Aug
07
2014
We knew it was coming, power 5 Autonomy. CBSSportsline has a good article explaining what power 5 autonomy means and what this ruling means for the future . Below is ACC commisioner John Swofford speaking on the topic. It’s just matter of time, in my opinion, before the ACC gets the deregulation of their conference championship …
Aug
06
2014
Hopefully you caught our best players in the ACC previews, and I hope you’ve been listening to ACC Weekly Podcast Preview with @HokieSmash and myself. Now we are going to get into our predictions for the ACC. We started with the best and worst case seasons for each Coastal Division. We’re going to be to realistic with …
Aug
05
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are nearing the end of our ACC podcasts, but we still have a few more to go. We hope you are enjoying them. Today we discuss the always intriguing Miami Hurricanes, and we are pleased to have special podcast guest @Category6UM (Jerry Steinberg) to help us preview the Hurricanes. We really appreciate @Category6UM for joining us and sharing …
Aug
04
2014
Just a bit over 3 weeks to go until the college football season starts! What do the ACC bloggers have for us as we prepare for the season? @TheBigRedLouie of the Louisville blog Big Red Louie joined @Hokiesmash and I on our weekly ACC podcast this past week, and we appreciate his insights into Louisville …
Aug
03
2014
You’ve read my best players in the ACC previews, and I hope you’ve been listening to ACC Weekly Podcast Preview with @HokieSmash and myself. Now we are going to get into our predictions for the ACC starting with the best and worst case seasons for each Coastal Division. We’re going to be to realistic with these Best …
Aug
02
2014
Aye, good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans – only four Saturdays until ACC Football begins!!! Seems like forever during the summer waiting for college football to start – but we’re officially in that month 😉 Until then, Jeff (@TalkinACCSports) and I (@HokieSmash) got you covered with our first ever ACC mailbag. And we didn’t …
Jul
31
2014
The pre-season Coaches poll is out, and now it’s time to analyze if the coaches got it right. 1 Florida State Seminoles Hard to argue with the defending National Champions, who return Heisman Trophy QB Jameis Winston, not being Number 1. No problem here. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide I’m not even sure Alabama is the …
Jul
31
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports keep moving along with our ACC preview podcasts. Boston College is the ACC team we cover in this podcast, and we are pleased to have previous podcast guest @SoaringtoGlory (Joe Micik) to help us preview the Eagles. We really appreciate @SoaringtoGlory for joining us and sharing his thoughts on the BC Football team. Please check out @SoaringtoGlory‘s fine Boston College …
Jul
30
2014
It’s been slow climb up the last few years for ACC football. From 1999-2012 the ACC went a dismal 2-13 in BCS games. 7 of the 13 losses were by double digits. After Florida State’s 2001 National Title appearance, The ACC went 13 years before having another team play for the National Title. Florida State …
Jul
29
2014
I didn’t get a chance to watch all of the Power 5 conference media days, so it’s difficult for me contrast and compare their coverage. @SectionMZ (Matt Zemek) of The StudentSection and future ACC Weekly podcast guest wrote a very interesting piece looking at each conference’s media coverage. Has anyone noticed the wall to wall to coverage …
Jul
29
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have a podcast preview of the Syracuse Orange. The Orange are coming off a year that included season ending bowl win over Minnesota. We are pleased to have podcast regular @BH_Orange44 (Brian Harrison) to help us preview the Orange. We really appreciate @BH_Orange44 for joining us and sharing his thoughts on the Syracuse Football team. @BH_Orange44 blogs about Syracuse Athletics …
Jul
28
2014
This time next month we’ll be preparing for our first weekend of college football and all will be right with the world. ACC Bloggers what do you have for us? Let’s start with our recent podcast guests from Boston College and Miami. Boston College blog SoaringtoGlory asks BC fans what kind of record are they …
Jul
27
2014
We’ve finished our top 5 ACC players at each position. Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Recievers | Offensive Line | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams How did it breakdown by team? There were 50 total players that made the rankings. No surprise that Florida State had the highest percentage of players with 28% of the top 50 list. Take a look at …
Jul
26
2014
It’s our final player rankings, before we get into our team predictions. We have our Special Teams player rankings. No comments for these, just watch the videos, and you’ll these are some of the best special teams players in the country. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Recievers | Offensive Line | Tight …
Jul
26
2014
The pre-season All-ACC Team for the 2014 was released a couple of days ago. Here are my thoughts on how the media voted. I like Jamison Crowder at WR. He was in my ACC Top 5 WR list, but I may have put Tyler Boyd of Pittsburgh ahead of him. Another though is that other than …
Jul
24
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports continue our podcast previews of the ACC this week. This time I’m back on the hotseat. We preview the Clemson Tiger in this podcast. I went to graduate school at Clemson, and have followed the program closely ever since. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this …