-playoff-semifinals-national-championship/a7r1xcdhjlffmxfbxwgwwchm Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Aug
10
2023
It’s back! The articles around the ACC Blogosphere. ACCPerscription has some advice for ACC Fans and realignment. RubbingtheRock says the ACC looks slow and lost when it comes to expansion. ChopChat has a rundown of all the FSU players on pre-season award watch lists, and it is a lot of them. BackingthePack has some of …
Aug
09
2023
We interrupt College Football Realignment to discuss actual football. This week the Pre-season College Football Coaches Poll Top 25 was released. What did the poll get right and did it get wrong? Right Georiga is ranked #1 – I have no love for the Bulldogs, but you have to respect what they’ve done with their …
Aug
08
2023
Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2023 Football Schedule Virginia Tech The Virginia Tech program really has fallen on hard times. The senior class in Blacksburg has never known a winning season. Last year the bottom fell out …
Aug
07
2023
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) preview the ACC Football season with a great return guest @TerryPJohnson. Terry as always had great insight into the ACC and we enjoyed having him. ACC Preview Podcast. Virginia | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Miami | North Carolina | Syracuse | Louisville 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, …
Aug
07
2023
Monday morning I saw this tweet from media consultant @JWMediaDC. It was the first indication that the ACC was taking a hard look at the the Pac-12’s remaining schools. The Pac 4 will talk with the ACC have talks about a merger. The ACC legal team feels that the additions @StanfordFball @calfootball @OregonState @WSUCougarFB could …
Aug
06
2023
Let’s not kid ourselves, it’s not the Big 10 vs SEC, it’s FOX vs ESPN. When a realignment move occurs, it doesn’t happen without FOX and ESPN evaluating and approving or rejecting it. They may be even initiating it depending on who you ask. In the last 2 years, Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC. …
Aug
06
2023
CANTON, Ohio – Mindy Coryell took the stage to represent her father Don Coryell on Saturday afternoon at his post-humous Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement. She was by his side for the unveiling of his bust. Of course, she was. If you’re from San Diego, you’ve heard the legendary stories of little Mindy quietly …
Aug
05
2023
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference sports fans. I hope your summer is going well. I’m wondering if Jim Phillips or anyone at the ACC has a strategic plan (or at minimum) communication strategy for the future? I posited about that in this twitter thread below: Planning tools. You can see that dissertation here —> …