Jun
29
2018
Jameis Winston is in trouble again. The former FSU star led the Seminoles to the 2013 National Title, and he won a Heisman Trophy. On his athletic achievements alone, he’s one of the most celebrated players in the ACC and Florida State history. Despite at best putting himself into questionable situations, while in Tallahassee Jameis …
Jun
27
2018
Well here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2018 season. As usual we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Dexter Lawrence, Clemson Never before in these top 5 position rankings have we had …
Jun
25
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We are missing college football. So much so that I’m watching the Canadian Football League when broadcasted on the mothership of ESPN. So I figured it would be time to look at the 2018 college football season trap games for each ACC Coastal Division team. Urban Dictionary …
Jun
25
2018
RubbingtheRock has 5 areas of improvement for the Clemson Football Team for 2018. YellowJackedUp wonders if Georgia Tech QB TaQuon Marshall will take a step back in year 2 as a starter. CardinalSportsZone discusses putting an end to the Tom Jurich era. TarHeelBlog talks about UNC welcoming one and done talent and wonders how successful …
Jun
24
2018
Recently the Big 10 announced a whopping $51 Million per team revenue distribution. Frankly that’s an incredible number, and hats off to their commissioner Jim Delany and their university leaders for an extremely savvy handling of the conference’s TV deals over the last 10 years. Check out this report from AwfulAnnouncing on the subject. http://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/big-ten-tv-revenue-distribution-reaches-an-insane-51-million-per-school.html …
Jun
24
2018
Army-Duke is overshadowed among marquee college football season openers to watch compared to such luminous matchups of Michigan-Notre Dame, Louisville-Alabama or Miami-LSU. Nonetheless, Army-Duke is one of the more intriguing games pairing two teams that are looking to build on last year’s momentum. ESPN recognized this when the network moved the opener from a crowded …
Jun
23
2018
Trust the Process: I’ll be using a standard format across all Chop’s Takes: I’ll take a look at the returning production (keeping in mind the evaluation of talent applicable to each ACC Program) and compare to each team they face on their schedule. I’ll look at the opponent faced the week before, that game’s final …
Jun
21
2018
Well here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2018 season. As usual we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Cornerbacks | Special Teams 1) Tommy Sweeney, Boston College Senior Tommy Sweeney led Boston College in receptions …
Jun
20
2018
Possibly unbeknownst to Jay Wright and Mike Krzyzewski, the Wildcats and Blue Devils are in a fierce battle to have the most first-round picks in today’s draft. This is pretty much the only time to bet on your favorite players beyond March Madness. Looking for online betting sites that provide a bit of variety when it comes …
Jun
19
2018
Do you need a quick reference to find out where those early season ACC Football games are being televised at? That’s ACCPrescription with the link. ChopChat asks can Willie Taggert be the most successful first year coach at Florida State? The good guys over at ACCNation.net talk about the ACC’s toughest non-conference schedules. Great news for …
Jun
18
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. We talked Miami football with @antwanstaley who covers the Dolphins for USA TODAY’s @TheDolphinsWire & @CanesFootballfor @AthlonSports. We really appreciate @antwanstaley joining us. 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 In this order, these are topics we covered on the …
Jun
18
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. We talk Pittsburgh football with @ChasRich27 of the Panther blog site PittBlather.com. Check that site out! 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 In this order, these are topics we covered on the podcast. …
Jun
17
2018
He may spend the 2018 football season wearing a baseball cap, holding a clipboard and charting plays, but that doesn’t preclude Syracuse’s Rex Culpepper from Comeback Player of the Year consideration. The rising redshirt sophomore quarterback merely has to do is show up on Aug. 1 for fall camp to resume his place as returning …
Jun
17
2018
It’s been quite the spring and summer for the Wolfpack. Dave Doeren and his staff have been really hitting it hard on the recruiting trail. the 2018 class has been ranked anywhere from 23rd-28th nationally. Included in that class are 3 players that were involved in the Army High-School All-American All-Star game. The 2018 has …
Jun
16
2018
Back in 2011, we wrote an article about what the ACC had to do to ensure it’s future viability as a power 5 conference. It was simple, the ACC needed to become a better football and sports conference… period. Everything would fall in line if that happened. It did, culminating in 2016 with the ACC becoming …
Jun
14
2018
A recent article by the News & Observers says the ACC Network is the conference’s best money making hope. I think most ACC fans realize this is true, but the article written by @LukeDeCock has some very interesting notes. In Italics are quotes from the News and Observer article. It was not a coincidence that Disney. which owns …