May
21
2018
@CUBOSCO and @TalkinACCSports are hosting this week’s podcast. @CUBOSCO graciously filled in for my usual blog partner @hokiesmash_ASD. This week we cover defending ACC Champion Clemson with Scott Rhymer @TigerPreGame. Scott joins us by way of tigerpregameshow.blogspot.com. He hosts The Tiger Pregame Show on WCCP 105.5 FM in the upstate of South Carolina. You can also find this most recent …
May
20
2018
Wake Forest should be welcoming back one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the nation in 2018. Kendall Hinton has Lamar Jackson-like electricity with his feet and possesses a stronger arm than opponents understand. In one of Wake Forest’s spring scrimmages, Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson profusely praised his defense, yet on that day Hinton …
May
19
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 …
May
18
2018
Recently we reviewed the ACC’s best 25 OOC wins of the decade so far. Some really good wins got left off the list, so I decided for a little off-season reading to give you the best five OOC wins for each ACC team so far this decade Click below for ACC team Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | Duke | UNC | Miami | Pittsburgh | Louisville | Clemson | Wake Forest | Florida State | Boston …
May
17
2018
The ACC Just completed their 2018 Spring Meetings, and many folks are wondering what’s the status of the ACC Network. Is it still on track for a August 2019 launch? Warchant.com reported on the topic. The full article is here. Here are some highlights from the articles. Swofford, speaking Thursday at the conclusion of the …
May
16
2018
Recently we reviewed the ACC’s best 25 OOC wins of the decade so far. Some really good wins got left off the list, so I decided for a little off-season reading to give you the best five OOC wins for each ACC team so far this decade Click below for each ACC team Virginia Tech | Georgia Tech | Duke | Virginia | Miami | Pittsburgh | Louisville | Clemson | Wake Forest | Florida …
May
15
2018
Recently we reviewed the ACC’s best 25 OOC wins of the decade so far. Some really good wins got left off the list, so I decided for a little off-season reading to give you the best five OOC wins for each ACC team so far this decade Click below for each ACC team Virginia Tech | Georgia …
May
14
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared again for the college football season! We are moving along with our podcast previews with Louisville. football for 2018. We were to happy to be joined by @_EthanMoore to look at Louisville. You can follow Ethan on Twitter at @_EthanMoore and Louisville Sports Live at @LvilleSprtsLive (and on the Internet at http://louisvillesportslive.net/). Ethan …
May
13
2018
With the All Sports Discussion podcast kicking off their previews of all of the ACC schools, it got me thinking, will the ACC have a representative in the College Football Playoff this season? When you look at that question, you have to say “of course they will!” Clemson, Miami, VT all have a shot coming …
May
13
2018
After a few weeks hiatus, I’m back! I’ll be changing the format of these posts in order to expedite releases (meaning they should be more frequent). I’ll still be referring to Bill Connelly’s 2018 Returning Starters production rankings Without further adieu: Trust the Process: I’ll be using a standard format across all Chop’s Takes: I’ll …
May
12
2018
Recently we reviewed the ACC’s best 25 OOC wins of the decade so far. Some really good wins got left off the list, so I decided for a little off-season reading to give you the best five OOC wins for each ACC team so far this decade Click below for each ACC team Virginia Tech | Duke …
May
12
2018
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney no longer hears questions about whether his Tigers can contend for the Atlantic Coast Conference title. Not after three straight trips to the College Football Playoff, topped by a national title in 2016. It’s understood Clemson is among the favorites — if not the frontrunner — for a fourth straight ACC …
May
11
2018
Recently we reviewed the ACC’s best 25 OOC wins of the decade so far. Some really good wins got left off the list, so I decided for a little off-season reading to give you the best five OOC wins for each ACC team so far this decade starting with Virginia Tech. Click below for each …
May
10
2018
We warned you it would happen. If you’ve been reading the blog we predicted it back December of 2017 that College Football Playoff had devalued the worth of playing tough non-conference games. If I am a power 5 AD, and I’m trying to build a playoff resume I start by dropping every lose-able OOC game. If …
May
09
2018
CBSSports.com has ranked all 65 Power 5 Coaches. Coach Rankings 65-26 Coach Rankings 25-1 Where did the ACC Coaches end up? Do you agree? 51 – Pat Narduzzi , Pittsburgh 48 – Dino Babers, Syracuse 47 – Steve Addiazo, Boston College 43 – Larry Fedora, UNC 40 – Bronco Mendenhall, UVA 39 – Dave Doeren, …
May
07
2018
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared again for the college football season! We are moving along with our podcast previews with FSU @KilroyFSU. We are so glad @KilroyFSU joined us again to preview Florida State Football. He’s always a great guest. 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 on the podcast. …