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Here we go again. Two weeks into the season, and the ACC is again searching for positives in another dismal out-of-conference start. ACC teams schedule tough OOC games, and promote that the entire off-season only to flop in the OOC games, the conference member to credibly perform in for a variety of reasons, from exposure, …

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If there was a coach and an ACC program that needed a win Saturday, it was Brent Pry and Virginia Tech against Vanderbilt. Now this isn’t your Vanderbilt of the past. The Commodores are now a credible program if not really a top 25 one. Beating them isn’t a signature win, but it proves your …

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In the ACC, you don’t just win on the football, you win with highly rated TV games. From the ACC’s settlement ESPN story. This new revenue-distribution model — or “brand initiative” — is based on a five-year rolling average of TV ratings, though some logistics of this formula remain tricky, including how to properly average …

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While last week had the marquee ACC OOC games, and some successes with Florida State and Miami gaining top 10 wins in addition to Georgia Tech to going to Colorado and winning this week there are quietly more opportunities. Duke gets a national TV game with top 15 Illinois, and I think they can play …

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ACC Team of the Week : Miami – for a 27-24 win over Notre Dame, Florida State – for a 31-17 win over Alabama 17. North Carolina (0-1) Last Week: — Not only did North Carolina lose to TCU in a 48-14 blowout, they were largely dysfunctional after their first drive. Gio Lopez is not …

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Last year, Miami went to the Swamp and destroyed the Florida Gators on the way to a 9-0 start, and an 11-3 season that saw the Canes fade late. It was still a top 20 season, as Mario Cristobal rebuilds Miami football brick by brick. Sunday, facing a physical tough Notre Dame team that played …

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If you weren’t a FSU player, coach, or fan admit it you didn’t give them much of a chance against top 10-ranked Alabama. I dare you to find someone not associated with Florida State who thought they’d beat Alabama. Beat them they did, and honestly it wasn’t all that competitive in a FSU 31-17 win. …

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Saturday night, Clemson suffered their 3rd straight home loss to a P4 team, and their 4th straight loss to a team from the SEC. Once upon a time in the not-too-distant past Clemson was nearly unbeatable at home, and largly owned teams from the SEC. After the 17-10 loss to LSU, you have to ask …

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Months of off-season hype for Georgia Tech nearly went up in flames in the ugliest 15 minutes of offensive football you’ll ever see out of a Brent Key-coached team. 3 offensive possessions 3 Turnovers. Georgia Tech was fortunate the score wasn’t worse than 7-0. It could have easily been 14-0, 17-0 or worst case 21-0. …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | SMU | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Cal | NC State | Clemson | Stanford | North Carolina | Syracuse ACC 2025 Football Schedule Wake Forest It wasn’t all that long ago that Wake Forest had an 11 win top 15 season. That was in 2021, followed up by an 8 win season. Since then, the Deacs have …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | SMU | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Cal | NC State | Clemson | Stanford | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2025 Football Schedule Syracuse Fran Brown’s first season at Syracuse could not have gone better.  Syracuse went 10-3 won their bowl game, and finished in the top 25. Syracuse won their final …

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@AllSportsDACC and me (@TalkinACCSports ) are finishing up our ACC previews with the esteemed Matt Zemek @MattZemek editor Editor, of @TrojansWire . We are always happy to have Matt join us, and check out his work at  @TrojansWire. In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 559 @MattZemek tells us …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | SMU | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Cal | NC State | Clemson | Stanford | Syracuse | Wake Forest ACC 2025 Football Schedule UNC When your football coach is the legendary Bill Belichick, you are going to be in the news. Many say there is no such thing as bad publicity, and everything …

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After the SEC announced their move 9 conference games, all eyes went to the ACC. Will they also move to 9 games? There are so many factors in play here. While the ACC has been criticized in the past for its scheduling agreement with Notre Dame in the past, in this case, it’s mutually beneficial …

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With the SEC moving to 9 conference games, the ACC is very likely to make scheduling changes too. ACC Prescription takes a look at what the ACC might do.  RubbingtheRock says Clemson will avenge the loss to Texas and win the national title.  Interesting article from Tomahawknation that says Florida State has a Gameday identity …

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