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Matt Zemek

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Name: Matt Zemek
Date registered: August 27, 2018
URL: https://www.patreon.com/Zemek

Latest posts

  1. Know who should coach Georgia Tech in 2023? The current coach — October 10, 2022
  2. 2022 is reminding us why the ACC abolished divisions, and why other conferences should follow suit — October 4, 2022
  3. The moment of truth arrives for NC State and Dave Doeren — September 29, 2022
  4. No pressure, Dave Doeren — this is merely the most important NC State season ever — September 1, 2022
  5. ACC says goodbye to an imbalanced football era — July 2, 2022

Most commented posts

  1. 1995 Nebraska, 2001 Miami, 2013 FSU, 2018 Clemson – Who wins in a playoff? | answered by @MattZemek — 2 comments
  2. Should the ACC drop or modify the permanent cross-division opponent? | answered by @mattzemek — 2 comments
  3. Duke should worry about one thing — and it’s not Zion Williamson — 1 comment
  4. Of Duke, Syracuse or Boston College, which team appears to be the most legitimately good | answered by @MattZemek — 1 comment
  5. Is West Virginia-North Carolina State the best under-the-radar game of Week 3 | answered by @MattZemek — 1 comment

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Dec
06
2019

Virginia gets to let it ride versus Clemson

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Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. It ought to be one of the most fun experiences a group of athletes and coaches can ever have. Saturday night in Charlotte, the Virginia Cavaliers — as a reward for breaking the 15-game losing streak against Virginia Tech and winning their …

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Dec
02
2019

Should Miami fans already be concerned about Manny Diaz? | answered by @mattzemek

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Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Should Miami fans already be concerned about Manny Diaz? Our story on Miami and Manny Diaz starts with the Oklahoma Sooners. Trust me — I know what I’m doing here. Oklahoma started the 2019 season with a sharp, focused defense. New …

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Nov
27
2019

What has Bud Foster meant to Virginia Tech football? | answered by @mattzemek

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Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: What has Bud Foster meant to Virginia Tech football? It is hard to provide an answer which is worthy of the man, his achievements, and his stature… but I will try to offer one. Bud Foster’s meaning to Virginia Tech football …

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Nov
17
2019

Should Virginia Tech be ranked in the top 25? | answered by @mattzemek

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QUESTION: Should Virginia Tech be ranked in the top 25? Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. If we are to wrestle with this question, we have to look at the other teams across the United States. Without trying to litigate every single team-to-team comparison, let’s use these broader …

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Nov
17
2019

Satterfield of dreams — Louisville goes from basement to bowl game

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Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Few collegiate athletic programs have endured a more exhausting period than Louisville has over the past four years. NCAA and FBI investigations, turnover in the athletic department, Bobby Petrino’s swift decline, Rick Pitino’s combative posture, Tom Jurich’s messy departure, and other …

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Nov
14
2019

2019 ACC football never tried to settle down

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. “Settle down! Relax! Take some time to be with your family! Pause! Take a break! Give yourself a breather! Reflect on what the next best course of action is!” ACC football, in 2019, did not heed any of those words of advice. This …

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Nov
11
2019

Justin Fuente’s great escape carries a cautionary note

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Three years ago, in 2016, would you have imagined a world in which the Wake Forest Demon Deacons were favored over the Virginia Tech Hokies in Blacksburg, in November, and the idea of a Virginia Tech win would rate as an uncertain prospect? …

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Nov
10
2019

What is the biggest reason for Miami’s improved play? | answered by @mattzemek

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  Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: What is the biggest reason for Miami’s improved play? The long-term outlook for the Miami Hurricanes certainly has improved over the past few weeks. A season which seemed in danger of missing a bowl game now looks like an 8-4 season. …

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Nov
04
2019

Bryce Perkins saves his team’s season against North Carolina

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One of the core limitations of life is that you don’t always get what you want. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have large appetites and far-reaching aspirations. It means that while we might want to achieve richly, we live in a world of imperfection. It means that while we shoot for the stars, we live …

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Nov
03
2019

Can Florida State fans find one positive in Willie Taggart’s tenure? | answered by @mattzemek

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Editor Note – Willie Taggart was fired late Sunday, and suddenly we have a retrospective… QUESTION: Can Florida State fans find one positive in Willie Taggart’s tenure? This question is powerful for the simple reason that it needs to be asked in the …

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Nov
01
2019

ACC hoops forces students to attend early conference meetings

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. John Chaney, the legendary former basketball coach of the Temple Owls — quite possibly the best coach in the history of college basketball who never made the Final Four — used to have his players practice before six in the morning. It was …

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Oct
31
2019

ACC football follows ACC basketball (if Clemson is removed from the picture)

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. We have one month left in the ACC regular season. Teams are scrambling for postseason positions. The pressure on coaches is intensifying. Teams have been forced to confront the weaknesses which have been exposed over the previous few weeks of conference play. Coaches …

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Oct
27
2019

Virginia needs to divorce one man and find a new relationship

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Virginia the school isn’t female, but Virginia O’Hanlon was a young girl whose story gave rise to the familiar and enduring expression, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” If we were to inject a feminine dimension into a discussion of Cavalier football, …

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Oct
27
2019

What is the significance of Louisville’s win over Virginia? | answered by @mattzemek

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: What is the significance of Louisville’s win over Virginia? We are still in the middle of the 2019 season, but it was hard to avoid the sense that when the Louisville Cardinals defeated the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, they made a statement …

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Oct
26
2019

What is the ACC Coastal in two words? | answered by @mattzemek

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: What is the ACC Coastal in two words? Wide open. Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page

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Oct
24
2019

Virginia and Louisville take an unexpected path to the ACC spotlight

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Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Clemson is unbeaten. Virginia has a great chance to win the ACC Coastal. Those are not surprises to anyone who follows ACC football. Those realities do not deviate from most pundits’ expectations in late August. Yet, the path we have taken to get …

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