Dec
15
2014
We have Bowls and College Basketball from the ACC Bloggers this week. Did you know the ACC had the most 1st and 2nd All-Americans according to the USA Today? Good find by ACCPerscription… Don’t say it was just because the ACC has a lot of teams either. The Big 10 and the SEC have just …
Dec
14
2014
The non-conference portion of the college basketball is drawing to a close. If you picked up a couple of good non-conference wins, great! If not then there is a lot of work to be done from now until in March. The ACC is solid through the top 6 teams, and then it’s total chaos. The …
Dec
13
2014
When the ACC was a struggling football conference through most of the 2000s, criticisms of the conference were very much justified. It’s a big effort to undo somewhere around a decade of bad football, but if you are still calling the ACC a terrible football conference, then you aren’t paying to the on the field …
Dec
10
2014
With the ACC Football Championship behind us, the only thing left in football season is the bowl parade during the holidays and this newfangled playoff. Until then, we have basketball to entertain us! By entertain us, of course, I mean give us a few games to watch but not that many because student-athletes will be …
Dec
10
2014
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were pleased to be joined by one of our favorite and most knowledgeable repeat guests @SectionMZ (Matt Zemek) of the @TheStudentSect. TheStudentSection is one of our favorite college sports sites, and is well worth your time to check out. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this …
Dec
08
2014
This past weekend’s Florida State\Georgia Tech ACCCG was a classic between two top 15 teams. It was by far the best conference championship of the weekend, and it set an ACC Championsip Game Television viewing record. It was the fourth highest rated college football game of the season. From SportsMediaWatch The 6.9 ranks as the …
Dec
08
2014
Well that was a great ACC Championship game wasn’t it? Florida State beat Georgia Tech in a thrilling game. You know we are checking in with those ACC bloggers. Let’s see what elser is out there too. Tomahawknation says facing Oregon in the national semi-finals is better for Florida State, but it is not better …
Dec
07
2014
Just returned from the ACCCG in Charlotte. What a game. 1) Florida State makes the playoffs and they absolutely deserve it Any discussion of FSU not making the playoffs is just ridiculous. Tonight they just found a way to win… again. Georgia Tech’s triple option was working most of the night, but Jameis …
Dec
05
2014
It’s easily the most anticipated ACC Championship game ever. Many are saying it’s the best conference championship of the weekend. It’s the kind of matchup John Swofford has always dreamed of. An ACC championship with national title implications. Two excellent football teams both ranked in the top 12. Here are some thoughts I have on …
Dec
03
2014
After the college football playoff released their latest rankings, it’s apparent the committee has a lot room for improvement. We can wait until the final rankings next, but why do that? Some of the issues are apparent, and we offer some improvements the committee can starting working on for next year. 1) Do not release …
Dec
02
2014
It’s time for one last go on the football power rankings before we shift over to basketball mode. Rivalry week was a great one for the ACC, especially for its members that faced the SEC. 1 – Florida State: Another week, another poll where Florida State drops out of the top spot despite having zero …
Dec
02
2014
We hope you had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. We know the ACC did against their rivals from the SEC. @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) review those games, and preview the FCS playoffs with @kroth37 (Kyle Roth), who has covered North Dakota State University and the Missouri Valley Football Conference since 2008 with the midwest magazine Bison Illustrated and the …
Dec
01
2014
It doesn’t get any better than beating your rival, and several ACC football teams are feeling pretty good. Let’s see what the ACC Bloggers have to say about that and anything else…. Georgia Tech blog FromtheRumbleSeat was overjoyed with the win over arch-rival Georgia. They grade out the Yellow Jackets performance. That high school offense just …
Dec
01
2014
So the ACC swept the SEC 4 -0 in rivalry games this past weekend. Clemson 35 South Carolina 17 Florida State 24 Florida 19 Georgia Tech 30 Georgia 24 Louisville 44 Kentucky 40 In all fairness other than Georgia none of the SEC representatives were among the top 4 teams in the SEC, and these …
Dec
01
2014
This is a news release that blog contributor and ACC podcast partner @HokieSmash sent to me. The ACC as many of the Power 5 conferences are doing is moving ahead with increasing student athlete benefits. That is certainly a good thing, but the tricky part will the implementation when it gets to that point. We’ll …
Nov
30
2014
We are still not any closer to having our 4 playoff teams. All 4 conference championships have playoff implications. Let get right into it… We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 8.5 As we’ve tried to tell you all year, the SEC is and hasn’t been heads and shoulders above …