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Pittsburgh 20 Georgia Tech 10 Pitt had 3 turnovers and a block punt and gave up 10 points. This defense is something man — Pitt Basketball Partisan (@TheRyNKing) November 2, 2019 this offense is the college football equivalent of jabbing forks into your thighs — Carter, the Georgia Tech tweeter (@MagnaCarterLive) November 2, 2019 Clemson …

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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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The Orange Bowl will select the highest ranked non-playoff ACC Team. Clemson (8-0, 6-0) I can’t imagine Clemson losing a game prior to the playoffs. They treated Boston College like an organized scrimmage. The Tigers are hitting their playoff stride, and only a complete catastrophic meltdown game would land them in the Orange Bowl. Wake …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 9 and preview of week 10 with @BostonCollegeSI (AJ Black) of https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/.We really appreciate AJ 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/7629861 In this order, these are topics we covered on …

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What is wrong with Clemson? What is wrong with Clemson? That’s all we’ve heard from national media types since Clemson’s 52-14 win over Georgia Tech during the opening week. It’s gotten stale, it is lazy journalism, and could directly affect where Clemson gets ranked when the playoff rankings come out in  a couple of weeks. …

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A week ago when Virginia and Wake Forest went down to defeat, we wondered if anyone in the ACC wanted to go the Orange Bowl. They rebounded this week with victories, and are now part of the ACC chase for the Orange Bowl. Let’s look a them and the other Orange Bowl contenders. The Orange …

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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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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 8 and preview of week 9 with @techlunchpaild   (Tim Thomas) of the Virginia Tech blog http://techlunchpail.com. Please check that out and we thank Tim for joining. 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/7586516 …

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For all the frustration that Virginia Tech fans had this year with the direction of the team, here the Hokies now sit 5-2 after a stirring 6OT 43-41 win over UNC. It’s the kind of win that could set the tone for the second half of the season for the Hokies, and the Virginia Tech …

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There wasn’t a single knowledgeable college football that didn’t think  Georgia Tech wouldn’t struggle in 2020. Inheriting a team that was built to run the triple-option, Geoff Collins is working on multiple years to re-build the team and re-vamp the talent base. All Georgia Tech fans were looking in his first year were some positives …

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The ACC has searched for half a season to find a worthy second team to Clemson. Wake Forest was 5-0, but then gave up 62 in a loss to Louisville. Virginia was the front-runner, but then had a dismal performance against Miami, where their red-zone was a complete mess. UNC has had some good performances, …

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Who were the ACC Football players of the week for Week 7? ACCPrescription tells us.  RubbingtheRock says Clemson should not be punished in the rankings for the ACC being down. CardChronicle recaps Louisville’s big win over Wake Forest.  Is ACC Basketball down going into the 2019-2020 season? asks ACCNation. TreadMillHorse has ACC Midseason awards for …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 7 and preview of week 8 with @treadmillhorse of the fine Virginia Tech blog treadmillhorse.com. Please check that out. 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/7540902 In this order, these are topics we …

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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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