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Did you catch that the @NILSummit was held this past week? The NIL Summit was created for a singular purpose – To Democratize College Athletics Built by student-athletes, for student-athletes, the NIL Summit is an immersive multi-day professional development experience and gathering place for college sports’ most important stakeholder to share cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, …

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Just a quick post for tonight. There was buzz from critics that Dabo Swinney wouldn’t be able to recruit as well at Clemson. The transfer portal and NIL would put Clemson behind the curve. Yea about that… By either recruiting service Rivals rankings  or the 247 Rankings,  Clemson has a top 6 class. This after …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the Florida State Seminoles.  @CFBWhatNot2Wear joined and we appreciate his time to preview the Noles. 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 the …

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Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2022 season. As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Zion Nelson, Miami Miami is returning one of the better …

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There’s no other to say it. Paul Finebaum is completely and utterly obsessed with Clemson and Dabo Swinney. He simply won’t stop talking about Swinney. The obsession goes back years. Back in 2019, my podcast partner @Hokiesmash_ASD talked about how Dabo Swinney Clemson was living rent-free in the head of Paul Finebaum.  Three years later …

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Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2022 season. As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties  | Special Teams 1) Josh Downs, North Carolina Josh Downs just might …

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Thanks to @Hokiesmash_ASD for sending this theACC.com press release. Nineteen From ACC Schools Listed on College Football Hall of Fame Ballot IRVING, Texas (June 6, 2022) – Nineteen representatives from current Atlantic Coast Conference football members are included on the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, announced Monday by the National Football Foundation (NFF) …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) move on in our annual previews of the College Football season with the NC State Wolfpack.  James Curle (@JamesCurle ) contributor to PackPride.com joined, and we appreciate his time to preview the Wolfpack. We apologize for the early technical difficulties in the first minute, as @Hokiesmash_ASD  ran solo for part of …

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Well, here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2022 season. As usual, we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties  | Special Teams 1) Sean Tucker, Syracuse Syracuse has themselves an absolute stud at RB …

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One of the first 2022 All-ACC Football Teams has been released, and it is from Athlon Sports.  A few things stood out to me… 1) Clemson’s defense makes up nearly half of the 1st team defense, and if you add the 2nd team that’s more than half of their defense on the 1st or 2nd …

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