Jul
16
2017
When it comes to neutral site college football games, the #CFAKickoff games hosted are the standard. Often sold out, with good ratings these are showcase college football games. Starting in 2008 with Alabama and Clemson, the Kickoff games have or will feature an ACC or SEC team in all 17 games from 2008 to 2020. …
Jul
16
2017
Back in January, I asked could the ACC remain the nation’s best football conference after overtaking the SEC in 2016. The short was “no” as I think the days of total conference domination are over. The nation’s top conference will change from year to year. What I want to go into here is why the …
Jul
15
2017
The ACC spent a lot of time pounding their chest at their recent football media days. When an Alabama newspaper makes these statements about the ACC Football : Here’s a fun fact if you’re an ACC fan: Ten of the 14 SEC programs have lost their last game against an ACC opponent… Old-fashioned Southern conference …
Jul
13
2017
Jimbo Fisher got SEC Football Nation into a twist with one simple statement Thursday at the ACC Media Days. “I think we’ve established ourselves as the premier conference in college football,” Let the debate begin… No. the 6th best ACC and SEC teams are UGA and Georgia Tech. Tech won. Clemson beat Bama, FSU could …
Jul
13
2017
Thanks to @Hokiesmash_ASD for this press release. ACC Leads All Conferences With 17 Selected to 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List; 20 Tabbed to Nagurski Trophy List Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference had 17 players selected to the 2017 Preseason Outland Trophy Watch List and 20 named to the 2017 Nagurski Trophy …
Jul
10
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and myself @TalkinACCSports discuss Boston College football with past podcast guest @JoeMicik . We were so glad to have @JoeMicik back on our 200th episode of the podcast. Please check out his sports site bracketyard.com. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the quickest updates! You can also find this most recent podcast and …
Jul
09
2017
Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State Tarvarus McFadden made a number of All-American teams last year at CB, and was a first team All-ACC pick. In the long tradition of elite CBs at FSU, you can add McFadden. Last season he was …
Jul
06
2017
Well now, here we are 58 days until NC State kick’s off the 2017 college football season in Charlotte against South Carolina. To say that the pressure is mounting against Dave Doeren is an understatement. He is going into year 5 of his tenure at NC State. He is trying to maintain the momentum that …
Jul
05
2017
Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Micah Kiser, Virginia It’s been a rough go of things in recent years for Virginia Football. One bright spot has been the play of All-American LB Micah Kiser. CBSSportsline ranks Kiser the number #1 2018 NFL draft eligible ILB in …
Jul
04
2017
It wasn’t too long ago that it was hard to appreciate any college football conference not named the SEC, since most major media outlets treated the SEC as royalty. Hey they did dominate college football for the better part of a decade. The ACC took over last season, specifically the Atlantic Division. The numbers and …
Jul
03
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and myself @TalkinACCSports discuss Miami football with college football writer @antwanstaley of @AthlonSports. He also covers the #Dolphins as Managing Editor of @thedolphinswire of USA Today. It was @antwanstaley ‘s first time on the podcast, and he was a great guest that we hope comes back in the future. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you …
Jul
01
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I had a twitter discussion of some of the best young coaches in College Football today. Who are the next generation of great college football coaches? That got me thinking about writing a blog post about it. Remember FSU’s Jimbo Fisher and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney were under the age 45 when they were …
Jun
28
2017
We move to the defensive side of the ball, and we’re starting with the best defensive linemen in the ACC. This could be the conference’s most loaded position. D Line in the ACC is as talented as I’ve ever seen I had to leave off guys like Settle Josh Sweat, Cleilin Ferrell. Think ACC QBs …
Jun
27
2017
Thanks to @Hokiesmash_ASD for sending this press release. GREENSBORO, NC (TheACC.com)–The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday the 28 football student-athletes who have been chosen by its 14 league schools to attend the 2017 ACC Football Kickoff, July 13-14 at the Westin Charlotte located in Charlotte, N.C. The football student-athletes who will be attending the 2017 …
Jun
26
2017
Graciously, filling in for @Hokiesmash_ASD, @treadmillhorse (Dan Caro) of treadmillhorse.com (a fine Virginia Tech blog) joins myself @TalkinACCSports to discuss UNC football with @ztevans (Zach Evans) a UNC Alum and past contributor with us. You can find Zach’s current work at http://speed51.com/ . To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe …
Jun
25
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and went solo on this podcast as he talked Old Dominion football with a good friend of the podcast and ODU grad (Joe Suhoski). We thank @vabeachrep for joining the podcast this week. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the …