We hope you’ve been paying attention to November and December basketball, because that’s when those NCAA resumes largely get built. Now we’re into conference play! Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2026, as those conference seasons get going soon. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2026-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-tournament/bracketology/ https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/bracketology DRatings.com – Bracket Projections https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/bracketology-kentucky-north-carolina-ncaa-tournament-projection-cbs-sports-classic-conference-champions/ (last update …

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It got a little shaky at times in the Holiday Bowl, but after going up 24-0 on #17 9-3 Arizona, SMU won 24-20, completing another 9+ win season at SMU. That makes 3 straight seasons SMU has won 9 or more games. When you do that in the American conference, that’s good. When you do …

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Friday night, Wake Forest closed out what can only be described as a truly remarkable 9 win season by beating Mississippi State in the Duke Mayo’s Bowl 43-29. Going into the game Wake Forest was an underdog to a 5-7 Bulldog team. Mississippi State was a bad team, from a very pedestrian SEC. I don’t …

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With the context of actual game play, several things that most keen football fans and observers knew already were validated by the results. It’s a shame the CFP Committee was force-fed to include the wrong teams based on brands and conference affiliation. This is what the CFP ended up doing. Indiana (13-0) Ohio State (12-1) …

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For the last 2 years, any variation of the future College Football Playoffs heavily favored the SEC and the Big 10. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big 10 commissioner Tony Pettiti were creating a P2 that marginalized the Big 12, ACC, the G5 to such an extent that there was even a discussion of just …

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This is a quick post for this evening, but congrats to the Miami Hurricanes on their 24-14 win over the defending national champs Ohio State Buckeyes. The scored more points against Ohio State than anyone did this year. That was the nation’s #1 scoring and total defense. Miami ran for 153 yards and then held …

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On November 16th, Duke sat 5-5 after getting blown out by Virginia and preceded with a loss to UConn. One December 31st, Duke finishes the season with a Sun Bowl win over Arizona State, an ACC Title, a 9 win season, and possibly a top 25 finish. The 42-39 win over Arizona State gives Duke …

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Almost every coach in the ACC talks about their teams being physical. They all want to be physical and tough. There’s no question about it, but how many truly do what it takes to get that way on both sides of the ball? Virginia head coach Tony Elliot did. He had a vision from the …

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Something is broken with the Pittsburgh program. When the calendar turns to November, Pittsburgh largely calls it a season. After November 1, Pitt in 3 years has won 2 games. In 2023, Pitt had 3 double-digit losses in 4 games to finish the year 3-9. In 2024, Pitt started the year 7-6, then lost a …

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Cal suffered an ugly 35-31 loss in the Hawaii Bowl to Hawaii in a game they led 21-0. The loss was frustrating for Cal fans, but maybe it shouldn’t have been. If there is one thing that is consistent about Cal, it’s their inconsistency over the last several years. That’s who they currently are. They …

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Quick, which ACC Football program has won at least 9 games every season since 2023? Hint, it’s not Clemson, they won’t win more than 8 this year. It’s not Miami; they won 7 games in 2023. Florida State? NC State? SMU – well, they’ve only been in the ACC two years. Anybody else? Nope. We’re …

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@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) look at the ACC Postseason with the esteemed @MattZemek of Editor and contributor to, @TrojansWire. It’s always a great time when Matt joins!  To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 575 …

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The significance of Miami’s 10-3 win over Texas A&M may not be fully realized for awhile, but it eventually could shape the future of college football. First and most obvious, the victory moves Miami to the quarterfinals of the CFP playoffs to face Ohio State on December 31. The defensive performance was one for the …

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Dave Doeren seems to take a lot of criticism, but the reality is NC State has won 8 or 9 games 7 of the last 9 years. They pulled it off again after winning 4 of their last 5 games, including blowing out Memphis in the Gasparilla Bowl 31-7. How did NC State fans react …

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The three biggest ACC football questions of the week, as we start up bowl season. Does NC State get its 8th win against Memphis?  I really like NC State in this game. I know NC State’s defense is suspect, but this could be QB CJ Bailey’s last game at NC State, and I think he …

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