Aug
14
2018
If you haven’t already heard about the issues going on at the University of Maryland. Here is a quick synopsis. Back in May an University of Maryland football player, Jordan McNair passed away during an off-season workout. Then there was a very damning article published on ESPN.com focusing on what they called a “toxic culture,” …
Aug
14
2018
The football gap separating the old-school game and its new era adapting to the times was revealed as wide as the Grand Canyon at the Atlantic Coast Conference media days last month in Charlotte, N.C. The concussion subject of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) was teed up for North Carolina coach Larry Fedora, but he booted …
Aug
13
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports switch some gears in this podcast as we preview the FCS football season with @ndsujerk. This guy knows his FCS football so enjoy! 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/5003188 In this order, these …
Aug
13
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a great guest on this podcast- state of Virginia AP Sportswriter @hankkurzjr. He joins us to talk ACC and state of Virginia sports. 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/5003187 In this order, …
Aug
10
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Florida State Let’s be honest the Florida State program was starting to stagnate under Jimbo Fisher. Maybe he could have turned it around, but maybe not. What is for sure is that Clemson has surpassed Florida State as …
Aug
09
2018
The status of Duke’s most important 2018 priority – improved offensive line play – was the same following spring drills as it was after the Quick Lanes Bowl. Back then, the win over Northern Illinois in Detroit was the first look ahead from a 7-6 record enhanced by a three-game winning streak. But in unusual …
Aug
09
2018
ACCPrescription has their thoughts on the rising costs of the ACC Network for each ACC school. There’s a lot of infrastructure that had to be and is still in the process of being built. ACC Nation looks at where each ACC football team is ranked in the CBSSportsline College Football pre-season rankings. Check out FromtheRumbleSeat …
Aug
08
2018
Herm Edwards recently appeared on a Michigan State-based sports talk radio show. Always engaging, insightful and entertaining, Arizona State’s new football coach has been one of my favorites to deal with over the years. We all know him for his memorable lines, most notably this one from his time with the New York Jets: “YOU …
Aug
08
2018
So Andy Bitter is getting sued by his former employer the Roanoke Times over his twitter account. I have some thoughts on this and in my title the hash tag gives it away #FreeAndyBitter. The account in question is @AndyBitterVT. This article from the Washington Post summarizes the lawsuit. Below is from that article. The lawsuit is noteworthy …
Aug
06
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Pittsburgh The last 2 years have shown what Pitt is capable of and how far they have to go to be a top tier program. They have wins over Penn State, Clemson, and Miami. Penn State was the …
Aug
05
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Louisville | Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Boston College There’s a buzz about Boston College football this season. That’s something we haven’t seen around Chestnut Hill in many years. Steve Addazio has slowly, but surely built BC into a program that’s not be taken for …
Aug
04
2018
Happy Saturday, Atlantic Coast Conference sports fans. First, some awesome music. So I have a nice, friendly Virginia Tech football wager going on with All Sports Discussion friend, @HunkerDownHokie. Basically what it comes down to is is that I “took the over on 7.5 games.” If Virginia Tech wins 8 games or more, I …
Aug
04
2018
The last time we talked about Clemson Kelly Byrant we compared him to Alabama’s Jalen Hurts and made this statement. Coming off a Sugar Bowl performance where Bryant was overwhelmed and tentative, he honestly played poorly in Clemson’s spring game. He was inaccurate in the passing game and the offense stalled while he was out …
Aug
03
2018
The service academies remain lumped together as triple-option offenses thanks to College Football Hall of Fame coach Fisher DeBerry. A generation ago he laid down the blueprint at Air Force on how to remain competitive with lightly recruited athletes. But take a closer look in recent seasons. Air Force lines up with a quarterback, fullback, …
Aug
03
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports have a special podcast for you. @Brett_McMurphy broke the story of Urban Meyer potentially knowing about domestic violence committed by his assistant coach. We discuss if Meyer is finished at Ohio State. 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 …
Aug
03
2018
Trust the Process: I’ll be using a standard format across all Chop’s Takes: I’ll take a look at the returning production (keeping in mind the evaluation of talent applicable to each ACC Program) and compare to each team they face on their schedule. I’ll look at the opponent faced the week before, that game’s final …