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 …
Jun
02
2014
We know you’ve missed, and it’s back! It’s articles from around the ACC Blogosphere. Right now were in the middle of the College Baseball Tournament where Virginia, departing ACC member Maryland and incoming ACC program Louisville are still alive. What else are the ACC bloggers writing about? Virginia blog StreakingtheLawn is pumped about the Hoos …
May
29
2014
@HokieSmash and I @TalkinACCSports have jam packed ACC podcast for you this week. Before we get into that though, a couple of future podcast notes. @HokieSmash has lined a up great series of guests starting in June and taking us through Augusts to prepare us for the College Football Season. In the next few days @WillsWorldMN will start us out with a …
May
28
2014
SouthernPigskin had an article today titled ” Is Paul Johnson Bad for the ACC “. It was an interesting, but flawed piece. The author’s premise is that for the ACC to catch the SEC in football they need to start winning more recruiting battles in the state of Georgia. Paul Johnson as the head coach …
May
26
2014
@Hokiesmash authored most of this piece, and I threw in a few thoughts. With everything on the table as it comes to college football scheduling, how about this proposal for the ACC? Happy Memorial Day Weekend, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Wherever you are in the world, please take time to thank those that have …
May
22
2014
Thanks to @HokieSmash for this press release from the ACC. Congratulations to these two great ACC players! As a Georgia Tech grad, Joe Hamilton is my favorite Yellow Jacket of all time. How could you not love him? He beat Georgia three years in a row! ACC Has Hamilton and Bly Selected For National Football …
May
22
2014
Interesting report from CBSSports’ Jeremy Fowler… He reported today that the ACC-SEC could be on their way to an informal scheduling agreement. “The ACC and SEC have created a de facto partnership as the lone power conferences to maintain an eight-game scheduling model entering the College Football Playoff.” This clearly means the ACC and SEC …
May
20
2014
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans. Aye – the offseason – you know this is a painful time 😉 After all, the first college football game isn’t for another 100 days, eh? Site owner, Jeff Fann (@TalkinACCSports), and I are here to help the time go a little faster. We hope you have enjoyed our …
May
20
2014
Thanks to @HokieSmash for this ACC press release. Ok I’m ready for football! Atlantic Coast Conference Announces 2014 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game in Primetime; Early Season Gametime and TV Schedule Primetime for the 10th Annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship; New Member Louisville Makes ACC Debut Hosting Miami on Labor Day Monday Night Every ACC Hosted …
May
19
2014
You’ve always seen coaching hotseat rankings for football or basketball, but how often have you seen them combined? I was thinking which school might have to be doing a double duty, in the near future if you know what I mean. This will be our ranking systems. 5 – Firing Imminent barring a miracle 4 …
May
18
2014
It’s never too soon to start talking about College Football. It’s only May, but we’re already getting some bowl predictions. This is good for some early season discussion. These bowl predictions are from Jerry Palm of CBSSPortsline. Let’s take a closer look at the ACC teams we follow on this blog, and whether we agree …
May
12
2014
The ACC’s Spring meetings are this week, and several important topics will be discussed including Division, the ACC Network, and 8 or 9 game conference schedule. Well it’s just about official on one of these, the ACC is going to stay at 8 conference games. I am one person pleased to see this. I’ve been a …