ESPN has a complicated relationship with college football fans. There was the SEC Bias uproar of last year. ESPN’s Football Index was universally panned was laughable at best and downright dangerous at worst. I think we can say ESPN hasn’t always been the best friend to ACC football. I’m going to give ESPN writer @DavidHaleESPN some credit …
Category Archive: College Football
Aug
23
2015
Aug
23
2015
2015 AP College Football Pre-Season Top 25 released – Quick Thoughts from an ACC Perspective
The AP Top 25 was released Sunday. From the ACC Florida State was #10, Clemson #12, and Georgia Tech #16. Only the Pac 12 and SEC had 3 teams ranked higher. Should ACC fans feel slighted or good about where the ACC teams are ranked? Overall I don’t have much problem with this. Florida State and …
Aug
23
2015
Best and Worst case record for Syracuse football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Florida State | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | NC State | North Carolina | Wake Forest Syracuse Syracuse is a program that to be honest doesn’t have a lot going for it coming off a 3-9 season that had just 1 conference win. Head coach Scott Shafer needs to show …
Aug
21
2015
Best and Worst case record for NC State football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Florida State | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest NC State Going into November last year, the Wolfpack sat 4-4 and were on a 4 game losing streak. Following a 3 win 2013, NC State looked they might be headed to towards another ugly season. …
Aug
20
2015
Best and Worst case record for Virginia Tech football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Florida State | Pittsburgh | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Virginia Tech The last three years Virginia Tech has averaged 7.3 wins a season. This is the worst 3 year stretch of Virginia Tech football since the early 90s, and it’s raised questions about the …
Aug
19
2015
Best and Worst case record for Florida State football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Florida State Under Jimbo Fisher, Florida State is in rarefied air with Ohio State and Alabama as one of three best football programs in country. NFL drafts picks galore to go along with multiple conference …
Aug
18
2015
Podcast – @Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports talk the NCAA and the University of North Dakota
Monday we threw together an impromptu podcast to discuss a topic near and dear to @Hokiesmash – the University of North Dakota and the “Fighting Sioux” chant. The NCAA is again stepping to the political correctness arena, and @Hokiesmash has some some strong opinions on the topic. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition …
Aug
18
2015
Podcast – @Hokiesmash and @TalkinACCSports preview the 2015 College Football Season with @SectionMZ of the @TheStudentSect
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) preview the College Football Football season with Matt Zemek – @SectionMZ of the @TheStudentSect. Matt Zemek was our first ever podcast guest, and has been very supportive of the site here. In fact all of the folks at TheStudentSection have been great to us. The do tremendous work there and we highly recommend you checking them out. …
Aug
17
2015
Best and Worst case record for Pittsburgh football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Boston College | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Pittsburgh Pittsburgh will have one of the widest best case worse cases in the ACC. There’s elite talent on offense and defensive master mind of head coach Pat Narduzzi coaching …
Aug
16
2015
Best and Worst case record for Boston College football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Duke | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Boston College Head Coach Steve Addazio has brought Boston College back to respectability. When he took over BC before the 2013 season, the Eagles were coming off a 2 win 2012. …
Aug
14
2015
#ACC Mailbag: @ER Asks Why The Love For Louisville Football?
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. @TalkinACCSports and I have been answering ACC mailbag questions to kill some time before college football starts (we all miss it, damn it!) – and we will answer any about the ACC question – within reason as long as it’s clean. Please see our first five installments …
Aug
13
2015
Best and Worst case record for Duke football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia| Miami | Clemson | Louisville | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Duke After 2 straight 9+ win seasons, if you are still thinking Duke hasn’t become a legitimate football program, then really all I can say is …
Aug
12
2015
Best and Worst case record for Louisville football in 2015
Best / Worse Case Record for : Georgia Tech | Virginia | Miami | Clemson | Duke | Boston College | Pittsburgh | Florida State | Virginia Tech | NC State | Syracuse | North Carolina | Wake Forest Louisville Louisville’s first season in the ACC didn’t disappoint. A solid 9-4 2015 and top 25 finish gave the ACC much needed football depth. There was …
Aug
12
2015
Podcast – @Hokiesmash and @NDSUJerk preview the FCS football season with @ChrisLangLNA
@Hokiesmash and @NDSUJerk (Kyle Roth) preview the FCS football season with the Lynchburg News & Advance’s FCS and Liberty Beat Writer @ChrisLangLNA. Thanks to @NDSUJerk for filling in for me as podcast co-host this week, and @ChrisLangLNA for sharing his insights into FCS football this year. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In addition you can subscribe to the …
Aug
10
2015
Articles Around the #ACC Blogosphere – August 10, 2015
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. You can feel it now – college football is so close!! You got fall practice reports coming out!! Until then, we will keep you informed about what is happening in the ACC at All Sports Discussion. Also, make sure you follow our Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC. Without …















