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ACC Team of the Week : Pittsburgh – for a 41-13 win over Syracuse 17. Florida State (1-7) Last Week: 17 This season has been such a nightmare for Mike Norvell and FSU, that you have to wonder about Norvell’s job security. This year is bordering on humiliating. UNC is next. 16. Stanford  (2-6) Last …

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SMU at the time of this post is beating Duke 21-14 in the 3rd quarter and ended up winning 28-27. They held on to the lead and defeated the Blue Devils, so send ESPN Gameday there. Actually, it’s not even a question. SMU will be 7-1 and Pitt is 7-0. Both in the top 20. …

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Make no mistake Tony Elliot is a good guy, with a successful pedigree in coaching. He was part of Clemson’s coaching staff during their dynastic run from 2015-2020. His job to rebuild Virginia was not going to be an easy one, and he’s dealt with a significant off-the-field tragedy involving his team. He’s gotten a …

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Georgia Tech fell to 5-4 after a listless 21-6 loss to Virginia Tech. With 3 games left should we already be talking about missing a bowl game? You bet when 2 of your final 3 opponents Miami and Georgia are in the top 10. NC State the third opponent is showing signs of life too. …

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Well that was pretty epic if you’re a Louisville fan, and a nightmare if you root for Boston College. Dug themselves out of a 20-point hole, Cards battled back for the W on the road. https://t.co/9ciuV0naub — Louisville Sports Live (@LvilleSprtsLive) October 26, 2024 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and …

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This is a just quick post for tonight. In early October, we said this about Pittsburgh football when they weren’t yet ranked.   The defense still has some lapses, but the lapses are getting fewer and this team survived the games where the football was more inconsistent. At some point, you are what your record says …

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The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 9. Can Miami’s defense get things together against Florida State? Miami’s offense and Cam Ward are incredible, but that defense is giving up 39 points a game in their last 3 outings. Eventually, that will catch up with the Canes if …

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ACC Team of the Week : NC State – for a 24-23 win over Cal 17. Florida State (1-6) Last Week: 17 Florida State is not even leaving a debate at who is the worst team in the ACC this year. They could at least make it interesting. I don’t see it changing this week with …

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@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review Week 8 and preview Week 9 in the ACC with good friend of the blog @TimThomasTLP  of the fine Virginia Tech blog techlunchpail.com. 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 …

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The college football schedule season has just passed the halfway point. Those pre-season predictions are out the window, so how does the remaining schedule look for the ACC teams? Let’s start with teams currently 9-17 in the ACC Standings. Louisville (4-3, 2-2) Louisville has 3 single-digit losses to teams in the top 25, Notre Dame, …

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NC State was on a 2 game losing streak. They were 3-3 and 0-3 in the ACC, and outside of Florida State the ACC’s most disappointing team. Talk about having your season derailed if you fall to 0-4 in the league. As the 4th quarter began the Wolfpack trailed 23-10 on the road at Cal. …

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With all do respect to Colorado’s Travis Hunter, the Heisman chase is a two-man race. Hunter is a fine player, but I can’t put him in the category where I think his absence is difference-making to Colorado’s team. He’s also been dealing with injury issues. There could be someone else who steps up in the …

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ACCPrescription has the rundown of the ACC Preseason basketball picks.  Football and Basketball, I’m ready! StreakingtheLawn says thank you to legendary coach Tony Bennett after Bennett’s retirement.  RubbingtheRock has some keys to watch out for in Clemson’s matchup with Virginia.  Gobblercountry is feeling pretty good in their writeup after the Hokies 42-21 win over Boston …

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The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 8. Can Georgia Tech beat Notre Dame without a healthy Haynes King?  Georgia Tech starting QB Haynes King is listed as day to day. Against UNC he had to sit most of the 4th quarter with an undisclosed injury, though most …

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