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The face of Virginia Tech football, Frank Beamer announced Sunday that he will retire at the end of the 2015 football season.  I’m sure my blog partner @Hokiesmash will have plenty of thoughts on this. For me, I’ll always remember for just over 10 years from the late 90s to 2011 how good Virginia Tech was. The …

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Is the last month of the season going to be fun or what? Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – you’re most recent  OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that throughout the season. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. Let me explain my relative …

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If you follow me on twitter or read the blog, you know I almost never complain officiating. Even with the teams I root for, I don’t do it. I believe officiating is poor across the country, and if you watch enough football you’ll see missed calls in every conference for and against every team. Saturday …

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Clemson is top 5 team. They are in great position for the college football playoffs. They control their own destiny for the ACC Atlantic title, ACC Title, and a playoff spot. The Tigers are 8-0, and have averaged 57 points a game in their last two outings. Standing in their way is the king of …

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The Atlanta Journal Constitution has reported the ACC Network Launch has been delayed.  Many of us expected the launch to be in 2017, but it appears ESPN has asked for delay of a couple of years. I could try to sugar coat this news, and say oh it will launch in 2019 now, but can …

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Paul Finebaum ( Mr. SEC ) had some peculiar comments about the Miami Hurricanes recently. Check out some of what he said below. .@finebaum thinks the state of Miami’s football program is worse than some people think. #CFBLIVEhttps://t.co/Je1LySf7bl — ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) October 26, 2015 From this FoxSports article He goes on to call Miami …

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What a wild week in the ACC! Last second wins, OTs, and a beating so bad, it got a coach fired. Lots of ground to cover for the ACC bloggers this week. How do you describe one of the most epic wins in your school’s history? That’s what Georgia Tech blog FromtheRumbleSeat tries to do …

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@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports  look back at week 8 and preview week 9 in ACC football on this podcast. We had a great first time guest, @chauntelpowell of the Albany Herald. @chauntelpowell shared her thoughts on the ACC and Miami Hurricanes coaching vacancy. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on …

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Georgia Tech entered the season as a darkhorse playoff contender, the massive injuries, inexperience, and just plain ole poor football had the team sitting 2-5, and 0-4 in the ACC. They were an afterthought, a forgotten team, and a disappointment. At least that’s what the rest of us thought…. Heck I went to Georgia Tech, …

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A few weeks ago I said Miami’s ugly loss at Cincinnati may have been Al Golden’s last stand.   Oh it was worse Saturday, so much worse for Al Golden and Miami. The Clemson Tigers rolled into Miami and defeated the Hurricanes 58-0. If this doesn’t force a change at Miami nothing will. Clemson is very …

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Throw out those ACC games to look forward you had at the beginning of the season, because the first half has thrown us for a loop. Here are the 10 most intriguing games in the 2nd half of the college football season featuring an ACC team. 1. Clemson vs Florida State, November 7, 2015 This …

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Just a few weeks into this season, the ACC’s football prospects were looking mighty bleak. Georgia Tech expected to be one of the ACC’s best team’s was dominated by Notre Dame for 3 1/2 quarters, and went into a complete free fall. Louisville couldn’t beat Houston at home, and still hasn’t quite recovered. Virginia Tech …

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@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports  look back at week 7 and preview week 8 in ACC football on this podcast. We have UNC fan and @AllSportsDACC contributor @ztevans Zach Evans with us to talk some ACC and UNC football at the halfway point of the season. It is always a good time with Zach joins us on the podcast. To download …

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