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The Georgia Tech fan in me was a little saddened that Paul Johnson decided to retire Wednesday. I really wanted to see what he could do with real facility improvements  and support from an AD like Todd Stansbury. Johnson for years struggled to get the financial backing he wanted. He won and made Georgia Tech …

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With the surprise retirement of Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech is now looking for a new head coach. I’ve read several lists with possible coaching candidates, and as Georgia Tech fan myself, the two guys AD Todd Stansbury needs to focus on are Jeff Monken of Army or Scott Satterfield of Appalachian State. Here’s the case …

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If you haven’t heard by now, North Carolina is bringing back Mack Brown as their head football coach.  Brown turned the Tar Heels into a top 10 team in the late 90s and he won a national championship at Texas. He has quite the resume, but he’s been out of coaching for several years let’s just …

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Clemson is 12-0 after a 21 point victory over arch-rival South Carolina. They are heavily favored to beat Pittsburgh in the ACC Championship Game and move on to the playoffs. What could be wrong in Tiger Town? Well Dabo Swinney blasted Clemson fans and media that weren’t impressed by the 3 TD Victory. These are …

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We’ve got your bowl projections located in one spot. We’ll be updating this each week. ESPN Bowl Projections College Football News Bowl Projections SBNation Bowl Projections CBSSportsline Bowl Projections SI.com Bowl Projections Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page 

It simply doesn’t get any more gut-wrenching if you are a Virginia fan. The nauseating losing streak to your fiercest rival just keeps going. It now reaches 15 unbelievable years. With the game in hand up 31-24 in the 4th quarter a sequence started that will make Hoo fans sick… Virginia Tech completes a miracle …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) were happy to have @hankkurzjr – Virginia AP SportsWriter to talk Commonwealth Football, and get us ready for ACC Rivalry Week. It’s always a good time when he joins.  You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at 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=stpr To …

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As a fan, I’ve been there. Clemson losing 5 straight games to South Carolina from 2009-2013. Georgia Tech with multiple 5+ year losing streaks to Georgia. No matter how good the season went, something is always missing when you lose to your biggest rival. I’ve never experienced a rivalry losing streak like the one Virginia …

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We’ve got your bowl projections located in one spot. We’ll be updating this each week. ESPN Bowl Projections College Football News Bowl Projections SBNation Bowl Projections CBSSportsline Bowl Projections SI.com Bowl Projections Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page 

You know the story. 2 months Georgia Tech was 1-3, and Paul Johnson was feeling some heat. We mentioned this last week too. With one game left in the season the Yellow Jackets are 7-4 after beating a quality Virginia team 30-27 in OT. It was the best 2nd half turnaround in the ACC only …

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Virginia took a tough loss Saturday to Georgia Tech. It was a hard fought 30-27 OT loss to the surging Jackets. More often than not the season all it takes is one loss for a fanbase to turn on their coaches. Virginia fans are smart enough to realize the program is right on schedule under …

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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 ) were happy to have @techlunchpaild (Tim Thomas) of the fine Virginia Tech blog site http://techlunchpail.com.   We focus on Virginia Tech football, as we try to answer what has happened this year.  You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! …

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