Nov
04
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) just completed a podcast with ACC beat writer @NormWood of The Daily Press. He’s hails from Virginia and has a unique perspective into the ACC and Virginia and Virginia Tech sports. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. In this order, these are topics @NormWood covered on this special podcast. It …
Nov
03
2013
This week will could decide the bowl fate of Florida State. Of course anything is possible, but I think this is one of Oregon’s and Alabama’s last realistic shots at losing. Oregon is at Stanford and Alabama plays LSU. It’s not vintage a LSU team, but athletically they still matchup decently with the Tide. * …
Nov
03
2013
As we begin the stretch run of the college football season, there are still several teams in play for the national championship. Only 2 control their own destiny, Alabama and Oregon. That means there’s the potential for some very good teams to get left out. A Florida State team that won 51-14 at #3 Clemson …
Nov
02
2013
Before we get going with the tenth week picks in the conference, let’s check out the games from last week in the ACC and how I did. In all straight up I went 4 and 2 (13-4 overall), while doing very badly against the spread at 2 and 4 (8-8 overall). This week has six …
Nov
01
2013
Saturday night, prime time top 10 teams, Gameday, Florida State and Miami… It has it all, except the Hurricanes have almost no chance of beating Florida State. Miami is more than a 20 point underdog, and they have to go to Tallahassee and try to beat a Florida State team that hasn’t played a single …
Oct
31
2013
Another week has passed in the Atlantic Coast Conference and it is once again time to check on which programs are looking good to get to a bowl game and which ones are slipping away from that goal in what I am call… “ACC’s Balling to the Bowls”. First off let’s say that as of …
Oct
29
2013
Can you believe it is already just about November? This is my favorite time of the year. College Football is in full swing, and college basketball starting up. Ok ACC bloggers what’s happening out there? Miami blog StateoftheU tells us what a Hurricane victory over Florida State would mean to the author and his peers. …
Oct
28
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) just completed a podcast with Bart Doan @Bart_CFN of CollegeFootballNews.com. We had Matt Zemek ( @MattZemek_CFN ) last week. These guys know their college football and write some great articles. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We hope you are enjoying this guest series, because there is more to come on our …
Oct
27
2013
I think we are far enough into the college football season to start getting a feel where the ACC Bowl teams end up. I also link several bowl projections from around several various sports sites. The Kraft Fight Hunger could be a bowl destination if the ACC gets a 9th bowl eligible team, but only …
Oct
26
2013
If you watched Saturday’s ACC games you may not agree with the title of this post. The quality of the games ok honestly wasn’t that good today, but there’s a difference from years past. Instead of a slew of 3-4, 4-3 teams jockeying for position, there’s bonafide national interest to what is happening in the …
Oct
25
2013
Before we get going with Week 9 picks in the conference, let’s chack out the game from last week in the ACC and how I did. In all straight out I went 4 and 1 (9-2 overall), and 3 and 1 against the spread (6-4 overall). This week has seven games in the conference, and …
Oct
25
2013
I had this sent to me from Matt Schexnayder. Interesting graphic… Every fall weekend, thousands of football players trot onto the fields of college stadiums all across the country. With pride, these players wear uniforms showcasing their school colors and logos. However, did you know that college football equipment—the jerseys, the pads, the helmets—represents a …
Oct
24
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) are back with our review 8 and preview of week 9. Just a hint… we talk a lot about Florida State. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We have some special guests coming up and we will be posting that schedule as things get finalized. This week we cover… …
Oct
22
2013
It’s been awhile since there’s been this much activity for ACC Football in the 3rd week of October. Normally we are starting to turn to basketball. Not so this year with Florida State in the middle of the national title chase, and Miami receiving their sanctions from NCAA today. How do the ACC bloggers feel …
Oct
21
2013
@HokieSmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) just finished a podcast with @MattZemek_CFN of CollegeFootballNews.com. We highly recommend you visit that site and check out the great college football articles there. To download the audio file of this podcast, please go here. We have more special guests coming up in the future so be on the look out for that and for our …
Oct
20
2013
Following the January 2001 Orange Bowl BCS Title that Florida State lost 13-2 to Oklahoma, the Seminoles started a slow unmistakable decline in their program. It culminated in a humiliating 30-0 home loss to Wake Forest on November 11, 2006. To me at that point any shred of connection to the once great Seminole teams …