Jan
27
2018
I’d been looking forward to watching this Virginia Duke game all week. Acc writer David Teel said it was a game to savor. It lived up to the hype. A top 5 matchup that had it all, and after Virginia won 65-63 at Duke the Hoos can legitimately claim it is the country’s best team. Villanova and …
Jan
27
2018
Well, we here at All Sports Discussion were asked about Danny Manning and if he was the answer at Wake Forest. Well, it took me a week to look into this issue and I have come to the conclusion that he is! Danny Manning is in his 4th year in Winston-Salem. He has turned around …
Jan
26
2018
Saturday afternoon 2 PM, the ACC’s game of the year and arguably the regular season national game of the year will be played on CBS. It’s Virginia and Duke. Esteemed ACC writer @DavidTeelatDP calls it a game to savor in a recent piece he wrote. He’s right too. From his article… How will No. 2 Virginia manage the …
Jan
24
2018
Virginia blog StreakingtheLawn says Virginia’s top-rated defense just gets better and better. I can’t argue with that. Florida State blog ChopChat has 3 reasons why FSU football will win the ACC in 2018. ACC blog ACCPrescription has a good interview review from Senior Associate Commissioner of Football Michael Strickland on how the ACC puts together their football …
Jan
21
2018
Before we completely close the door on the 2017 football season, let’s hand out some grades for the ACC coaching efforts for the past season. Coastal Division Coaching Grades Clemson – Dabo Swinney : A Clemson won the ACC for the 3rd straight year, and went to the playoffs for the 3rd straight year. The …
Jan
20
2018
Pitt did it again. Pitt lost to Duke 81-54. The Panthers are 0-6 in ACC, and all of those loses have come by double digits. Yes, you read that right, The Pitt Panthers have lost all of their ACC games by double digits. The basketball program has fallen on hard times. It started under Jamie …
Jan
20
2018
In the ACC’s basketball pre-season basketball poll, Virginia was predicted to finish 6th. That’s not bad. If Virginia finishes 6th in the ACC, they’ll make the NCAA tournament. With the recent success of Virginia basketball, though that’s sounds like a little bit of a rebuilding year. The Hoos haven’t finished lower than 5th in the ACC …
Jan
18
2018
Chop’s Takes: Grand Debut Miss College Football yet, ACC fans? I certainly do. Go figure, my Alma Mater goes 7-6, undergoes coaching changes, and I’m already anxious to get the 2018 season underway! But football is more than a one team sport. The ACC, after all, consists of 14 prestigious programs (and non-football member …
Jan
17
2018
This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Jan
17
2018
The ACC released the ACC football schedule today. Check out the schedule available from theACC.com. As we do each year on the blog, we’ll review what we like about the schedule and what we don’t like. We will do that over the next few days. Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account …
Jan
16
2018
ACC Blog ACCPrescription looks at what ESPN’s acquisition of the Fox Sports Regional Network’s could mean for the ACC Network. Clemson blog ShakintheSouthland is pretty darned pleased that Christian Wilkins is returning to the Clemson defensive line along with the rest of the stars along that D-Line. Clemson had the best D-Line in College Football …
Jan
15
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a brand new guest to talk ACC basketball with. We are joined by (Mychal Hunter) @Peacone36 who runs the site, ACCBasketballReport.com. Please check it 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 …
Jan
14
2018
Hey there ACC/Nole fans! After a few weeks’ hiatus, I’d like to introduce everyone to Florida State’s new Football Coaching Staff! This has been the discussion of the off-season so far for Noles across the globe. Who is Willie Taggart? What was his legacy before taking the head coaching gig at Florida State? Who is …
Jan
13
2018
Before we completely close the door on the 2017 football season, let’s hand out some grades for the ACC coaching efforts for the past season. Atlantic Division Coaching Grades Miami – Mark Richt : A Mark Richt made Miami relevant again. The Canes followed up a 9 win season with a 10 win one. They …
Jan
12
2018
This is going to be a weekly article, where I seed the ACC teams and where I think they’d should be placed if the tournament started the same day as my posting. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Jan
11
2018
If sportsbettingdime.com’s early 2018 Heisman Trophy odds are to be believed, next year won’t see the third ACC winner in the last six years. FSU’s Jameis Winston and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson won the award in 2013 and 2016, respectively, but heading into 2018, the top ACC candidate is Clemson’s senior QB, Kelly Bryant, at 25/1, …