May
11
2017
Clemson blog RubbingtheRock asks if the Clemson vs Florida State game has become the best rivalry in the country. Did you know Rick Pitino played on a basketball team this month? CardinalSportsZone has some comments from some of Pitino’s former players on their coach’s play. TarHeelBlog says UNC basketball will be fine without Kevin …
May
10
2017
I’m starting up a series to get you looking forward to the 2017 college football season. These are 30 most intriguing 2017 college football games featuring an ACC team. We move to (20-16) in this post. Let’s get in right into it. Games 30 – 26 | Games 25 – 21 | Games 15 – 11 | …
May
09
2017
A few days ago I said we were going to give our ACC and SEC football coach rankings. Gene Sapakoff of the Post and Courier ranked the ACC and SEC Football Coaches and I liked the idea, so here goes. 1. Nick Saban, Alabama Only Urban Meyer is in same sentence as Nick Saban nationally, but …
May
08
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared for football with our yearly ACC Football preview podcasts. We have our fourth preview podcast with @KilroyFSU who joined us to talk Florida State Football. We thank @KilroyFSU for joining us this week. @KilroyFSU lost audio on a couple of occasions early in the podcast, but comes back shortly. To download the audio file of this …
May
03
2017
I’m starting up a series to get you looking forward to the 2017 college football season. These are 30 most intriguing 2017 college football games featuring an ACC team, starting with (30-26). Let’s get in right into it. Games 25 – 21 | Games 20 – 16 | Games 15 – 11 | Games 10 – …
May
01
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared for football with our yearly ACC Football preview podcasts. We have our third preview podcast with @treadmillhorse who joined us to talk Virginia Tech Football. We thank @treadmillhorse for joining us this week, and please check out his fine Virginia Tech blog site treadmillhorse.com. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. …
Apr
24
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared for football with our yearly ACC Football preview podcasts. We have our second preview podcast with @UMwolfpack87 who joined us to talk NC State Football. We thank @UMwolfpack87 for joining us this week. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES …
Apr
23
2017
Oh my… @DakMoyer just did a mic drop. National champs: ACC Heisman: ACC Orange Bowl: ACC Sugar Bowl: Big 12 Rose Bowl: Pac-12 Fiesta Bowl: Big 10 But yeah, attendance. https://t.co/34nrXXxqlp — Dakota Moyer (@DakMoyer) April 21, 2017 Best. Football. Conference. PERIOD. pic.twitter.com/XkALTDfYNx — SEC Network (@SECNetwork) April 20, 2017 Make sure you follow the All …
Apr
15
2017
We are a day out since the NCAA passed some new rules that effect college football. The first rule is the early signing period, which allows for an early signing day. That “early signing period” allows kids to sign their LOI in December instead of February. This rule just allows for coaches to cherry pick …
Apr
14
2017
You never know with the NCAA, but I’m all for an early signing period changes. It now seems an early signing period is on the way, according to this article from CBSSportsline where you can see all of the proposed recruiting changes. I feel this is good especially for the non-recruiting powers, who often lose recruits …
Apr
12
2017
One of the best, maybe the best feature of the ACC’s Television contract with ESPN, is the exclusive Labor Day Game, that just about always features an ACC team. Going back the last few years, here are the ACC Teams that have had that Labor Day Game. These games usually have great ratings are great exposure …
Apr
10
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared for football with our yearly ACC Football preview podcasts. We’re starting with @MikeKlineDSB who joined us to talk Duke Football. @MikeKlineDSB has been on the podcast before and we always appreciate him joining us. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on …
Apr
09
2017
So this past Saturday, the defending national champion Clemson Tigers held their spring game. If you were looking on ESPN’s family of television networks you couldn’t find it anywhere. If you’re looking for the game later in the week as a replay you won’t find it anywhere there either. In fact, not a single ACC …
Apr
02
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Hope you are enjoying the last couple of days of NCAA men’s basketball. The season comes to a close on Monday night when North Carolina takes on Gonzaga (@TalkinACCSports is right that we should be doubting Roy Williams). The big part of success in the NCAA men’s basketball …
Mar
31
2017
Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football fans. Just a quick most here on my birthday 😉 #FBF @VFull22 returned a blocked FG for a 74-yard TD in 2004. #Hokies down No. 6 WVU 19-13 at Lane Stadium. Via @ESPNCFB pic.twitter.com/tb6xnklxF5 — VT Football (@VT_Football) March 31, 2017 RIVALRY RENEWED – SEPT. 3 #Hokies …
Mar
30
2017
As I followed along as Mark Emmert’s news conference this evening from the Final Four, I noticed a what seems to be a throw away topic. Emmert stated that Las Vegas “will not be eligible for this round.” This got me to thinking. Why does the president of the NCAA believe that Las Vegas will …