Dec
26
2014
After each ACC team’s bowl game, I’m going to write a brutally honest (good or bad) assessment of where I think that ACC football program is at. The first ACC bowl team to finish their season was North Carolina. North Carolina suffered an embarrassing 40-21 loss to Rutgers in the Quick Lane Bowl to finish …
Dec
25
2014
First off Happy Holidays to everyone out there! Opened enough presents? Ate enough food? Here’s a little downtime ACC reading. Pat Narduzzi is set to become Pittsburgh’s new head coach. Narduzzi has been the Defensive Coordinator at Michigan St. the last 8 years. The Spartans have had one of the most physical defenses during that time. …
Dec
22
2014
Let’s see what the ACC Bloggers are up too during the last full week of 2014! We are going to start with Florida State blog Tomahawknation who have summarized what is likely the end of the Jamies Winston investigation in regards to his playing career at Florida State. Winston will be playing QB at Florida …
Dec
20
2014
Plenty of folks think there are too many bowl games. Why are 6-6 teams making it to the post-season? The games are sparsely attended, and most of the teams don’t deserve to be there. For me it is really simple – More Bowls = More College Football. Who doesn’t want that? While the bowls will …
Dec
20
2014
It’s Bowl Season and the ACC fared very well with 11 teams qualifying for a bowl. There are some intriguing matchups for us to analyze as well. With that being said, here are some predictions! Friday, December 26 Quick Lane Bowl Detroit, MI Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6) North Carolina and Rutgers meet in …
Dec
18
2014
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) had a great guest join on us on the podcast recently, @RussMitchellCFB of CollegeFootballNews, CampusInsiders, and SEC14. Be sure you are following @RussMitchellCFB on twitter and checking out his affiliated sites for excellent college football coverage. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our …
Dec
16
2014
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were happy to be joined this week by several ACC Bloggers to preview the ACC Bowl season. Thanks to our very own site contributor @ztevans, (Zach Evans), past podcast guest @willsworldmn (Will Ojanen) – writer for scacchoops.com and accnation.com, and @statesportsbeat (Dustin) for taking the time to appear on the podcast. All …
Dec
15
2014
We have Bowls and College Basketball from the ACC Bloggers this week. Did you know the ACC had the most 1st and 2nd All-Americans according to the USA Today? Good find by ACCPerscription… Don’t say it was just because the ACC has a lot of teams either. The Big 10 and the SEC have just …
Dec
13
2014
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Dec
13
2014
When the ACC was a struggling football conference through most of the 2000s, criticisms of the conference were very much justified. It’s a big effort to undo somewhere around a decade of bad football, but if you are still calling the ACC a terrible football conference, then you aren’t paying to the on the field …
Dec
10
2014
@Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were pleased to be joined by one of our favorite and most knowledgeable repeat guests @SectionMZ (Matt Zemek) 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 this podcast, please go here. You can also find this …
Dec
08
2014
This past weekend’s Florida State\Georgia Tech ACCCG was a classic between two top 15 teams. It was by far the best conference championship of the weekend, and it set an ACC Championsip Game Television viewing record. It was the fourth highest rated college football game of the season. From SportsMediaWatch The 6.9 ranks as the …
Dec
08
2014
Well that was a great ACC Championship game wasn’t it? Florida State beat Georgia Tech in a thrilling game. You know we are checking in with those ACC bloggers. Let’s see what elser is out there too. Tomahawknation says facing Oregon in the national semi-finals is better for Florida State, but it is not better …
Dec
07
2014
Each week when the college football playoff committee released their rankings, it seemed we got more confused than the week before. The criteria for ranking teams seemingly changed with each new announcement. In the end though the committee made it crystal clear what they want in the future when Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio …
Dec
07
2014
Just returned from the ACCCG in Charlotte. What a game. 1) Florida State makes the playoffs and they absolutely deserve it Any discussion of FSU not making the playoffs is just ridiculous. Tonight they just found a way to win… again. Georgia Tech’s triple option was working most of the night, but Jameis …
Dec
05
2014
It’s easily the most anticipated ACC Championship game ever. Many are saying it’s the best conference championship of the weekend. It’s the kind of matchup John Swofford has always dreamed of. An ACC championship with national title implications. Two excellent football teams both ranked in the top 12. Here are some thoughts I have on …