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Saturday is a special event at Boston College. Not only is playoff contender Clemson headed to Boston College, but this is the Red Bandana game for Boston College. If you don’t know the history of the game, it’s the story of 9/11 Hero and former Boston College lacrosse player Welles Crowther who saved multiple lives …

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ACCPrescription looks at TV college football ratings for the first 5 weeks of the season. There are many ways to analyze this data, but the bottom line is that ACC ratings are better when quality football is played in the league. That is happening this year. RubbingtheRock says not enough national credit is being given …

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ACC Team of the Week : Georgia Tech – for a 26-21 win over Pittsburgh 14. Virginia  (2-3) Last Week: 12 It has not been a good start for Tony Elliot at Virginia. If they lose to Louisville this weekend, say goodbye to any bowl hopes. 13. Virginia Tech (2-3) Last Week: 11 Virginia Tech is …

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Who stays in the ACC Atlantic race – Florida State or NC State?  Florida State and NC State both took losses this past week to Atlantic Division Rivals Wake Forest and Clemson. This weekend they play each other, and it certainly seems like the loser is out of the ACC Atlantic chase. Clemson certainly is …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a special guest tonight to review week 5 and preview week 6 in ACC Football with @RBrentBlevins.   We really appreciate Brent joining and sharing his ACC insights! 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 covered on …

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Saturday night’s 30-20 win over NC State, has established Clemson as the team to beat in the ACC for 2022. The Tiger’s defense finally looked more like what we expected coming into the season. They held the Wolfpack to just 34 rushing yards, and under 300 total yards. The defensive line looked as spry as …

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If I didn’t see it, I wouldn’t have believed it. There wasn’t any doubt in my mind that a change in head coaches would improve Georgia Tech. Let’s just say Geoff Collins was limited in that department and I’ll leave it at that. When Brent Key was named head coach, I was looking toward the …

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Louisville didn’t appear to have a lot wins left on their schedule, but Boston College looked like one. By the time it was over in a 34-33 loss, Boston College may have ended any realistic shot Louisville had at a bowl. For Scott Satterfield, you simply can’t lose a game like that. His status as …

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ACCPrescription makes a case for West Virginia to the ACC.  RubbingtheRock has 5 things for Clemson to watch for against NC State in their big game. BackingthePack has the 3 things NC State must do to defeat Clemson this weekend. ChopChat has 3 predictions for FSU against Wake Forest.  NunesMagician has what they want to …

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ACC Team of the Week : Clemson – for a 51-45 OT win over Wake Forest 14. Georgia Tech (1-3) Last Week : 14 The biggest story out of Atlanta these days is who is going to be Jackets next permanent head coach. 13. Boston College (1-3) Last Week: 13 Boston College got routed at Florida …

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I hate giving something so impossibly dumb publicity, but sometimes you just have to call it out. ESPN College Football analyst Heather Dinich made this statement during a preview of the Clemson NC State game. .@CFBHeather on Clemson’s playoff hopes: “If they don’t win [this weekend], they’re going to be hanging from a cliff as …

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Who takes becomes the ACC Favorite this weekend, Clemson or NC State?  ABC primetime, Gameday, and it could be the biggest ACC Game of the Year. It’s a top 10 matchup between Clemson and NC State, and the winner becomes the ACC Atlantic Division Favorite. The winner also becomes the ACC’s best chance of a …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a special guest tonight to review week 4 and preview week 5 in ACC Football with @TreadmillHorse (Dan Caro) of Virginia Tech blog  https://treadmillhorse.com/. We appreciate Dan 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 order, these are topics we …

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Story has been updated. Geoff Collins is out as head coach and Todd Stansbury’s departure is likely. Crazy times.https://t.co/H9HkxcmdPw — Ken Sugiura (@ksugiuraajc) September 25, 2022 It’s over, the nightmare is finally over. One of the worst power 5 hires in the last quarter century, Geoff Collins has at long-last been fired. We saw the …

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We go from coldest to hottest. 0 – Ice Cold 1 – Still cool 2 – There’s smoke 3 – Getting Warm 4 – On Fire 5 – Start working on the resume Dabo Swinney, Clemson  = 0  Dabo Swinney is what we call an untouchable. They are 4-0 too. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest = …

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Clemson’s biggest question mark coming into the season was quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. Could he hold off the heralded Cade Klubnik? Could he lead the Clemson offense? Would he be better than last year’s uneven season? After a rocky 1st half against Georgia Tech in Clemson’s opening game, Uiagalelei started trending upward against Furman and again …

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