Jul
31
2011
I’ve wanted to put together a post looking at the 2011 Pre-Season All-ACC Team and how I would have voted if yours truly had a vote. The firing of Butch Davis was the top story last week and had to be commented on. I was on the road yesterday and most of today. I’ve now …
Jul
29
2011
So we’ve finally reached the end of our ACC player rankings with the top Special Teams players in the ACC. Every ACC Team was represented in the player rankings except * Cough – Um * Sorry Wake Forest. The Deacs have some good players at certain positions, but this doesn’t bode well for them. As …
Jul
26
2011
Now we can finally feel like football is around the corner. The NFL lockout is over and many of the college football conferences have completed their media days. That includes the ACC, where Florida State was voted the pre-season favorite to win the league. What are some of the ACC Bloggers saying heading into the …
Jul
25
2011
One of these days I have to find my way to an ACC Football Kickoff. I wasn’t there but that doesn’t mean I don’t have some thoughts on what went on. You can check out the media’s preseason division picks, conference winner pick, and player of the year pick at the theACC.com’s article ACC Football …
Jul
24
2011
Before we get into our position rankings, just a quick note, the ACC Media days are currently ongoing this Sunday and Monday the 24th and 25th of July. Check out the theACC.com for full coverage. I’ll have some thoughts on the happenings when the event is complete. We’ve reached the safety position on the defense, …
Jul
23
2011
All Sports Discussion contributing writer @HokieGuru has nailed down another interview with a former Hokie athlete. We are delighted here at All Sports Discussion (https://www.allsportsdiscussion.com) to have an interview with former Virginia Tech baseball player (and catcher), @Chris Kay. Kay (http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball/players/kay_chris.html) was one of the senior leaders on the 2011 Virginia Tech baseball team. We …
Jul
21
2011
We are in the home stretch of our player rankings. We are hitting the cornerbacks in this set. That leaves safeties and special teams yet to do. After that we’ll have our team predictions. That will lead us right into the College Football Season. So who do we have as the top cornerbacks in the …
Jul
14
2011
I’ve been thinking about how to discuss the NCAA’s ruling against Georgia Tech to vacate their 2009 ACC Football title all day. How I do objectively talk about seeing my alma mater go onprobation for 4 years. Normally it’s not a problem to separate the Georgia Tech fan in me and just the regular sports fan. I don’t take …
Jul
13
2011
Tomahawknation is going through each position predicting which players will make the All-ACC football team for 2011. They look at Defensive End this week.Interested in understanding Clemson’s new offense? ShakintheSouthland is all over it. They are looking at the quick passing game portion in this article with plenty more to come.Boston College Blog BCInterruption asks what …
Jul
10
2011
We’ve reached our ACC linebacker rankings, and at this position the ACC has some of the best linebackers in the country. CollegeFootballRivals.com seems to think so as well. Well let’s get right to it and see which players make up this talented group. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | …
Jul
07
2011
Our friend @HokieGuru keeps the great interviews coming. This time he’s talking with former Virginia Tech Hokie second baseman, Michael Seaborn (@mseaborn5). Seaborn was one of the senior leaders on the 2011 Virginia Tech baseball team… and that’s what he was… a steady player (hovering around a .300 batting average for his career at Virginia Tech). He …
Jul
06
2011
Less than 2 months until football season starts and I can’t wait. ACCBlogger starts his ACC team predictions with the Clemson Tigers going 5-7. IfDabo Swinney has another losing season and a 3rd loss in a row to South Carolina, he’s finished at Clemson. It won’t matter how well he’s recruiting. The Tigers better not …
Jul
05
2011
I hope everyone one had a great 4th of July weekend, with some fireworks , grilling, and the day off. This past weekend was a little short on great sports. Sorry I can’t really follow baseball until after the All-Star break. The biggest news was Novack Djokovic winning Wimbledon. Yea we even follow tennis results here. Djokovic defeated Rafael …
Jul
04
2011
Back in May, I posted on the Georgia Tech Raycom Sport’s blog, that Georgia Tech guard Iman Shumpert was making a mistake coming out this year. His jumper was average, and his ball-handling simply adequate. Sure he could defend, but he needed another year school. Iman Shumpert went in the 1st round to the New York …
Jul
04
2011
We’ve reached the end of our rankings of the top 5 ACC players at each position on offense with the Tight Ends. There’s some real talent at this position in the ACC. Let’s see who makes the list. In a few days we’ll get started with the defensive players. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive …
Jul
04
2011
On to some ACC offensive line rankings… These are the guys in the trenches never get any recognition. Well I’m here to give them some. Completed Rankings Running Backs | Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Brandon Washington, Miami Washington is the only returning All-ACC offensive lineman from …