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Is there a realistic path for an ACC team to reach the playoffs? No – The ACC’s realistic chances of having a playoff team died at South Bend. Now I think Clemson and UNC can get close. Notre Dame is ranked #20 and if they win out including beating USC they can get into the …

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ACC Team of the Week : NC State – for a 30-21 win over Wake Forest 14. Boston College (2-7) Last Week: 14 Boston College competed well with Duke, but going to NC State is not where you expect they can get their third win. 13. Virginia Tech (2-7) Last Week: 13 Did you ever think …

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We are going to keep our normal Wednesday ACC Power Rankings, but what if we are only looking at 2nd half results? Who’s better now?  We’ll start with results since October 15. 14. Boston College (0-3) Boston College is just the ACC’s worst team period. 13. Virginia Tech (0-3) If there is a way to …

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The ACC’s last best chance at the playoffs is history. Clemson went to South Bend and was absolutely undressed and exposed by Notre Dame. On a bad weather night, Notre Dame had a simple effective game plan – run the ball, play solid defense and special teams. Check, check and check from the Irish. Clemson …

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Virginia Tech fell to 2-7 after a second-half collapse to Georgia Tech 28-27. The Yellow Jackets have been gritty under Brent Key, but they came into this game with Zach Pyron at QB. Pyron was Georgia Tech’s 3rd string QB barely a month ago. Playing at home the Hokies were up 27-16 in the 4th …

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ACCPerscription has some positive ACC Factoids which sheds light on actual results rather than opinions.  Let’s hear again about The Big 10 and their best OOC win being 3 loss Notre Dame and an Auburn team that just fired their coach. ShakintheSouthland has a roster comparison between Notre Dame and Clemson. Oh this is a …

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ACC Team of the Week : Louisville – for a 48-21 win over Wake Forest 14. Boston College (2-6) Last Week: 13 I had to drop Boston College after losing to UCONN of all people. I know the Huskies are improved, but still. Jeff Hafley was supposed have BC better than this in his third season. …

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Can Clemson play a 60-minute game at Notre Dame? We’ve seen Clemson light it up on the scoreboard. We’ve seen Clemson lockdown defensively for extended periods. We haven’t seen the Tigers play a full 60-minute game on both sides of the ball. Can it happen at Notre Dame? I think the Tigers can beat the …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have special guest and longtime friend of the blog @WillsWorldMN (Will Ojanen) of accnation.net.  That’s an ACC site you definitely need to check out.  Thanks so much to Will for joining! 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 …

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The Big 12 announced the completion of their new media rights deal Sunday. BREAKING: The @Big12Conference has reached a new six-year media rights agreement with ESPN and Fox worth a total of $2.28B, an average of $380M per year. Read more from @SmittySBJ & @Ourand_SBJ: https://t.co/jTAKDFdZWf pic.twitter.com/S38HIPYvuY — Sports Business Journal (@SBJ) October 30, 2022 …

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As usual, the media tried to tear down the ACC over a couple of results. I hate to pick on Andrea Adelson because she really does an excellent job covering the ACC, but the tweet below is the kind of thing the media does just to create a negative narrative. We legitimately might see an …

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Think back 4 weeks ago as Louisville was coming off a disastrous 34-33 to a terrible Boston College team. How terrible are the Eagles? They just lost UCONN. After that loss, Louisville sat 2-3, with a brutal stretch of football for the Cardinal’s final 6 games. Scott Satterfield, let’s be honest, looked done as Louisville’s …

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With the loss of starting of QB Devin Leary for the season, NC State’s outlook for the rest of the year looked bleak. Backup QB Jack Chambers gave good effort, but just couldn’t generate any offense for the Wolfpack. Against Virginia Tech Dave Doeren rolled the dice and went with true freshman MJ Morris briefly …

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Did you know that the ACC had the highest rated college football of the past week in Clemson and Syracuse? ACCPrescription tells us.  People will watch the ACC if the quality of games is good. RubbingtheRock says Dabo Swinney is handling the Clemson QB situation perfectly.   Nunesmagician tells what Syracuse needs to watch for in …

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ACC Team of the Week : Clemson – for a 27-21 win over Syracuse 14. Virginia Tech (2-5) Last Week: 13 With Virginia’s win this past week, the Hokies take over the bottom of the ACC. A road game at NC State probably keeps them there. 13. Boston College (2-5) Last Week: 12 As expected Boston …

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