Jun
30
2014
Less than 2 months until the College Football season starts yea! In the meantime there’s plenty of news to go around. What do the ACC bloggers have for us? Let’s start with Louisville. Tuesday they will be official members of the ACC. Louisville blog CardChronicle says it’s time to meed the Cardinals. We go from …
Jun
28
2014
Well we are at the end of our ACC offensive player rankings. We are looking at the Tight Ends in this post. Again a Florida State players tops the list. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Recievers | Offensive Line | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Nick O’Leary, Florida State Florida State continues to …
Jun
26
2014
Wednesday night continued one of the most bizarre streaks in college sports. When Vanderbilt defeated Virginia in Game 3 of their series, the ACC’s streak of 59 straight years without a NCAA baseball title continued. Frankly this is an astonishing streak, considering the quality of baseball played in the ACC. That would be more than …
Jun
25
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have a treat for you in this special podcast with one of our friends from twitter. This week we are previewing the Old Dominion football team. We are pleased to have Old Dominion graduate @vabeachrep (Joe Suhoski) to help us preview the Monarchs. We thank @vabeachrep for joining us and sharing his insights. Please give Joe a …
Jun
24
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Hope the summer is flying by quickly for you. Jeff (@TalkinACCSports) and I (@HokieSmash) have some great material coming up this summer on the site – we hope it will get you through to football season 😉 We are at the end of the year where …
Jun
21
2014
We are looking at offensive linemen now, and I can’t remember a unit as loaded as the Florida State offensive line. I’ve never had 3 players from one team make the 5 best players in a particular unit ranking. This group is considered the top offensive line unit in the country, and now you are …
Jun
20
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are continuing our ACC preview with our friends from twitter. This week we are previewing the North Carolina State football team, we are pleased to have @umwolfpack87 (Matt Prudy) to help us preview the Wolfpack. We thank @umwolfpack87 for joining us and sharing his insights. Please give Matt a follow on twitter and check out his writings …
Jun
17
2014
Remember when I said, the ACC was a little thin at Quarterback this year? Well one position the ACC has a ton of depth at is Wide Receiver. What a talented group here, and I’ve left off some really ones. Now they just need someone to throw it to them. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | …
Jun
14
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! It is time for the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup Update!! The Director’s Cup award honors institutions maintaining broad-based athletics programs success in many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup , founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and USA Today, began …
Jun
12
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are continuing our ACC preview with some friends from twitter. This week we are looking at the defending National Champions, the Florida State Seminoles, and we have blog friend @KilroyFSU (John Cary) to help us preview the Seminoles. We thank @KilroyFSU for joining us and sharing his insights. Please give John a follow on twitter, as he’ll tweet …
Jun
11
2014
We are continuing are ACC position rankings,with a look at the ACC’s top running backs. Previous and Upcoming Rankings Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Offensive Linemen | Tight Ends | Defensive Linemen | Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Special Teams 1) Duke Johnson, Miami Miami’s Duke Johnson was on his way to a 1500+ yard rushing season, before suffering a broken ankle against Florida State. He still had 920 yards …
Jun
10
2014
Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers for advancing to the College World Series! You know we will be checking in on a Virginia blog or two for reaction. John Swofford appreciates Virginia and Georgia Tech beating Maryland in the last 2 weeks, saving him from some awkward moments with Maryland University. With that loss, the Maryland …
Jun
07
2014
You know you’ve been waiting for it. With the college football season just 2 1/2 months away, it’s time to start looking at the ACC position rankings for 2014. Quarterbacks, Running Backs…. to Linebackers, Defensive Backs and special teamers. We are starting with the ACC quarterbacks, and to be honest it’s not that deep a …
Jun
06
2014
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans!! Many of you might not have heard of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. It is an award that honors institutions maintaining broad-based athletics programs success in many sports (including male and female sports). The Directors’ Cup , founded by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics …
Jun
05
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are ready to start talking some football. Folks, football is less than 3 months away, so we want to get you ready. @HokieSmash has lined up a great series of guests this summer to help preview each ACC team. We are starting with the Virginia Cavaliers, and we have blog friend @WillsWorldMN (Will Ojanen) to help us preview …
Jun
04
2014
It’s June, and so it’s time to start talking some football. Here are a couple of links for you to get things going. No surprise Florida State is a heavy ACC favorite, they have ton All-ACC players, and the Coastal Division is wide open. Expect these to be a common themes all Summer. On Phil …