May
21
2016
Here is an article I’m going to do each year following football season, so some of the games reviewed will be repeats of the year before. The reason I start in 2010, is because I want to highlight the resurgence of the ACC that started during the current decade. 1. #1 Florida State 34 #2 …
May
20
2016
By Dave Lackford Top Newcomers 20-16 Top Newcomers 15-11 10. Baveon “Booga Joe” Johnson, Florida State, C, 6’3″ 332-pounds Johnson was the composite #1 center in the class of 2016. He is a ferocious mauler and gets into the second level of the defense better than any center FSU has recruited in a long time. …
May
19
2016
It’s that time where we start preparing some of those first looks at ACC football, and where ACC baseball is starts to take centerstage. Let’s see what the ACC Bloggers are talking about. Syracuse blog NunesMagician discusses what a potential Big 10/ESPN split could mean for the ACC. In front of over 19000 college …
May
18
2016
With only a couple of weeks to go before the baseball NCAA Tournament brackets are released, lets find where the current projections are at. The ACC looks to be well represented with as many as 10 teams projected to the make the field. Check out some of the projections below. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/projected-field-of-64-may-18/#PAKxADZAe8dZyFKO.97 http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2016/05/17/2016-ncaa-baseball-regional-projections-may-17th/ Make sure …
May
17
2016
Just look at this week 1 college football schedule that was released today. I think I have a tear. Even the SEC East cellar dweller matchup between South Carolina and Vanderbilt is intriguing because it is game one of the season. With such highly anticipated week 1, 5 ACC teams are featured. That’s second only to …
May
16
2016
I’m just going let David Teel, one of the most respected ACC media member’s, article on the seeming imminent nature of ACC network speak for itself. From that Daily Press piece. Yet for all of Swofford’s polite camouflaging, the answer seems clear: The ACC and ESPN eventually will team on a new, more lucrative model for presenting …
May
16
2016
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take a look at the defending ACC Champion Clemson. We talk with @CUBOSCO about the Clemson Tigers this week. We really appreciate diehard Clemson fan @CUBOSCO joining us and filling us in on Tiger’s football as we ready for the 2016 football season. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. …
May
15
2016
The ACC has been a much maligned conference when it comes to their officiating especially in football. I believe that officiating across the country has become extremely poor. That said last year the ACC had some high profile officiating controversies that were not a good look for the conference. I wrote last year that the …
May
12
2016
The ACC Spring Meetings have came and went, and as expected we didn’t get an official announcement of the much anticipated ACC Network. Critics of John Swofford expressed frustration and disappointment that more news wasn’t released. Read between the lines of recent statements from those in the media, to ACC AD’s, to even John Swofford …
May
11
2016
The ACC Spring Meetings are in Amelia Island, Florida this week. ACC Blog ACCPrescription has the latest ACC Network rumors. Interesting stuff… I’ll blog more on this in a few days, but the breadcrumbs are there. It’s coming folks. Why should you be excited about ACC Football this year? Find out from ACC Blog ACCNation.net. …
May
10
2016
Back in January we looked at several Way To Early Top 25 College Football Polls. Most polls had 4 or 5 ACC teams. Now it is May and ESPN’s Mark Schlabach has updated his pre-season rankings, and 5 ACC teams made the top 25. 2. Clemson 4. Florida State 19. North Carolina 24. Miami 25. Louisville …
May
09
2016
@Hokiesmash and I are back at the ACC podcasting, after a short break. We talk with @CzarOfPgh about the Pittsburgh Panthers this week. We really appreciate @CzarOfPgh joining us and filling us in on the Panthers football for 2016. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on …
May
09
2016
By Dave Lackford Top Newcomers 20-16 15.) Dezmond Fitzpatrick – Louisville, WR, MI, 6’2” 195–Pounds Fitzpatrick was a consensus 4 star. He earned Detroit News Free Press Dream Team All State 1st team honors as a split end (WR) and 2nd team honors as a corner back, Detroit News 1st Team All Metro North, MLive …
May
08
2016
The ACC is still looking strong as most predictions have 9 ACC Baseball Teams making the field. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/projected-field-of-64-may-4/#3Yc103Io6CHDVRfg.97 http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2016/05/03/2016-ncaa-baseball-regional-projections-may-3rd/ Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page.
May
07
2016
Recently ESPN released the 7 Big 10 games that will appear in prime-time on their family of channels of ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2. How does the ACC schedule stack up? Sat, Oct. 8 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. No. 3 Michigan at Rutgers Um yeah this is a dud of a game for the Big 10. …
May
05
2016
The ACC Network – Is it coming or isn’t it. If it is when is it coming? Tim Brando of FoxSports had this to say about the ACC Network. .@joeovies No denying I learned a little from Commish yes.I’ll admit the additional contract was news to me. That said, Network will happen. — Tim Brando …