Jan
11
2015
There’s no question the ACC has improved as a football conference in recent years, but it is still not at the level of the Pac 12 or the SEC. The ACC did go 5-3 against the SEC, but most of that work was done by the best teams in conference. That still counts and it …
Jan
10
2015
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) hope you had a happy holiday season. This is our first podcast of 2015, and it is a good one. We have @danofero14  (Daniel Ferreria) of the fine Florida State Blog Site ChopChat.com joining us to review the ACC Bowl season, talk ACC Basketball, and give us his thoughts on Florida State sports. …
Jan
08
2015
When you go 4-7 during bowl season like the ACC did, it’s hard to find positives. Same ole ACC from the critics who were ready to pounce. I’m not here say 4-7 was good. It certainly wasn’t. Performances by UNC, Miami, and the 4th quarter meltdown by Pittsburgh were especially ugly. Let’s not forget Boston …
Jan
05
2015
We’ve already given out grades to the ACC Coastal Division teams, now we are on to the Atlantic teams. Florida State (13-1, 8-0) : A- Florida State won the ACC, had a 13-0 regular season, and made it to the national semi-finals. Then they got rocked by the Oregon Ducks 59-20. How do you grade …
Jan
04
2015
Well for the ACC, football season has come to an end. There were some tremendous highs for some teams, and some gigantic lows for other teams. We are going to start a review of the season by handing a grade to each ACC Coastal team on their season. Here are the ACC Atlantic grades. Georgia …
Jan
02
2015
In a spectacular collapse during a 48 hour period Dec 31-Jan 1, the myth of the SEC football was shattered. The myth that the rest of the country can’t compete with the SEC football is history. I’m not saying that the SEC is suddenly a bad football conference or that you’ll never hear from the …
Jan
02
2015
If I hadn’t watched the 4th quarter, I wouldn’t have believed it. Pittsburgh blew a 31-6 fourth quarter lead. A collapse so spectacular it left most of us in disbelief. Here is what is scary though, Pitt fans weren’t shocked. In fact, it seemed as if they almost expected it. That’s why I love twitter, …
Jan
01
2015
Florida State’s astonishing 29 game winning streak finally came to an end against an outstanding Oregon team Thursday at the Rose Bowl. In that streak Florida State won a national title, beat top 15 teams from Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Auburn. They won 3 ACC Titles, and an Orange Bowl. The 2013 team which stopped …
Jan
01
2015
Georgia Tech saw an opportunity Wednesday night in the Orange Bowl, and they took full advantage of it. On the verge of the Jacket’s greatest season since the 1990 National Championship team, Georgia Tech had to go through a Mississippi St. team that spent a good portion of the year at #1. Not only did …
Dec
30
2014
Louisville has been a welcome addition to the ACC. They added quality depth to ACC football. This year they went 9-4, that included a road win at 8-5 Notre Dame. They beat Kentucky helping the ACC to a 4-0 rivalry day record against the SEC. The season ended on a down note though after a …
Dec
29
2014
Clemson put on a performance in the Russell Athletic Bowl that I didn’t think they were capable of. Winning wasn’t out of the question, winning 40-6 seemed like a virtual impossibility. Don’t tell that to the Clemson football team and coaching staff. Clemson had a complete performance. It was total domination. Oklahoma came into the …
Dec
27
2014
I like Steve Addazio at Boston College. I think he’s the right man there, but make no mistake Boston College choked away the Pinstripe Bowl to Penn State. Up 21-7 late in the 3rd qtr, you have to feel pretty good when you are a power running team and have a QB like Tyler Murphy. …
Dec
27
2014
Miami entered the season as the pre-season ACC Coastal Division favorite. I never understood that to be honest, but I guess the ACC Media saw something there. The schedule was always too tough, but they should have better than this. In the end, and if you’re being honest, the season was basically a disaster. The …
Dec
27
2014
There are some teams in the ACC, where I don’t understand how they get so little out of their talent. Then there is Duke and David Cutcliffe. Duke should not have averaged 9.5 wins the last two seasons. The talent is improved, but they shouldn’t be able to play right there with Texas A&M last …
Dec
27
2014
On November 22, 2014, Virginia Tech sat 5-6 after a humbling 6-3 loss to Wake Forest. The Hokies were finished. They were done, the bowl streak likely over, Beamer was toast. There were two things the Hokies could do when faced with their worst season in over 20 years. They could either pack it in, …
Dec
26
2014
If you’re a NC State fan it really doesn’t get a lot better than what happened on Friday. Your biggest rival North Carolina, got thumped in their bowl game and looks like a program in total disarray. Your team went to the St. Petersburg bowl to battle a solid Central Florida team. NC State beat …