Sep
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 : Is West Virginia-North Carolina State the best under-the-radar game of Week 3? A subtext is always attached to the term “under-the-radar.” If a game is “under” the radar, most people aren’t paying close attention to it, …
Sep
08
2018
Clemson survived a 28-26 heart stopper at Texas A&M. In front of over 100,000, Clemson doesn’t need to worry about style points, but the Aggies exposed a considerable hole in the Tigers defense… the secondary, or better yet the back seven. Kellen Mond was outstanding as the Aggie QB, throwing for over 400 yards. I …
Sep
08
2018
An under the radar game was a significant one at Northwestern. With Miami getting rolled by LSU, and Virginia Tech dominanting at FSU we wondered if there was another Coastal Division team that could play a factor in the Division race. UNC and Virginia don’t have enough talent to be in the picture over the …
Sep
08
2018
I’m going to put my Georgia Tech fan hat on right now. When Georgia Tech took a 38-28 4th quarter lead against South Florida, there wasn’t a single Georgia Tech fan that felt the lead was safe. They had seen this scenario play out time and time again… Tennessee, Miami, etc This ending is merely …
Sep
06
2018
If you want to see where Pitt ranks in the city of Pittsburgh sports pantheon all you have to see what happened to the Pitt versus Penn State game this weekend. With the fact that Pitt playing in Heinz Field, which shares a parking lot with PNC Park, where the Pirates play. The rub for …
Sep
06
2018
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 …
Sep
05
2018
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke football’s upward mobility from the 2-33 train wreck that David Cutcliffe inherited has allowed the school to join an exclusive club with Stanford and Northwestern as academically elite institutions consistently competing among Power 5 schools. Cutcliffe, entering his 12th year as the Blue Devils’ head coach, needed four years of rebuilding, …
Sep
03
2018
Just a few quick post-game thoughts. Bud Foster again proves why he’s one of the best defensive coordinators in college football. Taking an undermanned and largely inexperienced unit, he had the FSU offensive line totally confused. He rotated players, called timely blitzes and had FSU off-balance all night. It reminded me of his master-piece game …
Sep
03
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: After the blowout loss to LSU, is Miami headed for a season of disappointment? Disappointment. The word is connected to the expectations human beings have for themselves or others. It is also connected to discussions about whether …
Sep
02
2018
Did Miami do anything right on Sunday night because I’m drawing a blank here. I guess not quitting to make the score closer than it really was counts for someting, but in reality from Mark Richt down to the water boy, it was a completely embarrassing performance by the Hurricanes. LSU is a decent team, …
Sep
01
2018
When you lose 51 – 14 it’s not easy to find a lot of positives. That’s what happened to Louisville as they got flat hammered by Alabama, but we’re going to give it a shot. First getting blown out by Alabama doesn’t end a season. Frankly they do it to most everyone they play. USC …
Sep
01
2018
The biggest question going on at Clemson, SC right is who should start at QB – incumbent Kelly Bryant or freshman sensation Trevor Lawrence. If you thought the opening game against Furman might shed some light on this question – it didn’t at least not to me. There were a couple of certainties though. Trevor …
Sep
01
2018
DURHAM, N.C. – For Duke to challenge Miami in the ACC Coastal Division during a year it also plays Atlantic Division member Clemson, the Blue Devils need to show they can defeat double-digit victory teams. That made Army a fitting test. The Black Knights’ 10-3 record a year ago wasn’t on the level of elite …
Aug
31
2018
Ok… Let me be the first to say, I don’t see Louisville beating Alabama. If it’s competitive through the first two quarters, then I think the Cardinals would have accomplished their goal. If the final spread is under 24 points, then Louisville should be proud. I’m seeing a 42-10, 45-17 type win for Alabama. That …
Aug
31
2018
Duke quarterback Daniel Jones played himself out of NFL first-round draft projections last year, but the work before him to bounce back into the 2019 first-round discussions is about more than arm strength or mobility. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound redshirt junior has shown plenty of both since he was freshman leading the scout team against Duke’s …
Aug
30
2018
Do did you see from ACCPrescription that Big 10 has dropped the permanent crossover game? They get into how the ACC should do this. It’s only something we suggested the ACC do 3 years ago. Don’t worry FSU and Miami, you can find a way to play that game each year. That’s the only ACC crossover that …