Oct
25
2016
ACC bloggers, what do you have for us? ACCPrescription details the OOC win percentage of every conference. Guess who is second? That would be the ACC. With Florida State up next, Clemson blog ShakintheSouthland says remain calm Deshaun Watson is fine. Watson needs to be better than fine. He’s been good but he needs to …
Oct
25
2016
@Hokiesmash and myself @TalkinACCSports had a second classic podcast this week, as we went without a guest. @Rivals_DLack was our scheduled, but was feeling under weather. We hope to have him back on real soon. @AnishESPN Anish Schroff of ESPN joins us next week to talk ACC, ACC Network and more. Please stay tuned for that! To download the audio …
Oct
23
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Just a quick post here – based on what I’ve seen on the college football playing field, Louisville is indeed the #4 team in America. Many experts seem to agree that it’s Louisville at #4: My top 10: 1. Bama 2. Mich 3. Clem 4. L’ville 5. Wash …
Oct
23
2016
We’ve got your bowl projections located in one spot. We’ll be updating this each week. ESPN Bowl Projections College Football New Bowl Projections SBNation Bowl Projections CBSSportsline Bowl Projectons Campus Insiders Bowl Projections Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
Oct
23
2016
Why am I discussing conference power rankings? Well because as teams start playing each other in their conference, the strength of a conference determines the quality of your wins as the playoffs approach. It matters so let’s get right into it. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most …
Oct
23
2016
Ohio State just lost a great game at unranked Penn State. They’ll probably fall from #2 to somewhere between #7-#10 when the next polls come out. Their pursuit of a playoff spot likely remains unaffected. Is that a good or bad for college football? In the old BCS system, Ohio State would need plenty of …
Oct
22
2016
I called out Louisville a little bit last when I said, last week’s 10 point win over Duke wasn’t good enough. It wasn’t either when you need style points to get back into the playoff chase. Today Louisville made that game a distant memory with a near flawless 1st half against NC State and cruised to …
Oct
20
2016
Just a quick post for tonight. After Virginia Tech beat Miami 37-16 to move to 5-2 (3-1), are the Hokies now the team to beat in the Coastal? Duke, Georgia Tech, and Miami already have 3 losses. Virginia is 2-4. They’ve already beat North Carolina and own the tie-breaker over them. For the all …
Oct
19
2016
My blog partner @Hokiesmash has written several pieces regarding the scandal at Baylor. I hope you take the time read his most recent work on the subject. Some interesting news Wednesday. Baylor University is now under a Federal Title IX investigation as reported by SI.com. This just gets worse and worse for Baylor. I’m sure @Hokiesmash will have more …
Oct
19
2016
This is a reader submitted guest post… enjoy! The ACC is back in the national spotlight because the conference has several good football teams this season and could become the first conference to have two teams in the College Football Playoffs. The conferences success has improved NCAA football lines for some teams, and shed the spotlight …
Oct
18
2016
We’re halfway through the college football season. How about some ACC mid-season awards? Player of the 1st Half Lamar Jackson, QB Louisville He’s been a touchdown machine, and the nation’s best offensive player. There’s a reason he’s leading the Heisman race. Coach of the 1st Half Bobby Petrino, Louisville Petrino guided Louisville as high as …
Oct
18
2016
We’ve reached the halfway point of the college football year. What do our ACC bloggers have to say at this point in the season? Did you catch Syracuse’s head coach Dino Babers after the Orange’s big upset of Virginia Tech? Syracuse blog NunesMagician looks at the Babers post-game game speech which was epic. Louisville’s …
Oct
17
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope you are doing well. We have a really important Thursday night ACC clash coming up between two teams looking to stay in the thick of the Coastal race. Virginia Tech and Miami both need a win, but for different reasons. The Hokies still control their own …
Oct
17
2016
@Hokiesmash and myself @TalkinACCSports had a classic podcast this week, as we went without a guest. It was fun to get back to our roots, but don’t worry we have guests starting back up next week – some really big names in the future so keep an eye out for that! We won’t be talking about …
Oct
16
2016
Why am I discussing conference power rankings? Well because as teams start playing each other in their conference, the strength of a conference determines the quality of your wins as the playoffs approach. It matters so let’s get right into it. Let me point out on my philosophy on these rankings – your most …
Oct
16
2016
If you can figure out North Carolina football this season, please let the rest of know. There was a home blowout loss to Virginia Tech last week, and 10 point loss to a mediocre Georgia team to open the year. There has also been a win at Florida State, and now the win over …