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We’re an ACCcentric blog here at AllSportsDiscussion as you know, but it’s hard to ignore what is happening over in the Big 12 as they try to secure their future. Their situation is not so different from the ACC a few years ago. Are they going to get poached? Are certain programs looking elsewhere? Will …

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Have you seen this year’s College Football pre-season Coaches Poll? Aside from the rankings of the individual teams, something else struck me. It’s been evident for a number of years that the Power 5 conferences are fairly close to each other in terms of relative strength. Sure I can accept if you say the SEC is …

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Now that the ACC Network is definitely coming, how much could it make? SportsBusinessDaily.com says the ESPN could ask for an $1.30 in-state subscriber fee and .25 outside of an ACC State.   Sources expect ESPN to price the ACC Network similar to SEC Network, which at launch was around $1.30 per subscriber per month …

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The Mark Richt hire at Miami was mostly hailed as a pretty-good hire, but a some have questioned whether new coach Mark Richt’s best days are behind him. At Georgia in his first 8 years, Richt produced 6 top 15 teams and 2 conference titles. In his last 7 years at Georgia, he had just …

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In 2015 Georgia Tech was a darkhorse pre-season playoff pick. They were Coastal Division favorites and a pre-season top 20 team. They went 3-9 for their worst season since 1994. In 2014 Georgia Tech was picked 5th to finish in the ACC Coastal, and they ended up finishing the season with 11 wins, a Coastal …

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@Klownchyld_1906 (Scott Burks) has a podcast interview with one of the ACC’s pre-eminent journalists @DavidTeelatDP where they discuss the ACC Network in detail. They also get into the happenings in the Big 12, and ACC Football. We’ve had @Klownchyld_1906 on our podcast. We’ve also been on his podcast in the past, and he did a great job in his interview. …

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We’ve come to the conclusion of our ACC player rankings with our Special Team’s player rankings. We hope you’ve enjoyed the rankings. These rankings will be a little different, as instead of a write-up of the player we let highlights do the talking. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen  | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers  | Cornerbacks | Safeties  …

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Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending this press release 2016 All-ACC Preseason Football Team Announced Clemson leads with 10 selections; Florida State is next with five   GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Defending league champion Clemson leads all schools with 10 selections to the 2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Football Team announced on Wednesday. The team was selected by …

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@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 Wake Forest football team in this podcast. We talk with @Robert_Reinhard  of the fine Wake Forest blog site bloggersodear.com. We really appreciate @Robert_Reinhard taking the time to talk some Wake Forest football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast …

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Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen  | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers  | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Derwin James, Florida State Derwin James is a special player. As a freshman he had 91 tackles, and entering this year he’s all over the pre-season All-America lists. At least one publication (ProFootballFocus) said he could be the best …

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@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 Syracuse football team in this podcast. We talk with @BH_Orange44 (Brian Harrison) of the Syracuse blog site orange44.blogspot.com. We really appreciate @BH_Orange44 taking the time to join us! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get …

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