May
04
2019
First before reading this, let me know out some disclaimers. I don’t have any official information on this, and I don’t have any press releases that I usually like to quote when I talk about the ACC Network. This is strictly my personal experience from Saturday. I live South Carolina, and I’m a Charter Cable …
May
04
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 : Who do you want to see on ACC Network? I can’t say I have thought about this question a lot. If you asked me how I would program a conference-specific sports network, I would have my own …
May
04
2019
Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 1. #2 Clemson 44 #1 Alabama 16 – January 7, 2019 It is the national championship game that left most of the country in disbelief. Alabama was the media-anointed greatest team ever, and they got pulverized by …
May
02
2019
ACC Prescription has a theory about how Dabo Swinney’s new contract may indicate future ACC Network revenue. Clemson blog RubbingtheRock ranks the top 3 receiving units in the country. Guess who is #1? StreakingtheLawn looks back and ranks Virginia’s 6 NCAA Tournament games. BloggersSoDear tells us about Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson signing a new …
May
01
2019
Sportswriters are both romantics and cynics. That’s why Inspector Renault, a cynical character in Casablanca, a romantic movie, so often appears in sports stories. The latest example of Inspector Renault declaring he’s “shocked, shocked,” results from Christian Dawkins testifying in the FBI’s college basketball federal corruption case. He was answering questions on Wednesday in New …
May
01
2019
Games 1 – 5 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 6. #1 Clemson 37 #4 Oklahoma 17 – December 31, 2015 It was a bit surprising that coming into this Orange Bowl National Semi-Final game, that 13-0 Clemson was an underdog to Oklahoma. Those of …
Apr
30
2019
Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 11. #16 Georgia Tech 30 #9 Georgia 24 – November 29, 2014 Georgia entered this week as a darkhorse to make the college football playoff. Missouri winning the SEC East effectively ended the …
Apr
29
2019
@CUBOSCO graciously filled in for @Hokiesmash_ASD who was bit under the weather. He and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along with our ACC Football previews. This week we were joined by @TigerPreGame of tigerpregameshow.blogspot.com. We got a great preview of Clemson football in this podcast. You can also find this most recent podcast and all …
Apr
28
2019
Some fans get caught up with their conference’s recruiting rankings, and NFL draft numbers rather than actual on the field results. That doesn’t mean they are meaningless though. The ACC typically runs second to the SEC during the NFL draft weekend. In 2018 the SEC led all conferences with 53 draft picks and the ACC …
Apr
28
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 …
Apr
27
2019
Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 16. #7 Miami 41 #3 Notre Dame 8 – November 11, 2017 Mark Richt and his Miami Hurricanes had a vintage performance against at the time the #3 ranked Notre Dame …
Apr
26
2019
Just a short post tonight, but the ACC Network made their most recent addition. Former Georgia Tech football player – Roddy Jones. Let’s recap the ACC Network’s current roster. Welcome to the squad, @RoddyJones20 ? pic.twitter.com/X398nzgAUP — ACC Network (@accnetwork) April 26, 2019 Welcome to the ACC Network family, @MarkRicht ? pic.twitter.com/j1yJrwgqXk — ACC Network …
Apr
25
2019
Duke Coach David Cutcliffe said this firmly two days before the NFL draft about Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones as a possible first-round pick: “If he doesn’t go the first day, I’ll go strongly enough out there and say somebody made a big mistake.” Well, the New York Giants not only took Jones in the …
Apr
25
2019
The Pac 12 and their network continue to flounder. ACCPrescription tells us what the ACC can learn from their mistakes as the ACC prepares to launch their own network. Georgia Tech’s baseball team is having one of their best seasons in a number of years. They finished off series win over a Top 5 Georgia …
Apr
24
2019
Even if you are not a Virginia Tech Hokie, you can get behind Hokie offensive lineman @BrockHoffman76 and the injustice served by your friendly NCAA. #HokieNation I NEED YOUR SUPPORT!! pic.twitter.com/LDOXy4vRMV — Brock (@BrockHoffman76) April 23, 2019 It’s is shameful what the NCAA is doing to this young man and his family. While other …
Apr
23
2019
Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 26 – 30 21. Pittsburgh 42 Penn State 39 – September 10, 2016 At the time this Pittsburgh win over Penn State looked like a nice rivalry win, and not that much else. As …