“The West Point Story” was a late 1950s TV series that aired on both CBS and ABC as a drama. Episodes included unknown actors such as Clint Eastwood, Chuck Connors and Leonard Nimoy on their way to iconic stardom. The plots were written from actual events, with the names changed. The Department of Defense cooperated, …
Category Archive: ACC
Sep
16
2021
A first-year Duke starter’s growth draws the ACC Network’s attention
ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain offered more than a routine break down of the conference’s top five quarterbacks through the first two weeks of the season. He was invited on Tuesday morning’s Packer and Durham Show to list them in order. Returning starters, naturally, topped his list. He named Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong, North Carolina’s …
Sep
15
2021
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – September 15, 2021
While NC State can hammered for losing Mississippi State, and their lack meaningful OOC wins several ACC Teams have fewer power 5 OOC teams than the Wolfpack. Find out who from ACCPrescription . Pittsburgh got one of those nice OOC wins with a victory at Tennessee. CardiacHill recaps the big win. Georgia Tech fans …
Sep
14
2021
ACC Power Rankings after Week 2
ACC Team of the Week : Pittsburgh – for winning at Tennessee 41-34 14. Florida State (1-1) Last Week: 5 The 20-17 loss to Jacksonville State was the worst in modern day history for the Seminoles. The defensive breakdown on the game’s final play was unforgivable. Wake Forest could send them to 0-3. 13. Georgia Tech …
Sep
13
2021
Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports review week 2 and preview week 3 in ACC football with @Seig5052
Please Check Out our Podcast Sponsor – Main Street Pharmacy @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review week 2 and preview week 3 in ACC Football with @Seig5052 (Brian Seigla) Co-Host of the Virginia Tech Podcast Boundary Corner @boundarycorner. Thanks to Brian for joining! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on …
Sep
12
2021
Why can’t North Carolina State get over the hump?
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. This was painfully familiar to North Carolina State fans. They have lived through this broken record, this old and sad movie, this Groundhog Day nightmare, far too many times. It isn’t getting old. It got old a long time ago. …
Sep
11
2021
Pittsburgh opens eyes with win at Tennessee.
Ok, I’ll be the first to admit Tennessee football has been pretty irrelevant for the better part of the last 20 years. Pittsburgh went to Knoxville as a slight favorite. When your the ACC at the moment though for the last 14 months, there are no power 5 OOC wins – None, zero, nada – …
Sep
11
2021
Duke jump starts season with two second-quarter calls
DURHAM – Duke football needed something to jump start its home opener. Heck, Blue Devils needed a jump start to their season against a second straight pesky non-Power 5 opponent. First there was an onside kick that the quarterback Gunnar Holmberg converted into a second straight touchdown drive for a 14-7 lead. The recovery and …
Sep
09
2021
ACC Power Rankings after Week 1
ACC Team of the Week : North Carolina State – for shutting out South Florida 45-0 14. Georgia Tech (0-1) Last Week : NA One game into his third year at Georgia Tech and Geoff Collins are at the bottom of the ACC. After the debacle of a loss to a NIU team that hadn’t won in …
Sep
08
2021
Scott Satterfield’s seat is flaming hot at Louisville, and it should be
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Give him a follow on twitter. Remember this about Scott Satterfield, more than the fact that his Louisville team looked inept and impotent in a terrible season-opening game against Ole Miss on Labor Day night in Atlanta: He flirted with another job IN THE MIDDLE OF A BAD SEASON AT …
Sep
08
2021
Duke’s Ben Frye asked to switch positions but never thought about transfer portal
DURHAM – If Ben Frye played football like a modern-day college athlete, he’d be long gone from Duke. Instead, the graduate student is starting at defensive end in his fifth year at the school. In today’s world, the transfer portal redirects players – sometimes with snap decisions. Maybe they felt they weren’t getting enough playing …
Sep
06
2021
The day Steve Mariucci put double-duty Tom Izzo back on a basketball path
lan Haller now occupies the seat behind the big desk as Michigan State’s new athletic director. Mel Tucker has the football team off to an impressive start. All of this allows Tom Izzo to focus on the upcoming basketball season. No need for the school to seek double duty from Izzo when the athletic department …
Sep
06
2021
Five Quick thoughts on Florida State’s near win against Notre Dame.
Florida State vs Notre Dame played a classic 41-38 OT game where the Irish came out on top. What a roller coaster of game, and here my five quick thoughts on what it means for Florida State. Florida State has a beast of a defensive lineman in Georgia transfer Jermaine Johnson. He was a disruptive …
Sep
05
2021
College football evolves into a New Power 5
College football’s Power 5 is a full-on misnomer. It formerly meant the Continental Divide between the Power 5 conferences – Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big-12 and Pac-12 – and the Group of Five, the remainder of the Football Bowl Subdivision schools, AAC, Conference-USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt That’s no longer a definition. The …
Sep
04
2021
Virginia Tech and Wisconsin battle for best early season crowd scene.
Welcome back College Football. I’ll leave this right here… VIRGINIA TECH. ENTER SANDMAN. ABSOLUTE CHILLS. @HokiesFB pic.twitter.com/jRnd97Xs1R — ACC Network (@accnetwork) September 3, 2021 Wisconsin’s Jump Around tradition. Incredible scene.pic.twitter.com/KjOPiu0Qz8 — The Sporting News (@sportingnews) September 4, 2021 Make you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Sep
03
2021
North Carolina’s pre-season hype evaporates in 60 minutes.
North Carolina’s darkhorse playoff chances? Forget it. Sam Howell’s Heisman hopes? History. Big 6 Bowl Game? On life support. ACC Coastal chances? Those took a major hit. Did UNC’s season go up in flames in 60 minutes after an ugly 17-10 loss at Virginia Tech. Well to give UNC fans a little hope, the 2015 …















