Aug
18
2018
Quietly the ACC Network continues to come together. Recently ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro made some comments on the ACC Network that kind of went under the radar, but hint at the progress of the launch. This is a tweet from media reporter @sarafischer Pitaro says @ESPN is “right on schedule” with the launch of its ACC …
Aug
15
2018
Did the ACC Network just get some Digital Subscriptions? We thinks so. Check out this article from ACCPrescription. Who does FromtheRumbleSeat think is Georgia Tech’s most important game? The answer may surprise you. TechLunchPail discusses Reggie Floyd taking on leadership role in the inexperienced Virginia Hokie secondary. ChopChat asks how much can FSU’s freshman receivers will contribute …
Aug
14
2018
The football gap separating the old-school game and its new era adapting to the times was revealed as wide as the Grand Canyon at the Atlantic Coast Conference media days last month in Charlotte, N.C. The concussion subject of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) was teed up for North Carolina coach Larry Fedora, but he booted …
Aug
13
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a great guest on this podcast- state of Virginia AP Sportswriter @hankkurzjr. He joins us to talk ACC and state of Virginia sports. 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/5003187 In this order, …
Aug
11
2018
With some years to look back it got me thinking how did the expansion power 5 schools work out for each conference? The good, the bad, and the ugly. For some context this was recently tweeted by @MattSmithCFB on the teams we’ll be looking at + Notre Dame who is kind of the ACC. Conference records in …
Aug
10
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Florida State Let’s be honest the Florida State program was starting to stagnate under Jimbo Fisher. Maybe he could have turned it around, but maybe not. What is for sure is that Clemson has surpassed Florida State as …
Aug
09
2018
The status of Duke’s most important 2018 priority – improved offensive line play – was the same following spring drills as it was after the Quick Lanes Bowl. Back then, the win over Northern Illinois in Detroit was the first look ahead from a 7-6 record enhanced by a three-game winning streak. But in unusual …
Aug
09
2018
ACCPrescription has their thoughts on the rising costs of the ACC Network for each ACC school. There’s a lot of infrastructure that had to be and is still in the process of being built. ACC Nation looks at where each ACC football team is ranked in the CBSSportsline College Football pre-season rankings. Check out FromtheRumbleSeat …
Aug
08
2018
So Andy Bitter is getting sued by his former employer the Roanoke Times over his twitter account. I have some thoughts on this and in my title the hash tag gives it away #FreeAndyBitter. The account in question is @AndyBitterVT. This article from the Washington Post summarizes the lawsuit. Below is from that article. The lawsuit is noteworthy …
Aug
07
2018
One benefit of being the last conference to launch a network is that the ACC can learn from SEC, Big 10 and Pac 12 and avoid some of their pitfalls. Jon Wilner covers the Pac 12, and he’s one of the best in the business. He recently tweeted this in an article he wrote. Schools …
Aug
06
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Pittsburgh The last 2 years have shown what Pitt is capable of and how far they have to go to be a top tier program. They have wins over Penn State, Clemson, and Miami. Penn State was the …
Aug
05
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Boston College There’s a buzz about Boston College football this season. That’s something we haven’t seen around Chestnut Hill in many years. Steve Addazio has slowly, but surely built BC into a program that’s not be taken for …
Aug
04
2018
Happy Saturday, Atlantic Coast Conference sports fans. First, some awesome music. So I have a nice, friendly Virginia Tech football wager going on with All Sports Discussion friend, @HunkerDownHokie. Basically what it comes down to is is that I “took the over on 7.5 games.” If Virginia Tech wins 8 games or more, I …
Aug
04
2018
The last time we talked about Clemson Kelly Byrant we compared him to Alabama’s Jalen Hurts and made this statement. Coming off a Sugar Bowl performance where Bryant was overwhelmed and tentative, he honestly played poorly in Clemson’s spring game. He was inaccurate in the passing game and the offense stalled while he was out …
Aug
02
2018
Another gem of an article from the esteemed @DavidTeelatDP. This time he discusses the challenges of the ACC Network distribution. Here are some highlights from the article. But the paramount ACC Network challenge for ESPN and its parent company, Disney, during the next 12 months will be securing carriage deals with the nation’s top cable and …
Aug
02
2018
DURHAM, N.C. – Ben Humphreys, smiling and healthy after an injury-hampered junior season, stood brimming with optimism. On the first day of fall camp, he said something that stands out as more challenging for this year’s Duke seniors than Blue Devils have faced in past farewell seasons. “I want to finish with a good year …