Jul
22
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mack Brown, North Carolina’s new/old coach, showed up at the Westin Hotel last week for the ACC Kickoff media days with the look of a CEO. The Not surprising since the CEO coach approach has become a bit of a trend in college football. Let the head coach with a recognizable name …
Jul
21
2019
It’s that time of year again when we all can feel that itch that the college football season is right around the corner. We are all seeing the preseason polls and the award watch lists being released. Which comes to my favorite part, future bets. I have been seeing NC State’s over/under win total being …
Jul
21
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Quentin Harris picked Duke for reasons beyond football. So when Daniel Jones, taken as the sixth pick of the NFL draft by the New York Giants, committed to the Blue Devils in the same Class of 2015 and quickly passed him on the depth chart, Harris didn’t think transfer. That has become …
Jul
20
2019
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Which ACC football team will be the biggest surprise in 2019? Before every season in every sport, human beings wonder which team (or athlete) will surprise everyone. This is a natural and constant part of our attempts …
Jul
20
2019
CARY, N.C. — The five head coaches representing North Carolina’s schools in the National Football Foundation’s Bill Dooley chapter were seated on the dais for the annual Pigskin Preview at the Embassy Suites in suburban Raleigh. The first prompt from the moderator, WRAL’s Jeff Gravely, was for N.C. State’s Dave Doeren, North Carolina’s Mack Brown, …
Jul
20
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mark Dantonio needs only three wins to break Duffy Daugherty’s Michigan State career record win total, but it’s safe to say, judging by Pat Narduzzi’s initial reaction, the Spartans’ coach doesn’t bring up the subject with friends and colleagues. Narduzzi, Dantonio’s defensive coordinator for 11 seasons at Cincinnati and Michigan State before …
Jul
19
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – No need for Mack Brown to click on Internet college football recruiting sites or to study population growth figures. He only needed to drive from North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus to Charlotte for ACC media days to understand the state of North Carolina’s growing talent level. More people cause traffic jams. The …
Jul
19
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Boston College’s coaching staff list details more than names, experience and responsibilities. New defensive backs coach Eric Lewis reaffirms that his father Sherman Lewis and other passengers aboard Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty’s Underground Railroad punched more than a one-way ticket. Sherm’s passage was round trip when he left segregated Louisville, Ky., …
Jul
18
2019
2019 ACC Media Days notebook: Mack is back, but Brown and the ACC have changed since he left UNC https://t.co/5ZyszA5mQJ pic.twitter.com/GQt1JnkWT6 — College Football (@CollegeFootball) July 18, 2019 Georgia Tech takes the floor here at ACC Media Days. Jalen Camp asked about the new offensive scheme: "(The wide receivers) are one of the most …
Jul
18
2019
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mark Richt spent the past 11 seasons squeezing in practice time any day possible to prepare for Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense – the past three at Miami and the previous eight at Georgia. So, now that’s he retired from coaching and has joined the fledgling ACC Network as a TV analyst, what …
Jul
15
2019
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving on to our next ACC football podcast preview. This week it the Miami Hurricanes, and we had a great podcast with @UnderwoodSports of the excellent Miami blog stateoftheu.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 …
Jul
14
2019
Well here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2019 season. As usual we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Bryce Hall, Virginia Virginia got some great news last …
Jul
13
2019
Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football. Don’t let anyone tell you that your classes ranked 50+ are going lead your school to the promised land. Sure you can provide some on off upsets, but the best teams more often than not recruit the best. That’s a fact. Back in 2013, we noted how the …
Jul
12
2019
Booger preaching on Finebaum today pic.twitter.com/8G03ewANbO — Woody Whitehurst (@woodywhitehurst) July 12, 2019 Was that really so hard? In the spring and summer of excuses for the Clemson beatdown of Alabama, @ESPNBooger (Booger McFarland) states what was painfully obvious to anyone not blinded by their Alabama Bias. Clemson was better than Alabama. Clemson was a …
Jul
11
2019
Here is an interesting read from @AthlonSports. They ranked all 130 College Football Head Coaches. Click the link for the full rankings with their comments. Do you agree or disagree with the ACC coaches rankings? 88. Manny Diaz, Miami – Too low | Is Diaz being penalized because he is first year head coach? It …
Jul
09
2019
Well here we go. It’s time to start ranking the best players in the ACC for the 2019 season. As usual we hope you enjoy the rankings. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Isaiah Simmons, Clemson The ACC is loaded …