@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) were happy to have @hankkurzjr – Virginia AP SportsWriter to talk Commonwealth Football, and get us ready for ACC Rivalry Week. It’s always a good time when he joins.  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 …

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As a fan, I’ve been there. Clemson losing 5 straight games to South Carolina from 2009-2013. Georgia Tech with multiple 5+ year losing streaks to Georgia. No matter how good the season went, something is always missing when you lose to your biggest rival. I’ve never experienced a rivalry losing streak like the one Virginia …

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We’ve got your bowl projections located in one spot. We’ll be updating this each week. ESPN Bowl Projections College Football News Bowl Projections SBNation Bowl Projections CBSSportsline Bowl Projections SI.com Bowl Projections Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page 

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 : How encouraged should Florida State fans be with Willie Taggart after the Seminoles’ win over Boston College? The first thing which has to be said about Florida State’s victory is that the players didn’t quit on …

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You know the story. 2 months Georgia Tech was 1-3, and Paul Johnson was feeling some heat. We mentioned this last week too. With one game left in the season the Yellow Jackets are 7-4 after beating a quality Virginia team 30-27 in OT. It was the best 2nd half turnaround in the ACC only …

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Virginia took a tough loss Saturday to Georgia Tech. It was a hard fought 30-27 OT loss to the surging Jackets. More often than not the season all it takes is one loss for a fanbase to turn on their coaches. Virginia fans are smart enough to realize the program is right on schedule under …

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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 …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) were happy to have @techlunchpaild (Tim Thomas) of the fine Virginia Tech blog site http://techlunchpail.com.   We focus on Virginia Tech football, as we try to answer what has happened this year.  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! …

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“The Lakers had a tough start, but they’ll turn it around. They’ll get on a winning streak. Luke is a great coach and they have the best player in the world, LeBron.” — Josh Pastner, Oct, 24 at ACC media day By Tom Shanahan Luke Walton’s coaching career is attached to Steve Kerr among most …

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We’ve got your bowl projections located in one spot. We’ll be updating this each week. ESPN Bowl Projections College Football News Bowl Projections SBNation Bowl Projections CBSSportsline Bowl Projections SI.com Bowl Projections Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page 

A 1-3 start had Paul Johnson’s seat getting warm. The Yellow Jackets were potentially looking at their 3rd season out of 4 without any post-season. I’m a Paul Johnson fan. I like him, and even I had to consider the possibility if Georgia Tech couldn’t reach a bowl game in a water downed ACC Coastal, …

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DURHAM, N.C. – It’s nothing new for NFL scouts to travel to Durham to take another look at Duke quarterback Daniel Jones. They’ve shown up since he took over as the starter in 2016, his redshirt freshman season. The notion, though, that they might also have been attracted to see other prospects was dismissed long …

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