Sep
14
2019
For 10 months, it’s been going great for Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins. There have been recruiting wins, and a largely positive media marketing blitz. The expectations for the season were low. A bowl game would be a fantastic result, but even something in the neighborhood of 4-8 or 5-7 wouldn’t cause much concern …
Sep
13
2019
The cornerback that helped Army nearly slay the Michigan giant might someday be – to borrow from the late Bo Schembechler’s beloved phrase — an NFL Man. The League has always been Elijah Riley’s goal, even as he committed to West Point. Usually, a high school recruit dreaming of the NFL quickly crosses Army, Navy …
Sep
13
2019
When the Virginia Cavaliers take the field on Saturday night against the Florida State Seminoles, there will be many eyes on the Cavaliers to see if the program has finally turned the corner that fans have been looking toward for so long. When Bronco Mendenhall took over the Cavalier program in 2016, it was in …
Sep
12
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Florida State might wake up this weekend and play well, renewing a sense that it can compete for a decent bowl bid and forge a respectable season. We don’t know, but we can allow for that possibility. Maybe the Seminoles are late-bloomers in …
Sep
12
2019
I have been thinking on this for a few days now, and guys, the ACC is bad at football this season. Outside of Clemson, the ACC is a big bag of meh. Go ahead and look at the results from the first 2 weeks of this season and go ahead and tell me otherwise. No …
Sep
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 …
Sep
10
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are getting back to our ACC football weekly reviews and previews. This week is a review of 2 and preview of week 3 with @HunkerdownHokie of https://radiopublic.com/2minute-drillfield-hokies-footbal-WlkQvV. Please check out that podcast. 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 …
Sep
09
2019
Each week, we will review Saturday’s action on the gridiron and attempt to rank the teams from 14 to 1. Please note that these power rankings measure where a team is right now – as opposed to where I think it will finish the season – so they will change throughout the course of the …
Sep
08
2019
When Danny Hultzen was drafted number two overall in the 2011 MLB Draft, the sky was the limit for the highest draft pick to ever come out of the University of Virginia. Hultzen was in a draft that included Gerrit Cole, Trevor Bauer and Sonny Gray, but arm problems would stall his career. After …
Sep
08
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: How impressive was Clemson’s win over Texas A&M? Clemson’s win over Texas A&M on Saturday wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t beautiful or elegant or overwhelmingly brilliant. It didn’t have to be. This wasn’t a display of fireworks or a laser light show seen …
Sep
08
2019
The early season surprise in the ACC is UNC coming off a 2 win 2018, already at 2-0 this year. They have come from behind victories against South Carolina and then Saturday against Miami. QB Sam Howell has more poise than you’d normally expect from a freshman QB. He’s a future star, and is a …
Sep
06
2019
ACC fans with Comcast have had it with that provider. Let ACCPrescription tell you about it. I have to say I don’t understand Comcast’s strategy being the last major provider without an ACC Network deal. ShakintheSouthland is predicting a Clemson win over Texas A&M. Florida State DC Harlon Barnett takes ownership for Florida State’s defense …
Sep
05
2019
DURHAM, N.C. — The past two seasons Duke football learned no matter the ground covered turning around the Blue Devils, a cavernous talent gap still separates two programs benefiting the most from the social media recruiting era. A year ago the Blue Devils trailed eventual national champion Clemson 14-6 at halftime before the Tigers pulled …
Sep
05
2019
After an opening weekend of upsets, and teams not looking like we thought they would, the Virginia Cavaliers went into Heinz Field and did something they have never done before, win. With an opening weekend matchup against an ACC Coastal opponent that was new for both teams, but seemingly scheduled to showcase on the newly …
Sep
04
2019
The ACC Network hasn’t launched without hiccups. Major carriers like Comcast and ATT Uverse have yet to sign on. We told earlier this month, that ATT Uverse may not sign on when we spoke with @billgarrity3 I have U-verse and that may be a problem. AT&T has planned to phase it out and push those …
Sep
02
2019
*Note* I attended this game as credentialed media for r/CFB (Reddit College Football) On a night where the biggest story was off the field, the Syracuse Orange defense pitched a shutout and held the Liberty Flames to -4 rushing yards en route to a 24-0 victory in Lynchburg, Va on Saturday night. Liberty head coach …