Oct
15
2016
Kyle Bambard missed 33 yard FG that literally cost NC State a chance at a monumental upset of the Clemson. You know that nobody feels worse than him, but the treatment he is getting on twitter is disgusting. Come on folks he is a college kicker that missed a FG, he didn’t commit a heinous …
Oct
15
2016
There were a lot of people including myself that felt Virginia Tech was playing some of the best football in the ACC recently. Following a 34-3 route at UNC, it appeared the Hokies were about to get on a roll. Dino Babers and Syracuse were not having any of it. Many of us considered Dino …
Oct
15
2016
On October 15, 2016, NC State was better than Clemson. They just were. Dave Doeren and his staff had a perfect gameplan to attack both Clemson’s offense and defense. When the Wolfpack were on offense they went after Clemson on the edges and with the short intermediate routes. Basically they worked on weak part of …
Oct
14
2016
When you are Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State or another undefeated power 5 team right now style points don’t matter. You win and you are in the playoffs. Louisville your 24-14 win over Duke isn’t good enough. If you are the Louisville Cardinals you need style points, and a lot of them. You are trying to …
Oct
14
2016
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Just a quick post here for a Friday evening. If you haven’t heard, in September 2014, the ACC announce its intention to relocate it’s conference championships from North Carolina. Those decisions have now been made. The only one we need to hear about is ACC men’s basketball …
Oct
13
2016
1) Clemson: 56-10 win over Boston College Clemson is starting to play some of their best football of year. The offense has come together the last two weeks, and the defensive front 4 might be the best in college football. It was a dominant win over BC. 2) Louisville: BYE Louisville is back to action …
Oct
11
2016
It has been a little while since we’ve checked on the ACC Bloggers. Let’s see what they are up to. ACC blog ACCPrescription lists what they think are the best ACC rivalries going. Do you agree with the list? NC State Blog BackingthePack looks back at the Wolfpack’s rain soaked but stirring win over …
Oct
10
2016
@Hokiesmash and myself @TalkinACCSports had a new guest this week on the podcast. (Scott Rhymer) @TigerPreGame joins us by way of tigerpregameshow.blogspot.com. He hosts The Tiger Pregame Show on WCCP 105.5 FM in the upstate. I have personally listened to this pre-game show and Scott does a great job. We really thank @TigerPreGame for joining and sharing his insights into the ACC …
Oct
09
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 …
Oct
09
2016
Miami had everything to play for. They could have stamped themselves a true contender in the Coastal, maybe even move towards being a darkhorse playoff team. Finally they had a chance to end a long 6 game losing to their hated arch rival Florida State. The Noles had lost their chance for the playoffs, and …
Oct
08
2016
If I had just turned on the television to see Virginia Tech pummel North Carolina 34-3, I would have thought it was 2004 or 2005. The Hokies defense was swarming, and kept a prolific UNC offense to 131 yards total. On offense Virginia Tech was physical and bruising rushing for 189 yards on a rain …
Oct
08
2016
Notre Dame if you want to to join the ACC one day, you better get your act together. The new look ACC is highly competitive, features Heisman and NFL caliber players, and has teams that can compete for national titles. By any measure it is one of the 3 best football conferences in America. The …
Oct
06
2016
First off… at the moment it looks like the Miami vs Florida State game is still going to be played Saturday. Hurricane Matthew appears it will miss South Florida. For everyone else in Central Florida, North Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina coastlines please stay safe out there. Since a game looks like it will be …
Oct
05
2016
The ACC ADs voted to keep the current 8 + 1 scheduling format in a bit of surprise as reported by ESPN and the DailyPress’s David Teel. Most felt the ACC would either go to the 9 conference games + 1 Power 5 Opponent or the 8 + 2 model. According Brett McMurphy the ACC even …
Oct
04
2016
Paul Johnson make some very pointed comments Tuesday about Georgia Tech’s apparent lack of commitment to winning football. The entire article is at yahoo.com. Here’s my take on what was said. These were some not so veiled shots at the previous AD Mike Bobinski. Can you name any major football facility upgrades at Georgia Tech …
Oct
04
2016
Clemson and Louisville played an instant classic on Saturday night. While Saturday’s loss to Clemson did put a dent in Louisville’s playoff hopes, it did not end the Cardinals chances of reaching college football’s promised land. The Cardinals are still ranked 7th in the AP Poll and 8th in the Coaches Poll. We know those …