Jul
08
2013
It’s the 2nd week of July, and now we can fully turn our attention to getting ready for the college football season, which is now (Thankfully) only weeks away. Ok ACC Bloggers what’s happening? Clemson blog ShakintheSouthland looks back the Clemson Georgia game of 1986. For you younger folks out there, let me explain something. Back …
Jul
07
2013
I got this idea for an article from a follower mine on twitter @iLLDuce. What each ACC football program must do to reach their potential. The simple answers are get better players and get better coaching, and you can compete for and win national titles. Sometimes that is the answer, but not always. There are …
Jul
06
2013
We’ve now moved on to rank our top 5 linebackers in the ACC. In a bit of surprise, as I looked at each team’s roster, a school I didn’t expect might have the best group linebackers in the ACC. Let’s find out who it is… Previous Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Offensive Linemen | Defensive Linemen | Cornerbacks | Safeties | …
Jul
03
2013
Sammy Watkins made some comments this past week, that got the college football world buzzing this week. In case you missed it, here they are from the USA Today… “If we come out and beat Georgia, not just beat ’em but beat the mess out of ’em like we should, I don’t see no problems in …
Jul
02
2013
The big news was Monday in the ACC, as Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame (mostly) officially joined the conference. What is the ACC bloggers take on this among other topics? Syracuse blog Nunesmagician introduces themselves to the ACC. CardiacHill, the Pittsburg blog, says it’s spectACCular that Pitt is joining the ACC. Get it? spectACCular… That’s …
Jul
01
2013
Pretty significant day for the ACC Monday as Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, and Syracuse became official members of the ACC. I know some folks are saying what’s the big deal, we knew this was happening for months. It’s never official, until well it’s 100% official. Just ask the Big East, with smart moves to try an …
Jun
30
2013
We are now headed to the defensive side ball, starting with the defensive line. There’s a lot of talent here in the ACC, and I had to leave some quality linemen off my top 5 list. This is a good sign that the ACC is getting better across the both lines of scrimmage. Previous Rankings …
Jun
27
2013
On July 1st the ACC will welcome Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Notre Dame officially to the ACC with a special event/press conference in New York City. The ACC’s roots lie in South. Seven schools (Clemson, South Carolina, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, and Maryland) broke away from the Southern Conference to form the ACC along …
Jun
26
2013
I have to say narrowing down the top ACC Tight Ends, was the toughest set of position rankings yet. Tight Ends don’t often stand out statistically, but I think we’ve got 5 good ones here. Previous Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Eric Ebron, North Carolina Picking …
Jun
25
2013
About a month ago, I ranked the ACC coaches. Now I’m going switch things up a bit. We are going to rank the ACC coaches in terms of their of their “hotseat” ranking. Now this is interesting year in the ACC, because there is no coach that is imminent danger. No coach enters the season absolutely …
Jun
24
2013
This time next week Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Notre Dame will be official members of the ACC. Pittsburgh blog CardiacHill has done the countdown in a creative way. There are only 7 days left. Good post from ACC Football Rx. Each ACC School, embrace your Legacy. Speaking of ACC Schools embracing their past, Clemson is doing just that. After …
Jun
22
2013
Who paves the way and protects our skill position players? It’s those offensive linemen, that never get enough credit. Who are the ACC’s best? Similar to wide receiver the ACC is deep in talented on the offensive line. Previous Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) James Hurst, …
Jun
20
2013
As I’m a member of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, I received this pretty cool media alert today from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) office. On July 1, 2013, ACC Commissioner John Swofford and representatives from the league’s institutions will be in New York City for a special event in conjunction with the conference’s …
Jun
19
2013
About 3 months ago we took a look at the the success ACC Digital Network and it’s growth since its beginning in the fall of 2011. Recently it reached a milestone. It became the first major conference to have their Digital Network have over 5 Million views. It leads all major conferences in number of views. …
Jun
18
2013
Short post for tonight… Actually a poll question. A discussion I’ve seen among fans of ACC schools is whether it was a good idea for the ACC’s to have such a tough early non-conference schedule. You can take a look at the ACC’s football schedule here. For example does it benefit a rebuilding Virginia team …
Jun
17
2013
It’s Monday and that means articles around the ACC Blogosphere. Let’s check things out starting with the hottest ACC school going at the moment… NC State fresh off their big opening CWS over arch rival North Carolina. BackingthePack looks at NC State’s star pitcher Carlos Rodon’s streak of brilliance. StateFansNation gives their take on NC …