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Integrating SMU, Cal, and Stanford into the ACC Football schedule was never going to be easy, but in the end I think the ACC did a reasonable job of maintaining some of the rivalry games on a yearly basis while minimizing travel as much as possible. The other thing I like is every graduating class …

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We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 10. Does Clemson have a realistic shot against Notre Dame? There’s a reason Notre Dame has won 31 of their last 32 ACC regular season football games. They’ve been really good the last few years. This year they …

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14. Pittsburgh (2-6, 1-4) Last Week – 14 Pittsburgh got wiped out by Notre Dame 58-7, and Pat Narduzzi seemed to throw some players under the bus. For their trouble Pitt gets the Florida State freight train this week. 13. Syracuse (4-4, 0-4) Last Week – 10 Syracuse is the ACC’s only winless team, and …

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@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review week 9 and preview week 10 in ACC Football as we go with a classic 1 on 1 podcast.  To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 475 We introduce …

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If you are as confused by Georgia Tech as I am, you aren’t alone. Georgia Tech under Brent Key has become the most confounding team in the ACC maybe even the country. One week they are winning games as a double-digit underdog, the next week they are losing games they should be winning. Saturday they …

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Louisville is having a special season in Jeff Brohm’s first season. Sitting at 7-1 (4-1) and in the top 15, Louisville has the inside track to the the ACC Title game where they would likely face the Florida State Seminoles. This is in large part due to Louisville being unbeatable so far in their home …

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Last season North Carolina started the year 9-1 lost to Georgia Tech and didn’t win another game. Last week North Carolina was 6-0, and lost to previously winless in the ACC Virginia. We spoke about it in our power poll, would that Virginia loss derail North Carolina’s season? The early returns are North Carolina is …

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Miami won Saturday 29-26 in OT against Virginia. On the surface that sounds like a pretty non-descript win to move the Canes to 6-2 (2-2), but I think there was some significance to it. After the debacle of a finish against Georgia Tech, then a tough loss at North Carolina previous Miami teams would have …

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If anyone is still sugarcoating things including Dabo Swinney, let it go. The 2023 Clemson football team is just bad. They are bad and getting worse. The OT performance against Florida State that apologists keep pointing to was fool’s gold. Clemson in that game faced a diminished QB in Jordan Travis, was at home, and …

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Thursday night might have as well been somewhere around the mid 2000s for Virginia Tech. If it was Thursday night the Hokies used to own it in Lane Stadium. It looked light that again for Virginia Tech against Syracuse. The offense was explosive, the defense was stifling, and the special teams was solid. Virginia Tech …

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ACC Prescription looks at some comments made by ACC Commissioner Jim Philips at ACC Tipoff.  RubbingtheRock says that Dabo Swinney can adapt but can he adapt enough?  What are three keys for Florida State in their game against Wake Forest asks ChopChat? BigRedLouie has three keys for Louisville in their big game with the Duke …

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We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 8. Will North Carolina implode like last year?  Last year UNC was 9-1 when they lost at home as a huge favorite against Georgia Tech. They never won another game. This year 6-0, and a huge favorite at …

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14. Pittsburgh (2-5, 1-3) Last Week – 11 Lots of officiating controversy against Wake Forest, but other than that Louisville win, it has been a nightmare season for Pitt. It will continue with a game at Notre Dame. 13. Virginia (2-5, 1-2) Last Week – 14 I said Virginia had no chance against UNC. I …

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@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review week 8 and preview week 9 in ACC Football with a great return guest @TimThomasTLP  of the fine Virginia Tech site https://techlunchpail.com to join us on this podcast. We really appreciate Tim joining us!  To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this …

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During our week 8 ACC Power Rankings, this is what I said about Clemson… I still don’t know if Clemson is much better since week 1 considering Syracuse has lost 3 in a row, and they barely beat Wake Forest. They need to show something against Miami to prove they are on track. The answer …

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