Dec
31
2023
The college football season has concluded for the ACC in 2023 with the Georgia Bulldogs 63 – 3 win over Florida State’s JV squad. When you look at the season there was good, bad, and ugly. Let’s check it out. The Good Florida State’s 13-0 season was a special one in Tallahassee. It gave the …
Dec
30
2023
Congrats to the Georgia Bulldogs who will now get to hang the “We beat Florida State’s third team really bad in a bowl game” banner. If ever a result didn’t matter it was Saturday’s Orange Bowl. Florida State had 23 players opt out of the Orange Bowl, and that included more than 50% of their …
Dec
29
2023
Quarterback Cade Klubnik and the Clemson offense has been maligned most of the year. The offense struggled, he’s struggled, the offensive line struggled, and the wide receivers struggled. Clemson had largely ridden their defense to 4 wins in November, but what if the offense had to answer the call? Clemson’s defense turned Kentucky over multiple …
Dec
28
2023
If there was an ACC team with something to play for it was NC State. It’s been 20 years since NC State had a 10-win top 15 season. The opportunity was there in a bowl game Kansas State, but make it 21 after NC State’s fourth straight bowl loss. This wasn’t a matter of motivation. …
Dec
28
2023
Some teams lose when the other teams are just better. Other teams lose becuase the opposing team has more talent. WHen I watch Miami I don’t see a team that’s often out-talented, or that the other team is clearly better. Miami loses becuase they have multiple fundamental breakdowns a game. Sometimes they can overcome them, …
Dec
28
2023
Jeff Hafley was one of the ACC coaches said I said before bowl season needed a bowl win the most. Jeff Hafley is 21-26 (12-22) in 4 seasons at Boston College. They lost their last 3 games of the year to finish 6-6 and while I think Hafley is a good coach, the results scream …
Dec
27
2023
6 Weeks ago, Louisville was 10-1, and a dark horse playoff team. Then there was a disastrous 2nd half to an average Kentucky team that sent Louisville to 10-2. The Cardinals never recovered. They couldn’t put up an an offensive TD against FSU, and then against USC in the Holiday Bowl, their defense was shredded …
Dec
27
2023
Here we go again with North Carolina. The fast start limp to the finish line program under Mack Brown. 2020 Start 4-1 Finish 8-4 2021 Start 4-3 Finish 6-7 2022 Start 9-1 Finish 9-5 2023 Start 6-0 Finish 8-5 That is also 4 straight years of losing a bowl game including this season’s 30-10 Mayo …
Dec
27
2023
The future of Virginia Tech football just got a little bit brighter after the total destruction of an 11-win Tulane football. Yes, Tulane was without the star QB Michael Pratt, and former HC Will Fritz is off to Houston. Still, that set up an opportunity for Virginia Tech. The Hokies took advantage. Virginia Tech destroyed …
Dec
27
2023
Writers, start your keyboards. TV reporters, tell your cameramen to hit the record button. Open-minded college football fans, brace yourselves. Romantic stories on Alabama returning to the Rose Bowl are about to roll out. Alabama has been matched against Michigan in the College Football Playoffs in The Granddaddy of Them All. The one-dimensional storyline you’ll …
Dec
26
2023
15. Louisville (5-7, 0-1) NET – 262 / RPI – 320 Last Week – 15 Louisville got ripped to pieces by ESPN analysts after an ugly loss to Kentucky. That says a lot about where this program is. 14. Notre Dame (5-7, 0-1) NET – 240 / RPI – 188 Notre Dame is already relegated …
Dec
26
2023
We hope everyone had a nice Christmas Holiday! Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2023 as we near the end of the year. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2023-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/bracketology Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2024-women-college-basketball-projections https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
25
2023
Merry Christmas to everyone from all of us at @AllSportsDACC!!! May your teams win all their games and your rivals get blown out in humiliating fashion! Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Dec
24
2023
There’s is no turning back now. Florida State wants out of ACC and eventually, they will be They will either leave on their own, or the entire conference model gets blown up, but one way or another this partnership will end. Exactly how and when are the questions. It could be anywhere from 2 years …
Dec
24
2023
Merry Christmas Eve, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just dropping an oldie but a goodie here from @DHPIV – I think it’s due for an update with the new institutional members of the conference – will you help us, Hayes? 😉 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please …
Dec
23
2023
When Mike Elko arrived at Duke, the Blue Devils were coming off a 3-9 season that saw them go 0-8 in the ACC. The previous year they were 2-9 and 1-9 in the ACC. Then in his first year, Elko led Duke to a shocking 9-4 season. This year they raced out a top 20 …