Jan
08
2017
@Hokiesmash_ASD and myself @TalkinACCSports are starting the year off right with our first ACC podcast of the year. We were happy to be joined by @treadmillhorse (Dan Caro) owner of TreadMillHorse.com, a fine Virginia Tech blog site. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES …
Jan
08
2017
When it comes to sports, excellence should and is admired. There should always be a standard, a target for other teams and individuals to shoot for. Alabama is that program in college football. They have won 3 of the last 5 national titles, and 4 of the last 7. If they beat Clemson Monday night, …
Jan
07
2017
Earlier today I wrote the 3 reasons why Clemson would beat Alabama, but this is Alabama. They are the current standard in college football. What are the 3 reasons they will be hoisting up another national championship trophy? 1) Nick Saban A couple of years ago after Urban Meyer and Ohio State beat Alabama and …
Jan
07
2017
Some people are calling this year’s Alabama team Nick Saban’s best, but don’t worry Clemson fans I’m going to give you three reasons why the Tigers will beat Alabama. 1) Deshaun Watson Jalen Hurts is going to win a national title at Alabama, but in this game the difference between Hurts and Watson is an …
Jan
05
2017
Followers of this blog know we were there when ACC football was a national punchline. Remember this article back from early 2012, when we lamented the ACC embarrassing itself during bowl season? You don’t have to root for your conference brethren to do well out of conference, but the ACC football was struggling so badly that …
Jan
04
2017
I saw this posting from from the blog SaturdayDownSouth “Conference affiliation aside, Dabo Swinney built an SEC-like Clemson team”. Now SaturdayDownSouth is a fine blog. They write a lot of good articles, but on this I completely disagree. Clemson is most definitely not an SEC like team. In fact they are the epitome of the new …
Jan
03
2017
What do the ACC Bloggers have for us? I think we have some bowl game discussion here. Clemson and Alabama are set to play for the national title, and Clemson blog RubbingtheRock starts off the previews by comparing the offenses. Was the ACC this year’s best football conference? ACC Blog ACCPrescription says the ACC …
Dec
31
2016
Before the season started, many people thought Clemson could reach the national title game. The pieces were in place with QB Dehsaun Watson, talent at the skill positions on offense, and one the country’s best front fours on defense. There were bumps in the road for the Tigers – a much improved ACC had a …
Dec
31
2016
Georgia Tech can’t recruit. The Triple Option simply can’t work at this level. There are too many new good coaches in the ACC, and Georgia Tech and Paul Johnson will fall behind. Somehow everytime the least is expected of Paul Johnson and his Jackets, they find a way to have a successful season. After last …
Dec
31
2016
Admit it you thought Florida State might have started to slip. From the middle of the 2015 season to the beginning of the 2016, Florida State was a pedestrian 7-5. There were losses to a 3-9 Georgia Tech team. There was an epic 63-20 blowout to Louisville. There was a home loss to North Carolina. …
Dec
30
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Another week of vacation – almost dreading going back to work 😉 Good for Jeff (@TalkinACCSports) that I can blog, though 😉 In my day job, I’m an auditor – and we tend to write the titles of our report and some of the contents with a …
Dec
28
2016
In recent years, the Miami Hurricanes had become the ACC poster child for underachievement. They hadn’t won a bowl game since 2006. Their best season during that time was a 9-4 2013, where the Canes lost 4 of their last 6 games and got blown out by Louisville in their bowl game. There was another …
Dec
28
2016
If there was one ACC bowl game that I thought was a lock, it was Pittsburgh over Northwestern. One thing I didn’t count on was the embedded up and down culture that permeates Panther football. They are capable of beating just about anyone they play, but they never seem to be work those wins into …
Dec
28
2016
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you’ve had a good holiday season. After Wake Forest’s win over Temple in the Military Bowl, ACC teams have started out 3-0 with their respective bowl wins. There are at least eight more games for ACC teams to play during the college football bowl season. Virginia …
Dec
27
2016
7-6 seasons are not measured the same for each program. When you are Wake Forest it’s a special season, and I mean that with the highest praise for what Wake coach Dave Clawson has done this year. I think he did an amazing job in a season that finished with bowl win against #24 Temple. …
Dec
26
2016
Dave Doeren and his NC State team is one tough program to figure out. Doeren has 9 ACC wins in 4 years, but in his last 3 years he has never won fewer than 7 games. Monday the Wolfpack played inspired, tough, and physical football against a decent Vanderbilt team. The Wolfpack were the better …