Aug
25
2013
When the Miami Hurricanes joined the ACC in 2004, John Swofford had dreams of epic Florida State and Miami battles. The Hurricanes were going to be one of the ACC’s flagship football schools. It never happened. Since the Miami has been in the ACC, Wake Forest has won an ACC Title. Virginia Tech has 4 …
Aug
24
2013
When you are the Clemson Tigers and Dabo Swinney, each big non-conference game is like audition. 2 years ago Clemson won the ACC, but got humiliated by West Virginia in the Orange Bowl. In many ways the luster of winning the 2011 ACC, was tarnished. Last year’s season opening win over, at the time, a fringe …
Aug
24
2013
Earlier this year, I got asked if I wanted to do a weekly ACC Blog Radio show. I needed co-host. @HokieSmash and I had passed the idea around of doing something like that for several weeks. At the time we just couldn’t commit to a weekly show that required to be on at the same …
Aug
22
2013
Do you realize this time week we will be watching football? So a couple of more preview articles to get you ready for the season. For each ACC teams there are dangerous games that they simply cannot overlook. What’s the biggest trap games for each ACC team this year? Boston College Villanova – August 31, …
Aug
19
2013
This time next week we’ll be readying for week 1 of college football. So what do the ACC bloggers have to say about it. What are ShakintheSouthland’s thoughts on Clemson past week of practice. Some good information here… SCACCHoops has an article of great twitter accounts to follow from one of the ACC’s new members Pittsburgh. …
Aug
17
2013
Recently yahoo sports had an article Can Someone, anyone please take down the SEC? I think it’s a sentiment most of us that aren’t fans of SEC schools probably share. I know I wouldn’t mind someone else win the national title. It is getting a little tiresome. 7 Straight national football titles and Alabama looks primed …
Aug
15
2013
The games times were just announced for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The ACC official site has all kinds information on the history of the 15 year event. So what about the matchups? Oh boy does this should be fun. Indiana at Syracuse, Michigan at Duke, North Carolina at Michigan St. umm yea more please. Those …
Aug
14
2013
One thing I don’t see much of during the pre-season when rankings are made is what record the teams will finish with. Sure you might you have a pre-season top 10 team, but will they end up there? Schedules are a big factor here… 1. Alabama (11-1) 7-1 The SEC is the only conference in …
Aug
13
2013
Short post for tonight, but I ran across this today. CBSSportsline ranked all 126 Division 1 teams . The ACC teams rankings are 6 Clemson 11 Florida State 23 Miami 30 Virginia Tech 35 Georgia tech 38 North Carolina 50 NC State 57 Pittsburgh 61 Maryland 64 Boston College 65 Virginia 69 Wake Forest 70 Syracuse …
Aug
12
2013
Is it really still nearly 2 1/2 weeks until the college football season starts? These last few weeks are crawling by for me. So Close! OK ACC Bloggers what’cha got out there. Florida State’s Jameis Winston is going to be a star. There’s no doubt about that to me, and he already has the media …
Aug
11
2013
Over the last several weeks @HokieSmash and I have been putting together ACC Football preview pieces, that we hope you have enjoyed. I’m going to bring together all of the preview pieces together with our Final ACC Standing predictions. 10 Under the Radar ACC Football Players for 2013. Top 5 ACC players at each position. …
Aug
11
2013
We recently named the top 5 ACC players at each position, but who are the players that just missed the list, waiting to cash in on potential, or are little bit more under the radar, that still deserve mention. Keep an eye on these players. Maybe you don’t know them as well as some of …
Aug
05
2013
Just a little over 3 weeks and we’ll be watching football…. Let the countdown begin. ACC Bloggers are how things going in the non Johnny Manziel world? Clemson has heard all summer how they are ready to take the next step after their stirring bowl win over LSU. The Tigers need to be forgetting about …
Jul
30
2013
This sounds like a good poll question to me. P.J. Hairston was recently sited for reckless driving. That was just after June arrest for marijuana possession. You know the story. Hairston may be jeopardizing his career and life according to ESPN. So what should North Carolina do about P.J. Hairston? Remember don’t think like a rival …
Jul
29
2013
Time for another edition of articles around the ACC Blogosphere. Let’s see what the bloggers are talking about. P.J Hairston just can’t stay out of trouble. I don’t know what’s going on in his head. TarHeelFanBlog asks a great question… So where does Roy Williams go from here? Hairston better get his act together or he’s …
Jul
28
2013
You’ve read my best players in the ACC previews, and you seen @HokieSmash’s panel interviews that prepare and preview the ACC season. Now it’s prediction time. Who’s going to win the Coastal Division? Who’s going to win the Atlantic Division? Let’s start with the Coastal Division. Miami Hurricanes 9-3 (6-2) – Coastal Winner The Hurricanes are …