Jul
19
2018
ACCPrescription recaps Day 1 at the ACC Media Days. Good summary write up… ShakintheSouthland wonders how much the Freshman will contribute to this years Clemson football team. Larry Fedora made some controversial comments about concussions this week. TarHeelBlog says they are much ado about nothing. I’m not so sure about that. BackingthePack has a different …
Jul
18
2018
It’s ACC Football Media Days this week. As with every ACC Media Days in recent years, ACC fans are looking for updates on the ACC Network. @DavidTeelatDP in his article “Swofford reveals potential ACC Network programming” gives us the latest ACC Network. There were some interesting comments on scheduling… Swofford cemented Wednesday that the ACC will stage multiple …
Jul
16
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. Good friend of the blog @JoeMicik joins us to talk Boston College football. Check out his site http://www.bracketyard.com/. 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 In this order, these are topics we covered …
Jul
15
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 score, and …
Jul
15
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 …
Jul
14
2018
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties We’ve come to the conclusion of our ACC player rankings with our Special Team’s player rankings. We hope you’ve enjoyed the rankings. These rankings will be a little different, as instead of a write-up of the player we let highlights do the talking. 1) Anthony Ratliff-Williams, North Carolina …
Jul
09
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. Good friend of the blog @ztevans Zach Evans joins us this week to UNC 2018 football. Check out Zach’s work at @Speed51DotCom. 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 In this order, these …
Jul
09
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports continue with our podcast ACC college football previews. Blog contributor @JamesIV1978 joins us as co-host as we talk to @ER Evan Roberts of the @RedWhitePodcast in our preview of NC State football. Thanks to @ER for 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 …
Jul
08
2018
Not a lot of people follow the North Carolina General Assembly but something pivotal happened in the last few weeks. With the passage of House Bill 500 the door is now open for beer and wine sales to start at Carter-Finley Stadium and other stadiums around the state. The law states that alcohol sales are …
Jul
07
2018
@CBSSports has a great series articles listing each Power 5 conferences best teams of all time. Here’s their list for the ACC with a synopsis of each team included. After reading I was left with one question how would I rank the teams from this list? I’d have it this way… Miami (2001) Florida State (2013) Clemson …
Jul
06
2018
Best / Worse Case Record for : Virginia | Miami | Duke | Georgia Tech | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Clemson | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Louisville I wonder if Louisville fans feel like the Cardinals should have accomplished more during the Lamar Jackson years. Jackson will go down as one of the greatest ACC quarterbacks in history. There was a fair amount of talent that …
Jul
05
2018
The outspoken @TimBrando recently had this say, and it’s ruffled some feathers from Tuscaloosa to College Football Playoff offices. “There’s absolutely no way in hell Alabama doesn’t get in the playoff,” says @TimBrando. “And don’t tell me they’re not privileged … They’ll shame Georgia’s schedule but not Alabama’s. It’s sickening and pathetic but nobody wants to take …
Jul
04
2018
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Mark Gilbert, Duke Duke with the top Linebacker and Cornerback in the ACC? Yep it’s true – David Cutcliffe has definitely elevated the talent base in Durham. Mark Gilbert made several pre-season All-America and All-ACC lists. He is also a Jim Thorpe candidate. …
Jul
03
2018
FromtheRumbleSeat says Georgia Tech’s change to Adidas apparel is more than just a change in uniforms. RubbingtheRock ranks the Clemson 2018 Home Games. StreakingtheLawn writes that Virginia football is flipping the script on their football recruiting – in a good way. Wake Forest also has some momentum in their football recruiting, and BloggersSoDear took notice. …
Jul
01
2018
Dave Doeren made building a fence a priority upon his North Carolina State arrival five years ago. That effort to fence-in his new state’s growing talent base is holding its ground. Doeren landed this weekend his 12th home-state recruit of 16 in the 2019 recruiting class. They include players that have turned down Alabama and …
Jul
01
2018
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We are missing college football. So much so that I’m watching the Canadian Football League when broadcasted on the mothership of ESPN. So I figured it would be time to look at the 2018 college football season trap games for each ACC Atlantic Division team. We already …