Oct
31
2018
Micah Capra practiced dutifully yet watched on Saturdays from the sidelines his first two seasons. Now, though, he is another uncanny example among academy athletes that overcome their inexperience when called upon in the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series. Capra, an Air Force senior second-year starting defensive tackle, was ready for Army and Navy despite the pressure …
Oct
31
2018
A week ago Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, while studying video to face Notre Dame, judged Irish quarterback Ian Book a dynamic difference between coach Brian Kelly’s 2018 team and recent seasons. Well, now what does he think? With a chance to see Notre Dame (8-0) up close in the Irish’s 44-22 win over the Navy …
Oct
30
2018
The game this weekend between Clemson and Louisville looks like one of the biggest mis-matches in recent ACC history. The current spread is Clemson -39, but is that the biggest spread between two ACC teams the last 20 years? I asked this question on twitter, and got some eye opening responses. Thanks for those that …
Oct
29
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) were happy to have @BSD_RaJohnston of the fine Wake Forest blog bloggersodear.com this week on the podcast! You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at 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=stpr To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/5449982 In this order, these are topics we covered …
Oct
28
2018
Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his additional musings on college football at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC QUESTION of the week: How did Bronco Mendenhall make Virginia the ACC’s most surprising team so far this season? You saw the carnage around the country on Saturday in Week 9. You saw one ranked team after another bite the dust, often …
Oct
27
2018
NC State fans are quick to blame their defense after Syracuse dropped 51 on them. They should be mad too, but there’s some context to what happened. Nobody has stopped the Syracuse offense all season, except for Clemson pulling the trick in the 2nd half of their game. That Clemson defense is arguably the nation’s …
Oct
27
2018
If there is any concern about Clemson football, it’s that could peaking too soon… I guess. Such is the concern of fanbase that is currently on 183-27 scoring run since halftime of the Syracuse game. Averaged out over the course of a whole game Clemson is beating their opponents roughly 52-7 since this dominant run …
Oct
25
2018
I’m a scarred Georgia Tech fan. I’ve seen so many blown leads, so many 2 minute end of the half scores by opposing offenses, and so many sloppy turnovers on offense the last 2 years. After Virginia Tech’s quick under 2 minute score with their first possession, I tweeted this. I know most Georgia Tech …
Oct
25
2018
Clemson I am thrilled to say that Florida State is trending upwards under the Taggart regime. With a an Offensive Line that is, finally, finding it’s rhythm under the new offense, Francois is finding the explosive plays necessary to enable Florida State wins over their tough slate of opponents. Unfortunately for the Seminoles, they’ll now …
Oct
25
2018
Navy-Notre Dame is a time-honored college football tradition with continuity strengthened through American history. The specific epochal period was World War II. It’s the reason the rivalry, renewed for the 92nd time Saturday night in San Diego, remains the nation’s longest uninterrupted intersectional series. It dates to 1927, despite playing out as one-sided affairs many …
Oct
24
2018
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
23
2018
ACCPrescription has an ACC Bowl Prediction. Could an 11-1 NC State make a New Year’s 6 Bowl? Is Clemson the country’s most complete team? That’s what ShakintheSouthLand asks. What was BackingthePack’s reaction to the Wolfpack getting thumped at Clemson? StreakingtheLawn writes about Virginia’s solid win at Duke and what it means. Clemson vs Florida State is usually …
Oct
22
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD are I (@TalkinACCSports ) were happy to have NC State podcaster @JamesCurle. We appreciate @JamesCurle joining us. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at 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=stpr To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/conf/summary/5410928 In this order, these are topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 261. …
Oct
20
2018
I was at the Clemson NC State game today, and Clemson hammered NC State. Any illusion that NC State was ready to beat the ACC’s top dog today was wiped out in an onslaught of Clemson’s superior talent and depth. The Wolfpack were no match for the Tigers in a 41-7 blowout. Blog Contributor James …
Oct
20
2018
There’s something going on at Virginia, that’s caught a lot us of by surprise. Virginia Cavalier football is legitimately pretty good. After a 28-14 win at Duke, you need to start paying attention to what Bronco Mendenhall is doing. Last week Virginia upset Miami. It was a big win for the Hoos, but upsets happen. …
Oct
20
2018
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans. Hope you are enjoying some great ACC football today. In 2016, Virginia Tech ended it’s curse on the road at Pittsburgh – and the Hokies had not won at Pittsburgh since 1999 – I mentioned that Virginia Tech, in order to grow as a program, had to …