Feb
08
2014
One of the most disappointing parts of the realignment era (2010-2012) was the loss of some great traditional rivalries. There would be no more Texas vs Texas A&M football games, no more Oklahoma vs Nebraska football games, Syracuse and Georgetown would never play basketball again as conference rivals. So it went with conference realignment. With …
Feb
06
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are back at it with this week’s ACC Podcast. There was plenty of ACC Basketball to discuss and of course a look at the National Signing Day results for the ACC. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. Next week the podcast will be at …
Feb
04
2014
It’s been a while since we’ve visited the ACC Bloggers. National Signing Day is Wednesday, I know there has to be some thoughts on that. Who are the Wide Receivers that Florida State is looking at right before signing day? Tomahawknation tells us… No surprise the Noles are in on big names. GobblerCountry says Virginia Tech …
Feb
01
2014
I saw a recent post on Mr SEC.com that ranked the SEC’s Happiest Fanbase in 2013. I thought that was pretty interesting and decided to put something similar together for the ACC. Like Mr SEC, I’m going to stick with 2 Big revenue producing sports, college football and and men’s basketball. Let me explain my criteria… …
Jan
30
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) have a very special podcast tonight, especially for Virginia Tech fans. We have @HereGoJayAgain Jerran Anderson on the show. Jerran is a Virginia Tech alum and was a former Hokie Student Basketball Manager for Seth Greenberg. @HereGoJayAgain provided tremendous insight into the struggling Virginia Tech basketball program. We also get into what’s happening currently …
Jan
28
2014
As we’ve maintained for quite some time on this blog, it’s not a matter of if for an ACC Network it’s a matter of when. Today we got another clue on the current status, and we should be hearing more in the next few days and weeks. Here’s why, in a story from AJC.com on …
Jan
28
2014
If you’re someone interested in the ACC Network and ACC Digital Network some interesting news came out Tuesday. In this post we’ll discuss the ACCDN’s news, then in another post we’ll look at the ACC Network news. In the blog’s sidebar is an ACCDN Widget. Because I applied for the widget, from time to time …
Jan
27
2014
I’ve already discussed what I like about the ACC schedule, now here’s what I don’t like. You can check out the full ACC schedule here. Clemson and Florida State playing September 20th, 2014 Remember when Clemson and Florida State played last year on October 20th? It was arguably the most hyped regular season ACC game, maybe …
Jan
25
2014
Finally have some time to really sit down and go over the ACC’s just released football schedule. This will be a 2 part series starting with what I like about schedule. Then we’ll get into what I don’t like about the schedule in a day or two. You can check out the full ACC schedule …
Jan
23
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are talking some ACC Basketball this week. The ACC basketball fans should enjoy this. We also discuss the recently released ACC Football Schedule. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In this order, these are topics @HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) covered on this podcast. Next week …
Jan
21
2014
This week the College Football Selection committee meets for two days in Grapevine, Texas. I’m hoping conference champions are a significant component in the selection process. I won’t get my wish of +1 playoff system or my next choice of an 8 team playoff ( 5 Power Conference Champions, 2 WildCards, Highest Ranked non-Power 5 team …
Jan
18
2014
When Florida State joined the ACC in 1992, there was the hope that the Seminoles success would elevate ACC football. Florida State did their part with a run of top 5 finishes and 2 National Titles, but the rest of the conference never quite turned the corner. North Carolina had some strong teams in 1996 …
Jan
17
2014
Saturday Pittsburgh and Syracuse will be playing for first place in the ACC. They are the only the undefeated teams in the conference. Syracuse is 17-0 and ranked number 2 in the country and Pittsburgh is 16-1 and ranked number 22. The Panthers are 1 point from being undefeated themselves. This is one ACC’s biggest …
Jan
16
2014
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are back with our weekly ACC podcast. There’s been a lot going since our last podcast. Florida State won the national title, Clemson won the Orange Bowl and there was the rest of the ACC Bowl season. We start taking a looking ACC Basketball this week too. To download …
Jan
14
2014
Our first Articles from the around the ACC Blogosphere! Since our last ACC Blogosphere Florida State won the BCS National Title over Auburn. Congratulations to them again. Time to see what’s happening with the ACC bloggers now. When you are a team as good Florida State, how do you maintain that elite level of football …
Jan
11
2014
Louisville will begin playing playing football in the ACC this year. To a person there isn’t anyone that doesn’t think Louisville isn’t an upgrade over a the middling Maryland football program. With the Cardinals recent hire of Bobby Petrino, who replaces the departed Charlie Strong the Cardinals have made a clear statement… they are going …