Dec
20
2025
The significance of Miami’s 10-3 win over Texas A&M may not be fully realized for awhile, but it eventually could shape the future of college football. First and most obvious, the victory moves Miami to the quarterfinals of the CFP playoffs to face Ohio State on December 31. The defensive performance was one for the …
Dec
19
2025
Dave Doeren seems to take a lot of criticism, but the reality is NC State has won 8 or 9 games 7 of the last 9 years. They pulled it off again after winning 4 of their last 5 games, including blowing out Memphis in the Gasparilla Bowl 31-7. How did NC State fans react …
Dec
18
2025
We’ll add RPI Rankings when we have more data points. We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Boston College (5-6, 0-0) NET 180, RPI 231 Last Week: 18 Boston College has actually been somewhat competitive in its losses. FDU is next week. 17. Florida …
Dec
17
2025
The three biggest ACC football questions of the week, as we start up bowl season. Does NC State get its 8th win against Memphis? I really like NC State in this game. I know NC State’s defense is suspect, but this could be QB CJ Bailey’s last game at NC State, and I think he …
Dec
17
2025
Did more ACC Football Teams appear on ABC this season? ACC Prescription said 2025 was better than 2024 for ACC teams in an interesting piece. RubbingtheRock says Clemson will basically have a new team for their bowl game against Penn State. DukeBasketballReport says while Cam Boozer makes the offense go, the defense is also having …
Dec
15
2025
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) look at the ACC Bowls and ACC Basketball in a classic Matt and Jeff Podcast. 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 574 ACC Championship Game ACC Bowls FCS Playoffs …
Dec
14
2025
Even with all the opt-outs, transfers, lack of credibility, and arguably integrity to the college football post-season the games must go on. They still will be in the record books and for some coaches and programs, they are more important than others. Which three ACC football coaches need a bowl win the most? This is …
Dec
13
2025
We hope you’ve been paying attention to November and December basketball, because that’s when those NCAA resumes largely get built. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2026, as those conference seasons get going soon. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2026-march-madness-men-field-predictions DRatings.com – Bracket Projections https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/2026-ncaa-tournament-projections-purdue-michigan-among-mike-decourcys-no-1-seeds 12/2 Last Update https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/bracketology 11/30 Last Update Women …
Dec
12
2025
The improvement in ACC basketball in 2025 is unmistakable. The numbers are now available that prove it out. Is it a vintage basketball year? Not quite, but the league is positioned to get 8-10 bids as we approach the conference portion of the season. To illustrate how far ACC had fallen, the league hasn’t been …
Dec
11
2025
We’ll add RPI Rankings when we have more data points. We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. 18. Boston College (5-5, 0-0) NET 189 Last Week: 18 Boston College has already lost 5 times. There’s going to be a lot more Ls coming. They have no games this week. …
Dec
10
2025
ACC Team of the Week : Duke – for a 27-20 win over Virginia 17. Syracuse (3-9, 1-7) Last week: 16 Syracuse was really, really bad by the end of the season. 16. Boston College (2-10, 1-7) Last Week: 17 Boston College proved they aren’t as bad as Syracuse by knocking them off to end …
Dec
09
2025
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) look back at Championship Week, the playoff selections, and ACC basketball. 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 573 ACC Championship Game CFP Selection Army Navy Game FCS Playoffs ACC …
Dec
08
2025
As Notre Dame went scorched earth on the ACC for their failure to make the playoffs, I wondered did the ACC really single out the Irish to such a degree that the response was warranted. What better way to find what the ACC really did than to scan the ACC’s football social media page. No …
Dec
07
2025
So here we go, bowl season is upon us. We already have 3 teams opting out – Iowa State, Notre Dame, and Kansas State. I think we are nearing the end of the bowl format. They served their purpose for many years. They were fun, but I don’t see them staying with the current format …
Dec
07
2025
Since the beginning of the CFP playoff rankings, Miami has been behind Notre Dame. At one point, they were 8 spots behind despite having the same record. That was in the week 10 playoff rankings. Miami, in the next 4 games, got better and returned to the form they showed early in the year. They …
Dec
06
2025
For every argument you can make for Miami, Notre Dame, Alabama, and even BYU there is a previous result that should scare all 4 at large candidates and puts anything and everything on the table. What if a team won its conference championship game by double digits over a top 15 tm and was in …