Oct
06
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : NC State – for their 30-29 win over Pittsburgh 15. Duke (0-4) Last week: 14 Duke doesn’t really seem that terrible, but they are the ACC’s only winless team. 14. Florida State (1-2) Last Week: 15 Florida State was pushed by Jacksonville St. for …
Oct
05
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. The ACC Question of the week is back with our esteemed friend and college football writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. ACC QUESTION of WEEK : Miami-Clemson is biggest ACC regular-season game since? The Miami Hurricanes versus the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 10, …
Oct
05
2020
The Big 12 was the first conference to really jump into play, and things have not worked out so well for the conference. Aside from a few canceled games on the COVID front, the Big 12 is seeing chaos and misfortune about. It started early, with nonconference losses to Sun Belt teams. That followed with …
Oct
04
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing With roughly 1/4 of the ACC football season, we can already start thinking about who is leading the ACC COY race. Who are some of the early candidates and why? Dave Doeren – NC State Doeren got the kind of result Saturday with 30-29 win over Pittsburgh as a road …
Oct
03
2020
COVID-19 COACH OF THE YEAR The COVID-19 impacted college football season needs another award added to the post-season list: “COVID-19 Coach of the Year.” Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente is the clear front-runner for learning to adapt to the pandemic that has altered nearly all phases of game planning. He’s team that had its opener against …
Oct
03
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing After a quarter of the season, the ACC tiers are becoming apparent. Clemson is still Clemson. There is no reason to think Notre Dame isn’t one of the 3 best ACC teams. Miami hasn’t faced a great opponent, but they’ve dominated who they have played. They are solid. Pittsburgh proved …
Oct
03
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Whether you think this was a case of Pitt being same ole inconsistent Pitt or not, NC State was the better team today in their upset victory. I had a lively debate with @JamesIV1978 on whether Pitt laid an egg, but the undeniable fact is NC State played their best …
Oct
02
2020
ACCPrescription takes a look at the SEC’s early season poll bias, and how it affects the ACC. How about a Clemson vs Virginia preview from ShakintheSouthland? TarHeelBlog has three things to watch in the UNC vs Boston College game. TreadMillHorse has a good Virginia Tech vs Duke preview. ChopChat asks if FSU has enough young …
Oct
01
2020
Navy travels to Air Force Saturday for the first round of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy rivalry. It’s a meeting unlike any other in the series, although that goes without saying in the COVID-19 pandemic-impacted season. Unusual factors to weigh include Air Force playing its season opener, while Navy (1-1) is entering its third game. When the …
Sep
30
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. ACC Team of the Week : Miami – for their win 52-10 win over Florida State 15. Florida State (0-2) Last Week: 12 It was lifeless effort against Miami by Florida in getting blown off the field 52-10. FSU is looking at a 3 win or less season. 14. Duke …
Sep
29
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. The ACC Question of the week is back with our esteemed friend and college football writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. ACC QUESTION of WEEK : Where does Miami stand in the ACC entering October? After seeing the Miami Hurricanes hang over half a hundred …
Sep
28
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing @Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for week 4 in ACC Football with a look back at Week 3. We were joined by @TreadMillHorse Dan Caro, Virginia Tech alumnus the owner and operator of TreadMillHorse.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also …
Sep
27
2020
Remember after NC State’s first game, when they had just rushed for 270 yards and put up 45 points? When Bailey Hockman looked like a QB in complete control of an offense that looked really good? Remember when the offensive line moved a pretty decent Wake Forest defensive front? Remember the hope for the season …
Sep
26
2020
Defund FSU Football — Barstool FSU (@FSU_Barstool) September 27, 2020 BREAKING NEWS: I just learned that the entire #FSU roster opted out of the 2020 season weeks ago and just didn’t tell anyone. This all makes so much sense now. — Jason Staples (@DocStaples) September 27, 2020 😂 pic.twitter.com/bsl8tSGk83 — Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) …
Sep
26
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Pat Narduzzi and Pitt have always teased Panther fans. We said this about Pitt and we looked at their best/worse case season scenario for 2020. Each year they seem produce at least one high quality win – 2016 #3 Clemson, 2017 #2 Miami, 2018 #23 Virginia, and 2019 #15 UCF. …
Sep
26
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing National Media darlings following an upset win at Florida State, Georgia Tech and Geoff Collins were winning national awards, Collins was getting interviewed and life was good for the Jackets. Two weeks later, and it’s evident that win may have been more smoke and mirrors than real substance. Blowout losses …