Aug
19
2016
College Football officially kicks off next Friday, approximately at 10 PM Eastern time. While there will be plenty of football on and everybody’s favorite team will be playing, here’s your destination for the MUST WATCH games, starting late Friday morning, that is, if you don’t have work. Friday – Aug. 26 California vs. Hawaii, …
Aug
18
2016
We’re going to take into you these last couple of weeks before the college football season looking at the best and worst season cases for each ACC football team. Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia | Miami | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Clemson Clemson is now a bonafide college football heavyweight. …
Aug
17
2016
Football is only a couple of weeks away! ACC Bloggers getting us ready for the season. In week 1, the ACC gets another chance to boost their football perception. ACC blog ACC Prescription looks at what the ACC must do in week 1 in their OOC games. ACC blog ACCNation has a preview of Virginia football from …
Aug
15
2016
Mr. SEC – Paul Finebaum praised the ACC today. Let me repeat Mr. SEC – Paul Finebaum praised the ACC today. From the Florida State 247 site… for the entire article. I think it’s an emerging league. It’s no longer the winner of the Clemson-Florida State game. “I think the ACC champ can survive an early-season …
Aug
15
2016
@Hokiesmash previews the FCS college football season with a very special guest @ndsujerk. We really appreciate @ndsujerk joining the podcast and getting us ready for the FCS football season. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the Podcast on ITUNES to get the quickest updates! You can also …
Aug
13
2016
The ACC sometimes get criticized for their lack football fan support. Clemson and Florida State have SEC like fanbases, but this isn’t the case with some of the other schools. A welcome development is occurring in the football tier below Clemson and Florida State. Season ticket sales are going well Pittsburgh, NC State and Miami. …
Aug
13
2016
Pac-12 Football: Ranking the North Division 6 Oregon State 2015 Record: 2-10 (0-9 Pac-12) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 6 Points Per Game: 19.0 Opponents Points Per Game: 37.0 Good news: The Beavers only lose three starters from last year’s offense. Bad news: Offense was responsible for 19 points per game last season, ranked …
Aug
13
2016
Pac-12 Football: Ranking the South Division 6 Colorado 2015 Record: 4-9 (1-8 Pac-12) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 9 Points Per Game: 24.6 Opponents Points Per Game: 27.5 The Buffaloes took a step back on offense last season and quarterback uncertainty leaves this team at a crossroads. With quarterback Sefo Liufau still recovering …
Aug
12
2016
Ranking the Big 12 Conference 10 Kansas 2015 Record: 0-12 (0-9 Big 12) Returning Starters Offense: 6 Defense: 7 Points Per Game: 15.3 Opponents Points Per Game: 46.1 The Jayhawks went winless in David Beaty’s first season as head coach, including a loss to FCS opponent South Dakota State. As of now, the road …
Aug
11
2016
Big Ten Football: Ranking the East Division 7 Rutgers 2015 Record: 4-8 (1-7 Big Ten) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 7 Points Per Game: 27.1 Opponents Points Per Game: 34.9 The Rutgers Scarlet Knights had a season to forget in 2015. Kyle Flood saw his lowest win total since arriving at Rutgers and didn’t qualify …
Aug
11
2016
Big Ten Football: Ranking the West Division 7 Purdue 2015 Record: 2-10 (1-7 Big Ten) Returning Starters Offense: 7 Defense: 9 Points Per Game: 25.1 Opponents Points Per Game: 36.5 Darrell Hazzell is 6-30 entering his fourth season as the Purdue Boilermakers head coach and is certainly on the hot seat entering this season. …
Aug
10
2016
SEC Football: Ranking the West Division 7 Mississippi State 2015 Record: 9-4 (4-4 SEC) Returning Starters Offense: 7 Defense: 6 Points Per Game: 34.4 Opponents Points Per Game: 23.2 The Bulldogs will have a totally different look on offense without Dak Prescott under center but they still return three starters on an offensive line …
Aug
10
2016
SEC Football: Ranking the East Division 7 South Carolina 2015 Record: 3-9 (1-7 SEC) Returning Starters Offense: 5 Defense: 8 Points Per Game: 21.9 Opponents Points Per Game: 27.5 The Gamecocks were left in dire straights midseason by Steve Spurrier and now South Carolina looks to Will Muschamp to right the ship, particularly on offense. …
Aug
09
2016
ACC Football: Ranking the Atlantic Division 7 Wake Forest 2015 Record: 3-9 (1-7 ACC) Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 7 Points Per Game: 17.4 Opponents Points Per Game: 24.6 If Dave Clawson has anything brewing up his sleeve for the Demon Deacons, now’s the time to use it. From top to bottom, there’s room …
Aug
09
2016
ACC Football: Ranking the Coastal Division 7 UVA 2015 Record: 4-8 (3-5 ACC) Returning Starters Offense: 5 Defense: 5 Points Per Game: 25.8 Opponents Points Per Game: 32.2 Bronco Mendenhall looks to turn around the UVA program after the departure of Mike London. With safety Quin Blanding and linebacker Micah Kiser leading the way for …
Aug
08
2016
@Hokiesmash and myself @TalkinACCSports preview the college football season with a very special guest. We were privileged to have @SectionTPJ (Terry Johnson) of the fine college sports site http://thecomeback.com/thestudentsection/ . This podcast was a lot of fun and SectionTPJ was a great guest. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the …