Aug
24
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are getting you prepared for the football season, with a couple of great podcasts this weekend. In the first one, we were thrilled to be joined by @RussMitchellCFB (Russ Mitchell) of CampusInsiders. @RussMitchellCFB is simply a wealth of national football knowledge, and provides great perspective and insight into a variety of topics. We appreciate @RussMitchellCFB coming on the …
Aug
23
2014
As we prepare for another college football season in a just a few days, let’s take a look at each ACC Football Program like it’s the stock. I’m talking about the the next 3-4 years. Would you Buy, Sell, or Hold these ACC Football Program’s stock. Clemson – HOLD Clemson has a had a great …
Aug
21
2014
@DavidTeelatDP of the Daily Press is as plugged into the ACC and the Virginia schools as any journalist covering the ACC. He just had an great interview with Virginia Tech AD @WhitBabcock on a variety of topics. The entire post which is well worth the read can be found at the Daily Press. Of particular interest to …
Aug
20
2014
We know the ACC had a banner football season in 2013. Florida State’s National Title, Clemson’s Orange Bowl win, Duke’s resurgence, and tons of individual awards. It was a great year for the ACC, but just how good? Florida State Jimbo Fisher had some comments to say about that recently. This is from the Atlanta …
Aug
19
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have a great podcast for you here. We were privileged to be joined by @TheCoachBart (Bart Doan) and @SectionTPJ (Terry Johnson). They are just two of the really solid group of writers for the college athletics site The Student Section. I really recommend taking a look at that site if you haven’t before. In this podcast @TheCoachBart and @SectionTPJ give us …
Aug
18
2014
This time next week we’ll be readying for Week 1 of College Football. Hooray! Any thoughts from the ACC Bloggers? Do you want to know which backup quarterback at Florida State Nick Saban has his eye on? Just kidding… FSU blog Tomahawknation gets you familiar with Seminole backup quarterback Sean Maguire. Have the ACC teams …
Aug
18
2014
Have you seen the college football preseason AP and Coaches Polls? Well it was weird and not in a good way. Since the coaches poll came out first, I can only surmise that the AP voters used that as model. Maybe it was pure coincidence. Look at the CBSSportsline expert picks. The picks were all over the …
Aug
17
2014
All summer long @HokieSmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have been bringing you ACC team preview podcasts. We even treat you to a FCS preview podcast. and an Old Dominion podcast. Old Dominion is a frequent ACC opponent and is right in heart ACC country located in the state of Virginia. With just a little over a …
Aug
16
2014
John Swofford, the ACC’s commissioner since 1997, is in the twilight of his career. At age 65, I believe he has 5 maybe 10 years left in his tenure. Is his legacy set? How will he be remembered? One thing that should be clear, is that Swofford doesn’t make any moves without with the ACC …
Aug
16
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have a real treat for you today. We have Virgina’s News and Advance Liberty beat writer @ChrisLangLNA on the podcast to preview the FCS Football season. We really appreciate Chris Lang joining us and sharing his expertise and knowledge on FCS football. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find …
Aug
14
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports reached the end of our ACC Team Podcasts. We’ll be consolidating all the ACC team podcasts in a few of days. We finish things up with the Pittsburgh Panthers, and we are pleased to have special podcast guest @CzarOfPgh, a huge Pitt fan, to help us preview Panthers. To download the audio file of this podcast, please …
Aug
13
2014
How does the ACC build off a couple of good football seasons? How about starting the third year’s of the ACC’s football restoration project with an impressive showing in Sports Illustrated Pre-Season All-American teams? You have to give plenty of credit to Florida State for leading not just the ACC but the nation with 5 …
Aug
12
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports move right along with our ACC Podcasts. Today we discuss the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and we are pleased to have special podcast guest @Robert_Reinhard (Robert Reinhard) to help us preview Wake Forest. We really appreciate @Robert_Reinhard for joining us and sharing his thoughts on the Wake Forest Football team. Please check out @Robert_Reinhard‘s Wake Forest blog BloggerSoDear to catch up …
Aug
09
2014
As we know recruiting is the life blood to college football. If you don’t recruit well best of luck competing against the best teams in out there. We’ve documented the slow growth of ACC football the last couple of years, but it can only continue if the conference’s member can recruit the top football players …
Aug
08
2014
Well there we have it, the week 8/3/2014, will be remembered as the week that changed major college athletics for better or for worse. We probably really won’t know sure for another 10 years or so. If you haven’t followed the last 2 days. Two majors rulings were handed down… The NCAA granted the Power …
Aug
07
2014
@Hokiesmash Picks Coastal Division Team Wins Losses Virginia Tech 9 3 North Carolina 8 4 Duke 8 4 Miami 8 4 Pitt 7 5 Georgia Tech 6 6 Virginia 2 10 Atlantic Division Team Wins Losses Florida State 12 0 Clemson 9 3 Louisville 9 3 Boston College 6 6 North Carolina State 5 7 …