Sep
07
2023
MEMO TO: Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti FROM: Tom Shanahan, author and award-winning writer on college football integration. DATE: September 7, 2023 RE: Conferences adopting legends through realignment. ——————————————————————- I live in ACC country, and I want to caution you on adopting legends from new members. Now that you’ve left the TV industry to take …
Sep
06
2023
This will be a new series. The three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 2. Can Miami and/or NC State get statement wins this week? Miami and NC State have tremendous opportunities this weekend. Both at home Miami faces Texas A&M and NC State faces Notre Dame. Florida …
Sep
05
2023
14. Boston College (0-1, 0-0) Last Week – 13 It was a pretty good week for the ACC, but not for Boston College who took an embarrassing loss to Northern Illinois. Yea Jeff Hafley’s seat is roasting now. 13. Virginia (0-1, 0-0) Last Week – 14 Virginia was just overmatched against Tennessee but had some …
Sep
04
2023
While I should have been enjoying college football this weekend, I was left to scramble because my cable provider Charter/Spectrum and Disney are involved in a dispute which left myself and many sports fans without the ESPN family of networks. Thanks to YouTubeTV for an easy setup and a nice trial period, and my potential …
Sep
03
2023
I saw this on twitter / X, Chris Fowler said it. Florida State didn’t just win tonight they made a statement. Did they ever! Down 17-14 at the half, Florida State went on an astonishing 31-0 run before a garbage LSU TD to literally suck the soul right out of a top 5 SEC opponent. …
Sep
02
2023
I envisioned several scenarios in Saturday’s North Carolina vs. South Carolina game. Yeah I could see the Heels winning, but in a shootout. Yes, I could see the Gamecocks winning also in a shootout, maybe even in a game where they would win 42 – 24. If the Tar Heels had a great defensive play, …
Sep
02
2023
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Boston College was already on thin ice this year – as its 2022 starting quarterback from the 2022 season transferred to Pittsburgh. In our ACC football predictions, the panelists had the Boston College Eagles anywhere from 2-10 (that’s me) to @treadmillhorse who had the Eagles at 7-5. …
Sep
01
2023
College football is back, baby. If you all can’t see that the real intent of the ACC adding Cal, Stanford, and SMU was to have an ACC Legends dinner with Marshawn Lynch, John Elway, and Craig James at the same table – then I don’t know what to tell you. — Jeff or Jeffrey …
Sep
01
2023
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. It wasn’t an A plus performance, but it’s the first game of the season – and the NC State Wolfpack got a football road win at the University of Connecticut. I’m sure Wolfpack fans knew that the Huskies would come to play at home – after …
Sep
01
2023
This will be a new series. The three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 1. Can Florida State handle raised expectations against LSU? Last year we asked Can Florida State return to national relevance against LSU? The answer was a resounding yes at the end of that game and …