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 …
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 …