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6 Weeks ago, Louisville was 10-1, and a dark horse playoff team. Then there was a disastrous 2nd half to an average Kentucky team that sent Louisville to 10-2. The Cardinals never recovered. They couldn’t put up an an offensive TD against FSU, and then against USC in the Holiday Bowl, their defense was shredded …

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Here we go again with North Carolina. The fast start limp to the finish line program under Mack Brown. 2020 Start 4-1 Finish 8-4 2021 Start 4-3 Finish 6-7 2022 Start 9-1 Finish 9-5 2023 Start 6-0 Finish 8-5 That is also 4 straight years of losing a bowl game including this season’s 30-10 Mayo …

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The future of Virginia Tech football just got a little bit brighter after the total destruction of an 11-win Tulane football. Yes, Tulane was without the star QB Michael Pratt, and former HC Will Fritz is off to Houston. Still, that set up an opportunity for Virginia Tech. The Hokies took advantage. Virginia Tech destroyed …

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15. Louisville (5-7, 0-1) NET – 262 / RPI – 320 Last Week – 15 Louisville got ripped to pieces by ESPN analysts after an ugly loss to Kentucky. That says a lot about where this program is. 14.  Notre Dame (5-7, 0-1) NET – 240 / RPI – 188 Notre Dame is already relegated …

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We hope everyone had a nice Christmas Holiday! Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2023 as we near the end of the year. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2023-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/bracketology Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2024-women-college-basketball-projections https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page 

There’s is no turning back now. Florida State wants out of ACC and eventually, they will be They will either leave on their own, or the entire conference model gets blown up, but one way or another this partnership will end. Exactly how and when are the questions. It could be anywhere from 2 years …

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When Mike Elko arrived at Duke, the Blue Devils were coming off a 3-9 season that saw them go 0-8 in the ACC. The previous year they were 2-9 and 1-9 in the ACC. Then in his first year, Elko led Duke to a shocking 9-4 season. This year they raced out a top 20 …

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There are many meaningless bowl results, and then there are bowl results that matter. Georgia Tech from 2019-2022 was 14-32. 2019 was a 3-win season. 2020 was a 3-win season, and 2021 was 3 win season. All this was under Geoff Collins who drove Georgia Tech football to its lowest point since the 1980s. Brent …

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Well, realignment is back again… I’ve purposely stayed away from the speculation during the football season, and it’s been refreshing. Unfortunately, some news can’t be ignored, and rampant legitimate reports of FSU readying to challenge the Grant of Rights can’t be ignored. There’s a lot of nonsense to sift through, but @ADavidHaleJoint reasonably speculates the …

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It’s been over two weeks since Florida State was snubbed of its rightful spot in the College Football Playoff. We’ve seen media outrage, fan outrage, and even congressional outrage. Sure it won’t change the outcome, but now is the time to voice your displeasure at a flawed system. Even if the playoff is changing next …

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We ask the three biggest ACC basketball questions for this week. Does Duke right the ship against Baylor?  Duke has been a bit of a disappointment this year. Outside of Michigan State who have had their own struggles, they’ve lost to every decent team they’ve played this year. They haven’t been good on the glass …

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15. Louisville (5-6, 0-1) NET – 268 / RPI – 324 Last Week – 15 Louisville actually looked like a real basketball team against Pepperdine. Hey it’s a start at least. 14.  Notre Dame (4-6, 0-1) NET – 221 / RPI – 171 Notre Dame has to absolutely beat The Citadel and Marist this week. …

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@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review the ACC Football season, and look at the ACC Bowls and the FSU snub with the editor of @TrojansWire our blog friend @MattZemek . It is always great to have Matt on the show.  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, …

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We’re 1/3 of the way through the college basketball season, and it’s time to take a look at the ACC Hotseat. We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold Seat 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s smoke 3 – Getting Warm 4 – On Fire 5 – Start working on the resume …

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Even with all the opt-outs, transfers, lack of credibility, and arguably integrity to the college football post-season the games must go on. They still will be in the record books and for some coaches and programs, they are more important than others. Which three ACC football coaches need a bowl win the most? This is …

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