Jan
08
2013
I know the final AP and Coaches Polls have been released, but I’m going to give you the correct college football final top 25. Just kidding, only my opinion, but here goes… 1. Alabama (13-1) Even if Notre Dame was overrated, it’s hard to argue this wasn’t the best team in the country after that …
Jan
07
2013
You taking in the National Title game tonight? Looking pretty boring. Here’s a little Bubble analysis because you need to be up on this stuff as college football just came to an end for 2012… Here goes. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) …
Jan
06
2013
It’s our first Around the ACC Blogosphere of the year! So much happened in the past week… It’s was the ACC’s best bowl season in years with marquee wins over the USC Trojans, LSU Tigers, and an Orange Bowl win. Even Louisville’s win over Florida while not officially ACC caught the attention of ACC fans. …
Jan
06
2013
All the ACC football games are over. It’s time to give a brief review of the season and hand out each ACC team a grade. Clemson Tigers (11-2) – A Despite losing to arch rival South Carolina for a fourth straight year, the Tigers dominated everyone in the ACC not named Florida State. The Chick …
Jan
03
2013
Sometimes SEC conference cheerleading by it’s member fans can shall we say be a bit nauseating, but for most the part I have no problem with it. I’ll root for ACC teams out of conference, especially when it has no bearing on my individual teams. ACC fans tend to be somewhat mixed on this practice. …
Jan
02
2013
On their way to going 1-5 this Bowl season as predicted by ESPN’s Mark Schlabach or 2-4 predicted by ESPN’s Heather Dinich , the ACC did something they haven’t done in a long time during bowl season. They showed up, they played some good defense , and surprised a lot of people in the process. The much maligned conference …
Jan
01
2013
Finally got some to sit down and write about what I saw yesterday from Clemson and Georgia Tech in their landmark bowl wins yesterday. In both games I saw similar things from both schools that could bode well for the future. Obviously beating programs like LSU and USC is a nice shot in the arm …
Jan
01
2013
Anyone that reads this blog or follows me on twitter knows my favorite teams are Georgia Tech and Clemson. Today was one those rare days where both pulled off wins that were for both programs as significant as they’ve had in recent years. Days like this make sports so much fun. Lots of ramifications for both programs …
Dec
31
2012
The last ACC bubble analysis of 2012… Just before conference play begins. I’m posting early since I’ll be in the road most of the day, so enjoy… Who’s in and who’s out? In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any losses …
Dec
30
2012
Lots going on out there… We have bowl games. We have teams positioning themselves for March already. What do the ACC bloggers have to say about it? ShakintheSouthland doesn’t have much confidence in a Clemson victory Monday night. I’d say that’s still due to South Carolina scarring and a very good LSU opponent upcoming… What’s …
Dec
30
2012
As we’ve been doing our ACC bubble analysis each week, I’m still contending that that ACC should get at least 5 NCAA bids and possibly 6 due to a very weak group of bubble teams. Is it likely? I would say the chances are not high, that a team beyond Duke, NC State, Miami, Maryland, UNC …
Dec
28
2012
Friday night the Virginia Tech Hokies pulled out an ugly 13-10 Russell Athletic Bowl win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. First off if you are a Virginia Tech Hokie player, coach, or fan, you don’t have to apologize for anything. Was the win a thing of beauty? Nope not at all, but the bottom line …
Dec
27
2012
With about 90 seconds left, and Duke is inside Cincinnati’s 5 yard line. Sean Renfree was carving up the Bearcats’s defense like a holiday ham. The Blue Devils were either going to be a minute away from their first bowl victory with a FG 3 point lead or a TD lead, but wow they fumbled for …
Dec
25
2012
Great story from StarNewsOnline on a couple of Duke and Virginia Tech players with some Christmas Spirit. Merry Christmas everyone!
Dec
24
2012
Well I hope you are enjoying Christmas Eve everyone! Got a quick post for you as we check in on the NCAA bubble before the Holidays. For all the people calling it a down year in the ACC, the ACC sits at 3rd in conference RPI, just behind the Mountain West and number 1 Big …
Dec
23
2012
Two days before Christmas, and let’s see what’s happening around the ACC Blogoshphere. Georgia Tech blog FromtheRumbleSeat puts together a fairly positive retrospective of outgoing QB Tevin Washington. For me Washington was a decent QB who was not athletically gifted which resulted in a lot of 5 yard runs that should have been 15 yard runs. Washington …