Apr
20
2015
It was nearly 3 years ago a Florida State trustee raised some questions about the ACC, that started with several inaccuracies and led to a firestorm of realignment and conference rumors for an entire summer. Most if not all the rumors proved to be false. The ACC didn’t disband, they were part of the playoff …
Apr
13
2015
A few days ago it was announced that deregulation of conference championship games is expected to pass by 2016. The ACC and the Big 12 joined forces in pushing this legislation. While the Big 12’s reasons for this seem obvious – They can have a championship game with only 10 conference teams, instead of the current …
Apr
13
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a real treat for you in this podcast. This week Wes Durham voice of the Atlanta Falcons, a Fox Sports Announcer for the ACC joins us. He was also the former Play by play announcer of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. We were privileged to have @WesDurham talk ACC and …
Apr
04
2015
Good morning, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans – hope you’re having some great spring weather where ever you are!! Louisville – by all accounts – has been a terrific addition to the ACC (and most would say an upgrade). Let’s talk about Louisville’s 2014-15 athletic accomplishments (and the academic year is not done yet …
Mar
17
2015
We are back with some Articles around the ACC Blogosphere…. The NCAA tournament begins this week, and I’m sure the ACC bloggers have some thoughts on that. Let’s get right to it. Duke Blog DukeBasketballReport says Virginia may haven gotten a better as a 2 seed than Duke as 1 seed. Interesting… Let’s see what Virginia …
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 …