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The West Virginia at Pittsburgh is officially sold out. That is upwards of 68K tickets sold, on Thursday night with ESPN Gameday there. That means something, but what exactly? It’s more than just a sellout. The Backyard Brawl is SOLD OUT‼️ Every seat at @AcrisureStadium has been sold for the Pitt-WVU game!#H2P » #BeatWVU pic.twitter.com/1UCYPF29iD …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College  | Florida State | Virginia Tech |NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2022 Football Schedule Pittsburgh Can Pittsburgh can repeat as ACC Champions? Don’t think it can’t happen? Pat Narduzzi has the Panthers program on solid footing. Last …

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An actual story continues to simmer under the surface of realignment twitter land. ESPN and the ACC may be looking at a restructured media rights deal. The UNC Chancellor hinted at this in early July.  “I’m optimistic we’re gonna get a better contract,” he said. “I think ESPN recognizes the importance of a strong ACC, …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD had a prior commitment, and James Bostic III  @CUBOSCO filled in. Thanks to James for helping me (@TalkinACCSports ) out. We moved on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the Clemson Tigers.   Scott Rhymer @TigerPreGame  joined and we appreciate his time to preview Clemson. Scott is the Clemson Tiger Pregame …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2022 Football Schedule Boston College Boston College is the epitome of they are never that bad, but they are never really that good either. In …

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The last month has completely changed the dynamic of the future playoff format. SEC Commissioner Greg Sanky doesn’t care about the format – why would he? The SEC will be a significant part of any playoff format, but I’m sure he still has some goals he doesn’t want to see road blocked. Notre Dame just …

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Recently we put together our Top 5 ACC players at each position.   These are the players you probably know about. What about 5 under the radar ACC players to keep an eye on? We can’t include everyone, but here are a few to keep an eye on. Dontae Smith, RB – Georgia Tech You don’t …

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ACC Prescription wonders if a Pac 12 / ACC Television could make money.  ShakintheSouthland asks if Clemson is ready to return to elite status. GobblerCountry previews Virginia Tech’s first four football games.  StateoftheU says Miami could be putting together it’s best football class since 2000.  ChopChat looks at Florida State’s first day at their fall …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2022 Football Schedule Georgia Tech Things are bad for Geoff Collins at Georgia Tech, and I mean real bad. Unabashedly optimistic or delusional …

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⭐️ 2022 ACC Football Preseason Poll ⭐️ Who do you think wins the Atlantic and Coastal? 🤔 📰: https://t.co/T19nYFEkFv pic.twitter.com/cBjpMrJGPy — ACC Football (@ACCFootball) July 26, 2022 Actually, there’s not too much I disagree with. I think I’d swap UNC and Virginia, and who gave Georgia Tech a first-place Coastal vote? NC State with 44 …

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Back in May, we looked at the ACC’s 10 most intriguing conference games.    As we near the season, what happens out of  conference sets the tone for the ACC’s national perception. Here are the 10 that I think are the most pivotal starting with 6-10. We don’t always look at the traditional matchups either, we’re going deeper …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with Syracuse.   Brian Harrison @BH_Orange44  joined and we appreciate his time to preview Syracuse. As a lawyer by trade, we asked Brian about the ACC Grant of Rights. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this …

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Back in May, we looked at the ACC’s 10 most intriguing conference games.    As we near the season, what happens out of  conference sets the tone for the ACC’s national perception. Here are the 10 that I think are the most pivotal starting with 6-10. We don’t always look at the traditional matchups either, we’re …

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Best / Worst Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson |  Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest ACC 2022 Football Schedule Duke For the better part of the last decade, Duke was pretty darn good. There were six …

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We’re as interested in the future of the ACC as anyone. The issues are clear. The ACC needs a better football product, and no, that doesn’t mean being the SEC. That does mean not losing 12 straight bowl games from 2019-2021. There’s a revenue gap between the SEC and Big 10. Revenue generation is a …

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