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We didn’t know quite what to make of Louisville before Saturday. Sure QB Lamar Jackson had rolled up yards against a bad Kentucky team and against Texas A&M in the bowl game last year. This season UNC-Charlotte and Syracuse turned into a highlight reels for Jackson, but this was Florida State coming to town. These …

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Sometimes it’s take the national media a little while to catch on. I tweeted after watching Florida State QB’s Deondre Francois shred the Ole Miss defense to pieces in the 2nd half. The quarterbacking in the ACC is just sick. Watson, Francois, Jackson, Kaaya, Thomas, Trubisky, Evans…. — Jeff or Jeffrey Fann (@TalkinACCSports) September 6, …

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    I hear there is a pretty big game going on Louisville this Saturday. Anybody know anything about that? Louisville blog CardinalSportsZone has the facts you need to know about ESPN Gameday heading to Louisville for their big game against the Florida State Seminoles.  Another Louisville blog TheCrunchZone talks about how far the Louisville …

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@Hokiesmash and myself @TalkinACCSports are back podcasting again this week after taking a break for the Labor Day weekend. We were glad to have @TechLunchPailD (Tim Thomas) of the fine the Virginia Tech blog site techlunchpail.com. Check that site out! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast …

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  Why am I discussing conference power rankings? Well because as teams start playing each other in their conference, the strength of a conference determines the quality of your wins as the playoffs approach. It matters so let’s get right into it. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – you’re most …

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Here is something I did not expect to be asking after 2 games this year. What is wrong with Clemson’s offense? Against Auburn last week, I said there was no need to apologize for the poor offensive performance.  Auburn recruits well. They have plenty of talent along the defensive line, and they were playing at …

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Pat Narduzzi was universally hailed as a good hire at Pittsburgh. His 8-5 opening season didn’t disappoint either. It was a season that included a win at Virginia Tech and a home win against Louisville. Today provided Pat Narduzzi an opportunity to get a signature win over in-state arch rival Penn State. The Panthers came …

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Next week Florida State plays Louisville. Florida State is ranked #3 and Louisville is ranked #13.  The Cardinals have scored 132 points in their first games. Florida State played the best half of college football in the country last week in a national championship level 2nd half as they beat #11 Ole Miss 45-34. Louisville …

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  After a wild opening weekend in college football, we have to see what the ACC Bloggers are up to. What did Florida State learn about their offense and defense after their epic comeback against Ole Miss? FSU Blog Tomahawknation looks at the Nole’s Offense and the Defense.  Clemson blog Rubbing the Rock tells us …

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Why am I discussing conference power rankings? Well because as teams start playing each other in their conference, the strength of a conference determines the quality of your wins as the playoffs approach. It matters so let’s get right into it. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – you’re most recent …

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For 25 minutes, Florida State looks lost, confused, and unprepared. There was penalty after penalty. The Seminole’s offensive line was getting manhandled. Chad Kelly was shredding the FSU secondary to pieces. Then the Noles in a shocking turn of a events simply flipped a switch scoring 33 straight unanswered points. From down 28-6 to leading …

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Let the questions begin. What is wrong with Clemson? Is Deshaun Watson ok? What happened to the offense? Well nothing really. Auburn is pretty tough at home. Their worst loss at home in the last 3 years was a 16 point defeat to Alabama last year. Every other loss was single digits. Clemson led Auburn …

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North Carolina let a major opportunity to gain national respect slip away against the Georgia Bulldogs. Make no mistake, Georgia is one of the most talented teams in the country. 4 and 5 star athletes dot that lineup all over. It’s never been a talent issue with Georgia, it’s been a coaching issue. North Carolina …

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It’s only game one, and sometimes you hesitate to put too much stock in the result in a team’s opening game. In this case saying Justin Thomas may have saved Georgia Tech’s season is not an exaggeration. When you’re a team coming off a 3-9 season, and losers of 7 of your last 8 ACC …

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Florida State has it – Respect. That’s what you get when you win a national title in 2013, beating an Auburn team that was the best team the SEC had to offer. They own Florida now. They’ve beat Clemson, they’ve beat Oklahoma State. They beat a top 10 Georgia Tech team in 2014. Clemson has …

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