May
20
2019
In the next few years, the ACC is going to lose some legendary coaching pillars of the conference. UNC’s Roy Williams and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski are going to retire. Florida State’s Bobby Bowden retired in 2009, and there’s been a football coaching gap in conference since. Jimbo Fisher looked he might be that guy at …
May
19
2019
Willie Taggart came in with all the optimism in the world at FSU. Despite Jimbo Fisher’s success in Tallahassee, at the end there he wasn’t exactly beloved by FSU fans. A 7-6 (3-5) final year where the Noles finished 6th in the Atlantic, made it pretty easy for FSU fans to accept his departure. Willie …
May
18
2019
Courtesy of the esteemed @DavidTeelatDP, there are a couple of must read articles for any ACC fan. Who are the best offensive and defensive players of the last 15 years ( or since the ACC started expansion in 2004 ). From Teel… For those keeping score at home, 12 schools are represented on the combined …
May
17
2019
Not all parents of elite athletes are nuts. We’re reminded of that with comments from Zion Williamson’s step-father, Lee Anderson. Following rapid speculation that Duke’s “Zeus of College Basketball” season will look for a way out of playing for the New Orleans Pelicans, the NBA team that won the lottery for the No. 1 draft …
May
16
2019
As the ACC Baseball heads into it’s final regular season weekend, there is plenty on the line for the majority of the teams in the conference. Let’s look at the ones that have a realistic shot at the NCAA Tournament. Rankings come from WarrenNolan.com #7 Louisville 41-12 (19-8) – The Cardinal’s can probably lock up …
May
15
2019
Newly announced game times, and new additions to the ACC Network all at ACCPrescription. YellowJackedUp tells us about the ACC’s highest ranked baseball team in Georgia Tech. ShakintheSouthland talks about how to enjoy the view from the top for Clemson. Take a look back at NC State’s basketball season with BackingthePack. Zion Williamson wasn’t thrilled …
May
14
2019
Recently we wrote about the ACC Network’s current roster. We have personalities we may want to see on the the network, but who is actually going to be named next? Here’s my list in no particular order and why… @TomLuginbill – He’s a former Georgia Tech player, and is already a sideline analyst for ESPN. …
May
13
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along with our ACC Football previews. This week we have a great preview of the Louisville Cardinals with @_EthanMoore of @LvilleSprtsLive. It is on every Wednesday at 6:00 on @939TheVille. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are …
May
12
2019
As the college baseball season starts winding down, it’s time to check out where your favorite college baseball team will end up, who is hosting, and who still has work to do to get into the field. I’ll be checking on these links and posting updates every week until the field is announced. Here’s are …
May
11
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Which ACC football coach enters 2019 on the hot seat? This question can easily be answered by process of elimination. No first-year coach is on the hot seat for ACC football in 2019. Cross Miami, Georgia Tech, …
May
10
2019
How much are ACC Teams spending by sport? Interesting piece at ACCPrescription with the details. ACCNation asks is more bowl games bad? More bowls = more College Football. I’m good with that. Dabo Swinney is everywhere. ShakinintheSouthland tells us where Dabo has been in the summer of Swinney. The voice of Boston College Andy Jick …
May
09
2019
When Georgia Tech announced their Mercedes-Benz stadium deal back in February it was met with a mixed reaction. We told you it was a good deal for Georgia Tech, and could earn Georgia Tech $10-$15 Million. Well according the Ken Sugiura in his AJC regarding this topic, we were quite close in our estimate. The …
May
07
2019
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. My buddy, Jeffrey (@TalkinACCSports) posted about a phone call he made to Charter Cable on the status of their adoption and implementation of the ACC Network. You can see his post here. Jeff gave me an idea – there’s one huge behemoth you don’t see on …
May
06
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along with our ACC Football previews. This week we have a preview Florida State Seminoles with @KilroyFSU. We were happy to have him back! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at 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 …
May
05
2019
In the times we live in with the one-and-done rule being imposed by the NBA (remember it is an NBA rule that has been negotiated with the NBAPA). This year’s Final Four has shown that there are numerous ways to build a winner in college basketball. There does not seem to be just one way …
May
05
2019
As the college baseball season starts winding down, it’s time to check out where your favorite college baseball team will end up, who is hosting, and who still has work to do to get into the field. I’ll be checking on these links and posting updates every week until the field is announced. Here’s are …