Jun
06
2016
It’s June. Your first team offense and defense looked unstoppable during the Spring game. This is finally the year your boys beat their hated in-state rivals and win their conference. You don’t care what anyone says, all the experts are sleeping on your school, and they’re destined for the Playoffs this season. Ah yes, the …
Jun
05
2016
We continue with our series look at the state of the ACC Football programs – You’ll see writings from all our contributors @Hokiesmash, @HereGoJayAgain, and @Res4Six. Thanks to @HereGoJayAgain for the graphics! Previous State of Program Virginia Tech | What’s the Season Outlook for Georgia Tech football? Last season was simply an unmitigated disaster for …
Jun
04
2016
Let’s take a look at the ACC’s top returning Running Backs. There’s some good ones. The conference is loaded with solid backs. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen |Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Dalvin Cook, Florida State With Deshaun Watson at Clemson, and now Dalvin Cook at Florida State, the ACC enters 2016 with two …
Jun
03
2016
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We are going to start a new series on here at All Sports Discussion where we look at the state of the football programs for each ACC school. Today, we start with Virginia Tech. We asked @Treadmilhorse to join us for a question and answer session on …
Jun
02
2016
It’s time. This is the point in the summer where we start ranking players in the ACC at their respective positions. Enjoy as we start moving towards the college football season. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen |Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Deshaun Watson, Clemson Deshaun Watson being the ACC’s top returning QB was an …
Jun
01
2016
The ACC Network is being described as “imminent” from Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel. Remember those expansion era bloggers writing about done deals and imminent realignment movements? The word imminent carries a little more weight from a Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated. In an article previewing the Big 12 Springs Meetings, Thamel has a couple of …
May
31
2016
It’s only fair if we talk about the ACC’s 10 best OOC wins since 2010 we have to talk about the worst losses in that time span as well. The good news is we have only one new entry since last year. Keep in mind these aren’t always losses to bad teams, but some of these …
May
31
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 Miami football team in this podcast. We talk with @chauntelpowell (Chauntel Powell), sportswriter for the albanyherald.com and huge Miami Hurricane fan. We really appreciate her taking the time to join on the podcast. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe …
May
30
2016
They are calling it the NCAA Baseball Tournament, but it is more like the SEC/ACC Invitational Baseball Tournament. 7 of the 8 National Seeds are from those leagues, and 13 out of 16 Regional Seeds. Virginia from the ACC is the defending national champions. Check out the entire field from NCAA.com. A record six #ACCBase …
May
30
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are previewing the 2016 UNC football team in this podcast. We talk with @ztevans (Zach Evans), who is a big UNC fan, and a previous podcast guest. We really appreciate him taking the time to join on the podcast. It’s always a good time when Zach joins us. To download the …
May
27
2016
Lamar’s Freshman Campaign: A Comparative Study & Caveat For 2016 By Dave Lackford The 2016 Buzz There are plenty of reasons for Cards’ fans to be excited about the 2016 season. For one, the defense is stacked. They return ultra-talented edge rusher DeVonte Fields, who caught fire in the second half of the 2015 season, …
May
27
2016
Remember when the ACC was going to be left out of the playoff structure predicted in 2012 by some? That didn’t happen. Remember when Florida State and Clemson were supposed to be in the Big 12 and the ACC was going to dissolve? That didn’t happen either. What about the ACC not being able to …
May
27
2016
FSU TRIBE16: A CASE STUDY OF ALL FOUR RECRUITING SITE’S RANKINGS. 5/27/2016 By Dave LackfordAs a moderator for warchant.com I see a lot of comments from subscribers claiming Rivals rankings are totally off and the only sites that can be relied upon for accurate recruit rankings are 24/7 and ESPN, and that Scout should be …
May
26
2016
May 26, 2016 By Dave Lackford Top Newcomers 20-16 Top Newcomers 15-11 Top Newcomers 10-6 1. Dexter Lawrence –Early Enrollee, Clemson, DT, NC, 6’4” 325-pound Lawrence was a 1st Team USA Today All-American, consensus 5 star, and the composite #2 overall player in the country. Name a Power Five school and the young man …
May
25
2016
Lots going in the ACC this week. Let’s check in on the ACC Bloggers. Good news for Clemson fans – Clemson blog RubbingtheRock tells us Jaron Blossomgame is returning for his senior season to play basketball for the Tigers. The Tigers will have their best chance to make the NCAA Tournament in years. Pitt fans …
May
22
2016
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for news release from the ACC GREENSBORO, N.C. — Pairings and game times have been set for the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, which gets underway Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. Miami (43-10, 21-7) earned the No. 1 overall seed and will head up Pool A. The …