Oct
27
2014
This week is highlighted by one of the biggest ACC games of the year when Florida State heads to Louisville this Thursday night. You know Louisville and Florida State bloggers will have something to say about that game. What other topics are the ACC bloggers covering this week? Louisville blog CardSportsZone has a prediction for …
Oct
26
2014
This week’s podcast @Hokiesmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) will have Michael Kelly @MKellyCFP COO of the College Football Playoff. On the eve of the first ever College Football Playoff rankings to be released Tuesday, we were very excited for @MKellyCFP to spend a little time chatting with us about the College Football Playoffs. To download the audio file …
Oct
26
2014
We’ve been discussing the playoffs for weeks. Well Sunday evening @HokieSmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) are privileged to have @MKellyCFP (Mike Kelly), the COO of the college football playoffs, on our weekly ACC podcast to discuss the playoffs. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this most recent podcast and …
Oct
26
2014
The ACC Coastal continues to be an absolute roller coaster. Who stepped forward this week, and what the heck is going on at Virginia Tech? Let’s get right into that and several other takes on the ACC after week 9. 1) Beamer’s last stand? After Virginia Tech’s disastrous 30-6 home loss to Miami Thursday night, …
Oct
23
2014
As I watched Miami crush Virginia Tech 30-6 Thursday evening, the more the game went on the more it reminded of a similar demise of a once great program. Back in 2006, the decline of Florida State was unmistakable. There were whispers that legendary coach Bobby Bowden should be replaced. After Florida State suffered a …
Oct
22
2014
I’d like to thank everyone who has followed @AllSportsDACC on Twitter and gave us a warm welcome over the past few weeks. Here is the Week 9 installment of AllSportsDiscussion.com ACC football game predictions. Last week we weren’t too far off with a 5-2 record so this week, we’re hoping to improve on that record this week. …
Oct
21
2014
Before we go into the rankings, let me take one second for a shameless plug. I will be engaging in a video game marathon with Extra Life this weekend to raise money for the Duke Children’s Hospital. If you can donate, I’d greatly appreciate it. If you can’t, tweet me encouraging words or game suggestions …
Oct
20
2014
Well the ACC picked up its third OOC win over team ranked in the top 10 when they played them this year when Florida State beat Notre Dame. That leads all power 5 conferences. ESPN’s ACC coverage felt the need to rip the conference after this great win. I’m all for fair criticism, but that article …
Oct
19
2014
Are we getting a clearer picture of the playoff chase? Actually not really, there are still has many as 10 teams chasing 4 spots. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9 The team to keep an eye on here is Georgia. They are by far the best team in …
Oct
19
2014
Somebody looks likes a favorite in the Coastal… a real favorite, well at least until next week. The Atlantic is still Florida State’s to lose, and so is that playoff spot. 1) Florida State beats Notre Dame in a classic. Florida State took as many shots from Notre Dame as they did against Clemson. Guess …
Oct
17
2014
I have just a quick post for tonight… Are you looking for College Football Guide for Week 8? Check out TheStudentSection’s College Football Guide for this Saturday. For ACC fans – Duke vs Virginia is a big Coastal Division matchup. Then of course at 8 PM is one of the top games of the year …
Oct
16
2014
So we’ve reach the halfway point of the college football season. I think most ACC fans felt Louisville was a very good addition prior to the football season, do I think the positive feelings have remained? Yep definitely… Sometimes expansion moves take years to take hold. West Virginia still doesn’t feel right in the Big …
Oct
16
2014
If you’ve turned on ESPN at anytime during the college football season, two things have dominated the coverage, Jameis Winston and the SEC football. As the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Winston is under a magnifying glass. His off the field issues are newsworthy, but Florida State fans feelsthe coverage of Winston is negative and biased. …
Oct
15
2014
I’d like to thank everyone who has followed @AllSportsDACC on Twitter and gave us a warm welcome over the past week. The support has been tremendous. I’m excited to interact with all of you over there & at my personal Twitter account, @HereGoJayAgain. Now, here are some predictions. Virginia Tech (4-2, 1-1 ACC) @ Pittsburgh (3-3, 1-1 …
Oct
14
2014
Welcome back for another installment of ACC Power Rankings. This weekend was a pretty fun one, but Week 8 should be even better with FSU-Notre Dame and Duke-Virginia on the slate. I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank everyone who has followed @AllSportsDACC on Twitter and gave us a warm welcome over the past week. …
Oct
14
2014
@HokieSmash and I (@TalkinACCSports) were joined by a very special guest on this podcast, award winning Nashville, TN Sports Anchor @SteveLayman. @SteveLayman provided a wealth of insight into the college football landscape at the mid-point of the season. We really appreciate him joining us on the podcast! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You …