Sep
13
2025
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Virginia Tech is right up there with UCLA as the worst Power 4 football program in the United States – and it’s not close. See this article from Tim Thomas (our good friend): FINAL: Old Dominion 45, Virginia Tech 26 The #Hokies have reached a new …
Sep
13
2025
Clemson started the season in the top 10, and by some the favorite to win the national title. They now sit 1-2, with their only win a 4-quarter struggle with a Troy team that just lost 28-7 at home to Memphis. In a physical tough game with South Carolina, Clemson got outplayed in the 4th …
Sep
13
2025
Saturday, Georgia Tech beat the Clemson Tigers 24-21 in a riveting, physical vintage rivalry game. Aaron Birr is becoming one of the better kickers in the country and nailed a 55-yarder to win it. The Jackets have had big wins under Brent Key against even higher-ranked teams, but this is a signature win. Those wins …
Sep
12
2025
Just a quick post tonight. While the Backyard Brawl will take a short break from 2026-2028, good for Pitt and West Virginia keeping this intense rivalry alive starting in 2029 and going through 2036. Realignment has wrecked too many rivalries, ending up with non sensical and traditionless matchups replacing them. Pitt and West Virginia announce …
Sep
11
2025
Well, if you thought it wasn’t going to happen buckle up, because more statements are pointing to the Big 10 going to an unequal revenue share. The Washington AD alluded to it back in the summer. Now from a USAToday Article. Ohio State president Ted Carter told USA TODAY that revenue sharing in the Big Ten – …
Sep
10
2025
Our Series is back. The three biggest ACC football questions of the week. Here we go for Week 3. Is Georgia Tech ready to take the next step in its program against Clemson? Georgia Tech, except for those 1st qtr turnovers has looked the part of a tough physical good football team. That’s somewhat of …
Sep
09
2025
ACC Team of the Week : NC State – for a 35-31 win over Virginia 17. Stanford (0-2) Last Week: 16 Stanford’s talent level is so bad, but they are well coached, and they will upset somebody at some point. Boston College doesn’t want it to be them. 16. Virginia Tech (0-2) Last Week: 14 …
Sep
09
2025
Larry Pickett Jr. found himself making the rounds of national media network interviews. The Army West Point football player pulled a man from a car crashed into a utility pole that was about to erupt into flames. He humbly shrugged off the attention, saying, “If it was any other Cadet, they would have done the …
Sep
08
2025
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review Week 2 and preview Week 3 in the ACC with Brian Seigla @Seig5052. He is one-fourth of the Virginia Tech football podcast, @BoundaryCorner that you need to listen to. Thanks Brian for joining! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, …
Sep
07
2025
Here we go again. Two weeks into the season, and the ACC is again searching for positives in another dismal out-of-conference start. ACC teams schedule tough OOC games, and promote that the entire off-season only to flop in the OOC games, the conference member to credibly perform in for a variety of reasons, from exposure, …
Sep
06
2025
If there was a coach and an ACC program that needed a win Saturday, it was Brent Pry and Virginia Tech against Vanderbilt. Now this isn’t your Vanderbilt of the past. The Commodores are now a credible program if not really a top 25 one. Beating them isn’t a signature win, but it proves your …
Sep
05
2025
In the ACC, you don’t just win on the football, you win with highly rated TV games. From the ACC’s settlement ESPN story. This new revenue-distribution model — or “brand initiative” — is based on a five-year rolling average of TV ratings, though some logistics of this formula remain tricky, including how to properly average …
Sep
04
2025
While last week had the marquee ACC OOC games, and some successes with Florida State and Miami gaining top 10 wins in addition to Georgia Tech to going to Colorado and winning this week there are quietly more opportunities. Duke gets a national TV game with top 15 Illinois, and I think they can play …
Sep
03
2025
ACC Team of the Week : Miami – for a 27-24 win over Notre Dame, Florida State – for a 31-17 win over Alabama 17. North Carolina (0-1) Last Week: — Not only did North Carolina lose to TCU in a 48-14 blowout, they were largely dysfunctional after their first drive. Gio Lopez is not …
Sep
02
2025
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans, Let’s just say that Texas Christian University had a social media records management plan vs. the world in its football game vs. North Carolina. See some highlights: https://t.co/t3pgvduhnV pic.twitter.com/rSwVSeACq6 — TCU Football (@TCUFootball) September 2, 2025 https://t.co/hZ0EyBp88Z pic.twitter.com/hc1KV4LBqR — TCU Football (@TCUFootball) September 2, 2025 I guess we’ll …
Sep
01
2025
Last year, Miami went to the Swamp and destroyed the Florida Gators on the way to a 9-0 start, and an 11-3 season that saw the Canes fade late. It was still a top 20 season, as Mario Cristobal rebuilds Miami football brick by brick. Sunday, facing a physical tough Notre Dame team that played …