Nov
11
2014
It’s the most exciting week of the year for fans of college sports. College basketball is tipping off, with some big November non-conference games and tournaments on the horizon. Meanwhile, it’s crunch time on the gridiron, with playoff spots, bowl bids, and rivalry games at stake every week. There wasn’t much (or any) movement in …
Nov
10
2014
This is one of favorite times of the year. Football is getting for the post-season, and basketball is just starting up. There’s still a ton at stake for the ACC in football this year. ACC Bloggers activate! Clemson blog RubbingtheRock sounds awfully optimistic about their chances against Georgia Tech this week. Having graduated from both schools, …
Nov
09
2014
Prior to this week, any teams with 2 losses or less and ranked was still a darkhorse for the playoffs. This week we are start making some cuts… Now to the rankings… We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 The SEC barely kept their dream of multiple playoff teams …
Nov
08
2014
It was separation Saturday in the ACC… Let’s get to those 10 quick takes on the ACC after week 11… 1) Duke doesn’t have to apologize for anything I saw some tweets today that suggested, Duke has benefited from an easier conference than Georgia Tech or Miami. Yes they have, but Duke doesn’t have to …
Nov
07
2014
Have you tuned into ESPN Gameday in recent weeks for even a nugget of ACC coverage? Well there wasn’t a nugget, but a grain of sand. AwfulAnnouncing timed how much coverage each conference got during ESPN Gameday the last two weeks. The ACC received a whopping 2 Minutes and 53 seconds. Now I was complimentary of …
Nov
05
2014
Hello, @HereGoJayAgain with this week’s installment of predictions. In Week 10, we saw the resiliency that has carried Florida State all season long as they faced a tough road opponent in Louisville. The Wahoos and Hokies continue to drop further to the bottom of the ACC Coastal, but NC State got their first ACC win, …
Nov
04
2014
This week’s podcast @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) has a special guest. We were privileged to have AP Sports Writer @HankKurzJr. @HankKurzJr covers sports in the state of Virginia. 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 addition you …
Nov
04
2014
With ACC Operation Basketball in the rear view mirror, some fans are probably pretending football is over and looking forward to hoops season. For the rest of you, thanks for sticking it out and coming back. Hopefully, you will be rewarded with a cushy bowl game or a nice grade on your next written assignment. …
Nov
03
2014
We are in the homestretch of the college football season. Let the jockeying for bowl position begin! Let’s check in on the ACC Bloggers now.. Florida State blog Tomahawknation has some news and notes from the past week in Seminole football including are there any great teams, and FSU’s issues along the defensive line and …
Nov
02
2014
How did the chaos play out this week? Now to the rankings… We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 The SEC is still the class of college football, but there were a couple of ugly results. Mississippi St. struggled with an Arkansas team that hasn’t won an SEC game …
Nov
01
2014
Early finish to the ACC games today, so I can post earlier than normal. There is a lot to talk about in the ACC for Week 10. Let’s jump right into it. 1) Florida State can win the National Title We know FSU isn’t the team they were last year. With several close calls, they …
Oct
31
2014
I think these results speak for themselves. Tremendous rating numbers for an ACC football game. These numbers won’t hurt those ACC Network discussions with ESPN. Louisville continues to look like one of the biggest coups of the expansion era, and of course a college football playoff contending Florida State brings in the national interest. http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/10/florida-state-at-louisville-highest-overnight-rating-on-espn-this-season/ …
Oct
31
2014
Florida State fans will fiercely defend their team and their coaches. They even have there own name on #FSUTwitter. Don’t make #FSUTwitter mad by attacking their school, players, or coaches. If you do be prepared, they will come after you! Right now Florida State is really disliked nationally. It stems in large part to the …
Oct
29
2014
Something is happening to ESPN that I don’t think they expected when they signed on to do the SEC Network. The blacklash for perceived SEC Bias from ESPN. The backlash is real and it is growing.The examples of the backlash are significant in number. The twitter account @SECExposed has nearly 5,000 followers. Two weeks ago we …
Oct
29
2014
Well, Week 9 in the ACC was interesting. We had the Hokies get destroyed in their return to Thursday night football by Miami, Pittsburgh fumbled the football at home giving up 28 points in the 1st quarter, and UVA has gone from 2-0 to 2-2 in the ACC in the blink of an eye. Week …
Oct
28
2014
I didn’t watch much live football because I was raising money for Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center. However, as a dedicated member of the All Sports Discussion team (and possibly a masochist), I have taken the steps to research and review what I missed to provide you another edition of the Power Rankings you’ve …