May
06
2014
Podcast partner and site contributor @HokieSmash sent some links to me today, that I found pretty interesting especially with the NFL draft around the corner. ACC in the NFL Draft page http://theacc.co/ACCinNFLDraft This site will be ACC’s page for complete coverage of the NFL with an ACC perspective. 2014 ACC in NFL Draft Notes http://theacc.co/FB14NFLDraftnotes Some …
May
04
2014
The NFL draft is this week. Are you wondering where some of your favorite ACC players might end up? Let’s link a few NFL mock draft sites. CBSSportsLine Mock Draft NFL Draft.com Mock Draft CNNSI.com Mock Draft Yahoo Sports Mock Draft As I looking over these mock drafts, especially the first two rounds, the ACC …
May
03
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have a great podcast for you. There’s been a lot to talk about since our last podcast. So let’s get right into it! To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our other podcasts on ITUNES at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. In addition you can subscribe …
Apr
30
2014
By all means we all make mistakes, no one is perfect. And if I was to remember back when I was in college, making mistakes almost sounded like a class I took, and passed quite well. Having said all of that, most people are not a year away from making more money than they will …
Apr
29
2014
It’s not often I defend the SEC, and when I do you can be sure it’s because I really agree with it. They’ve taken some criticism for sticking with an 8 game conference. Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal Constitution went so far as to call the SEC cowards. Why I ask? Why should the …
Apr
26
2014
David Teel one of the most respected writers that covers the ACC says the decision for the number of ACC conference games is coming soon. It’s worth a read. At the end of the piece, Teel tells us why this decision is so important and why it must be made soon… “an ACC channel likely within …
Apr
25
2014
It will be a short entry for tonight. Last week I ranked the ACC Football Coaches. This week Sporting News gives their ACC Football Coach Rankings. Interesting, I wasn’t that much different than Sporting News’s rankings. Keep a look out for my ACC Basketball Coaches rankings coming out this weekend.
Apr
22
2014
Why am I bringing up something that’s two years old, and largely irrelevant to the current landscape of college athletics. The reason is because 2 years ago 3rd Tier TV rights discussions were all the rage. The ACC sold theirs away, and according to the mis-informed rumors of the day it would destroy the ACC. …
Apr
21
2014
Last week Louisville signed a 5 year $40 Million deal with Adidas. Their previous deal paid $2.55 Million a year. That’s an increase of of $5.45 Million per year for Louisville. @Hokiesmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) discussed this deal on our recent podcast and significance for the ACC. I want to go into a additional …
Apr
20
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports are back with a special Easter ACC podcast. We hope you’ve had a fine Easter, and now are ready to listen to some ACC news and opinions. Even though basketball season has come to an end, there are still a lot of ACC topics to get into. We do have scheduling note for you… …
Apr
19
2014
It’s the college football off-season so that’s the time for opinions galore on teams, players and of course coaches. We’ll be doing that during the course spring and summer starting with the coaches. Coming off the 2014 season who’s the ACC’s number 1 coach? This isn’t a career based ranking, though it’s not completely ignored …
Apr
17
2014
Here is an interesting piece from CBSSportsline’s Dennis Dodd titled “Expect ACC to play an influential role as playoff era begins” that was written a couple of days ago. Dodds looks at where the ACC was 2 years ago and then at the conference’s promising future. It is fascinating to remember realignment-palooza of 2012. There were …
Apr
08
2014
Monday night the Connecticut Huskies men’s basketball team won their 4th national championship since 1999. That’s more national titles than the Big 10 conference has won in the 4 biggest collegiate sports – Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Football, and Baseball combined. There was the 2002 National Title in Football for Ohio State, and the 2000 …
Apr
03
2014
My podcast co-host @HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports had plenty of ground to cover this week in the ACC. Boston College just made a new coaching hire, and Boston College blogger @SoaringtoGlory joined us on the podcast to discuss it. We appreciate @SoaringtoGlory coming on such short notice. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. You can also find …
Apr
01
2014
Short post for tonight, but here’s something interesting from CBSSportsLine. It is a document detailing NCAA rules the Power 5 conferences would like to see changed or amended. When I read this, I thought these actually seem like reasonable requests. I would recommend taking a look at the proposals. It’s a good read. I don’t …
Mar
26
2014
Anyone that follows sports has heard what Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, believe will happen to the National Football League in the next decade. Here you can read how he went on to explain more about his theory, but the main focus of the discussion on sports programs has been this… “I …