Dec
02
2014
It’s time for one last go on the football power rankings before we shift over to basketball mode. Rivalry week was a great one for the ACC, especially for its members that faced the SEC. 1 – Florida State: Another week, another poll where Florida State drops out of the top spot despite having zero …
Dec
02
2014
We hope you had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. We know the ACC did against their rivals from the SEC. @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) review those games, and preview the FCS playoffs with @kroth37 (Kyle Roth), who has covered North Dakota State University and the Missouri Valley Football Conference since 2008 with the midwest magazine Bison Illustrated and the …
Dec
01
2014
It doesn’t get any better than beating your rival, and several ACC football teams are feeling pretty good. Let’s see what the ACC Bloggers have to say about that and anything else…. Georgia Tech blog FromtheRumbleSeat was overjoyed with the win over arch-rival Georgia. They grade out the Yellow Jackets performance. That high school offense just …
Dec
01
2014
So the ACC swept the SEC 4 -0 in rivalry games this past weekend. Clemson 35 South Carolina 17 Florida State 24 Florida 19 Georgia Tech 30 Georgia 24 Louisville 44 Kentucky 40 In all fairness other than Georgia none of the SEC representatives were among the top 4 teams in the SEC, and these …
Nov
30
2014
We are still not any closer to having our 4 playoff teams. All 4 conference championships have playoff implications. Let get right into it… We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 8.5 As we’ve tried to tell you all year, the SEC is and hasn’t been heads and shoulders above …
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 …