Sep
26
2015
Friday night Virginia Cavalier football hit rock bottom. A humiliating 56-14 loss was handed to Virginia by Boise State, but it didn’t have to be that way. Head coach Mike London deserves plenty of blame for winning only 12 games in the last 3 1/2 seasons, but his school did him no favors. Since 2012, …
Sep
26
2015
2 weeks ago the Yellow Jackets were a darkhorse playoff contender. Now they are team that may struggle to reach a bowl game after falling 34-20 to a more inspired, better coached, and and more talented Duke team. The collapse has been swift and stunning for Georgia Tech. What went wrong, and how did happen …
Sep
25
2015
This is the latest from @Res4Six. Florida State fans should enjoy this read on Defensive Coordinator Charles Kelly. INTRODUCTION: Florida State has returned to the prominence it once saw at the end of the preceding millennium. Over the past five seasons and three games of 2015, FSU has a record of 61 wins and 11 loses. …
Sep
24
2015
This week’s power rankings come a day late, but not a dollar short. Because they are free, you see. We love you, the fan, so much here at All Sports Discussion so much that we happily provide this content to you free of charge. It’s a labor of love! And there was lots to love …
Sep
22
2015
After an up and down week in the ACC, what were the ACC bloggers talking about? @ScottSalomon was recent podcast guest, and he is a contributor to Miami Hurricane blog StateoftheU. He says despite the win over Nebraska, Al Golden did little to restore confidence in his coaching abilities. What did Georgia Tech learn after getting …
Sep
21
2015
@Hokiesmash is back this week from vacation. He and I (@TalkinACCSports) review week 3 in the ACC and preview week 4 in ACC football with special guest @ScottSalomon of the Sun Sentinel. You’ll also find his work at the Miami Hurricane blog StateoftheU. We really appreciate @ScottSalomon joining us, and sharing his thoughts on the ACC, and the Miami Hurricanes. …
Sep
19
2015
Let’s be honest, most of us had kind of forgotten about Miami. Were they even relevant anymore? The ACC was Clemson and Florida State. Georgia Tech has had moments. Duke was improved, and Virginia Tech has that defense. Miami? They were Brad Kaaya, and a coach on the hotseat in Al Golden. Nebraska wouldn’t be …
Sep
16
2015
Here is story I’d like to share here on the blog. AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo @ralphDrussoAP recently wrote a piece titled “How Much Time is Left for Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech”. Great article here, that I highly recommend checking out. A couple of interesting notes here. Readers of the blog may recognize one of …
Sep
16
2015
I won’t even lie to you, dear reader: It’s hard to do power rankings this early in the season. How can you differentiate between various wins over FCS programs? Really, we’re just all here waiting for conference play to start and the excitement to ramp up. Fortunately, we did get one ACC game last week, …
Sep
15
2015
Let’s see what the ACC bloggers are writing this week. Georgia Tech blog FromtheRumbleSeat talks about how the Yellow Jackets will prepare for Notre Dame offense without QB Malik Zaire. Louisville is in some trouble after an 0-2 start and a very disappointing home loss to Houston. Cardinal blog UofLCardgame says there are issues all …
Sep
11
2015
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for sending this press release. Between @Hokiesmash and I, we’ve attended 3 ACC schools between us (Virginia Tech, Clemson, Georgia Tech), and we can personally endorse these high rankings. 🙂 Release: http://theacc.co/15USNWRrank @theACC ACC Again Leads FBS Conferences In “Best Colleges” Rankings League tops the U.S. News & World Report list for the ninth straight …
Sep
09
2015
There’s one week in the books for the Atlantic Coast Conference. There were no losses to FBS teams (although Pitt tried, bless their hearts), but there also weren’t any wins against major conference opponents. Did we really learn that much about any of the teams in the ACC? Probably not. Is that going to keep …
Sep
07
2015
@vabeachrep graciously filled in for @Hokiesmash this week. He and I (@TalkinACCSports) review week 1 in the ACC and preview week 2 in ACC football. We also look at the Labor Day game between Ohio State and Virginia Tech. We were joined @drunkengobbler. We appreciate @drunkengobbler joining us on the show and sharing his thoughts on ACC …
Sep
06
2015
Normally we’ll put out the Articles Around the ACC Blogosphere on Mondays, but with Virginia Tech and Ohio State playing tomorrow, we’re checking on the ACC Bloggers one day early. Let’s start in Louisville, where the Cardinals got off to a shaky start against highly ranked Auburn, but almost pulled off an epic comeback against …
Sep
05
2015
With the score 24-0 in the 3rd quarter, all I could think was that Louisville had been outscored 61-14 in their last 6 1/2 quarters against top 15 SEC teams. Louisville lost 37-14 to Georgia in their bowl game, and again today it appeared the current Cardinals simply weren’t equipped to play with teams of …
Sep
04
2015
North Carolina has been a program that since the late 90s when Mack Brown left that has been the epitome of mediocre. They haven’t been bad enough to be called awful, but they haven’t won more than 8 games since 1997. Larry Fedora’s Tar Heels have been wildly inconsistent. They play great then terrible. …