Sep
14
2014
More shakeup in college football’s week 3. Where are the conferences standing, and who is in position to make the playoffs? We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9.5 The SEC stepped out of conference this week and the results were mixed. Tennessee never looked like they really could compete …
Sep
14
2014
The ACC continues to look solid from top to Wake Forest. While this week didn’t match last week’s success, and there was the hiccup by Virginia Tech overall it was another good week led by Boston College’s huge upset win over USC. Again the ACC avoided any major upsets OOC, outside of the previously mentioned …
Sep
11
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports  look back at week 2 and preview week 3 in ACC football on this podcast. We have a special guest for you, @JoshParcell. Josh is employed in the television sports media industry and is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He has a wealth of college football knowledge. Please give @JoshParcell a follow. He provided great insights into …
Sep
09
2014
Virginia Tech is deservedly the story of the week. Their win at Ohio State will end up being one of the best wins of the season. With that said, we’re going to start our articles around the ACC Â Blogoshere with Virginia Tech. They earned it Hokie blog Gobbler Country asks is this the dawn of …
Sep
08
2014
When the Big 10 face planted with a disastrous Saturday, the questions started immediately. Was the Big 10 was out of the playoff race already? The weekend was so bad Big 10 commissioner Jim Delany felt compelled to defend his conference. “You want to make sure the narrative and the facts are aligned at the …
Sep
07
2014
It’s only week 2, and the Big 10 has been virtually eliminated from the 4 team playoff race. Find out why, and if they have any kind of shot to get back into the playoff chase. We’ll give each conference a relative strength value 1-10. 1) SEC – 9.5 The SEC had a light week, …
Sep
07
2014
Week 2 in the ACC was one of those weekends, that makes John Swofford smile. It was undefeated Saturday for the conference capped off by Virginia Tech’s return to national relevancy with their victory at Ohio State. Let’s get to the 10 quick takes on the ACC for Week 2. 1) Welcome back Virginia Tech, …
Sep
05
2014
Earlier this summer, I thought the Virginia Tech/Ohio State game would be a nice little non-conference game. One where Virginia Tech would hopefully play well, then get back to the business of trying to win the ACC Coastal Division. A lot has changed since then. The Buckeye’s star QB Braxton Miller is out with an …
Sep
04
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports  look back at week 1 and preview week 2 in ACC football on this podcast. We had a couple special guests this week, brothers James and Patrick of @SickofPaying. Are you interested in sports handicapping, then this is the show for you! Please give James and Patrick a follow. They know their college football, …
Sep
02
2014
Well week 1 is in the books college football. Some ACC teams are feeling pretty good about things, while others would love a reset on the season. Let’s find out what the ACC Bloggers think. Clemson Blog ShakintheSouthland asks where does Clemson go from here after the loss to Georgia. They echoed a lot of …
Sep
01
2014
With the new 4 team playoffs starting, conference strength is going to scrutinized more than ever. You think SEC chest pumping was bad before you haven’t seen anything yet. Their fans overdo it, no question, but having the other teams in your conference do well especially out of conference matters. In addition there will be …
Sep
01
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Â I know you are all glad that college football is here (Jeff and I were dying those first three weeks of August lol). Â We are very thankful that college football is back. Over the summer, I needed something to occupy the time before college football starts. Â As …
Aug
31
2014
Well week 1 in the college football season is nearly complete. For the ACC it was a mixed bag, but at the end of the day the results went pretty much to form. So let’s run through 10 quick takes on the ACC after 1. We’ll be doing 10 quick takes on the ACC each …
Aug
31
2014
Did Clemson’s 45-21 loss at Georgia surprise you? It shouldn’t have. If you’ve followed the blog or listened to the podcasts, we’ve told you all summer that Clemson lacked playmakers on offense. Would anyone step up? The answer is no. The Wide Receivers had their moments, but couldn’t consistently get open. The running backs were …
Aug
29
2014
It’s fairly common knowledge that that the ACC is trying to build a channel in partnership with ESPN. Most feel the SEC Network will be the blueprint for such an ACC channel. I haven’t watched very much of the SEC Network, to be honest. I tuned in the first day to see what it looked …
Aug
28
2014
If there was any doubt about the SEC West being the best division in College Football those questions were answered tonight. Arguably the 5th best SEC West in Texas A&M went into Columbia and absolutely destroyed SEC East favorite South Carolina 52-28. Now that’s scary, because the Gamecocks could still be the SEC East’s best …