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 …
Dec
06
2018
We’ve been putting out ACC team grades at several points in the season. Final grades will be given out after the post-season. Some schools – looking at you FSU, UNC, and Louisville your grade is complete. Clemson : A+ 13-0 ACC Champs, and headed to the playoffs. How can Clemson have anything less than a …
Dec
05
2018
Kelvin Hopkins and Daniel Jones stood out as an odd couple at clinics five summers ago. That observation, though, applied only if viewing the NFL as the end-all-to-be-all for two college-bound high school kids from Charlotte, N.C. Jones has developed into a 6-foot-5 prototype drop-back passer at Duke. He has been projected as high as …
Dec
02
2018
Well here it is the ACC’s Bowl Lineup is complete. ACC bowl lineup: Cotton: Clemson-ND Gator: NCSU-TxA&M Camping World: Syracuse-WVU Sun: Pitt-Stanford Pinstripe: Miami-Wisconsin Military: VT-Cincinnati Independence: Duke-Temple Belk: UVA-SCarolina Quick Lane: GaTech-Minnesota B’Ham: Wake-Memphis FirstResponder: BC-Boise St — Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 2, 2018 Dec. 22 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. Noon (ESPN) Memphis vs. Wake …
Dec
01
2018
We’ve got your bowl projections located in one spot. You’ll see a few different links than last week. I wanted to make an update of projections made in the last 2 days, since selections will be made tomorrow. Yahoo Bowl Projections 247Sports Bowl Projections SBNation Bowl Projections NCAA.com Bowl Projections SI.com Bowl Projections Make sure …
Nov
30
2018
From ESPNMediaZone – The launch date of the ACC Network is officially set. Here is the full press release, and some highlights from the article. The ACC Network will launch on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference announced today. Just one week later, on August 29, the first conference football game will …
Nov
29
2018
The Georgia Tech fan in me was a little saddened that Paul Johnson decided to retire Wednesday. I really wanted to see what he could do with real facility improvements and support from an AD like Todd Stansbury. Johnson for years struggled to get the financial backing he wanted. He won and made Georgia Tech …
Nov
28
2018
With the surprise retirement of Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech is now looking for a new head coach. I’ve read several lists with possible coaching candidates, and as Georgia Tech fan myself, the two guys AD Todd Stansbury needs to focus on are Jeff Monken of Army or Scott Satterfield of Appalachian State. Here’s the case …
Nov
27
2018
If you haven’t heard by now, North Carolina is bringing back Mack Brown as their head football coach. Brown turned the Tar Heels into a top 10 team in the late 90s and he won a national championship at Texas. He has quite the resume, but he’s been out of coaching for several years let’s just …
Nov
27
2018
Clemson is 12-0 after a 21 point victory over arch-rival South Carolina. They are heavily favored to beat Pittsburgh in the ACC Championship Game and move on to the playoffs. What could be wrong in Tiger Town? Well Dabo Swinney blasted Clemson fans and media that weren’t impressed by the 3 TD Victory. These are …
Nov
26
2018
Six years ago Pat Narduzzi turned down tripling his salary for a lateral move as a defensive coordinator. Five years ago he declined a chance to become a head coach for the first time. Thanks to his discerning eye, this year, his fourth as Pitt’s head coach, he’s sitting pretty with a job he was …
Nov
25
2018
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