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On November 22, Georgia Tech lost by 35 points to Cincinnati. This was following an ugly 3-point loss to UMass-Lowell. Georgia Tech sat 2-2, with a daunting schedule of ranked teams and road games in the next 3 games. Damon Stoudamire is in their first season in Atlanta, and no matter what the final record …

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With just a couple days left, we take another look at the recent bowl predictions. Does your team end up where you want, and can they field a team with all the transfers? https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/updated-college-football-bowl-projections-brett-mcmurphy-new-championship-week-bowl-predictionshttps://www.cbssports.com/college-football/bowls/predictions/ https://sports.yahoo.com/bowl-projections-will-all-four-12-0-power-five-teams-make-the-playoff-134401712.html https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/2023-college-football-bowl-projections https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-bowl-projections-latest-picks-intel-on-pairings-before-final-weekend-221520334/#2315785 https://collegefootballnews.com/bowl-projections/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-week-14 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page.

The ACC had a solid showing in the ACC/SEC Challenge splitting 14 games 7-7 with the SEC who early in the season are the RPI’s number 1 rated conference. Who were the ACC’s biggest winners and losers of the challenge. Winners Clemson The Clemson Tigers started the year 5-0 and even won a pre-season tournament …

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We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 14 Does Louisville recover from the mess of a loss to Kentucky?  When Louisville lost to Pitt, their next 3 games were at home where until Saturday they undefeated. Losing the way they did will be very difficult …

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14. Wake Forest (4-8, 1-7) Last Week – 14 Wake Forest won 1 game after mid September. This was not a Dave Clawson type year, and Deacs end up the conference’s worst team. 13. Pittsburgh (3-9, 2-6) Last Week – 12 Pittsburgh suffered their worst season under Pat Narduzzi. Is it just a hiccup or …

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Michigan State College Football Hall of Famer Clint Jones says he wants to live to be a healthy 100 years old. To that end, last week he visited the University of North Carolina’s Center for the Study of Retired Athletes. Jones, 78, was among former NFL players poked and prodded with testing and evaluations. The …

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@ASD_Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review week 13 and preview week 14 in ACC Football. We also look at ACC Basketball this week. It was a another fun 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 …

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With just one more week of College Football, how are those Bowl Projections looking? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/bowls/predictions/ https://collegefootballnews.com/bowl-projections/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-week-14 https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-bowl-projections-predictions-for-all-41-games-after-the-regular-season-221247616/#2313756 https://athlonsports.com/college-football/bowl-projections-2023 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page.

There have been some great coaching in the ACC this year, but November is where you make your money at. Several ACC coaches did fine November coaching jobs, but three in particular did truly exceptional coaching jobs. Mike Norvell, Dave Doeren, and Dabo Swinney. Let’s look at each one. Florida State – Mike Norvell  Norvell …

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Florida State is still in position for the College Football Playoff. They are still there because they dug deep in a hostile environment with their 2nd and sometimes 3rd string QBs, and beat Florida 24-15. The way the game started it looked like Florida would run Florida State out of the Swamp. The Gators were …

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Louisville has had an amazing regular season. When you are 10-2 and make an appearance in the ACC Title game, it is and unbelievable, unreal, and special season. It’s not a magical one unless you beat Kentucky. Louisville didn’t and so it wasn’t. It’s not fair, but that’s reality. Kentucky had 1 win since September …

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The Miami Hurricanes were so close. The Canes finished the regular season 7-5 (3-5) after Friday’s dominating 45-20 win over Boston College. It was an uneven regular season for HC Mario Christobal and the Canes. Miami was in every single one of their regular season games. They never lost a game by more than 14 …

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Back on November 4, Clemson sat 4-4 (2-4). Just about every pre-season goal Clemson had set for themselves was gone. They were left playing for pride, and questions about the direction of the program and Dabo Swinney mounted. Then Clemson started winning and winning and winning some more. It started with top 15 Notre Dame, …

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  We ask the three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 13 How will FSU look with Tate Rodemaker at QB against Florida? You just don’t replace a legend like QB Jordan Travis. Travis was playing at such a high level, and as the heart and soul of …

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With the college football playoff just around the corner it’s becoming abundantly clear the people who like to talk about college football, but in fact, don’t watch college football. You could never come to these three conclusions if you actually paid any attention to the sport. 1. Florida State doesn’t make the playoff if they …

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With just two more weeks of College Football, how are those Bowl Projections looking? https://www.on3.com/news/espn-releases-2023-college-football-playoff-full-bowl-projections-after-week-12/ https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/bowl-projections-oregon-forces-texas-out-of-college-football-playoff-florida-state-in-without-jordan-travis/ https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/2023-college-football-bowl-projections https://athlonsports.com/college-football/bowl-projections-2023 https://collegefootballnews.com/bowl-projections/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-week-13-2023 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page.