Jul
21
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for what will hopefully be a college football season. This week we talk Syracuse football with @BoyGreen25 host of “The Manchild Show w/ Boy Green” (10:00-12:00 pm ET) on @TheScore1260 You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES …
Jul
21
2020
Jack White expected to be in Las Vegas this time of year playing in the NBA Summer League. But the COVID-19 pandemic that has turned the world upside down has the Duke alumnus back home Down Under in Australia. “This is the longest stretch I’ve been back home,” said White, who participated on a Zoom …
Jul
20
2020
I know people don’t want to read this, but if I have an NFL draft grade of a 4th round or better, there is no way I am suiting up this season. If you have made it this far and you are Trevor Lawrence, or Justin Fields, or Penei Sewell why are you even considering …
Jul
19
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Well we are still hoping there will be a college football season. There are plenty of posts regarding the probability of that, but if there is we’re going to have top 50 ACC players ranked for the season. We’ll largely take our top 5 at each position rankings for 45 of …
Jul
17
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Predictions in the middle of a pandemic are worth as much as the amount of home runs I hit in the major leagues, or the number of Wimbledon titles I won, or the number of NBA Finals appearances I have made in my life. I have tried to severely limit …
Jul
16
2020
The Notre Dame-Navy rivalry endured World War II interruptions to American life, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger above the 2020 college football season. The clout of the deadly virus can still cancel or abbreviates schedules. The Irish and Midshipmen, though, have demonstrated determination to continue the series for a 95th straight year – …
Jul
15
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing With the COVID-19 raging across the United State, if we even have football, conferences need to be creative with their schedules. @ByDavidTeel proposes a pod system in his article “Geographic ‘pods’ could be the key to salvaging ACC football season”. One proposal league athletic directors are considering is dividing the …
Jul
13
2020
Kara Lawson needs to win her first game before she can think about the NCAA tournament, but she has already made a coaching leap once thought to be reserved for Pat Summitt. Duke introduced Kara Lawson as its new women’s basketball coach Monday on a Zoom call, but the Blue Devils didn’t pick the 39-year-old …
Jul
13
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to get you ready for the football season with some good ole ACC podcasting. We are moving along in our ACC previews with Georgia Tech. @ksugiuraajc (Ken Sugiura) of the AJC.com joined us and we really appreciate him taking the time to chat with us. Let’s hope a college football …
Jul
12
2020
Notre Dame football may soon request the Atlantic Coast Conference throw it another lifeline. The Irish treasure their independence in football, and to preserve it they have been previously forced to survive ramifications of conference expansion and post-season College Football Playoff contraction. Now it faces new threat, the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to shrink its …
Jul
11
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing I really don’t think we can get any clearer than this on the risk of no college sports this fall than what SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says below. This quote from @GregSankey today from the interview with @MartySmithESPN & @ESPNMcGee today….. pic.twitter.com/Vl6xtGbRpk — Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) July 11, 2020 Many …
Jul
10
2020
Four months ago, at the start of the COVID-19 shut down, Duke coach David Cutcliffe cautioned his brethren to think about uniformity. He was concerned about schools and coaches seeking a competitive edge. “That’s when people start trying to take care of themselves,” said Cutcliffe on April 10. “They take off their college football hat …
Jul
09
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing As we said yesterday, once the Big 10 goes to conference games the rest of the conferences would follow. That’s exactly what seem to happened with the ACC. SOURCE: ACC coaches have been told of a conference-only games plan (as @Brett_McMurphy reported). I’m told the coaches have not yet been …
Jul
08
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing As the covid-19 situation in the United States continues to deteriorate, fall sports is coming into focus. It doesn’t look good either. CFB UPDATE: – According to @TomDienhart1, B1G will likely play a 10-game, conference-only schedule – Nothing officially decided yet but important meeting to be held 7/9 – Expect …
Jul
07
2020
Ruffin McNeill’s 36-year college coaching career includes stops at 10 programs – with return stints at two, Appalachian State and East Carolina – yet taking his first job at N.C. State somehow feels like a homecoming. McNeill, one of the most respected and liked coaches in a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately businesses, joined the Wolfpack staff as special …
Jul
06
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | As we’ve done each with Special Team players, we give you a video of their skills. 1) Nick Sciba, Wake Forest 2) Damond Phillyaw-Johnson, Duke 3) Andre Szmyt, Syracuse 4) Hassan Hall, Louisville 5) …