Jan
15
2025
Dabo Swinney did it his way, and got to the top of College Football. From 2015-2020, Clemson stood at the top of college football with Alabama. Then they gradually fell off, The Tigers are still good, but they aren’t great. Swinney largely avoided the transfer portal and hired from within his top assistants like former …
Jan
08
2025
ACC Teams of Bowl Season: Louisville and Syracuse for their bowl wins. 17. Florida State (2-10) Last Week: 17 You can only hope the humiliation of this past year, will motivate the FSU to be the program it can be. It will never go lower. 16. Stanford (3-9) Last Week: 16 How in the world did …
Jan
07
2025
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the sad decline of Kirk Herbstreit as the voice of college football. I didn’t expect to comment on something he said so soon. As far I was concerned his opinions and takes have become as valuable as Paul Finebaum. In fact, as each day passes, I’ve become …
Jan
06
2025
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) start getting you ready for the ACC college basketball conference play, and we have a quick look back at the ACC Bowl season, because well it was awful. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered …
Jan
03
2025
This was supposed to be a foundational season for Brent Pry and Virginia Tech. It ended in a thud with a listless 24-10 loss to Minnesota. How did Virginia Tech fans react? Maybe there is hope… A lot of talented transfers are coming along with a new OL coach, DC and strength and conditioning coach. …
Jan
02
2025
ACCPrescription finds some positives about the ACC Football Season. There are more than you think. CardChronicle reacts to Louisville’s 35-34 bowl win over Washington. Clemson gets great news when QB Cade Klubnik decides to return to Clemson next year as Rubbing the Rock tells us. NuneMagician’s looks back at Syracuse’s football season including their big …
Dec
31
2024
Teams, fans, announcers, and coaches have been using the portal and opt-outs as excuses for losing bowl games in recent post-seasons. Hey, it is what it is at this point, and sometimes you just have to go out and play. That’s what Louisville did Tuesday when they defeated Washington 35-34 in the Sun Bowl. The …
Dec
30
2024
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) take a look how the ACC is doing so far in Bowls. Hint it’s pretty bad, and a look ahead at ACC Basketball. To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode …
Dec
28
2024
Miami stood on the brink of the season their fans have been waiting on for some 20 years. At 9-0, an ACC Title and playoff appearance were there for the taking. Cam Ward was a Heisman contender, and a legitimate chance to win the award. Even Saturday, Miami was on the cusp of an 11-win …
Dec
27
2024
The number of ACC teams in the last 10 years not named Clemson or Florida State that have cashed in to win 10+ games, a post-season game, and a top 25 season is few and far between. There was Georgia Tech in 2014, which won 11 games and an Orange Bowl. Syracuse went 10-3 with …
Dec
27
2024
Georgia Tech entered their bowl game with Vanderbilt looking for the first 8 win season since 2016. This program has improved immensely under Brent Key since taking over from the trainwreck Geoff Collins era. The bowl game though proved that Georgia Tech still has a lot of room to grow. Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 35-27 …
Dec
26
2024
Pat Narduzzi arrived at Pitt in 2015. He inherited a program stuck in neutral and over the next several years gradually built up Pitt football where it was at the top of ACC. In 2021 and 2022 Pitt and Narduzzi won 20 games, an ACC Title, and had back-to-back top 25 seasons. They were players …
Dec
24
2024
Over the last 18 months we’ve seen the sad decline of Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit has been with ESPN since 1995 and has been a staple of college football for decades. As he entered what should be the peak of his career, he’s become unpopular at worst and polarizing at best with college football fans. We …
Dec
23
2024
Will Georgia Tech set the tone for the 2025 season in their bowl game with Vanderbilt? It’s rare in a loss you actually create optimism for your fanbase, but when you take the country’s premier football program in Georgia to 8 OTS on the road you think you can compete with anyone. Georgia Tech had …
Dec
22
2024
18. Miami (4-8, 0-1) NET – 162 RPI – 273 Last Week: 18 How bad do you have to be to be at the bottom of the ACC in these power rankings? Miami has 2 Q4 losses. 17. Georgia Tech (5-7, 0-2) NET – 173, RPI – 253 Last Week: 17 Georgia Tech is 5-0 …
Dec
21
2024
If a game ever showed where Dabo Swinney’s post-dynasty hires are and what he should do, the Texas vs Clemson game did it. Clemson has been trying to get back to their 2015-2020 level and had to replace lead offensive coaches Jeff Scott and Tony Elliot. On defense, he had to find a replacement for …