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ACC fans with Comcast have had it with that provider. Let ACCPrescription tell you about it. I have to say I don’t understand Comcast’s strategy being the last major provider without an ACC Network deal. ShakintheSouthland is predicting a Clemson win over Texas A&M.  Florida State DC Harlon Barnett takes ownership for Florida State’s defense …

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The ACC Network hasn’t launched without hiccups. Major carriers like Comcast  and ATT Uverse have yet to sign on. We told earlier this month, that ATT Uverse may not sign on when we spoke with @billgarrity3  I have U-verse and that may be a problem. AT&T has planned to phase it out and push those …

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*Note* I attended this game as credentialed media for r/CFB (Reddit College Football) On a night where the biggest story was off the field, the Syracuse Orange defense pitched a shutout and held the Liberty Flames to -4 rushing yards en route to a 24-0 victory in Lynchburg, Va on Saturday night. Liberty head coach …

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The decade-long coaching bond linking Ruffin McNeill and Lincoln Riley is — on its surface — a typical old-boy network story. McNeill twice appointed Riley his offensive coordinator. When Riley was named a head coach, he hired McNeill. And you say, So what? Head coaches routinely hire a familiar colleague. The coaching network has always …

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Which fan base should be more upset — Virginia Tech or Florida State? Answer: Yes. To be more clear: HELL, YES. Virginia Tech and Florida State fans should be very upset about their Week 1 losses. We all said it, we all …

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While Florida State and Willie Taggart melted down against and Boise State, and Virginia Tech and Justin Fuente couldn’t stop turning the ball over against BC here comes Mack Brown. Those coaches needed opening weekend wins to inspire renewed confidence from their riled up fanbases. Mack Brown, though is the coach that has his fanbase …

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I warned you back in January, that Florida State playing Boise State was a risk not worth taking.  It was a mistake when it was scheduled. It was a mistake when I pointed it out in January and after Boise State beat Florida State 36-31 in a debacle of a 2nd half for the Noles, …

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In Geoff Collins’s debut, he got a closeup view of how the best team in the country Clemson plays football. It wasn’t a pretty site in a 52-14 thrashing, but Clemson is currently doing this to everyone they play. They beat Brian Kelly’s best Notre Dame team by 27, and held them to 3 points. …

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Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina Wake Forest Dave Clawson has quietly done one of the best jobs in the ACC the last three years. With 3 straight bowl wins, and at least 7 wins a year, the Deacs are looking to take the next …

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Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | Wake Forest North Carolina After winning only 5 games the last two years, the Larry Fedora era came to an end at UNC. In walks in former UNC coaching great Mack Brown. It was met largely with skepticism at …

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Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson  | North Carolina | Wake Forest Syracuse Dino Babers and his Syracuse head into the 2019 as one of the most underrated teams in the country. They are coming off a 10-3 top 15 season, and the rest of the …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a special guest on the podcast tonight. The esteemed @mattzemek joins us to preview ACC and College Football for 2019. Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek.  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 …

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Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Clemson What more can you say about Dabo Swinney and his Clemson Tigers? After smashing what many called Nick Saban’s best Alabama team 44-16 in the national title game, Clemson has only left to …

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Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest NC State NC State has won 18 games the last two years, but coming off an embarrassing 39 point bowl loss to Texas A&M questions remain around the program. Can Dave Doeren in year 7 turn …

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