Oct
19
2019
For all the frustration that Virginia Tech fans had this year with the direction of the team, here the Hokies now sit 5-2 after a stirring 6OT 43-41 win over UNC. It’s the kind of win that could set the tone for the second half of the season for the Hokies, and the Virginia Tech …
Oct
19
2019
There wasn’t a single knowledgeable college football that didn’t think Georgia Tech wouldn’t struggle in 2020. Inheriting a team that was built to run the triple-option, Geoff Collins is working on multiple years to re-build the team and re-vamp the talent base. All Georgia Tech fans were looking in his first year were some positives …
Oct
18
2019
The ACC has searched for half a season to find a worthy second team to Clemson. Wake Forest was 5-0, but then gave up 62 in a loss to Louisville. Virginia was the front-runner, but then had a dismal performance against Miami, where their red-zone was a complete mess. UNC has had some good performances, …
Oct
18
2019
At the midway point of Mike Houston’s first 12-game regular season at East Carolina, the Pirates are relying increasingly on young players, including freshmen. True freshman cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian has started every game, true freshman wide receiver C.J. Johnson has started twice, true freshman running back Demetrius Mauney has been in the rotation since the …
Oct
17
2019
Who were the ACC Football players of the week for Week 7? ACCPrescription tells us. RubbingtheRock says Clemson should not be punished in the rankings for the ACC being down. CardChronicle recaps Louisville’s big win over Wake Forest. Is ACC Basketball down going into the 2019-2020 season? asks ACCNation. TreadMillHorse has ACC Midseason awards for …
Oct
16
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The Louisville Cardinals aren’t “back.” They will be “back” when they win nine or 10 games in a regular season and play in high-profile bowl games, as they did in Bobby Petrino’s two separate stints as UL’s head coach. The Cardinals aren’t “back” …
Oct
15
2019
As Steve McCroskey said in the movie Airplane!, “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking“. That sentiment summarizes how things went for the conference last week. Thanks to a handful of upsets, the league only has one team in this week’s AP Top 25. How does that impact our rankings? Here’s the …
Oct
15
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 7 and preview of week 8 with @treadmillhorse of the fine Virginia Tech blog treadmillhorse.com. Please check that out. 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/episode/7540902 In this order, these are topics we …
Oct
14
2019
CHARLOTTE – As North Carolina took its turn on stage at the ACC basketball media day, the dominant subject was the Tar Heels blending their new roster. They have an influx of newcomers following the loss of four starters and six players in all. Roy Williams, with seniors Garrison Brooks and Brandon Robinson accompanying him, …
Oct
13
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Is Louisville the ACC’s most surprising mid-season team? Is Louisville the ACC’s most surprising team halfway through the 2019 season? Before answering that question more directly, I will simply note that one can easily make a strong case. Yet, what is especially …
Oct
12
2019
Duke made Georgia Tech fans suffer for more reasons than the final score, the Blue Devils’ 41-23 victory Saturday afternoon at Wallace Wade Stadium. They forced them to endure watching Duke’s triple-option package convert plays, especially on fourth down to keep early drives alive. In the final seasons of Paul Johnson’s 11 at Georgia Tech, …
Oct
12
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Johnathan Kirkland of All Sports Discussion wrote an article during the Virginia Cavaliers’ idle week, which was sandwiched between the Notre Dame game on Sept. 28 and Friday night’s game at Miami. I agreed with Johnathan’s thesis. I thought the idle week did …
Oct
11
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 …
Oct
10
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Who is the ACC first-half coach of the year? There are two reasonable and correct answers to the question, “Who was the ACC’s best coach in the first half of the 2019 season?” Dabo Swinney is not on the list. Dabo isn’t …
Oct
10
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski sat with a dutiful expression as reporters and cameramen encircled his table at the ACC basketball media day on Tuesday in a Marriott City Center ballroom. Duke’s coach with five NCAA titles was peppered with subjects. Among them: the recently passed California Fair Pay to Play Act for college athletes …
Oct
09
2019
East Carolina continues its 16-day break between losing to Temple on Thursday night and Oct. 19 game at UCF with new coach Mike Houston taking advantage of the time to emphasize recruiting. He has holes to fill. Trouble is that talent won’t arrive until next year as freshmen, although Houston did learn on Tuesday senior …