May
17
2013
A press-release submission from site contributor @HokieSmash Virginia Tech one of Seven Schools Nationally with Two on Watch List http://theacc.co/FBLottIMPACT051713 GREENSBORO, N.C.—A total of seven football standouts from the Atlantic Coast Conference have been named to the first 2013 Watch List for the Lott IMPACT Award announced Thursday by the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, Calif. In …
May
16
2013
Well the ACC Springs meetings have closed up shop for 2013. From what I’ve read, there were positive feelings all around. Remember this time last year when FSU BOT Chairman Andy Haggard’s comments started a firestorm of rumors right before the 2012 meetings and I asked what should the ACC do? That’s all history now …
May
15
2013
The ACC spring meetings are currently going on at the moment, and later this week I’ll give you my impressions of what went on. Before that though there was an interesting piece written by Dennis Dodd of CBSSportsline titled “On-field results don’t come close to matching potential for ACC” that I want to talk about. From that article …
May
13
2013
Time to check in with the ACC bloggers and see what’s happening across the ACC. What are the expectations of each ACC Football program? ACC Prescription gives his take on each ACC team. On the eve of prep basketball star Andrew Wiggin’s decision of where he’ll attend school, TomahawkNation looks at how Florida State’s European trip …
May
11
2013
ACC fans were probably feeling pretty good the other day when I posted the ACC’s 10 best out of conference football wins since 2008. There were wins over power programs like LSU, Georgia, USC, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma among them. That’s sounds real good. Unfortunately on the other end of the spectrum are the ugly …
May
08
2013
Thanks to @HokieSmash for submitting this release. Does this look like fun or what? The 15th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Dec. 3-4 will be highlighted by eight teams in the ESPN.com early preseason top 25, including six of the top 11 teams: No. 3 Michigan State, No. 5 Duke, No. …
May
07
2013
How does a conference enhance it perception in football? The last 3 years have taught us that it depends on how big your TV contract is! Wait wrong discussion… We know what it is, it’s winning. It’s winning against quality teams out of your conference. The ACC is a work in progress when it comes …
May
06
2013
It’s May… We are gradually creeping towards football preview time. What are the ACC bloggers up to? Clemson and Dabo Swinney have had a lot of success in recent years recruiting, but ShakinintheSouthland has some thoughts how the Tigers can still tweak their recruiting strategy. Who does Pittsburgh blog CardiacHill think are Pitt’s top ACC basketball …
May
06
2013
Ok I’m back after spending a few days in New York City seeing some sights and a little R&R, so I’m back to regular blogging. Thanks to @HokieSmash for sending this press release. By the way @HokieSmash is working on ACC Lacrosse panel, so stay tuned for that. Conference to Have Eight Primary and One Conditional Bowl …
May
04
2013
I’m late to this viral party, but I got good a laugh when I finally saw it. Those crazy football kids at UNC. Watch it until the ends the goats are really funny.
May
04
2013
Today John Swofford was interviewed by Heather Dinich of ESPN. Some interesting comments in there about the ACC GOR and the possibility of an ACC Network. It’s worth a look… Become a fan of the ACC on Facebook and follow the ACC on Twitter
May
02
2013
As I said earlier this week, blogging will be limited this while I’m on the road. There were a couple of announcements today that I want to touch on. First the SEC had their official release of their upcoming SEC Network. The most important part of the release for ACC fans? The network will also feature …
Apr
30
2013
I’m on the road a good bit this week so posting for a few days will be limited and entries pretty short. That said one of the topics I’ve seen being asked since the ACC signed their GOR was what should be the priority the next couple of years? The GOR was great and certainly …
Apr
29
2013
It’s been a little while since we’ve checked in with the ACC bloggers. We are going to resume Monday as our day to post this article. OK lets see what’s going on out there… How did Florida State lead the nation with 11 NFL Draft Picks? Let Tomahawknation tell you… With the SEC dominating the draft, …
Apr
28
2013
Plenty has been written the last few days about the ACC and their new GOR deal. The reasons for the ACC doing this are obvious… to provide and prove the stability conference. Without ESPN though, I don’t believe a GOR is possible. As we’ve said, before the ACC schools all committed to a long term agreement, …
Apr
27
2013
When you look at the NFL draft for the ACC it’s very telling. The ACC had the 2nd most NFL picks of any conference with 31. The SEC led the way with a whopping 63. For the ACC though that gives them the 2nd most NFL picks of any conference over the last 3 years, …