Mar
05
2015
With Spring Practice starting up, let’s take a took at some of the top returning players in the ACC. I came across this link at Fox Sports. Here are are the top 30 All-ACC players coming back next year. It’s a good read for those starving for some ACC Football. Reintroducing the All-ACC Players returning …
Mar
03
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk some Pittsburgh Panther sports this week with @CzarOfPgh. @CzarOfPgh has been on the podcast before, and does a great job filling us in on Panthers. We definitely appreciate him coming on the show. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this most recent podcast and …
Mar
02
2015
I know we are in the middle of basketball season, but the ACC has spring football around the corner too. Here is a good link from Si.com with key questions for each ACC team heading into the Spring. Become a fan of the ACC on Facebook and follow the ACC on Twitter
Mar
02
2015
We are in the stretch run of college basketball, and spring football is starting up. Let’s see what the ACC bloggers have for us… With the ACC Tournament next week, Louisville blog, CardinalSportsZone has the current ACC seeding scenario. ACC Blog ACCPrescription has a nice breakdown of the ACC’s future OOC football opponents as …
Feb
27
2015
With all the latest rumblings I’ve heard about freshmen ineligibility, I’d figure I’d take a stab at it with 5 reasons why it isn’t necessary at all. While it’s only being considered by the Big Ten conference currently, eventually, talk will go to if all conferences should institute the rule. 1. Instituting a freshmen ineligibility …
Feb
24
2015
Since the ACC expanded for primarily football purposes in 2004, I thought it would be interesting to list the top 10 football teams the ACC produced since that time. Here goes… Agree? Disagree? 1) 2013 – #1 Florida State 14-0 (8-0) I don’t think there is any doubt about who would be number one on …
Feb
24
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have one of our favorite people on this week’s ACC Podcast. AllSportsDiscussion.com contributor @ztevans joins us to talk ACC basketball and North Carolina Tar Heel sports. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. In …
Feb
19
2015
Today it was announced that the North Carolina Tar Heels would face the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game. It seems like a good regional matchup in a high profile game. I tell you what though, I don’t like it for the ACC and I don’t like it for North Carolina. This is kind …
Feb
17
2015
I was unable to join the podcast this week, and on short notice @WillsWorldMN came on to co-host with @Hokiesmash. Many thanks to @WillsWorldMN for helping out! Be sure to check out Will’s ACC thoughts at @accnation This week the podcast had a special guest @Jeremy_CSZ of the fine Louisville Cardinal site – http://cardinalsportszone.com/. Do yourself a favor and check that site …
Feb
14
2015
We can’t very well write a post about the ACC’s 10 best OOC wins since 2010 without also unfortunately listing the losses. The good news is that haven’t been that been that many additions since our 10 worst OOC losses since 2008 a couple of years ago. The ACC is in a constant battle to …
Feb
12
2015
Thanks for @Hokiesmash for sending this ACC press release. Congratulations to these student-athletes! Campbell Trophy and Jim Tatum Award Winner David Helton of Duke Heads the 65-Man Team Selected From 128 Nominations GREENSBORO, N.C.—Duke senior linebacker David Helton (Chattanooga, Tenn.), who was named the winner of the Campbell Trophy as the nation’s top football scholar-athlete by …
Feb
10
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) have a great podcast for you, especially if you are a Virginia Tech fan. We have Tim Thomas (@TechLunchPail) site owner of the new Virginia Tech blog site TechLunchPail.com which I recommend you check out for some great Hokie insights. We really appreciate Tim joining us! To download the audio file of this …
Feb
10
2015
2 Years ago I wrote an article where I listed the ACC’s best wins since 2008. Let me tell you, it was a hard search. So much so, that Georgia Tech’s 21-7 victory over a 7 win USC team in the Sun ranked 10th. How times have changed… Take a look at the last 5 years …
Feb
09
2015
We start this week’s articles around the ACC with a great piece from TarHeelBlog on their meeting with legendary coach Dean Smith who passed away yesterday. Dean Smith you will be missed. Louisville blog TheCrunchZone says the expectations for the Cardinal’s defense are now elite. This was after a football season where the Cardinal’s …
Feb
04
2015
Today was national signing day. In the ACC the usual suspects Florida State and Clemson did very well. I’m not a recruitnik, so I can’t really break down each ACC class. You can check out the Rivals.com rankings to find out how each team did. Let me refer you to a previous piece I wrote… What …
Feb
02
2015
I hope you’ve been enjoying the ACC basketball season as much as I have this year. Each week is one great game after another… What are the ACC Bloggers saying about the season? Speaking of a great ACC Basketball season, Duke blog Duke Basketball Report says it is a historically great season. I hope you …