Dec
23
2018
Sitting at 4-6, with 3 bowl teams left on the schedule and two of them on the road, it looked like Wake Forest’s 2 year bowl streak was coming to an end. Wake Forest’s defense had given up more than 35 points in seven straight games. Dave Clawson had worked wonders making Wake Forest competitive …
Dec
22
2018
Texas Tech is a very good basketball team. They are a year removed from an Elite 8 run, and came into their Thursday night game with the Duke Blue Devils, 10-0 and ranked in the top 15. The Red Raiders are a team with Final 4 aspirations, and are arguably the 2nd best team in …
Dec
21
2018
If college football mic’d players for games, Army senior outside linebacker Kenneth Brinson made a play for the ideal mic drop. Navy rallied after trailing the Black Knights all afternoon in the 119th Army-Navy Game until Brinson strip-sacked the Midshipmen’s quarterback. He recovered the loose ball to essentially clinch the 17-10 victory on Dec. 8 …
Dec
20
2018
Are you looking to cut the cord or just lower your cable bill? ACCPrescription shares the costs of several viewing packages to help make your decisions. RubbingtheRock has their takeaways from another great signing day for Clemson. Were you wondering how good NC State basketball was? Wonder no more as the Wolfpack knocked off top 10 …
Dec
19
2018
We have to get used to early signing day in college football. So some schools can still pull things together by February, but have our winners and losers for the December 19 signing day. Here are the ACC recruiting rankings from the 247 and Rivals. 247 ACC Rankings Rivals ACC Rankings Winners Clemson Another consensus …
Dec
18
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are joined by one of very favorite guests -> @MattZemek. Give him a twitter follow and check out his additional musings on college football at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. 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=stpr To listen go …
Dec
17
2018
Just a quick post for tonight. ESPN picks the winner of each bowl game in this piece. The ACC is picked only to win 3 of their games. Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, and Clemson. Yeesh… Let’s hope bowl season goes better than that for the conference we follow here. Make sure you follow the All …
Dec
16
2018
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his additional musings on college football at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : What are the three biggest ACC bowl storylines beyond specific games or matchups? If you look around the ACC, the number of unfilled offensive coordinator slots is noticeable. Florida State and Miami — albeit with dynamics …
Dec
16
2018
This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Dec
13
2018
The AP recently released their college football All-American teams. 5 ACC players made the list. Recently some Freshman All-American teams were released too. These are your future ACC stars. Which ACC players made the list of the 247 Freshman All-American team or the USA Today Freshman All-American team QB –Trevor Lawrence, Clemson WR – Justyn Ross, Clemson OL – Christian Darrisaw, …
Dec
12
2018
FromtheRumbleSeat introduces us to Georgia Tech’s new football coach Geoff Collins. CardChronicle tells us about Louisville football Scott Satterfield visiting numerous local Louisville High Schools – start building those relationships coach! Need a realignment fix? It’s always interesting to think of future scenarios. ACCPrescription has their thoughts on the next round of realignment possibilities. RubbingtheRock …
Dec
12
2018
Readers of the blog and podcast listeners know our good friend @sportsbroad (Emily Brand). She’s started a GoFundMe page to send underprivileged kids to the Quick Lane Bowl. She is sending tickets through Georgia Tech. It’s a great way to support Georgia Tech and good cause. If you aren’t a Georgia Tech fan, but a fan of …
Dec
11
2018
The Army-Navy Game never disappoints. That’s what two of us told the other as three old friends from Big Rapids, Mi., gathered for the 119th Army-Navy Game Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. For me, it was my fourth Army-Navy Game but first outside the press box and seated in the stands. U.S. Army …
Dec
10
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) branch bring on @TerryPJohnson of http://BuckeyeWire.com. We always enjoy having Terry on! 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=stpr To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/5694073 In this order, these are topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 266. …
Dec
09
2018
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his additional musings on college football at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Louisville, Georgia Tech and North Carolina hired new head coaches. What should excite each fan base the most about the new hires? Louisville hired one of the most competent, organized and consistent coaches in the country. …
Dec
09
2018
Just a quick post for tonight. Saturday Oklahoma QB Kyler Murrary won the 2018 Heisman Trophy, but of course we instantly turn to the 2019 odds. We find the Clemson pair of RB Travis Etienne and QB Trevor Lawrence. They don’t rebuild at Clemson, they reload. Clemson will likely lose everyone off their All-Star defensive …