Dec
15
2019
1. Louisville (10-1, 2-0) Louisville lost to Texas Tech, but who in the ACC doesn’t have at least one head scratching loss? This is still the conferences’s most complete team. 2. Virginia (8-1, 2-0) Virginia can go into scoring funks, but as long as they play defense they’ll be very good. 3. Duke (9-1, 1-0) …
Dec
12
2019
ESPN recently released their 150 Greatest College Football Coaches of all time. Check out the full list. Where do the ACC coaches, and coaches of current ACC programs land? 8. Bobby Bowden, 377-129-4 Howard College (1959-62; 31-6), West Virginia (1970-75; 42-26) and Florida State (1976-2009; 304-97-4) When Bowden arrived at Florida State, it was a midsize …
Dec
11
2019
How do the ACC bowls rank this year against the rest of the bowl schedule. ACCPrescription tells us. Want to find out the history of why Georgia Tech left the SEC? Check out FromtheRumbleSeat. RubbingtheRock says Thank you to Jeff Scott, who’s headed to USF after the playoffs. From Tomahawknation Odell Haggins returns to …
Dec
10
2019
Give author @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Should Florida State fans be excited about the Mike Norvell hire? This is a fascinating question, because it deals with multiple aspects of human experience and judgment. One part of this question wonders if Florida State fans should be excited. Should …
Dec
10
2019
“Notre Dame was 8-0 and ranked No. 1; the Spartans were 9-0 and ranked No. 2. Despite the fact that Alabama was also undefeated — and, in fact, would end the 1966 season as the only undefeated Division I team in the country — no one doubted that the winner of the Notre Dame-Michigan State …
Dec
09
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk ACC and Commonwealth Football with AP Sportswriter @hankkurzjr. Hank is a great guest and appreciate him joining us. 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 now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/7897971 In this order, these are topics we covered on …
Dec
08
2019
Jan. 2 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 3 p.m. (ESPN) Boston College vs. Cincinnati Steve Addazio was fired, and BC’s defense is really suspect. This feels like a L. Cincinnati is pretty good too. Boston College 20 Cincinnati 31 Dec. 31 Belk Charlotte, N.C. Noon (ESPN) Kentucky vs Virginia Tech Give Bud Foster in his final game …
Dec
07
2019
It’s been a week since NC State’s final game and their season is finished. Dave Doeren has made one change so far and it is one that the fan base had been clamoring for. Doeren fired Defensive Coordinator Dave Huxtable and replaced him with Tony Gibson who was brought in from WVU this past season. …
Dec
05
2019
A short post for tonight, but one that may concern many ACC fanbases. It’s early, but the ACC is not looking good when it comes to number of bids for the NCAA Tournament. These projections were made before the completion of the ACC/Big 10 challenge which the ACC lost 8 – 6. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-12-03/2020-ncaa-mens-basketball-bracket-projected-about-100-days has just …
Dec
04
2019
While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that …
Dec
03
2019
What does fix does each ACC football team going into next season according to ACCPrescription. RubbingtheRock says it’s time for ACC Football to step up. StreakingtheLawn talks about breaking the long losing streak to Virginia Tech. How about a timeline and update on Florida State’s football head coaching search from Tomahawk nation. BCinterruption to the …
Dec
02
2019
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 …
Dec
01
2019
With bowl selections just over a week away, let’s see where several sites have your favorite team going. https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28168924/college-football-bowl-projections https://sports.yahoo.com/bowl-projections-utah-jumps-into-the-college-football-playoff-for-now-132119167.html https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/bowl-projections-college-football-AP-Top-25-Week-15-playoff-LSU-Ohio-State-Alabama-Auburn-Georgia-Tennessee-Michigan-Clemson-139558803/#139558803_8 https://collegefootballnews.com/2019/11/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-after-week-14 Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Nov
30
2019
Four ACC teams finished the regular season 6-6 (Boston College, Florida State, Miami, and UNC). These 6-6 seasons are the same on paper, but they aren’t the same for each fanbase. North Carolina’s 6-6 season started with a stirring win over South Carolina, Clemson’s closest game in two years, wins over rival Duke and NC …
Nov
30
2019
Ever since a 21-20 win over North Carolina way back on September 28, Clemson spent the next 2 month devouring opponents. Yes the ACC is nothing special, but Clemson has the look and feel of a team that can a win championship. Today against a bad South Carolina team, but still one that went into …
Nov
29
2019
Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for breaking their long losing streak to Virginia Tech football. Here’s a sampling of how their fans reacted to the great win. This is what happens when the only thing they have over UVA is the latest football win. Now, with VPI’s crushing defeat to UVA, they have absolutely nothing. …