Dec
21
2013
There are legitimate whispers that the ACC is considering realigning divisions. The big rage is creating a North/South Divisions. As I said back in June, this isn’t a slam dunk good idea. There are issues with North/South Divisions. There are issues with the current alignments. With 14 teams and Notre Dame filling in 4-6 games …
Dec
19
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) had our year ending ACC podcast. We covered a wide range of ACC Topics that we’ll list below. We hope you have enjoyed our podcasts and look forward to more next year with more ACC friends from twitter and more great guests. To download the audio file of this …
Dec
18
2013
Let’s cut to the chance – @BCInterruption has a terrific blog post today on the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Personally, I am fine with the Coastal and the Atlantic Divisions the way they are. Here are your two divisions right now: In the ACC Coastal Division, member institutions include North Carolina, Duke, …
Dec
14
2013
If you are an ACC football coach and you can’t use the 2013 season to help you in recruiting nothing will. A team in the national game with Florida State. There’s a second ACC team in Clemson in a BCS game. 3 times this year, Gameday was at an ACC stadium. What more could John …
Dec
13
2013
When January 6th, 2014 arrives, the Florida State Seminoles will be playing the Auburn Tigers for the National Championship. They will not be be playing the S-E-C. Tomahawknation wrote a great piece of satire in their article Florida State faces huge challenge in defeating SEC in title game. As much as the ACC will take pride …
Dec
09
2013
It was @HokieSmash‘s show as he interviewed former Virginia Tech star Justin Hamilton @Coach_Ham. I (@TalkinACCSports ) joined in to run the podcast board and listen and let me tell you it was worth it. This was one of our very best podcasts. @Coach_Ham just had wonderful insights into his time at Virginia Tech, the current state of …
Dec
09
2013
Now I’ve never said the ACC was country’s premier football conference. It’s not, but it’s gotten better and it’s getting better. In the past year the ACC went 4-2 in the last bowl season, won an Orange Bowl, and beat name programs like Georgia, Florida, LSU, USC, and Notre Dame. Florida State has been the country’s …
Dec
08
2013
The ACC set a NCAA record with 11 Bowl teams this year. Ok the ACC does have a 14 teams. Only the SEC has as many… Every found a home! Last year the ACC went 4-2 in the bowls. Can they have a similar bowl season? How about some quick thoughts on each matchup? Full …
Dec
08
2013
Let’s get this right out there – as someone who is from North Dakota and follows the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison football team (and has family and friends that attended NDSU) – we know this was coming eventually – NDSU football coach, Craig Bohl, has accepted the head football coaching job at the …
Dec
08
2013
Just got back from the ACC Championship. It was the 2nd time this year I’ve seen Florida State up close. I was impressed with them every bit as much as when I saw them dismantle Clemson. While FSU winning the ACCCG was never going to be in doubt, Duke landed some early punches on the …
Dec
07
2013
The BCS was great because we had an exciting regular season all the games mattered! No I don’t like it, because my conference is tougher than your conference and your schedule stinks anyways. The SEC apologists are so much fun. We can have both though, a meaningful regular season and an exciting and lucrative playoff. …
Dec
05
2013
I’ve refrained from discussing the Jameis Winston story either on here or on twitter until the investigation reached it’s end. It was a personal choice, and I have no problem with anyone that speculated on the investigation. I do think there were some disgusting articles that rushed to judgement. That said Jameis Winston will not …
Dec
03
2013
It’s ACC Championship week! We have the Florida State Seminoles who may the best team in the country playing the best Duke team in history. FSU is the overwhelming favorite. Let’s not kid ourselves it’s going to take a miracle for Duke to win, but that speaks more to how good FSU is, because the …
Dec
02
2013
@HokieSmash and I (@TalkinACCSports ) have a special guest this week. @RussMitchellCFB joins us to talk about the Iron Bowl, the ACC Championship and BCS Scenarios. He’s a lead columnist for CollegeFootballNews.com and CampusInsiders.com. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In this order, these are topics @RussMitchellCFB covered on this podcast. We really appreciate …
Dec
01
2013
More bowl chaos… Yes! That’s what makes college football so great. The ACC has 11 bowl eligible teams. Syracuse and Pittsburgh are the odd teams out for the ACC’s designated bowl slots, but most projections I’ve seen have them somewhere. The Little Ceasar Pizza Bowl seems to be a popular destination for Pitt, and I’ve …
Dec
01
2013
What an epic day in college football it was. Auburn with their improbable incredible victory over Alabama on a return for a touchdown off a missed FG. Michigan failing to make a 2 pt conversion which resulted in a 42-41 win for Ohio State. The results put the Buckeyes in the position for the national …