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You never want to close the door on a season after one game, but Boston College’s late game collapse against Rutgers has set the stage for a season on the brink after one game. In a critical 3rd year for Jeff Hafley to show progress, BC just made mistake after mistake after mistake. When they …

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North Carolina fans take your jokes about their defense and show you their 2-0 start. Do you think Virginia Tech and Boston College wouldn’t trade their close losses for undefeated? FAMU moving the ball on the Heels last week was no fluke. We told you the Tar Heels had major major issues on defense. Today …

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Ok, you know the saying #NCSheet. The art of losing the opportunity for a victory in the most unlikely, improbable, baffling way imaginable.  It even has an R rated entry in the Urban Dictionary.  There have been the Game-winning missed chip shot FG against Clemson in 2016, COVID rules eliminating NC State from the Final …

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Sources: The CFP Board of Managers has decided on a 12-team College Football Playoff during today’s meeting. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 2, 2022 Well, there you have it first reported by Pete Thamel. It seems we are well on our way to the 12 Team Playoff. I’ll be honest I’ll always prefer the Bowls …

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Brett Ciancia has been a podcast guest of ours, and his tweet says it all. Rivalry > Realignment #PickSixNationpic.twitter.com/t0xk3T1scS — Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) September 2, 2022 With National TV, Gameday, a sold-out crowd, historical rivals Pittsburgh and West Virginia put on a Thursday night show that reminded us all that nothing beats a good …

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ACC Team of the Week : Florida State – for a 47-7 win Duquesne 14. Duke (0-0) Last Week: — Temple is really bad, and if Duke loses to them – Yikes the Blue Devils could be worse than we thought, and we think they are pretty bad. 13. Georgia Tech (0-0) Last Week : — …

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This will be a new series. The three biggest ACC football question marks of that week. Here we go for Week 1. How will Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei play?  Clemson is a 20+ point favorite against Georgia Tech. This should be an easy Labor Day win for Clemson, but let’s not forget last year’s game …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a special guest tonight to preview the ACC football season with @mattzemek Editor, @TrojansWire and contributor right here. We were so pleased to have Matt join us once again! 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 topics we …

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We finally had some actual football this past weekend. Now the next weekend is when the season really gets going. ACC fans don’t usually think ESPN has been a friend to the conference either through promotion, prime-time slots, or the all-important media revenue rights. Earlier this week ESPN’s #2 Executive Burk Magnus did say the …

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When you play the kind of opponents Florida State and UNC did an opening weekend in Duquesne and Florida A&M it’s hard to draw sweeping generalizations on the future of their seasons. I tend to watch these types of games like spring games. Which individuals and units stood out? Florida State won their game 47-7, …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh |Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State |  Syracuse | North Carolina | ACC 2022 Football Schedule Wake Forest When it comes to ACC Football, there are just 2 programs in the ACC that have consistently played up to their potential in recent years. Clemson is one, and Wake Forest …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh |Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State |  Syracuse | Wake Forest ACC 2022 Football Schedule North Carolina 2021 was supposed to be the year for North Carolina. Sam Howell was back at QB, and you entered the season in the top 15. It took one game for the season to …

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We wrote here nearly 2 months ago, ESPN had several reasons to want to keep the ACC in tact.   As we correctly surmised, we now have confirmation from Burke Magnus, a top ESPN executive, as he detailed ESPN’s current and future relationship with the ACC. You can take your twitter sources what ESPN will do …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh |Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson  | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2022 Football Schedule Syracuse Syracuse’s magical 2018 top 15 10-3 season is starting to seem like a lifetime ago. In the three years since Syracuse has won 11 games and won just 5 …

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  @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a special guest tonight to preview the ACC football season @TerryPJohnson.  Terry has been a contributor to several college football sites, including our site here. We were happy to have Terry join 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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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh |Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2022 Football Schedule Clemson You win 10 games, beat your in-state rival, win your final 6 games, and finish the season in the top 15. That’s a great season for …

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