Sep
01
2019
The decade-long coaching bond linking Ruffin McNeill and Lincoln Riley is — on its surface — a typical old-boy network story. McNeill twice appointed Riley his offensive coordinator. When Riley was named a head coach, he hired McNeill. And you say, So what? Head coaches routinely hire a familiar colleague. The coaching network has always …
Sep
01
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Which fan base should be more upset — Virginia Tech or Florida State? Answer: Yes. To be more clear: HELL, YES. Virginia Tech and Florida State fans should be very upset about their Week 1 losses. We all said it, we all …
Aug
31
2019
While Florida State and Willie Taggart melted down against and Boise State, and Virginia Tech and Justin Fuente couldn’t stop turning the ball over against BC here comes Mack Brown. Those coaches needed opening weekend wins to inspire renewed confidence from their riled up fanbases. Mack Brown, though is the coach that has his fanbase …
Aug
31
2019
I warned you back in January, that Florida State playing Boise State was a risk not worth taking. It was a mistake when it was scheduled. It was a mistake when I pointed it out in January and after Boise State beat Florida State 36-31 in a debacle of a 2nd half for the Noles, …
Aug
30
2019
In Geoff Collins’s debut, he got a closeup view of how the best team in the country Clemson plays football. It wasn’t a pretty site in a 52-14 thrashing, but Clemson is currently doing this to everyone they play. They beat Brian Kelly’s best Notre Dame team by 27, and held them to 3 points. …
Aug
30
2019
When: Saturday August 31 6:00 pm Where: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia How to watch: ESPN Plus Notes: This is the first time that the two teams will meet in football Liberty is making its FBS debut Saturday Hugh Freeze is making his head coaching debut at Liberty Syracuse is entering the season as a preseason …
Aug
29
2019
The Alabama Death Star looms large over college football in coach Nick Saban’s 13th season, but Dave Harding is convinced Duke’s players are confident they can play with the Crimson Tide when the teams open the season Saturday in Atlanta. He has good reason to feel that way. As a Duke letterman from 2010-2013, he …
Aug
29
2019
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina Wake Forest Dave Clawson has quietly done one of the best jobs in the ACC the last three years. With 3 straight bowl wins, and at least 7 wins a year, the Deacs are looking to take the next …
Aug
28
2019
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | Wake Forest North Carolina After winning only 5 games the last two years, the Larry Fedora era came to an end at UNC. In walks in former UNC coaching great Mack Brown. It was met largely with skepticism at …
Aug
27
2019
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | North Carolina | Wake Forest Syracuse Dino Babers and his Syracuse head into the 2019 as one of the most underrated teams in the country. They are coming off a 10-3 top 15 season, and the rest of the …
Aug
26
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a special guest on the podcast tonight. The esteemed @mattzemek joins us to preview ACC and College Football for 2019. Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. 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 …
Aug
25
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: What is Miami’s greatest area of need after the Florida game? Tick, tick, tick, tick. The 60 Minutes watch is ticking for Miami. In 60 minutes against the Florida Gators, the Hurricanes’ foremost need for improvement became glaringly obvious. This is not …
Aug
24
2019
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Clemson What more can you say about Dabo Swinney and his Clemson Tigers? After smashing what many called Nick Saban’s best Alabama team 44-16 in the national title game, Clemson has only left to …
Aug
22
2019
It’s weird to talk about the ACC’s Playoff contenders this year. Mostly because there is one team that is so far out ahead of the league that it’s considered a Playoff near-lock, something we have yet to see in the CFP era. Different betting markets have the line on Clemson reaching the CFP anywhere from …
Aug
22
2019
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest NC State NC State has won 18 games the last two years, but coming off an embarrassing 39 point bowl loss to Texas A&M questions remain around the program. Can Dave Doeren in year 7 turn …
Aug
21
2019
It wasn’t that long ago that Duke football fit the profile Alabama seeks to pad its schedule. Sprinkle in cupcakes to inflate scoring margins and the wins. The overwhelming numbers help poll voters forget an upset here and there. It works, too. In 2017, Alabama finished essentially third in the 2017 SEC race – second …