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With the early signing day on December 18, more than 80% of a program’s class will get signed this Wednesday. Recruiting rankings aren’t the ultimate decider of how a team will do in the future, but if you don’t think they matter then you haven’t followed college football. The best teams far more often than …

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Part of Dabo Swinney’s coaching repertoire  is his ability to motivate. He’ll use any perceived slight to his Clemson program as a motivational tool.  Clemson fans will call it genius, his critics will call it overdone and annoying. Whatever it is, it works. This week Swinney gained several more motivational slights that he can use …

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  @Hokiesmash_ASD  and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review the ACC Football regular season and preview  ACC Bowl season with @TerryPJohnson. We really appreciate college football writer @TerryPJohnson for joining us. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/7942931 In this order, these …

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1. Louisville (10-1, 2-0) Louisville lost to Texas Tech, but who in the ACC doesn’t have at least one head scratching loss? This is still the conferences’s most complete team. 2. Virginia (8-1, 2-0) Virginia can go into scoring funks, but as long as they play defense they’ll be very good. 3. Duke (9-1, 1-0) …

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ESPN recently released their 150 Greatest College Football Coaches of all time. Check out the full list. Where do the ACC coaches, and coaches of current ACC programs land? 8. Bobby Bowden, 377-129-4 Howard College (1959-62; 31-6), West Virginia (1970-75; 42-26) and Florida State (1976-2009; 304-97-4) When Bowden arrived at Florida State, it was a midsize …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD  and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk ACC and Commonwealth Football with AP Sportswriter @hankkurzjr.  Hank is a great guest and appreciate him joining us.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/7897971 In this order, these are topics we covered on …

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Jan. 2 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 3 p.m. (ESPN) Boston College vs. Cincinnati Steve Addazio was fired, and BC’s defense is really suspect. This feels like a L. Cincinnati is pretty good too. Boston College 20 Cincinnati 31 Dec. 31 Belk Charlotte, N.C. Noon (ESPN) Kentucky vs Virginia Tech Give Bud Foster in his final game …

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While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent  OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that …

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What does fix does each ACC football team going into next season according to ACCPrescription.   RubbingtheRock says it’s time for ACC Football to step up.  StreakingtheLawn talks about breaking the long losing streak to Virginia Tech.  How about a timeline and update on Florida State’s football head coaching search from Tomahawk nation.  BCinterruption to the …

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With bowl selections just over a week away, let’s see where several sites have your favorite team going. https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28168924/college-football-bowl-projections https://sports.yahoo.com/bowl-projections-utah-jumps-into-the-college-football-playoff-for-now-132119167.html https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/bowl-projections-college-football-AP-Top-25-Week-15-playoff-LSU-Ohio-State-Alabama-Auburn-Georgia-Tennessee-Michigan-Clemson-139558803/#139558803_8 https://collegefootballnews.com/2019/11/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-after-week-14 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page

Four ACC teams finished the regular season 6-6 (Boston College, Florida State, Miami, and UNC). These 6-6 seasons are the same on paper, but they aren’t the same for each fanbase. North Carolina’s 6-6 season started with a stirring win over South Carolina, Clemson’s closest game in two years, wins over rival Duke and NC …

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Ever since a 21-20 win over North Carolina way back on September 28, Clemson spent the next 2 month devouring opponents. Yes the ACC is nothing special, but Clemson has the look and feel of a team that can a win championship. Today against a bad South Carolina team, but still one that went into …

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Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for breaking their long losing streak to Virginia Tech football. Here’s a sampling of how their fans reacted to the great win. This is what happens when the only thing they have over UVA is the latest football win. Now, with VPI’s crushing defeat to UVA, they have absolutely nothing. …

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