Oct
17
2019
Who were the ACC Football players of the week for Week 7? ACCPrescription tells us. RubbingtheRock says Clemson should not be punished in the rankings for the ACC being down. CardChronicle recaps Louisville’s big win over Wake Forest. Is ACC Basketball down going into the 2019-2020 season? asks ACCNation. TreadMillHorse has ACC Midseason awards for …
Oct
16
2019
While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that …
Oct
16
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. The Louisville Cardinals aren’t “back.” They will be “back” when they win nine or 10 games in a regular season and play in high-profile bowl games, as they did in Bobby Petrino’s two separate stints as UL’s head coach. The Cardinals aren’t “back” …
Oct
15
2019
Historically, an Air Force receiver gaining separation running a deep pattern hopes the Falcons’ quarterback can get him the ball. After all, triple-option quarterbacks play the position for their legs and instincts, not their arm. This year is different. Arm strength is the least of wide receiver Ben Waters’ concerns with D.J. Hammond at quarterback. …
Oct
15
2019
As Steve McCroskey said in the movie Airplane!, “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking“. That sentiment summarizes how things went for the conference last week. Thanks to a handful of upsets, the league only has one team in this week’s AP Top 25. How does that impact our rankings? Here’s the …
Oct
15
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) review of 7 and preview of week 8 with @treadmillhorse of the fine Virginia Tech blog treadmillhorse.com. Please check that out. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/7540902 In this order, these are topics we …
Oct
13
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Is Louisville the ACC’s most surprising mid-season team? Is Louisville the ACC’s most surprising team halfway through the 2019 season? Before answering that question more directly, I will simply note that one can easily make a strong case. Yet, what is especially …
Oct
12
2019
Duke made Georgia Tech fans suffer for more reasons than the final score, the Blue Devils’ 41-23 victory Saturday afternoon at Wallace Wade Stadium. They forced them to endure watching Duke’s triple-option package convert plays, especially on fourth down to keep early drives alive. In the final seasons of Paul Johnson’s 11 at Georgia Tech, …
Oct
12
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. Johnathan Kirkland of All Sports Discussion wrote an article during the Virginia Cavaliers’ idle week, which was sandwiched between the Notre Dame game on Sept. 28 and Friday night’s game at Miami. I agreed with Johnathan’s thesis. I thought the idle week did …
Oct
12
2019
Imagine the number of impressive future officers Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo has guided as football players and observed as leaders the past 12 years as the Midshipmen’s head coach. Each year he has a roster of 100-some players cycling through toward graduation. Then, factor in Niumatalolo’s time as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator, making this …
Oct
11
2019
While the playoff committee doesn’t rank the power 5 conference, there is no way conference strength – which means OOC results doesn’t figure in to a committee members thought process. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most recent OOC results count a lot, and you’ll see me reference that …
Oct
11
2019
In sports, there’s old school and new school. Most people fall on one side or the other, but Connor Slomka is both — an old-school warrior and new-age athlete. Warrior is a term thrown around too loosely in sports, but it applies to cadets training to be officers in the military during an endless war …
Oct
10
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Who is the ACC first-half coach of the year? There are two reasonable and correct answers to the question, “Who was the ACC’s best coach in the first half of the 2019 season?” Dabo Swinney is not on the list. Dabo isn’t …
Oct
10
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski sat with a dutiful expression as reporters and cameramen encircled his table at the ACC basketball media day on Tuesday in a Marriott City Center ballroom. Duke’s coach with five NCAA titles was peppered with subjects. Among them: the recently passed California Fair Pay to Play Act for college athletes …
Oct
09
2019
East Carolina continues its 16-day break between losing to Temple on Thursday night and Oct. 19 game at UCF with new coach Mike Houston taking advantage of the time to emphasize recruiting. He has holes to fill. Trouble is that talent won’t arrive until next year as freshmen, although Houston did learn on Tuesday senior …
Oct
09
2019
We haven’t quite reach the the mid-point of the college football season for most ACC teams. North Carolina and Pitt are there, but the rest have 1 more game to go. After seeing 5 or 6 games of each ACC Atlantic, though I’m ready to already start predicting the 2nd half of the season for …