Well here we are on the first Friday of the college basketball season, and we can already draw some conclusions from what happened Friday night. In 7 words, we know about three ACC teams – Duke is exposed, Louisville is still awful, Virginia flexes Duke vs Arizona was basically a regional final in early November. …
Monthly Archive: November 2023
Nov
09
2023
ACC is the only P6 conference without a basketball loss
It’s a subtle thing early, but the ACC is the only P6 basketball conference without a loss so far. That’s a 16-0 start. Why does it matter with the season just starting? Last year the ACC and in particular Louisville and Florida State took a ton of early-year non-conference that torpedoed the metrics of the …
Nov
08
2023
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 11
We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 10. Can North Carolina turn the corner against Duke? North Carolina is back in the top 25 after beating Campbell. People want to believe in North Carolina, but I still can’t get past the Virginia loss at home, …
Nov
07
2023
2023 Week 11 ACC Football Power Rankings
14. Pittsburgh (2-7, 1-5) Last Week – 14 Pittsburgh and Syracuse matchup this week for sole control of the worst team in the ACC. 13. Syracuse (4-5, 0-5) Last Week – 13 If Syracuse can’t knock off Pittsburgh, they may not win an ACC game this year. 12. Virginia (2-7, 1-4) Last Week – 12 …
Nov
06
2023
Podcast – @ASD_HokieSmash and @TalkinACCSports preview ACC Basketball with @hoopsnut351
@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) preview ACC Basketball with a fantastic guest, Tristan Freeman @hoopsnut351 of the fine college basketball site BustingBrackets.com. You should check that out. 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, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 476 …
Nov
05
2023
ACC Coaching Hotseat rankings with 3 weeks left in football season.
We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s smoke 3 – Getting Warm 4 – On Fire 5 – Start working on the resume Jeff Brohm, Louisville = 0 Jeff Brohm has Louisville eyeing an ACCCG appearance and the Cards are on the edge of the …
Nov
04
2023
Is Georgia Tech developing their future identity under Brent Key?
All season Georgia Tech had been noted for their erratic play. They beat teams they shouldn’t. They lost to teams they should have beaten. Teams with that kind of inconsistency usually lack an identity. Brent Key has to build that identity for Georgia Tech to start truly turning the corner as a program. I think …
Nov
04
2023
Clemson’s defense and run game open a year full of frustration on Notre Dame
Last week I said Clemson had become a bad football team, and at the time of the posting they were. Sitting at 4-4 (2-4), that is a mediocre team record. Clemson had #15 Notre Dame coming to town, and ravaged by injury they had a 4-5 record staring them right in the face. The Tigers …
Nov
04
2023
Dan Mullen Is Right: Washington and Florida State Both Have Better Resumes Than Michigan and Georgia
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. ESPN personality, Dan Mullen, finally said what everyone in the room was thinking last night (and what we have been saying all season long on the @AllSportsDACC podcast) during halftime of the Boston College – Syracuse football game: It’s true – both Washington and Florida State …
Nov
03
2023
A look ahead to ACC basketball for 2023-2024 season
Just a quick post for tonight… The ACC Basketball season is starting in just a couple of days. This is my favorite time of year when college football and college basketball are going. So how does the ACC look? How about a couple of ACC basketball previews to get you going for the season. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/acc-expert-picks-2023-24-predictions-projected-order-of-finish-overrated-and-underrated-teams-key-players/ …
Nov
02
2023
Quick thoughts on the new ACC football Schedule
Integrating SMU, Cal, and Stanford into the ACC Football schedule was never going to be easy, but in the end I think the ACC did a reasonable job of maintaining some of the rivalry games on a yearly basis while minimizing travel as much as possible. The other thing I like is every graduating class …
Nov
01
2023
The ACC’s three biggest questions of week 10
We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 10. Does Clemson have a realistic shot against Notre Dame? There’s a reason Notre Dame has won 31 of their last 32 ACC regular season football games. They’ve been really good the last few years. This year they …