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Category Archive: College Football

May
01
2019

The ACC’s 30 best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2010s – through 2018 (10-6)

Games 1 – 5 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 6. #1 Clemson 37  #4 Oklahoma 17 – December 31, 2015 It was a bit surprising that coming into this Orange Bowl National Semi-Final game, that 13-0 Clemson was an underdog to Oklahoma. Those of …

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Apr
30
2019

The ACC’s 30 best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2010s – through 2018 (15-11)

Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 11. #16 Georgia Tech  30 #9 Georgia 24  – November 29, 2014 Georgia entered this week as a darkhorse to make the college football playoff. Missouri winning the SEC East effectively ended the …

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Apr
29
2019

Podcast – @CUBOSCO & @TalkinACCSports review the spring and preview 2019 Clemson Football with @TigerPreGame

@CUBOSCO   graciously filled in for @Hokiesmash_ASD who was bit under the weather.  He and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along with our ACC Football previews. This week we were joined by @TigerPreGame of tigerpregameshow.blogspot.com. We got a great preview of Clemson football in this podcast.  You can also find this most recent podcast and all …

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Apr
28
2019

Less than stellar NFL draft is a warning sign for ACC.

Some fans get caught up with their conference’s recruiting rankings, and NFL draft numbers rather than actual on the field results. That doesn’t mean they are meaningless though. The ACC typically runs second to the SEC during the NFL draft weekend. In 2018 the SEC led all conferences with 53 draft picks and the ACC …

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Apr
27
2019

The ACC’s 30 best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2010s – through 2018 (20-16)

Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 21 – 25 | Games 26 – 30 16. #7 Miami 41 #3 Notre Dame 8 – November 11, 2017 Mark Richt and his Miami Hurricanes had a vintage performance against at the time the #3 ranked Notre Dame …

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Apr
25
2019

Giants picking Daniel Jones sixth no surprise to those seeing him play

Duke Coach David Cutcliffe said this firmly two days before the NFL draft about Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones as a possible first-round pick: “If he doesn’t go the first day, I’ll go strongly enough out there and say somebody made a big mistake.” Well, the New York Giants not only took Jones in the …

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Apr
25
2019

Forget draft records tonight compared to Michigan State in 1967

A half-century ago the NFL Draft was so low key and simple NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle stood at a chalkboard in a New York hotel ballroom. He scrawled names in chalk as they were called out. The overwhelming anticipation hovering over the draft was not who would go where. It was relief that players were …

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Apr
24
2019

After shameful NCAA decision, support Virginia Tech’s @BrockHoffman76

Even if you are not a Virginia Tech Hokie, you can get behind Hokie offensive lineman @BrockHoffman76   and the injustice served by your friendly NCAA. #HokieNation I NEED YOUR SUPPORT!! pic.twitter.com/LDOXy4vRMV — Brock (@BrockHoffman76) April 23, 2019 It’s is shameful what the NCAA is doing to this young man and his family. While other …

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Apr
23
2019

The ACC’s 30 best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2010s – through 2018 (25-21)

Games 1 – 5 | Games 6 – 10 | Games 11 – 15 | Games 16 – 20 | Games 26 – 30 21. Pittsburgh 42 Penn State 39 – September 10, 2016 At the time this Pittsburgh win over Penn State looked like a nice rivalry win, and not that much else. As …

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Apr
22
2019

Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports review the spring and preview 2019 Virginia Tech Football with @TechLunchPailD and @TreadMillHorse

@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along with our ACC Football previews. This week we had two great guests@techlunchpaild of http://techlunchpail.com and @treadmillhorse of treadmillhorse.com. Those are two great Virginia Tech blogs to checkout. We have a near 2 hour podcast that Virginia Tech fans will be sure to enjoy!  You can also find this …

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Apr
22
2019

Is Clemson a college football blue-blood? | answered by @mattzemek

Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek.  ACC QUESTION of the WEEK : Is Clemson a college football blue-blood? We return to the question of blue-blood status in college sports. When does a program gain such status? When does a program lose it? How can programs change the answer, for …

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Apr
20
2019

Clemson has become the SEC Media’s worst nightmare.

Now that basketball season has come to end, we’re seeing a lot of off-season college football talk. This week we saw many SEC media types take direct aim at Clemson football.  Following the lead of the Alabama football program, many in the SEC media had a litany of excuses for why Clemson has become their …

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Apr
18
2019

The ACC’s 30 best Out of Conference Football wins of the 2010s – through 2018 (30-26)

I think we can all agree that the decade of the 2010s has been a resurgence of ACC football. I’ve looked at the ACC’s best Out of Conference wins in the past, but I want to compile the 30 best into a series so far this decade. We did this last year, and we’re updating …

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Apr
16
2019

Army throwing ball more may or may not come to pass

Army’s next football season is a blank page until the season opener Aug. 31 at Rice, but last season sparked imaginations. What if the Black Knights expand their passing game within their grinding triple-option offense? The receivers and slot backs are excited about the possibilities. Fans and the media are intrigued. Opponents are fearful. About …

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Apr
15
2019

Podcast – @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports review the spring and preview 2019 UNC Football with @ztevans

@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) are moving along with our ACC Football previews. We took a look at UNC in this podcast. Zach Evans (@ztevans ) of @speed51dotcom and a former contributor here joins us. We are so glad he took the time to talk with us.  You can also find this most recent podcast and …

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Apr
15
2019

Aaron Donald has gone from great to legendary with donation to Pitt.

Aaron Donald is an institution at Pitt, he is from Pittsburgh, he graduated from Penn Hills in Pittsburgh, he works out at Pitt in the offseason. Every time you see a spring game Aaron Donald is there. Aaron Donald is the face of Pitt football in the NFL. And this past week, he came through …

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