Nov
29
2014
Rumor has it, this photo of John Swofford was taken after the ACC went 4-0 against the SEC today. OK it wasn’t, but I bet it wasn’t far from the truth. 1) ACC makes statement against the SEC When you are the ACC and fighting for respect, you can’t afford to lose rivalry games against …
Nov
26
2014
We’ve have a great holiday podcast for you to listen to while you’re making that roadtrip this week. @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were pleased to be joined by @SectionTPJ (Terry Johnson) of the @TheStudentSect. TheStudentSection is one of our favorite college sports sites, and is well worth your time to check out. To download the audio file of …
Nov
26
2014
Hello, @HereGoJayAgain with the Week 14 installment of ACC football predictions. Well Week 13 was a dud. Duke lost to UNC after being in the proverbial driver’s seat of the Coastal Division, Virginia Tech lost to Wake Forest in double overtime 6-3, and Virginia upset Miami in convincing fashion to keep their bowl hopes alive. With this …
Nov
25
2014
This week in the ACC had it all. Virtual bye weeks to prepare for rivalry games! Literal bye weeks to prepare for rivalry games! Dudes singing to geese! Vandalism! Shutouts! Frank Beamer celebrating shutouts! Let’s get to the rankings! 1 – Florida State: The Seminoles dropped to second in the coaches’ poll this week, because …
Nov
24
2014
A lot of things are going on in the ACC right now. Football is in the homestretch, and Basketball is gearing up… We check in on the ACC bloggers now. We’ll start with Virginia Blog StreakingtheLawn. In a scene of pure awesomeness, a Virginia student was caught singing to a goose during the Virginia\Miami football …
Nov
23
2014
I think one thing the playoffs have proven is that the regular season is not diminished. In fact the end of the regular season, and conference title games will have more interest in them than ever. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 The SEC lost one of their …
Nov
20
2014
One of the more under radar award races in the ACC was who was going to win the ACC COY award. It was really down three coaches Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, Duke’s David Cutcliffe, and Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson. Well the race ended Thursday night. When Duke went down to UNC Thursday night, David Cutcliffe …
Nov
19
2014
Hello, @HereGoJayAgain with this week’s installment of ACC football predictions. Week 12, there were upsets, there were blowouts, and then there were injuries. If you’re a Clemson fan, I feel for you. After losing Deshaun Watson to a hand injury, it looks as though he is out again this time with a sprained LCL. Last week predictions …
Nov
18
2014
In this week’s podcast @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were privileged to be joined by the Daily Press’s ACC beat writer @normwood. We really enjoyed and appreciate having @normwood join us. He’s wealth of ACC knowledge, and the podcast is well worth the listen. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this …
Nov
18
2014
Last week, my power rankings didn’t change at all. This week, they are very different thanks to a number of surprises on the gridiron. Just when you think you have the answers, the Atlantic Coast Conference changes the questions. 1 – Florida State: Following another come-from-behind victory, FSU has returned to the top spot in …
Nov
17
2014
I know it’s still football season, but the ACC is notching major conference basketball wins left and right. Georgia Tech beat Georgia, Louisville beat Minnesota, and Miami got a win that is going to resonate all year long for them. The Hurricanes went up to top 10 Florida and knocked off the Gators. Look the …
Nov
16
2014
Is the playoff picture any clearer this week? Judging from the playoff committee’s “curious” to the say the least rankings from last week, I would say probably not. Just keep winning, I mean losing to quality opponents. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 With Clemson, Kansas St, and …
Nov
15
2014
So you thought you had the ACC Coastal riddled solved. You weren’t even close… Let’s look at that and other happenings in the ACC this week. 1) Florida State has the heart of a champion. I don’t know how else you can describe Florida State at this point. They take everyone’s best shot. They fall …
Nov
13
2014
Hello, @HereGoJayAgain with this week’s installment of ACC football predictions. Week 11 saw an undefeated week of predictions(5-0) despite some lopsided scores and impressive road performances from Duke who scored 17 points in the 4th quarter and Georgia Tech who put up 56 at NC State. The prediction record sits at 16-7 on the season and now …
Nov
11
2014
I swore I wouldn’t get to caught up in the college playoff rankings before the end of the season, but after the rankings of Tuesday November 11, 2014 I couldn’t help myself. The playoff committee is getting things wrong and setting dangerous precedents about what they are looking for. Already the national media is as …
Nov
11
2014
This week’s podcast @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) was a lot fun. We had a repeat guest, and it was one of our favorites, @TheCoachBart (Bart Doan) of the fine College Sports Blog TheStudentSection. If you haven’t read the TheStudentSection , we really recommend you do. Some really good writers with some great takes on College Sports over there. …